The Mayor of Totana, José Martínez Andreo, and the Minister of Culture, Pedro Alberto Cruz, met recently to address a number of projects in this area related to this county, which includes a proposed strategy to internationalize as attractive culturally Totana tourism through two events which will promote activities on the surrounding landscape of the area of orchards.
To this end, the City has requested to collaborate with the Ministry of Culture and Tourism of the community to initiate and develop two projects, led the initiative to MUHER, international artists based in Totana.
The Mayor also introduced Cruz to establish a technical program in the city annually about Contemporary Art Workshop, which will convene artists, art students from the region, national and world who come to the residence to receive lectures and workshop to develop a work around totanero landscape.
Subsequently, these works could expose the public used to this end, the symbolic headquarters of the Garden of the Cross and its gardens, which serve as a continent to an extensive program of activities during the month long workshop.
As explained by the ruler, this initiative will be released internationally on natural environment of Totana, their gardens, attractions and scenic spots generally viewed by students, professionals and other artists who wish to participate in these workshops landscape research.
Similarly, the meeting allowed the program to present to constitute a Water Biennale of Modern Art, artistic expression installations, sculpture and visual art abroad, which would deal on the issue of water in several strategic places of scenic interest , and cultural landscape of the gardens totaneros.
According to Martínez Andreo, between twenty and thirty artists and relevant international experience could visit Totana to install on this tour a work that remained exposed for two months.
This exhibition will allow Totana become cultural center during this period and make known the wonders of place, and the need for water in the Murcia region, not only professionals in the cultural world, but the general public.
The Mayor explained that the idea is to make alternative and complementary to the biennial has already been established in Cartagena, where the parameters have already established partnerships with hotels and travel companies, to facilitate connections.
Also, Martínez Andreo has indicated that the proposal has been well accepted by the counselor, and has given a valuation of both cultural projects for inclusion in next year's budget.
This initiative will promote cultural activities and put Totana focus of international art press and promote employment around posts.
Also during their meeting discussed the commemorative events organized to mark the thirtieth anniversary of National Habaneras Contest to be held this year, and counselor to the alderman moved totanero the intention of promoting the Oilfield Argárica "La Bastida" in the offer tourism held by the Autonomous Community to the International Tourism Fair 2011.
On the other hand, Cruz Martínez Andreo proposed that the "House of Nuns" is placed in a Training Centre Adventure Sports in nature, taking advantage of this infrastructure, which is being refurbished by the students of the School Workshop, located in the natural environment Espuña Regional Park.
The mayor has repeatedly said that these initiatives bear fruit, will encourage the municipality to promote tourism and encourage important productive sector such as tourism.
