Close to Culture receives the Fair Saturday international award in recognition of its work

"This award wants to recognize the work of Apropa Cultura in improving the lives of people in a situation of vulnerability through culture"

This award emphasizes the value of promoting new models of action with the mission of generating more inclusive, fair and sustainable growth.

The award ceremony was held at the Museu Guggenheim in Bilbao, with the attendance of a wide range of representatives from the institutional, cultural and social spheres.

The Fair Saturday Foundation's Fair Saturday Awards reward 8 socially innovative international projects through culture every year.

This year the 8 prize winners come from Italy, the Netherlands, Korea, Spain, the USA, Jordan and the United Kingdom:
 
. Ad honorem. Prof. Nuccio Ordine (Calabria, Italia), teacher, philosopher and writer
. Músicos sin Fronteras (Amsterdam). Laura Hassler, Founder and Director
. Candoco Dance Company (Londres). Celeste Dandeker, Founder
. We Love Reading Project (Jordania). Rana Dajani, Founder
. Playing for Change Foundation (USA). Jake Groshong, Executive Director
. Lindenbaum Festival Orchestra (Seul). Hyung Joon Won, Artistic Director
. Apropa Cultura (Barcelona). Sonia Gainza, Founder
. Pabellón 6 (Bilbao). Ramón Barea, Actor and Creative Director

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