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Excellence that transcends generations: Hotel Ferraretto solidifies its position as one of the finest hotels on the São Paulo coast
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Oscar Chapada Diamantina 2026 Celebrates Talents and Personalities in its 6th Edition
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Launch of the booklet "July 2nd - The Day the People Won!"
The 5th Reference Point Awards highlight the talent of 2026
The fifth edition of the José María Toro Sánchez Memorial distinguishes thirteen essential trajectories for contemporary culture.
The Patio Cordobés of the Hotel Averroes will be the setting, on July 18,
for the gala of the V Cultural Reference Point Awards “Memorial José María Toro
Sánchez”, an edition that will recognize thirteen artists, disseminators,
musicians, teachers and creators. The Point of Reference Media Pool – formed by
Onda Góngora, Mujer y Poder, Canal El Terrible and Blanco Sobre Negro (CUDETUR)
– promotes awards designed to honor the legacy of the Andalusian editor and
cultural manager José María Toro Sánchez
The caliphal city will once again be placed at the center of the Spanish
cultural map on July 18, 2026, when the historic Patio Cordobés of the Averroes
Hotel hosts the gala of the V Cultural Reference Point Awards “José María Toro
Sánchez Memorial”. It will be an evening marked by artistic diversity,
recognition of professional merit and tribute to the figure of the editor and
cultural manager José María Toro Sánchez, whose legacy continues to guide the
spirit of these awards.
The awards, which were born as the Blanco Sobre Negro Awards before
transforming into the current Point of Reference formula, have established
themselves as one of the most relevant cultural events of the Andalusian
summer. The organization is carried out by the Point of Reference Media Pool,
made up of Onda Góngora, the magazine Mujer y Poder, Canal El Terrible and the
Blanco Sobre Negro communication group, managed by CUDETUR. The union of these
entities guarantees a broad view of the cultural panorama, from the heritage
roots to the new narratives of the 21st century.
A living tribute to José María Toro Sánchez
The name of the award remembers the Andalusian editor José María Toro
Sánchez, a key figure in the cultural management of the region and a firm
defender of a close, accessible and transformative culture. His editorial work,
linked to the promotion of projects that brought artistic creation closer to
citizens, continues to inspire this event, conceived as a speaker for artists,
disseminators and professionals committed to the cultural growth of Andalusia
and Spain.
Thirteen winners that reflect cultural plurality
The Media Pool jury has announced the list of thirteen winners, a selection
that combines experience, innovation and excellence in disciplines as broad as
music, arts, literature, technology and education.
The Women and Power Award will recognize Ana Pérez de la Lastra, an
outstanding auditor whose professional work has become a symbol of female
leadership in traditionally masculinized sectors. Her career represents a
commitment to excellence, equality and the visibility of women in the economic
and corporate sphere.
In music, the Canal El Terrible Award will go to the legendary band from
Córdoba Medina Azahara, an undisputed reference in Andalusian rock and one of
the most beloved and respected groups on the national scene. Their sound,
capable of uniting tradition and identity with an international projection
sustained for decades, makes them cultural ambassadors of Córdoba.
Young talent will be represented by Sol y Luna, musical performing sisters
who will receive the Onda Joven Award for their creative freshness, their vocal
quality and their ability to connect with new generations. Their rise within
the emerging scene places them among the new voices called to set trends.
Flamenco art will have a leading space with Estefanía Cuevas, awarded with
the Al Flamenco Award. The dancer, recognized for her refined technique and her
forceful stage presence, embodies the fusion between respect for tradition and
a contemporary look, contributing to the renewal of flamenco heritage.
The theatrical stage will be represented by Juan Carlos Villanueva, who
will receive the Performing Arts Award. His career, marked by his versatility
in theater, film and television, has made him a benchmark on the Andalusian and
national interpretive scene.
In visual arts, the Plastic Arts Award will go to José María Serrano, a
sculptor whose work—loaded with symbolism, technique and conceptual depth—has
consolidated him as one of the essential figures of contemporary Andalusian
sculpture.
Letters, classical music and professional excellence
The literary field will be represented by Marta Rojano, professor at the
University of Córdoba and renowned author of popular literature on history. It
will receive the 2026 Book Award for its ability to combine academic rigor and
accessible dissemination, bringing episodes from the past to audiences of all
ages.
One of the most emotional moments of the gala will be the presentation of
the Professional Achievement Award to Luis Davila, guitarist and music producer
whose career has left its mark on multiple artistic projects. The distinction
highlights decades of dedication to musical development inside and outside
Andalusia.
At the international level, the International Music Award will go to the
classical music pianist Pascual Encarnación, whose projection on national and
international stages has established him as a performer of excellence and
universal sensitivity.
Also linked to classical music, the Cultural Event Award will go to the
Bianca L. Von Berger Festival, established as an essential event for lovers of
piano and cultured music. Its commitment to intimate settings and proposals of
high artistic quality make it one of the most unique festivals on the calendar.
Literary and educational dissemination will be represented by Yolanda
Martínez, presenter of the Talking about Books program and literature teacher
in ESO and Baccalaureate. He will receive the Collaboration Award for his work
bringing reading closer and promoting critical thinking among students and the
general public.
The technological field will be the protagonist thanks to the Audiovisual
Production Award, awarded to the Geek Al Día program, specialized in explaining
technological developments and changes in the digital environment in a clear
and entertaining way. His ability to make complex topics accessible has made
him a reference in technological dissemination.
Finally, the Educational Dissemination Award will recognize cybersecurity
disseminator David Sánchez, whose work is essential in a context of growing
digital challenges. Its content and training activities have helped educate
diverse audiences in the responsible and safe use of technology.
A event that consolidates Córdoba as a cultural epicenter
The 2026 edition promises to be an evening of recognition, excitement and
celebration of talent. The Patio Cordobés of the Hotel Averroes, with its
traditional architecture, its orange trees, its tile work and its intimate
atmosphere, will offer the perfect setting for a night in which Córdoba will
reclaim its role as a city open to creativity and cultural dialogue.
The 5th Reference Point Awards will not only crown careers and projects:
they will also reaffirm the collective commitment to a diverse, inclusive and
constantly evolving culture. A culture that, as José María Toro Sánchez
defended, continues to be an engine of identity, development and social
cohesion.
6/23/26
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6/14/26
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6/13/26
A Night to Go Down in History: Tok de Empreendedorismo Celebrates Two Years at Tiradentes Palace
6/10/26
In Colombia, art finds a home in Rivera Huila with FideArte
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6/7/26
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Salvador Celebrates the Power of Sustainability in a Historic Night of Tributes and Environmental Mobilization
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5/30/26
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5/24/26
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5/12/26
The Mullet Festival brought life to Barra Grande with culture, gastronomy, and great attractions on the Maraú Peninsula
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At 82, Zulmira Rita da Silva overcomes cancer and becomes the oldest active Miss in Brazil
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Glamour and social transformation take center stage at the 2nd Renaissance Gala at the Municipal Theater of São Paulo
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Kid Perona will be rocking the sunset at “Terraço Brisa do Mar” this Saturday (May 2nd). Check it out!
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4/20/26
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4/3/26
Spanish artist Arroyo Ceballos participates in the congress and exhibition on Chromatic Pyramidism that will be held next month in Argentina
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| Arroyo Ceballos |
Arroyo will exhibit pyramid works of his authorship created in the last three years and will participate with a conference
Chromatic Pyramidism is a new pictorial movement created by the Ecuadorian master Gotasi about ten years ago and whose foundation gives a very characteristic way of interweaving brushstrokes, lines and colors, creating fabrics of unmistakable shapes, which can not only give realism, surrealism or abstractionism; but they can reach hyperrealism by taking up the planes, volumes, rhythms, statics and movement, always preserving that pyramidal and chromatic staggered character and of course, in a very special way, the “vibration” of the elements.
It is the new
pictorial current for the history of the new avant-garde, which weaves together
all the currents without copying or representing them precisely, with a
homogeneous atmosphere, both objective and subjective, but with a peculiarity
not only of thematic significance, but of visual richness and that visualizes
each particle that forms the depth of the perspective or the plane of each
object.
PYRAMIDISM finds
infinite combinations and revives the color on the canvases, formulates different
equations, dimensions and shapes.
It has been
expanding significantly in recent years. Proof of this are the references that
we can find not only in America but in Asia, Africa and Europe.
With respect
to Europe, it should be noted that it was born from the support or
collaboration between Gotasi, creator of the movement, and the prominent
Spanish multidisciplinary artist Arroyo Ceballos, who appears to us as the
European precursor of this movement. Later other artists would arrive in Spain,
among which we highlight José Domínguez.
Arroyo focuses
the European movement on the artistic level since we remember that depending on
the country or type of culture there are others that not only argue for
pyramidism in this artistic sense but also in the religious, spiritual, or even
musical sense.
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| Promotional poster |
Arroyo
Ceballos talks about his work:
"The
fullness of space, the sense of forms, certainly reach their maximum apogee in
the mind of the creator. If we add to this the firm obsession with creating
"the work", the one that everyone dreams of and very few manage to
achieve, we can say at the very least that we are faced with an elaborate work,
designed in concept and a firm hoarder of formal figurative-symbolic elements,
which without a doubt form the basis, together with tonality and a mixed
technique, the basis and support of all my work.
The key to it
is simplicity, the smooth transmission of a whole within the purity of basic
strokes and the use of a particular mixed technique that gives the work the
desired relief and texture. A substantial inclination towards everything that
minimalism entails taken in the broad sense of the word, in the broad sense of
its meaning and predicate.
My bet focuses
on the investigation of a material universe in which the pyramidal projection
is the fundamental basis, in which movement and vibration give meaning and mark
the path to each work of art, in which the creator synthesizes the elements and
directs them to the viewer transmuting them in the form of abstraction so that
he himself voluntarily becomes a participant in the creative process through
the assimilation of his own reality and the conceptualization of the great
spectral field represented.
On the other
hand, and with respect to the pyramid movement, he tells us:
"There is
no doubt that this movement is acquiring character and meaning, even more so
after its presentation at the United Nations. The presentation of maestro
Gotasi at the UN has been a before and after in this artistic movement since it
represents recognition of the work carried out by so many artists in so many
countries. It represents cultural unity and positivism.
“Europe has
always been open to new artistic trends and styles and there is no doubt that
Pyramidism represents the entry of fresh air into this difficult world of art.”
3/3/26
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