Manifesta purposely strives to keep its distance from what are often seen as the dominant centres of artistic production, instead seeking fresh and fertile terrain for the mapping of a new cultural topography.

  • Edition
    Manifesta 8 Murcia – Cartagena
  • Title
    In dialogue with Northern Africa
  • Period
  • Location
    Murcia & Cartagena, Spain
  • 3 curatorial collectives
    Alexandria Contemporary Arts Forum, EG
    Chamber of Public Secrets
    tranzit.org
  • 8 venues
    Amphitheatre
    ARQUA
    Autopsies Pavilion
    Molinos del Río Segura
    Espacio AV
    MUBAM
    Post Office
    IMURAM
  • Participants
    83 participants of 37 different nationalities
  • Visitors
    109.678
  • Budget
    €3,350,000.00
  • Website

Partners

  • Initiators
    • Region of Murcia
    • Ministry of Culture and Tourism for the Region of Murcia
    • Ministry of Culture and Tourism and Murcia Cultural
  • Supporters
    • Ministry of Culture of the Government of Spain
    • Ministry of Interior of the Government of Spain
    • Department of Prison Facilities
    • Municipalioty of Murcia
    • Municipality of Cartagena
  • Sponsors
    • Foundation of Cajamurcia
    • IKEA
    • salzillo tea and coffee
    • ONCE
    • Estrella Levante
    • TURESPAÑA
    • KYO TRADUCCIONES
  • Venue Partners
    • Gran Casino Murcia
    • Rincón de Pepe
    • Orenes Grupo
    • Gran Casino Cartagena
    • Radiotelevisión de la Región de Murcia
    • La Opinion
    • Laverdad
    • no-typical.tv
    • Région de Murcia
    • Onda Regional de Murcia
  • Audiovisual Partners
    • Vidi-Square
  • Media and Communication
    • ABC
    • Radio Televisión Espanola
  • Production Partners
    • The Nerve Centre
    • Horizon Media
    • zero2
    • NEXUS creative marketing & communication
    • Tramontana diseño & comunicación
    • ARTA film GmbH
    • Lowave
    • LOOP
  • Logistic Partners
    • Entidad Pública del Transporte
    • MINI
    • Aena Aeropuertos Espanoles y Navegación Aérea
    • Radio Taxi Murcia
    • Vtaxi
    • AV Autos Murcia
  • Institutional Oartners
    • ACAX – Agency for Contemporary Art Exchange
    • Ambassade de France en Espagne
    • Puerto de Cartagena Autoridad Portuaria de Cartagena
    • bm:uk – Bundesminister ium fur Unterricht, Kunst und Kultur
    • British Council
    • Bronx Council On The Arts
    • Cámara Cartagena
    • Cartagena Puerto de Culturas
    • Casa Arabe e Instituto Internacional de Estudios Arabes y del Mundo Musulmán
    • Institut Francais
    • Danmarks Ambassade
    • ERSTE Stiftung – Foundation for Social Development, Culture, and Europe
    • DGARTES - Direcção - Geral das Artes
    • FONDAZIONE FURLA
    • Roberto Cimetta Funds
    • Foro Cultural de Austria in Madrid
    • Fundacao Calouste Gulbenkian
    • GAC garrison art centre
    • IASPIS – International Programme for Visual and Applied Arts
    • IFA – Institut fur Auslandsbeziehungen
    • Instituto Egipcio de Estdios Islámicos
    • Instituto Polaco de Cultura
    • Instituto Cultural Rumano
    • JVE – Jan van Eyck Academie
    • Kunstraum Lakeside
    • T.C. Kültür ve Turizm Bakanligi
    • Kunststyrelsen
    • Land Kärnten
    • Buchsenhausen Tiroler Kunstlerschaft
    • MC – Ministero da Cultura
    • Mondriaan Foundation
    • MUSAC – Museo de Arte Contemporáneo de Castilla y Léon
    • University of Wales – School of Art, Media & Design
    • Norwegian Visual Artists Remuneration Fund
    • NYFA – New York Foundation for the Arts
    • NYSC A – New York State Council on the Arts
    • OCA – Office for Contemporary Art Norway
    • Oficina de Congresos de Murcia
    • Prohelvetia
    • Reino de los Países Bajos
    • SCCA
    • SEACEX – Sociedad Estatal para la Acción Cultural Exterio
    • Stadt Innsbruck
    • Staffordshire University
    • Statens Kunstrad
    • Danish Arts Council
    • Arts Council of Finland
    • transart institute
    • TURESPAÑA
    • Universidad de Murcia
    • Universidad Politécnica de Cartagena
    • University of Ulster
    • vac victoria – the art of being contemporary
    • Tiroler Landesregierung
  • Hospitality Partners
    • Viajes El Corte Inglés