Welcome
ACCA. Art Collecting is a non-profit Cultural Association that organizes workshops, meetings, events, exhibitions, competitions, residency programs, and scholarships to promote and foster Art Collecting at both national and international levels.
ACCA will serve as a Meeting Point to share knowledge, experiences, and best practices among artists, gallery owners, collectors, various agents of the Art Market, the academic sphere: faculty and students; supporters and the general public interested in Art Collecting.
It will encourage Patronage and Sponsorship initiatives to foster collecting as a means of Promoting Art and Preserving Heritage.
One of the Association’s objectives is to promote the production, exhibition, and dissemination of creative projects, addressing a cultural need to make them more accessible to diverse audiences. The incorporation of technologies into artistic creation is significant, and therefore ACCA’s portfolio will include activities from different artistic disciplines that fall within cyber art.
ACCA firmly believes that art collecting and its significance are a fundamental part of Civil Society in preserving and protecting artistic heritage.
Another of ACCA’s priority objectives is to foster collaboration and create new alliances with entities, public and private organizations, at national and international levels, and with patrons to achieve its aims and objectives.
V ART COLLECTING CONFERENCE
“Art Collecting as one of the Pillars of Culture”
- Collection visits: October 4 – November 30, 2024
- In-person / online session: October 24 (Zaragoza)
- In-person / online sessions: November 11 – 13 (Madrid venues)
- In-person / online session: November 29 (Santo Domingo / Dominican Republic)
REGISTRATION open to the public starting September 15.
Organized by: Complutense University of Madrid (Department of Art History and Geography and History) / Ministry of Culture / Lázaro Galdiano Museum / ACCA. Art Collecting
Art collecting as a pillar of culture
Santo Domingo Sessions Program
Collecting Encounter in the Dominican Republic
Museum of Modern Art of Santo Domingo
November 29
The V Collecting Conference, organized by the Ministry of Culture of Spain—through the Directorate General of Cultural Heritage and Fine Arts—, the Complutense University of Madrid (UCM), and the Cultural Association of Art Collecting of Spain (ACCA), together with the Pedro Henríquez Ureña National University (UNPHU) and the Center for Caribbean Art Studies (CEAC, Inc.) of the Dominican Republic, is conceived as a reference space to reflect on collecting as one of the essential pillars of culture.
This edition proposes a unique closing in the Dominican Republic, framed within a key moment for local and regional art. Coinciding with the celebration of the 31st National Biennial of Visual Arts, the V Collecting Conference is integrated into a context of great cultural vitality and strengthens the ties between Spain, the Dominican Republic, and Latin America.
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- Collection visits: November 26, 27, 28, 2025
- In-person / online session: November 29, 2025
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Wednesday, November 26 | Santo Domingo – Inauguration and professional visits
09:00 – Opening ceremony at the Cultural Center of Spain, Santo Domingo.
2 Arzobispo Meriño St., Santo Domingo 10210, Dominican Republic.
Opening remarks by David Ruiz López-Prisuelos, together with the organizing institutions.
Institutional welcome.
10:30–17:00 – Professional visits in the colonial city and historic center:
- Amaya Cultural Center (Amaya Salazar) – C/ Hostos 105, Santo Domingo 10210 – From 10:30 to 11:30 / 2 Groups of 20
- Cathedral Museum (Ms. Fabiola Herrera) – Facing Columbus Park, C/ Isabel la Católica 103, Santo Domingo 10210 – From 11:30 to 12:30 / 2 Groups of 20
- BanReservas Cultural Center (Mr. Mijail Peralta) – C/ Isabel la Católica 202, Santo Domingo 10212 – Guided Visit to the Vela Zanetti Mural by Ms. Margarita González Auffant. 12:45 / 2 Groups of 20
14:00 Lunch by invitation
From 15:30 to 20:00 Professional visits
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15:30–17:00 – Taíno Cultural Center. Casa del Cordón. – C/ Isabel la Católica 214, Santo Domingo 10212 / 2 groups of 20
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18:30–20:00 – Tropigas Foundation. Visit and cocktail. Avenida Tiradentes 10, Ensanche Naco, Santo Domingo. / 1 Group of 20
Thursday, November 27 | Santiago de los Caballeros – Monseñor Nouel
07:45 – Departure from Santo Domingo
09:45 – Breakfast at Parador Típico Bonao by invitation
10:30–17:30 – Professional visits
- León Cultural Center – Art Museum – Av. de Febrero 146, Santiago de los Caballeros 51053 – From 10:30 to 11:30 / 2 Groups of 20
- BanReservas Cultural Center in Santiago de los Caballeros. From 12:00 to 13:00 / 1 Group of 20
From 13:00 to 14:30 – Lunch by invitation
16:30 – Visit to Juan Portela Collection by invitation.
19:00 Exclusive visit and dinner by invitation.
Casa Bido Cultural Center Museum.
Friday, November 28 | Santo Domingo – Private collections and museums
09:00 – Visit to Bellapart Museum – Av. John F. Kennedy with Luis Lambert Street, Honda building, 5th floor, Santo Domingo – / 2 Groups of 20
10:30 to 12:30 – Art gallery tour / 2 Groups of 20:
- Arte San Ramón – Av. Abraham Lincoln 904, Santo Domingo
- Mesa Fine Art Gallery – Av. Roberto Pastoriza 356, Santo Domingo
- Lyle O. Reitzel Gallery – Av. Gustavo Mejía Ricart, corner of Av. Abraham Lincoln, Torre Piantini Suite 1 & 2A, Santo Domingo
1:00 PM – 3:00 PM – Alberto Cruz Foundation
Westpark, Av. Tiradentes 32, Santo Domingo 10119
13:00: Presentation of the Alberto Cruz Foundation and guided tour of the collection
14:00: Lunch offered by the Alberto Cruz Foundation
1 Group of 15
16:00 – Museum of Modern Art of Santo Domingo (MAM) – Av. Pedro Enríquez Ureña, Santo Domingo –
Guided tour of the permanent collection (led by Ana Agelán Fernández – Museum Curator) / 2 Groups of 20
18:00–20:30 – Social gathering | Casa Mella-Russo – C/ Duarte 99, corner of Arzobispo Nouel, Santo Domingo 10210
Brief talk by Juan José Mesa on “Artists of the Spanish Republican Exile in the collection: Josep Gausachs, José Vela Zanetti, and Eugenio Fernández Granell” and the Meeting of André Breton and Wifredo Lam in Santo Domingo.
1 Group of 40
Saturday, November 29 | Collecting Encounter in the Dominican Republic, Museum of Modern Art of Santo Domingo
Auditorium of the Museum of Modern Art – Av. Pedro Enríquez Ureña, Santo Domingo.
08:45 – Reception of participants
09:15 – Official opening with representatives from Spain, the Dominican Republic, UCM, UNPHU, CEAC, CCESD, and ACCA
9:45–11:45 – Panel 1 – Collecting in culture and the art ecosystem
- Federico Fondeur – Director of the Museum of Modern Art
- Begoña Torres – Director of the Lázaro Galdiano Museum.
- Myrna Guerrero Villanova – Director of the Bellapart Museum.
- Isabel M. García Fernández – Vice-Rectorate of Culture, Sports, and University Extension UCM. “Shared treasures: the role of public universities in Spanish collecting”
12:15–14:15 – Panel 2 – Collecting while building artistic heritage and legacy
- Juan José Mesa – Center for Caribbean Art Studies
- Carmen de la Guerra – Private Art Collecting in Spain
- Constantinos Saliaris – Pedro Henríquez Ureña National University (UNPHU)
- Carlos Andújar Presinal – Director of the National Museum Network
Closing Conclusions by the Conference directors: Carmen de la Guerra and Juan José Mesa
14:30 – Lunch by invitation
20:00 – Private gathering at Juan José Mesa’s home with the ACCA Board of Directors and participating entities.
Activities within the framework of the V Conference
These are the scheduled visits:
Activities: Exclusive visits to Collections, Museums, and Art Centers
These are the visits organized by ACCA throughout the year
Become an ACCA member
If you are a lover of Art and Art Collecting and all it implies as a pillar of Culture:
Join ACCA and enjoy the benefits it offers, starting with free participation in the IV UCM Collecting Conferences – Art History.
Choose the membership type you wish to have: regular or patron and collaborate with ACCA.
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