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Recap: Moments 2015 Art & Culture Festival in Malaga, Spain

Malaga, Spain recently played host to independent Art & Culture Festival MOMENTS 2015, which wrapped on October 24th. The event brought a taste of pop culture and art from all over the world to local university students at Escuela de Arte San Telmo in Malaga. We shared footage from the event's first year here on our blog, and today bring you a recap of its second installment. This year highlighted the work of Los Angeles based artist Tim Biskup (first featured in HF Vol. 2), who shared his talents in a workshop and showcased new character-driven abstract paintings in a solo exhibition at the school.


Artwork by Roberto Rodríguez, on display at Escuela de Arte San Telmo in Malaga.

Malaga, Spain recently played host to independent Art & Culture Festival MOMENTS 2015, which wrapped on October 24th. The event brought a taste of pop culture and art from all over the world to local university students at Escuela de Arte San Telmo in Malaga. We shared footage from the event’s first year here on our blog, and today bring you a recap of its second installment. This year highlighted the work of Los Angeles based artist Tim Biskup (first featured in HF Vol. 2), who shared his talents in a workshop and showcased new character-driven abstract paintings in a solo exhibition at the school. Other artists on hand were Vancouver based graphic designer Andrew Pommier, Berlin based “Pop-collage” artist Yoh Nagao, and local artist Roberto Rodríguez, whose psychedelic illustrations of nature were featured on our blog recently. MOMENTS is the first festival of its kind in Malaga, through expansive workshops, screenings, mini-concerts and art exhibitions that highlight subcultures of fine art, photography, music, tattoo design, skateboarding, and more. Take a look at more photos and video of their 2015 event below.

For more information about MOMENTS, visit the festival’s website at stafmagazine.com/moments.


Pepa Almoguera, film director Pedro Temboury, Carlos Sauco, and moderators David Moreu and Francis Medina speak at MOMENTS 2015.


Local artist Roberto Rodríguez hosts a workshop with students at Escuela de Arte San Telmo in Malaga.


Berlin based “Pop-collage” artist Yoh Nagao, with students at Escuela de Arte San Telmo in Malaga.


Students get a lesson in serigraph printing by Tomas Campos.


The “LANDSKATE” Art Collective Show at MOMENTS 2015 featured works by 40 international artists.

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