When you give Ibiza art as a gift, you are saving lives

Enric Ribes hasn’t bought art in a long time. He is excited to visit the Club Náutico Ibiza with his daughter Laura today. The opportunity afforded by ‘Art Solidari,’ which has recently opened its doors, is worthwhile. The event, produced by Antoni Torres Martorell and coming to Ibiza for the first time, presents graphic work by Balearic artists at extremely reasonable prices, with earnings benefiting Projecte Home Balears and the Vicente Ferrer Foundation. The Ibizan writer, researcher, and politician considers the table on which the pieces are displayed, all of which are in tiny format and are from the collections ‘Art per a la vida 2’ and ‘Mata Ombres.’ The rates range from 5 to 30 euros. The framed ones are a little more expensive. Ribes doesn’t take long to make a decision. He purchases four works by artists Michel Buades, Carles Fabregat, Josep Mar, and Carles Guasch. His daughter purchases two paintings by Pedro Mara Asensio and Doralice Souza.

While the first buyers make their purchases at ‘Art Solidari,’ artists begin to parade through the Club Náutico Ibiza, which, along with the Associació Art amb B and the Fundació Baleària, is promoting this charity art event. The first are Marga Guasch and Josefina Torres, who engage in the initiative with her work, and Antoni Mar Tirurit, who shows them his creation, a “staloned figurine formed of humans” that is part of the project “Art per a la vida 2.” “This collection is made every ten years to help Projecte Home Balears in its fight against drug addiction. We launched the first one in 2008 with works by 59 artists and the second one in 2018 with graphic work by 96 Balearic Island artists” Torres elaborates.