Scan 2012, the most contemporary culture in Tarragona

Tarragona. Costa Dorada. October 22, 2012. On Thursday 25 October launches International Photography Festival of Catalonia SCAN and does so with safety being the 4th, the fourth event of this important event and to be able to generate enough experience to be already well established both in the city and at European level and internationally. Contemporary photography is also one of the linchpins of holding the Capital of Catalan Culture this year 2012 as a symbol of most current work and committed to the art of image that our city has since for many years. Tarragona and its cultural agents involved once more actively in this event, which can be considered the photography festival in Catalonia, and do it from the cultural institutions that traditionally participated in the Spring Photographic old as the artists young and innovative city, individually or through small entities.   Scan Tarragona 2012 The Forvm Foundation has worked hard once again to bring in Tarragona October 25 to December 24, witnesses more than 200 photographers from around the world today, more artistic photography and an accurate selection of fifty proposals to the environment that are specified in this art exhibitions, lectures, workshops and other activities, all of which occupy more than 40 city locations, physical and virtual. A major exhibition of the Festival, Latent Talent, change in location this year: you can see in the showroom Magatzem2 Tobacco and bring the work of 10 artists who offer a wide representation of the main stylistic and thematic themes of contemporary European photographic creation. Another notable exhibitions, Full Contact, is also the meeting point of the festival. This meeting point, also located in the Tobacco (Box Youth) generate exchanges, networks, bridges and synergies between the photographer and cultural agents, as well as the display of 26 emerging photographers from around the world who have sponsored this concept SCAN Full Contact. In addition, we will be meeting with the SCAN OFF curated by Pep Escoda This year the Cafe Bar Museum, attend lectures by renowned photographers and can participate in a new contest Views of Tarragona, this time with the theme "Tarragona Photo city "in order to reflect the value of our city as a visual scene. Another of the novelties introduced because of Tarragona 2012 is also the # ScanOn, which means the inclusion of the activity with Instagram Festival.

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