The Fair Saturday Awards were born in Bilbao in 2017 with the aim of recognising, on an international level, the initiatives of inspiring individuals and organisations that have demonstrated a social impact through art and culture.
This award emphasises the value of promoting new models of action with the mission of generating more inclusive, fair and sustainable growth.
The awards ceremony is traditionally held at the Guggenheim Museum in Bilbao, and is attended by a wide range of representatives from the institutional, cultural and social spheres.
These awards are gaining impact and visibility among a new generation of international prizes and awards for social innovation.
“A project like Fair Saturday makes us, WOMAD, feel great and makes us see that we are not wrong”
“It is one of the most innovative positive initiatives to build a better society. Every city should have its own Fair Saturday”
“A global cultural project that […] generates an important social impact with the aim of placing art and culture at the centre of society”
Fair Saturday Awards 2024
Abhijit Vinayak Banerjee
Nobel Prize in Economics 2019
(Mumbai)
This award wishes to recognise the academic and social work of Abhijit Banerjee, renowned economist and Nobel Laureate in Economics (2019*), known for his contributions in the field of development economics and the fight against global poverty.
As co-founder of the Abdul Latif Jameel Poverty Action Lab (J-PAL), Banerjee has led groundbreaking research to assess the impact of diverse policies and programmes aimed at improving the lives of people living in poverty.
A tireless advocate for social justice and economic equality, through his rigorous, evidence-based approach, Banerjee has inspired economists, policymakers and academics around the world, transforming the way public policy is designed and implemented.
*Alongside Esther Duflo and Michael Kremer
Javier Sábada
Philosopher
(Portugalete | Madrid)
This award recognises the outstanding career of Javier Sádaba, an influential thinker in the field of contemporary ethics and bioethics. Sádaba has devoted his life to exploring and disseminating fundamental questions about morality, the meaning of life and human values, making a significant impact on both public and academic debate.
Through his numerous publications, lectures and participation in the media, Sádaba has brought philosophy to a wide audience, fostering a culture of critical and reflective thinking. His ability to address complex issues in an accessible way has contributed to a greater understanding and awareness of ethical and moral issues in our society.
Sharmeen Obaid Chinoy
Film director and producer
(Karachi)
This award recognises the outstanding filmmaking and activist career of Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy, an award-winning filmmaker and journalist internationally recognised for her courageous work in the defence of human rights and social justice.
With two Oscars and six Emmy Awards, Obaid-Chinoy has achieved global recognition for her more than 24 works that address critical issues such as gender-based violence and honour killings in Pakistan and around the world. She has also made history as the first woman to direct a ‘Star Wars’ film.
Obaid-Chinoy runs SOC Films, a film and animation production company through which she continues her mission to raise social awareness and bring about meaningful legislative and social change.
Keishia Thorpe
Global Teacher Prize 2021
(Washington DC)
This award recognises the brilliant career of Keishia Thorpe, winner of the Global Teacher Prize 2021. Keishia Thorpe has dedicated her career to transforming lives through education, promoting inclusion and equal opportunities for all her students.
Through her work in the classroom and her community initiatives, Thorpe has demonstrated an unwavering commitment to empowering young people from diverse, immigrant and refugee backgrounds. Indeed, her innovative approach to teaching has helped countless students overcome linguistic and cultural barriers, enabling them to reach their full academic and personal potential.
Trésor Nzengu Mpauni
Tumaini Festival. Founder
(Lilongwe)
This award recognises the work of the organisation Tumaini Letu, founded by Trésor Nzengu Mpauni (‘Menes la Plume’), poet, rapper and social activist.
Tumaini Letu’s flagship Tumaini Festival, born in 2014 in the Dzaleka refugee camp in Malawi, is the world’s only large-scale art and music festival held inside a refugee camp. Created and run by refugees in collaboration with the local host community, the festival not only celebrates creativity and resilience, but also promotes integration and cultural understanding between the two communities.
Under Mpauni’s leadership, the Tumaini Festival has become a symbol of hope and an example of how art can serve as a bridge between cultures and a tool for social change.
Bernardine Evaristo
Author. Booker Prize 2019
(London)
This award recognises the literary work of Bernardine Evaristo, an acclaimed writer and advocate for diversity in literature. Evaristo has dedicated her career to exploring and giving voice to stories of often marginalised people and communities, challenging conventions and broadening the horizons of contemporary storytelling.
Through her award-winning novels, poetry and plays, Evaristo has demonstrated an exceptional talent for weaving together multiple perspectives and narrative styles, creating works that are both innovative and deeply human. Her novel “Girl, Woman, Other” has been particularly influential, winning the prestigious Booker Prize and being acclaimed for its vivid and multifaceted portrayal of the experiences of black British women.
Salvador Sobral
Musician
(Lisboa)
This award wishes to recognise the outstanding artistic career of Salvador Sobral, a singer and musician known internationally for his profound sensitivity and ability to convey emotions through music.
After triumphing at the 2017 Eurovision Song Contest with his moving performance of ‘Amar pelos dois’ and overcoming a serious heart condition, Sobral has redefined the standards of contemporary music, combining elements of jazz, classical music and fado in his performances.
Beyond his success on stage, Sobral is a clear example that music has the power to connect people and transform lives. His courage and authenticity have made him an influential figure in today’s music scene, inspiring many with his talent and resilience.
Bilbao Choral Society
(Bilbao)
Special award
This award wishes to recognise the historical trajectory of the Bilbao Choral Society, a prestigious institution founded in 1903 that has maintained a constant commitment to excellence and musical education, offering high quality training to students of all ages from Bilbao, Bizkaia.
Over the years, the Bilbao Choral Society has played a crucial role in preserving and promoting the Basque choral tradition, as well as collaborating with other ensembles and composers to enrich the Basque musical scene. Its capacity to unite citizens through music and its contribution to the cultural enrichment of the territory make it one of the leading cultural organisations in the Basque Country.
Fair Saturday Awards 2023
Brittany Butler
Harvard SICI. Directora ejecutiva (Boston)
This award wishes to recognise the work of the Harvard SICI (“Social Innovation + Change Initiative”), an initiative established at the Harvard Kennedy School in 2016 with the goal of enabling citizens around the world to address the challenges associated with implementing social change in their environments.
Whether through rigorous research or through educational programmes, SICI seeks to empower individuals and groups to be effective and successful change agents in creating positive impact in their communities and beyond. The initiative has become an important source of knowledge and resources for those interested in social innovation and change, providing guidance and support to address the most pressing social challenges in different contexts.
Chi Chi Nwanoku
Chineke! Founder (London)
This award recognises the outstanding artistic career of conductor Chi-chi Nwanoku CBE, founder of the Chineke! Orchestra, a beacon of change in the classical music industry that demonstrates that music is a powerful tool for celebrating the richness that comes from the inclusion of diverse perspectives.
Chineke! has become one of the leading organisations internationally in promoting the representation and talent of Black and ethnically diverse classical musicians.
Beyond live performances, Chineke! is also an organisation committed to education and community inclusion through programmes that encourage the participation of young musicians who inspire future generations of diverse cultural backgrounds.
James Rhodes
Pianist and writer (London)
This award recognises the outstanding artistic career of James Rhodes, internationally renowned pianist and writer.
With seven acclaimed albums and performances on world-class stages, his talent has captivated both outdoor festivals (Latitude and Sonar) and prestigious theatres such as the Roundhouse and the Royal Albert Hall in London. In addition to his music career, James Rhodes is a prolific writer and presenter, with contributions to prominent media and television programmes such as the BBC, Channel 4 and Sky Arts.
Beyond his artistic background, Rhodes is noted for his work as an ambassador in the fight to end violence against children, working for the achievement of a new law to protect children from violence, which came into force in June 2021 (in Spain).
Evelyn Glennie
International percussionist (Aberdeenshire)
This award recognises the artistic career of Evelyn Glennie, who is internationally recognised as the first person to create and sustain a full-time career as a solo percussionist, paving the way for orchestras around the world to present percussion concerts.
At the age of 12 Dame Evelyn Glennie was diagnosed with profound deafness, which has not stopped her from shining in her musical career. Glennie maintains that deafness is largely misunderstood by the public, claiming that she has learned to hear with parts of her body that are not her ears.
Through her mission “Teach the world to listen”, she aims to improve communication and social cohesion by encouraging everyone to discover new ways of listening to inspire, create, engage and empower.
Emmanuel Jal
Artist and social activist (Toronto)
This award recognises the brilliant journey of Emmanuel Jal, international hip-hop singer, activist and former child soldier from the young country of South Sudan.
From child soldier to ambassador of reconciliation, his career is a living testimony of resilience and overcoming, embodied in seven acclaimed albums and an award-winning documentary, “Warchild”. His legacy is forged in “Gua Africa” (the charity he founded in 2009), an organisation that educates and empowers those affected by war and poverty in South Sudan. The organisation has trained and educated South Sudanese refugees to become world-class professionals in the fields of medicine, law and education.
Drawing on his personal experiences and background, Emmanuel Jal brings his message of peace and self-improvement through his music and humanitarian work.
Igone Etxebarria
Labayru Fundazioa. Zuzendaria (Bilbao)
This award recognises the Labayru Foundation and its exceptional work in research, standardisation, promotion and dissemination of the Basque language and culture.
The Labayru Foundation is a benchmark institution for the Basque language spoken in the western part of Bizkaia. In pursuit of its founding objectives, Labayru carries out its work through numerous areas of work: teaching, translation, compilation of popular heritage, plans for the standardisation of the use of Basque, creation of didactic material and teaching, ethnography, lexicography, toponymy…
The Basque-themed library, Euskal Biblioteka, is an essential complement to this work and holds a valuable bibliographic and documentary heritage relating to the Basque Contry, its language and surrounding territories.
Luis de Lezama
Colegio Santa María La Blanca. President (Madrid)
This award recognises Luis de Lezama’s outstanding role in promoting education and values at the Santa María la Blanca School (Montecarmelo). His work is part of the Iruaritz Lezama Foundation, a non-profit organisation whose main objective is the training and integral development of people in the labour and social spheres.
Luis de Lezama also stands out as a tireless promoter of artistic training through the Madrid Institute of Performing Arts (known as INARTES), a beacon of artistic excellence that gives students the opportunity to explore and perfect their skills in the performing arts.
This holistic approach to education, encompassing both artistic training and core values, reflects Luis de Lezama’s vision of forming not only educated minds, but also individuals with a deep sense of empathy and respect for others.
Ahmad Sarmast
National Institute of Music. Founder (Kabul, Afghanistan)
This award recognises the exceptional work of Ahmad Sarmast, founder of the Afghanistan National Institute of Music, in cultural, ethnic, religious and gender integration through arts education in Afghanistan.
Since 2010 he has worked tirelessly (even at the risk of his life) to enable arts education for young people in Afghanistan. From the very first steps of the National Institute of Music he was clear about his priority around the cultural integration of women and people in the most vulnerable situations.
Ahmad was instrumental in securing the artistic rights of civil society, transforming lives, and contributing to the establishment of a just and civil society in an internally fractured country. Since 2020, Ahmad has been working to ensure the safety of his students and to fight for the cultural rights of the Afghan people.
Fair Saturday Awards 2022
Nuccio Ordine
Writer and philosopher.
(Calabria, Italy)
This award recognises the outstanding career of the professor, writer and philosopher Nuccio Ordine, considered to be Italy’s best-known essayist in the world.
Recognised as a specialist in the period, art and literature of the Renaissance and the thought of Giordano Bruno, he is considered one of the most significant personalities on the international cultural scene alongside thinkers such as Jürgen Habermas and George Steiner, making an invaluable contribution to the field of humanistic studies through his defence of the classical values of thought and literature.
Through his work, Nuccio Ordine underlines the importance of basic scientific research and humanistic research together in order to resist the dictatorship of the useful and the immediate.
Laura Hassler
Musicians without Borders.
Founder and Director.
(Amsterdam)
This award recognises the exceptional work of Musicians Without Borders in cultural integration through arts education, bridging divides, building communities and healing the wounds of war.
With long-term projects in the Balkans, the Middle East, East Africa, Central America and Europe, Musicians Without Borders is now a world leader in the increasingly recognised field of using music for social change. They have been working for over 20 years with people and communities affected by war, conflict and displacement around the world. Their team is made up of music professionals and enthusiasts who believe in the power of music to connect and imagine futures.
Hyung Joon Won
Lindenbaum Festival Orchestra.
Artistic Director.
(Seoul)
This award recognises the Lindenbaum Festival Orchestra for its fundamental work in generating encounter and dialogue between North and South Korea, promoting a message of reconciliation, peace and harmony through classical music.
The Lindenbaum Festival Orchestra brings together musicians from the Yale Symphony Orchestra and young musicians from North and South Korea and around the world to perform symphonies near the heavily fortified border between the two Koreas after a decade of attempts in which the two nations have been divided.
Sonia Gainza
Apropa Cultura.
Founder.
(Barcelona)
This award recognises the work of Apropa Cultura in improving the lives of people in vulnerable situations through culture, opening the doors of theatres, museums, auditoriums and festivals throughout Catalonia so that these groups have access to their regular programming.
Apropa Cultura comprises a strong and inclusive network of cultural programmers who come together to facilitate access to culture for people at risk of social exclusion. The members of the organisation work hard with the belief that public-private collaboration is possible, stressing the need to promote more cross-cutting and effective policies between culture, social, education and health.
Jake Groshong
Playing for Change Foundation.
Chief Executive Office.
(Santa Monica)
This award recognises the Playing for Change Foundation as one of the most relevant non-profit organisations in the international cultural field, generating positive social change through music and arts education.
The Playing for Change Foundation grew out of the idea that music has the power to connect us across our differences. It currently has 16 schools around the world and in 12 different countries, reaching more than 3,000 students every week. Its educational and social programmes engage young people at risk of exclusion in diverse communities, mainly located in low-income countries.
Rana Dajani
We Love Reading.
Founder.
(Amman)
This award recognises the We Love Reading project – founded by Rana Dajani, one of the most influential scientists in the Islamic world – and its work inspiring and empowering communities (especially youth and women) around the world through reading.
We Love Reading is a positive movement focused on training local volunteers to read to children in their neighbourhoods, thus changing their mindset through this powerful tool. Since 2006, it has expanded to more than 60 countries around the world, founding more than 4,400 libraries in a wide variety of communities, both rural and urban, as well as in refugee camps.
Ramón Barea
Pabellón Número 6.
Artistic Director.
(Bilbao)
This award aims to recognise the artistic trajectory of Pabellón Número 6, a benchmark and innovative stage space born as a counterpoint to the virtuality and speed at which societies advance today.
In this artistic space and theatre, the performing arts stand out as what they have been since their origin: a live collective celebration. Far from the usual business production and committed to the management of the space by the creators and artists themselves, Pabellón Nº 6 defends the relevance of theatre, dance and the poetics of the body to increase the capacity for understanding and reflection and to nourish joy in society.
Joel Brown
Candoco Dance Company.
Dancer.
(London)
This award recognises the brilliant journey of the Candoco Dance Company, an international benchmark in the creation of an inclusive space in which functional diversity is not a barrier to artistic creation.
Made up of dancers from different parts of the world, the company seeks, through teamwork, to extend the perception of what dance can be and who can do it. Bringing together mainstream and experimental dance and creating distinctive performances, Candoco Dance Company celebrates different ways of seeing, being and making art, placing it at the forefront of the conversation around dance and disability.
Garabide Elkartea
Special Award for the European Day of Languages
This award recognises the Garabide Association and its exceptional work in supporting the processes of linguistic revitalisation of minority languages based on the experience of the Basque language.
The Association argues that the process of revitalising language and culture in its broadest sense is a fundamental basis for transformative movements in favour of sustainability, human rights, gender equality and equity.
Fair Saturday Awards 2021
Karim Wasfi
Iraqi National Symphony Orchestra I Peace Through Arts Inc.
This award recognises the work of Iraqi conductor and cellist Karim Wasfi in the use of music for the development of humanist “new leaders” and social
regeneration in Iraq.
With over two decades of experience in cultural diplomacy, Karim is a leading figure in the use of music as a tool for healing, intercultural integration, de-radicalisation, tension prevention and the fight against violence and terrorism. He currently conducts the Iraq Symphony Orchestra
and is the founder of Peace Through Arts.
Ahmad Sarmast
Founder and Director of Afghanistan ́s National Music School
This award recognises the exceptional work of Ahmad Sarmast – founder of the Afghanistan National Institute of Music – in cultural, ethnic, religious and gender integration through arts education in Afghanistan.
Since 2010 he has worked tirelessly – even at the risk of his life- to enable arts education for young people in Afghanistan. From the very first steps of
the National Institute of Music he was clear about his priority around the cultural integration of women and people in the most vulnerable situations. Ahmad was instrumental in securing the artistic rights of civil society, transforming lives, and contributing to the establishment of a just and civil society in an internally fractured country. Since August, Ahmad has been working to ensure the safety of his students and to fight for the cultural rights of the Afghan people.
International Society for Performing Arts
David Baile
CEO International Society for performing Arts (ISPA)
This award recognises ISPA (International Society for the Performing Arts) for its fundamental work in generating international encounters and dialogue through culture, leading a worldwide network of more than 500 cultural and performing arts leaders with a presence in more than 185 cities around the world.
Since its foundation in 1949, ISPA has played a fundamental role as a driving force for collaboration, cooperation and partnership between leading agents of the performing arts on a global level, promoting the creation of bridges and links between territories and people.
Henry Timms
Founder of Giving Tuesday and President of Linconln Center Society for Perfroming Arts
This award recognises Henry Timms’ outstanding ability to inspire throughout his career, especially as the founder of the Giving Tuesday movement and for his work as president of Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts.
Henry is one of the world’s foremost international leaders for his vision and ability to launch initiatives – especially 92nd Street and Giving Tuesday – to create better societies based on greater social empathy. He is undoubtedly remarkable for his work as a humanist leader, re-imagining futures from a local but global perspective, inspiring other people and organisations and connecting communities around the world. In 2014 he was named the most influential person of the year in the world of social organisations.
Humanity at Music
Iñigo Albizuri
Creator of Humanity at Music project I Global Public Affers of Mondragon Corporation
This award recognises the MCC for the “Humanity at music” project-as well as its alma mater, Iñigo Albizuri-for its capacity for innovation and social impact in the celebration of the 52nd anniversary of the Mondragon Corporation.
“Humanity at Music” is an innovative inter-cooperative artistic project in which the cooperative experience of the MCC is narrated through different artistic disciplines. It is undoubtedly one of the most recent and best examples of cultural and social innovation in the world of business. “Humanity at music” is a real case that demonstrates the capacity to generate bonds within a business collective around music, dance, or poetry. This modern opera – composed by Fernando Velázquez – highlights the values of cooperation, responsibility and the common good in the cooperatives of the MCC group.
Moving Artists Project
Ixone Sádaba
Founder of Moving Artists Project
This award recognises the work of the project “Moving Artists” -founded by Ixone Sádaba- in supporting and protecting artists in conflict zones.
Since its creation in 2017, “Moving Artists” has been working with a central idea: in situations of conflict or crisis, contemporary artistic practice is an intangible heritage at risk of disappearing that we must protect. Since then, “Moving Artists” has been working to facilitate the mobility of artists to and from culturally isolated areas, promoting creation in times of crisis, building bridges,
and drawing future scenarios.
“Moving Artists” is a pioneering project that goes beyond the protection of monuments and works of art in places of conflict. Through its vision, it aims to protect and help people capable of generating positive change through culture.
Fair Saturday Awards 2019
West-Eastern Divan Orchestra
This award recognises the Daniel Barenboim Foundation and the West Eastern Divan Orchestra for being an inspiration and an international reference on the use of music as a generator of a positive social impact in situations of conflict; acting as a vehicle to promote tolerance, acceptance and understanding between different people. For his achievements in breaking down barriers and establishing dialogue between the Israeli and Palestinian peoples through music.
Artscape Theatre Centre
This award recognises the courage and determination shown by Marlene le Roux as a human rights activist and social leader for the rights of minorities and vulnerable groups in Cape Town. For his example in promoting social justice through culture at the Artscape Theatre Centre, making it a benchmark for inclusion and civic empowerment, facilitating access to culture for the people of Cape Town, especially groups at risk of exclusion.
Ingoma Nshya, Woman Cultural Centre
Ingoma Nshya is Rwanda’s first group of female drummers, acting as a catalyst for increasing women’s participation in Rwanda’s development and becoming a powerful symbol of optimism and hope on the 25th anniversary of the genocide. Ingoma Nshya’s initiative has a very positive impact on her environment, changing the perception of women’s role in the community and empowering them through drumming.
16km Festival. Voces Foundation
This award recognises the example of Voces Foundation with its project “16kms” for its work in the social inclusion of young Roma people in La Cañada Real, opening up new perspectives for training and professional development through audiovisual creation. By breaking harmful stereotypes, raising people’s self-esteem and pride and steering young people away from potential risky behaviour.
Musical Bridges around the World
Musical Bridges around the World has become one of the leading diversity organisations in Texas. This award recognises its consistent work over the years, staying true to its principles especially in times of international instability. For his work in making music accessible, promoting multiculturalism as a necessary feature for future social and economic development.
Cine Invisible International Festival
This award honours the example of the International Invisible Film Festival, which uses film as a tool to generate social change, promote diversity, provoke reflection, raise awareness of multiculturalism, fight for equal opportunities and the social commitment of young people. For its exceptional work in the promotion of films on different social issues, generating an international meeting around audiovisual creation and social justice.
Lita Cabellut, Fair Saturday Ad Honorem Award
For his vital example, for his artistic and personal strength, for the humanist sensitivity that his works transmit. This award not only wishes to recognise his brilliant career, but also his commitment to the human being, bearing in mind the “forgotten of society” in his works. For being a source of inspiration for many people in difficult situations who still have dreams. And for hundreds of artists and cultural organisations around the world. Among them, Fair Saturday.
Fair Saturday Awards 2018
Sleep in the Park
It is one of the main projects of Social Bite, which aims to end homelessness by facilitating access to a home, resources and work for people affected by homelessness. A night in which thousands of people sleep in the open with only a sleeping bag to raise awareness of the problem and generate funds to continue the fight.
Symphony for Peru
It promotes musical training for young people living at risk and has 21 centres and a total of 7,000 beneficiaries. Its training system has had a far-reaching impact on the self-esteem, creativity, identity and ambition of thousands of young people in the country. Today it has become an international case study of how music can transform entire communities.
BEMIS Scotland
BEMIS is an umbrella organisation for and supports minority ethnic organisations, communities and individuals in the Scottish third sector and the communities they support. BEMIS presents an innovative vision in the field of social inclusion. A new way of working on integration, based on the recognition and enhancement of the differences, identities and individualities of the different cultures of a country.
Nalaga’at Center
Nalaga’at Center is one of the most innovative cultural centres in Israel; it is a cultural centre that aims to create a meeting place for the blind, the deaf and the general public. The aim is to send a message to the world that culture must be universally accessible, and that it is necessary to ensure access to it regardless of personal abilities, on an equal footing, generating new, more inclusive and developed atmospheres.
WOMAD Festival
It was one of the first large-scale festivals to focus on multiculturalism and ethnic and popular music. In addition, the WOMAD philosophy has made it possible to introduce many artists to an international audience with a concept that is based on enthusiasm for all forms of music with a strong pro-diversity character. The award recognises Peter Gabriel’s commitment to creating a new festival concept that was created to promote the richness of the world’s cultures, to make new styles of music visible and to encourage diversity and multiculturalism.
British Paraorchestra
The world’s first orchestra of professional musicians with disabilities. Founded in the city of Bristol in 2012, they managed to perform at the closing of the London Paralympic Games in the launch year and at the Glastonbury Festival in 2016. The award recognises the brilliant work of Paraorchestra & Friends and its musical ensembles in providing innovative and high quality music combined with its social and inclusive nature. For their continued work to end the limitations that have been imposed on these musicians, not so much because of their physical limitations, but because of the lack of opportunities.
Fair Saturday founding artists
This award has gone to the 22 choirs and 3 soloists who participated for the first time in Fair Saturday 2014, performing on 29 November, all at 20:15h and supporting a social project in each event. A pilot edition in which all of them proved that this little madness could become a reality. We thank them for their courage, their vision, their trust and their involvement in the growth of Fair Saturday.
Richard Demarco, Fair Saturday Ad Honorem Award
Renowned promoter of visual and performing arts. For years his gallery “Richard Demarco Gallery” promoted cultural links with Eastern Europe by organising exhibitions of contemporary Polish art and was responsible for promoting the connection between Scottish artists and artists from the rest of Europe. Demarco has been one of the biggest promoters of Scottish art internationally and has worked to make art and culture accessible to everyone regardless of their background.
Fair Saturday Awards 2017
Edinburgh International Festival
For the spirit forged in 1947 after the second world war, betting on culture as an engine of development. And for turning the city of Edinburgh into an annual meeting point for people of different nationalities, achieving a massive mobilisation of society around art and culture that throughout its 70 editions has become an international example without losing its Scottish roots.
Yehudi Menuhin Foundation
For its pioneering work in social and cultural inclusion of disadvantaged children, using art as a tool for social cohesion, promoting coexistence and tolerance, and defending the rights of cultural minorities.Following at all times the mandate of its founder Yehudi Menuhin “It is to fight against the injustices I have seen throughout my life that I create a Foundation that bears my name”.
National Batuta Foundation
For its great work in the generation of spaces for reconciliation and coexistence through the use of culture and education as tools for social transformation. For transforming the lives of thousands of children and young people through music. And for making music itself a bulwark in the process of reconciliation and in the construction of a hopeful future for Colombia.
La Tarumba
They are considered the most important circus company in Peru and one of the most successful independent cultural organisations in the country. Since 2006 they promote and produce the “Festival del Círculo, Arte del Mundo”, which aims to develop culture and spread the power of art for social transformation. For its constant training work in the first professional circus school in Peru and its commitment to the inclusion of young people at risk of exclusion, demonstrating that culture is key to the inclusive and democratic development processes of a society.
D. Antonio Garrigues Walker, Fair Saturday Ad Honorem Award
For his constant work throughout his career in support of the world of culture, especially in the field of theatre; expressing that culture is the only solution to dignify democracy, to generate authentic wealth and to be able to aspire to a humane future. In addition to their support for the impossible idea of Fair Saturday since its inception, as well as the generosity shown at all times by accompanying its growth and offering constant support.