Iniciarte 2013-2019 Critical analysis of a public program to promote emerging Andalusian art

Iniciarte is a public programme for the promotion of visual arts among young Andalusian artists. It depends on the current Consejería de Cultura y Patrimonio Histórico, belonging to Junta de Andalucía, the regional government. This public program consists of a financial grant for the creative process and the forthcoming outreach of it by expositions, a catalogue and the presence in media. Although the program was conceived in 2006 and It is still running, It has suffered two hiatus, in 2012 and 2020, and consequently two sharp turns, in 2013 and 2020. Hence, the program may be periodized in three defined phases, of which we will focus on the second one. By doing this, we will bring its precedents and sequents, its political context, as well as Inciarte’s official callings and exhibitions for this period in order to make a thorough analysis. Our latest goal is to make a full portrayal of the program between 2013 and 2019, likewise to assess Inciarte’s relative efficacy comparing our findings with what has been announced by the public institutions.