2005 CADAQUES MINI PRINT INTERNATIONAL

Anybody who is involved in activities related to the world of art knows
that reaching the celebration of a twenty-fifth anniversary is not an easy
enterprise, and to do so at the quality level of the Mini Print is even more
difficult. This intense and praiseworthy task, sustained during these 25
years, is only achieved with great effort, much creativity and above all
with the participative spirit of some private sectors that contribute to
maintaining the cultural dynamism that has made the village of Cadaqués
a touristic destination differentiated from the rest of the villages along the
Catalan coast.
Year after year, prints from all over the world have come here. The rigor
in choosing the prizewinners, the excellent organization, the attractive and
original idea, the location where it takes place with its beautiful landscape
and the artistic tradition of the village of Cadaqués, are factors that have
contributed to the success of the Mini Print and have increased the interest
achieved from the very first year, consolidating this celebration in the international
artistic panorama.
All this would have been impossible if there had not been, from the very
beginning, a veritable enthusiasm…No activity of this kind can be achieved
without it. And Pascual Fort, himself a creative man and an entrepreneur,
of whom we have a great memory, and his family which continues
this enterprise with much enthusiasm, are what has made possible the fact
that today we are speaking of a 25th anniversary which evokes special optimism.
In the administration we understand that we should support initiatives
like this whenever possible, so that efforts of cultural promotion like
the Mini Print can celebrate not twenty-five years but many more.
We will also remember this year 2005 for the fiesta celebrated during the
month of July which enriched the network of relations, bringing together
artists and a public that sees in the exhibited art the personal mark of the
artists’ work which uses the different techniques of printmaking as an exercise
in freedom and suggestion.
I want to encourage Mercè and Josep and all their collaborators to continue
for many more years this extraordinary task so that together we may
continue to enjoy these exhibitions offered by the Taller Galeria Fort year
after year. The passage of all those world renowned artists who have participated
has made it possible to speak of the Mini Print as a key reference
in printmaking on an international scale.
Joan Borrell i Bassols
Mayor of Cadaqués