Lacuna Festivals

Background

2019 was the inaugural year of the Lanzarote Arts Festival (LAF), hosted by The Lacuna Studios and twinned with the Larroque Arts Festival, France. The Larroque Arts Festival started in 2010, emerging from a series of international student engagement projects led by Prof. Kenneth G. Hay (University of Leeds) and Doc. Mgr. Josef Danek (University of Ostrava). Since the first festival in 2010, it has grown bigger and more varied; often with exhibiting artists from over 30 countries each year. In addition, artists from c. 20 countries visit the festival in person to create work, meet local artists and take part in a full schedule of events.

The goals of the Larroque Arts Festival are; To maintain the highest quality artistic standards; To promote contemporary art in a rural environment; To promote an inclusive exhibition space and help artists and the community. 

The Lanzarote Arts Festival’s aim is to engage in a didactic and cross-fertilising project with the Larroque Arts Festival by working with a similar set of goals to help facilitate contemporary artists from around the world to exhibit in Lanzarote.

We hope; To introduce quality contemporary (and sometimes challenging) art to isolated communities who have limited access to Arts & Culture; To offer something local/translocal for both resident and visiting artists through stimulating local culture and creatives; To enlarge networks and provide a base/point of contact for the exchange and sharing of ideas.