The Autonomous Secretary of Culture of the Generalitat Valenciana of Alicante Pilar Tebar stressed this Thursday that Behind the selfless collaboration of patrons lies “enormous generosity”. Pilar Tébar was the main speaker at the event. The importance of patronage in promotion Culturethat OKDIARIO organized at the Ateneo Mercantil de Valencia with the collaboration of Meliá Valencia.
In her presentation, Pilar Tébar highlighted two characteristics that accompany the figure of the patron and that are not included in the definition that appears in the dictionary of the Royal Spanish Academy of Language (RAE): feeling and heart.
Pilar Tébar placed special emphasis, precisely, on the importance of patrons and friends’ associations, praising “their work as representatives of civil society, as the most human side of an institution”, which is achieved “from the emotional bond”.A bridge that resonates in society and gives him the feeling of participating in his achievements,” he said.
He also recalled that both Queen Sofia Palace of the Arts like him Museum of Fine Artsboth from Valencia and, precisely, two of the institutions represented at the OKDIARIO event, “have behind them an important task of patronage, which pushes and stimulates them“.
Thus, he recalled that in the the canvas of The Arts There is a tab titled Support and encouragein which they propose different collaboration formulas for businesses, individuals, participation in projects or membership in the Patronage Club.
And that, in Museum of Fine Arts, also has its space Association of Friends of Fine Arts Museumswhich includes individuals, institutions and companies, “who collaborate selflessly on a daily basis”.
Three examples of “great generosity”
Finally, Pilar Tébar wanted to highlight the importance of small and large patrons through three examples of “enormous generosity”. The first, the donation that Hans-Rudolf Gerstenmaier He did so in 2023, leaving in his will the legacy of his “excellent” collection of Baroque paintings, including a Rubens, to the Museum of Fine Arts in Valencia.
The second, remembering the professor Carmen Sanchezfriend of the Prado Museum in Madrid, who died in 2016, at the age of 86: “Thanks to his arrival, a series of pictorial works were acquired between 2017 and 2021”, which were exhibited last year under the title The Legacy of Carmen Sánchez: The Final Lesson.
Among them, “a magnificent portrait of Ferdinando del Pozzo, by José Aparicio”. The latter, a 19th-century painter from Alicante “and the epicenter of my professional career in the field of research”.
Finally, Pilar Tébar also highlighted the New York donation to the Museum of Contemporary Art of Alicante (MACA) of the Javier Romero and Michael Jenkins Collectionwhich she defines as “an exceptional collection of contemporary art of an international character assembled for more than 25 years and composed of nearly 300 pieces and 155 artists.”
Actions that have been classified as “altruistic and committedendowed with a romantic halo and, of course, great humanity and a great love for Culture in capital letters”, to which he encouraged participation.
