The Cultural Foundation ITHACA
AN INTERNATIONAL CULTURAL BRIDGE
Founded in 2008 as a Spanish sister foundation of the Belgian publishing house POINT Editions,
founded in 1984, the cultural foundation ITHACA has rapidly built up an international fame as
organizer of multilingual poetry recitals, splendid music performances and exhibitions of paintings
by excellent artists, receiving offers by national and international artists, interested in cooperation.
The foundation cooperates with several cultural centres and Universities, but The Poetic Evening
Concerts of Ithaca, yearly organized at the seat of the foundation in Altea (Alicante), Spain, are its
most important cultural event, yearly organized at the seat of the foundation in Altea (Alicante),
Spain.
The objective of the Foundation ITHACA is to be a cultural bridge for Spanish artists, poets and
musicians to other countries and vice versa. The Foundation organized already several cultural
activities in Spain, concerts, poetry readings and exhibitions of paintings and sculptures by well-
known Spanish and foreign artists
Exhibitions of paintings: The Foundation organized exhibitions of paintings by and sculptures by
the world famous Indian artist Satish Gupta, by the Belgian artists Frans Minnaert, Roland
Monteyne, Felix Roulin and Yves Rhayé. By the German: Siegfried Reich an der Stolpe, by the
English Allan Smallwood, by the Spanish Luis Pla, Riera I Aragó and Fernando de Quiróz, by the
Chilean Víctor Ramírez, the Brazilian Graça Marquez, the Chinese Lo Ch’ing and Wang Lee from
Taiwan, the Swiss Verena Eichenberger…
Publications: The Foundation ITHACA published as well several scores: “Quatre Pieces pour viola
et guitare” by the French composer Thierry Laforge and “Dos meditaciones para guitarra” by the
Spanish composer Valentín Bielsa, as well as several books, including ”La jota en la comarca de la
Sierra de Segura” and “Cancionero de la Sierra de Segura” by Marina García Jiménez.
Cultural cooperation: the foundation cooperated with the Liceo Poético de Benidorm to organize a
homage to the late Uruguayan poet Mario Benedetti, with Denia Classics, with the Curso &
Concurso Internacional de Música de Benidorm, with the Jornades de Guitarra “Ciutat de Dénia”,
organized in Altea a Gala to support the humanitarian organisation Visió Sense Fronteres. Organized
poetry & music recitals as well, as exhibitions at the cultural centres of Alfas del Pi, Alicante, Calpe,
Denia, Elda, La Nucía, Petrer…
International representations
ARAB COUNTRIES: Professor, author Dr. Benaissa Bouhmala
AUSTRALIA: poet, translator, publisher George Roca
BANGLADESH: poet, organizer Aminur Rahman
CHINA: Dr. Li Dingjun, professor, poet, translator (poet’s name Hai An).
ITALY: poet, translator, organizer Laura Garavaglia
MONGOLIA: poet, publisher .Mend-Ooyo,
ROMANIA: poet, organizer Ion Deaconescu, author, translator Gabriela Căluțiu Sonnenberg
RUSSIA: professor, poet, translator Viacheslav Kuprianov,
SLOVAKIA: poet, translator , editor Dr. Milan Richter.
USA: poet, translator, editor Stanley H. Barkan,
For the local cultural activities in SPAIN: music director, Vicent Ballester, Luis Pla (painting),
Rafael Carcelén (poetry), Marijke & Marius van Wijk (Dutch contacts), Pamela Dawson (English
contacts), Gabriela Căluțiu Sonnenberg (contacts with Romania), Uta (German contacts).
Any proposal of a – professional – cultural exchange project with the Foundation is
welcome and will be carefully studied. Mail to: elpoeta@point-editions.com
