The sea comes up to the sierra: Serón exhibits ‘De la mar serena’, art inspired by Cabo de Gata
Painting, sculpture and ceramics with Cabo de Gata as the theme: Serón is hosting the group exhibition ‘De la mar serena’ at the Sala María del Peñón, open at weekends.
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Far from the coast, in the heart of the Alto Almanzora (Upper Almanzora), Serón has filled up with the sea. Since 9 October, the Sala de Arte María del Peñón, in the municipality’s Centro de Historia (History Centre), has been hosting ‘De la mar serena’ (‘Of the Serene Sea’), a group exhibition by fourteen artists that takes Cabo de Gata as its reference point and portrays it through painting, sculpture, ceramics, printmaking, drawing and even recycled furniture.
The title says almost everything: the Mediterranean and its landscape, seen by each artist through their own language, as explained by Serón Town Council, which presents the exhibition as a further step towards strengthening the village’s cultural life. From Cabo de Gata to the Alto Almanzora: the province, from end to end, in a single room.
Who is exhibiting
- Ceramics: Óscar Aguilella, Vidal Hurtado and Matthew Weir.
- Sculpture and ceramics: Sophie Cuendet.
- Ceramics and printmaking: Chloé van der Mije.
- Painting and sculpture: Miguel Costales.
- Painting: W. Foc, Encarna Morales, María Moreno, Ernesto Pedalino and Javier Termenón.
- Painting and printmaking: Mar Ruiz.
- Drawing: Edgar Max.
- Recycled furniture: Rafa Ebrero.
Opening hours
- Saturdays: from 10:00 to 14:00 and from 16:00 to 20:00.
- Sundays and public holidays: from 10:00 to 14:00.
The exhibition can be visited “over the coming weeks”, according to the town council, which has not announced a closing date for now.
An autumn full of life
The exhibition runs alongside the Otoño Cultural 2026 (Cultural Autumn 2026), organised by the town council, with the Casa de la Cultura as its main meeting point. Next up: Celia Ortega’s concert on Saturday 24 October, at 20:00; a Halloween haunted walk-through on Friday 30, at 18:00; and in November, theatre with Mayte Beltrán (‘A través del desierto’, on the 7th), Moguima Teatro (‘Abre fácil’, on the 14th) and the CPA de Baza (on the 28th).
After all, an art gallery that is open every weekend and a calendar that runs until December are also reasons to stay, to come back and to come up and get to know the village. In rural Almería, that is no small thing.
From elValle Actualidad, here’s one for your diary: next weekend, the sea is closer than it seems. In Serón.
