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Stories from the Pilgrim’s Road
Walking writing, sound, photography and archives Every road a pilgrim travels is pre-loaded with stories, and each pilgrim’s journey is a story in itself. In this episode of the On Pilgrimage series we are investigating stories, and the media through which they are told. Working alongside the World Trails Network (WTN), a community of trail management and
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Following Walter Benjamin
The Contemporary Creation Centre Nau Côclea and the Museu Memorial de l’Exili (Exile Memorial Museum) invite artists to apply for the Walter Benjamin Creation Grant 2026. For thirteen years, the Walter Benjamin Route has invited artists to engage with questions of memory, borders, exile, critical history and the act of walking itself. Artists are asked
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Grand Tour 2026: Twelve Years Walking
Around 2011, the Nau Côclea Contemporary Art Centre entered a moment of crisis, and so did I. It was not only a question of funding. I was also concerned with questions of format and with the relationship between audiences, artists and artworks, a relationship too often reduced to mere consumption. At the centre, people moved
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GrandTourists of the 21st Century. A 300km participatory art walk
In August 2025, a group of walkers set out on foot from Barcelona to Ogassa in the Spanish Pyrenees, eventually carrying a cello to the summit of the Taga, a mountain peak rising above 2,000 metres. This was the 11th edition of the GrandTour, a three-week walk that participants undertake alongside artists from different disciplines,
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The Walking Assembly 2026
The Walking Assembly 2026 (9–13 May 2026) is a nomadic, field-based gathering in Catalonia for artists, researchers, educators, and collectives exploring walking as embodied, relational, and ecological knowledge. Moving from conference to assembly, it proposes learning without teaching, where knowledge emerges through shared walking, presence, and collective experience. From Salt to Albanyà and along the Muga River, the Assembly foregrounds water, movement, attention, walking and being together in place as pedagogical forces.
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WALC Nodes – call on a rolling basis
The WALC NODES initiative expands the Walking Arts and Local Community (WALC) network by supporting organizations and collectives to organize walking arts activities addressing local community issues. WALC provides networking, training, promotional opportunities, and exhibition participation. Applications are open on a rolling basis, with monthly deadlines,
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This October, a Global Public Art Project Turns 35 Cities into Playgrounds — Colossal
From Stellenbosch, South Africa, to Valencia Spain, ‘uncommissioned’ has tapped 54 artists to work on public projects. Source: This October, a Global Public Art Project Turns 35 Cities into Playgrounds — Colossal
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CULTURA: Oscar ao mellor paseo sonoro do mundo para un proxecto galego nos Ancares
Nel, participan as viguesas María Lado e Clara Gayo máis a autora teatral de Oia Avelina Pérez | Está disponible gratis en internet Source: CULTURA: Oscar ao mellor paseo sonoro do mundo para un proxecto galego nos Ancares
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Dani Karavan, “Passatjes,” Portbou, Spain
Dani Karavan’s memorial to the philosopher Walter Benjamin, Passatjes, has been here in Portbou since 1994. Benjamin died here in 1940. Although he had a safe conduct pass that should’ve allowed him to cross Spain and enter Portugal, the police refused him entry. Because he was in poor health, he was allowed to remain in … Continue reading Dani Karavan, “Passatjes,” Portbou, Spain →
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Festivities and Delegates
Part of the Separation and Unity Project, Cataluña, July 2022 This wall hanging, ‘Festivities and Delegates’ represents an act of unity, the bringing together of many of those who attended the Walking Art and Relational Geographies International Encounters conference in Cataluna in July 2022. Planned for several years, but thwarted by the pandemic, delegates were … Continue reading Festivities and Delegates
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Walking a Grand Tour
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