Exhibi- tions Llíria is hosting an exhibition in honour of paintor José Manaut Viglietti called “José Manaut: de l’exili a Edeta” (from exile to Llíria). José Manaut was born in Llíria in 1898 and was a prominent disciple of Joaquín Sorolla. The exhibit

ALICANTE ART EXHIBITION

Until August 31: Three artists get together at Santamaca art gallery to exhibit their spectacular works. Artists are Pilar Pequeño, Norma Gil and Almudena Torró. Santamaca art gallery is on C/ Villavieja, 1 www.santamaca.com

ALTEA BALCONY ART

The annual exhibition of balcony art is now on display in Altea old town until August 30.

This year 47 artistes are displaying their canvases, but sadly due to the current COVID-19 restrictions, there was no official inauguration ceremony.

Many of the pieces are on the main street leading up to the church and roads leading off it, but a map has been produced indicating each piece and available at the Casa de Cultura and Tourist Information office. The exhibition is on display in Altea until August 30 and will then move to Alfaz del Pi – September 4 until October 2 and lastly to Benimantell, November 14 until December 14. Javea

THE MYSTERY OF WOMEN

A NEW art exhibition at Javea’s Soler Blasco Museum combines sculpture and paintings to explore the ‘enigma’ of women.

Artist and art teacher Maria Jose Soriano Melchor opened the exhibition and it remains on display to the public at the museum until September 6. Maria, who obtained a degree in fine arts at San Carlos in Valencia, said the project presented a challenge for the viewer.

The exhibition is called ‘Enigmas: de lo corporeo a lo intangible’ - or Enigmas: from the corporeal to the intangible’ and the artist said focussed on the female form.

She said she worked in the abstract form, using contrasts and liked to use ‘earthy’ colours combined with reds, greens and blues.

LLIRIA

JOSÉ MANAUT EXHIBITION ROJALES

DISCOVER THE MYSTERIES OF EELS

An exhibition about the European eel and its relationship with the Vega Baja area is on at the Rojales museum of archaeology.

This remarkable species, which is classified as critically endangered, covers over 4,000km across the Atlantic in its larval form to reach the Mediterranean coasts.

Having developed into eels, some go up rivers or stay in coastal lagoons and wetlands until they reach adulthood and return to the Sargasso Sea to reproduce.

Their remarkable lives and how they are closely connected with local farms and their irrigation canals are explained in seven informative panels which will be on display at the museum until September 18.

SAN PEDRO DEL PINATAR

DISCOVER CANOEING

An exhibition in the Museo del Mar (museum of the sea) is inviting visitors to 'Descubre el piragüismo' (discover canoeing), which is a popular sport in the municipality. In several rooms there are lifesize boats (some of them handmade), and a multitude of miniatures showing the various versions of the sport, including kayaks, individual canoes for speed or calm waters, and those used for river descents or slalom events.

The exhibition is open until

November 30 during the museum’s usual hours, TuesdaySunday from 10.00-13.00. Currently visits must be by appointment, by calling 606 120 842 or 96 818 19 20.

The museum is located at Calle Ingeniero Lorenzo Morales, Edificio Hogar del Pescador, 2, 1st floor left.