The origin
Sala Rusiñol is a gallery of figurative art, heiress to the legacy of the painter Miquel Cabanas.
Ignasi Cabanas, his son, was the founder in 1986, driven by pictorial experiences that, as a child, accompanied him at home.
Sala Rusiñol’s Anniversary
Image of the opening day of one of our anniversaries.
Our history
1986
On May 13, the Sala Rusiñol is inaugurated with a “Exhibition-Tribute” formed by the artists: Josep Amat, Anna Benavent, Miquel Cabanas, Ramon Calsina, Francesc Camps Ribera and Joan Commeleran.
1987
1st Anniversary of the Sala Rusiñol with the exhibition by Miquel Cabanas.
1988
2nd Anniversary of the Sala Rusiñol with the exhibition by Ceferí Olivé.
Starting in September, monographs are being published for each exhibition. 1st Dinner with Painters.
1989
“First meeting of biscuters in Sant Cugat” on the occasion of the exhibition by the painter Francesc Ortega.
3rd Anniversary of the Sala Rusiñol with the anthological exhibition and the presentation of the book dedicated to Francesc Cabanas Alibau.
Screening of the film “Gràcia i Miracle” together with the exhibition by Miquel Cabanas.
Delivery to the Sala Rusiñol of a plaque on the occasion of the “Vila Palamós Awards”, awarded in attention to the quality of the programming organized in the creation of collecting.
1990
Presentation of the book “Voliaina, twelve poems” by Miquel Cabanas. 4th Anniversary of the Sala Rusiñol with the exhibition by Ignasi Mundó.
Presentation of the book “1988-89 Season” and 2nd Dinner with painters.
1991
5th Anniversary of the Sala Rusiñol with the exhibition by Aguilar Moré. Presentation of the book “1989-90 Season” and 3rd Dinner with painters. Extraordinary exhibition by the painter Miquel Cabanas, with the presentation of volume I of the “Tributes Rusiñol” collection that was dedicated to him.
1992
6th Anniversary of the Sala Rusiñol with the exhibition by Carles Nadal.
Coinciding with the Barcelona’92 Olympic Games, the exhibition “Art Olympiad” and the “Olympic Dinner” are organized..
1993
7th Anniversary of the Sala Rusiñol with the exhibition by Vives Fierro. Presentation of the book “Season 1991-92” and 5th Dinner with painters. Exhibition of the watercolorist Amadeu Casals with the presentation of Volume II of the “Tributes Rusiñol” collection that was dedicated to him.
1994
Last exhibition in the life of Miquel Cabanas.
8th Anniversary of the Sala Rusiñol with the exhibition by Manuel Capdevila.
Presentation of the book “Season 1992-93” and 6th Dinner with painters.
1995
9th Anniversary of the Sala Rusiñol with the exhibition by Vayreda Canadell. Presentation of the book “Season 1993-94” and 7th Dinner with painters.
1996
10th Anniversary of the Sala Rusiñol with the exhibition by Miquel Cabanas and presentation of the book “10 years of painting”.
Presentation of the book “Season 1994-95” and 8th Dinner with painters.
1997
11th Anniversary of the Sala Rusiñol with the exhibition by Francesc Vilasís-Capalleja and symposium on the process and technique of enamel. Presentation of the book “Season 1995-96” and 9th Dinner with painters.
1998
12th Anniversary of the Sala Rusiñol with the exhibition by Estrada Vilarrasa.
Presentation of the book “Season 1996-97” and 10th Dinner with painters.
1999
13th Anniversary of the Sala Rusiñol with the exhibition by Manuel Mayoral.
Presentation of the book “Season 1997-98” and 11th Dinner with painters.
2000
14th Anniversary of the Sala Rusiñol with the exhibition by Joan Abelló. Presentation of the book “Painters”.
2001
15th Anniversary of the Sala Rusiñol with the exhibition by Joan Martí.
2002
The Sala Rusiñol receives the visit of the Molt Honorable Mr. Jordi Pujol i Soley, President of the Generalitat.
16th Anniversary of the Sala Rusiñol with the exhibition by Lluís Roura.
2003
17th Anniversary of the Sala Rusiñol with the exhibition by Joan Capella.
2004
18th Anniversary of the Sala Rusiñol with the exhibition by Martínez Lozano.
2005
Inauguration of the webpage www.salarusinyol.net.
Exhibition-Tribute to Miquel Cabanas on the occasion of the tenth anniversary of his transfer .
19th Anniversary of the Sala Rusiñol with the Manuel Blesa exhibition.
2006
20 Anniversary of the Rusiñol Gallery with the extraordinary exhibition by Francesc d’Assís Casademont “Le Vieux” and Francesc d’Assís Galí.
2007
21 Anniversary of the Sala Rusiñol with the exhibition of Aguilar Moré.
2008
Our website launches a new image visualization tool: See pictures on a scale.
22th Anniversary of the Sala Rusiñol with the extraordinary exhibition by the painter Josep Sala “80 Years of creativity”.
2009
23th Anniversary of the Sala Rusiñol with the extraordinary exhibition of the painter Raffaello Ossola “Immagini immaginate”.
We release the blog of the Sala Rusiñol, where we publish our news and articles of the current world of art.
2010
May. 24th Anniversary of the Sala Rusiñol with the extraordinary exhibition of Jesús Casaus “Jesús Casaus (1926-2002). Homage”.
September: we incorporate the commemorative logo of 25 years of the Sala Rusiñol.
December. Exhibition devoted to Miquel Cabanas (1916-1995) and that under the title “You need to take advantage of the journey” collected works from 1974 until 1995. The mayor of the city, Lluís Recoder, gives us the image of a capital of the Royal Monastery of Sant Cugat as a recognition of our 25 years of activity. With this exhibition, the first of festival acts were celebrated for the 25th Anniversary of the Sala Rusiñol.
2011
May-June. The celebration of the 25th Anniversary continues. In the first place, with an exhibition dedicated to Ramon Calsina (1901-1992) with the title “Calsina Back … 25 years”. Next to the exhibition “25 Painters enjoying … eternity” and, finally, with the exhibition “50 Twelves”, which culminates with the great anniversary celebration that took place on June 17th.
September. On the 15th of September, the Molt Honorable President of the Generalitat, Mr. Artur Mas i Gavarró, and his wife Elena, during a private event, visited the Sala Rusiñol and the exhibition “50 twelves”, when they were presented with a painting box that included notes from the 50 artists that made up the show.
2012
May. Celebration of the 26th Anniversary of the Sala Rusiñol with the exhibition of Lluís Roura, entitled “The four seasons”.
2013
May. Celebration of the 27th Anniversary of the Sala Rusiñol with the exhibition by Pilarín Bayés “The Circus of Pilarín in Sant Cugat”.
2014
May. Celebration of the 28th Anniversary of the Sala Rusiñol with the exhibition by Carlos Díaz, “Stolen light”.
November. Celebration of the 90th Anniversary of the painter Aguilar Moré with a collection of works from 1952 until 2014.
2015
January. The exhibition “Small Format Painting Exhibition” finishes where we made the first auction for Cáritas.
May. Celebration of the 29th Anniversary of the Sala Rusiñol with the exhibition “Light and Strength” by Eustaquio Segrelles.
2016
May. Celebration of the 30th Anniversary of the Sala Rusiñol with the exhibition of Fabio Hurtado “Modern Times”. As a closing ceremony, the Deputy Mayor of Presidency, Culture and City Promotion, Carmela Fortuny, gives us a plaque that recognizes the commitment and involvement of the Sala Rusiñol with the cultural world of our city.
2017
May. Celebration of the 31st Anniversary of the Sala Rusiñol with the exhibition-anthological tribute to Almazán Miquel (1943-2010).
2018
May. Celebration of the 32th Anniversary of the Sala Rusiñol with the exhibition of Ramon Vilanova, “70 years filtering colors and feelings”.
December. We renew our image on social networks with a new website adapted to all devices, with more accessible content and better integration of our communication channels: instagram, facebook and youtube.
2019
May. Celebration of the 33rd Anniversary of the Sala Rusiñol with the exhibition of Cruañas, “50 years of painting”.
2020
The year 2020 is marked by the pandemic we have suffered as a result of Covid-19. For this reason, and following health indications, it has been the first time in our history that we have not celebrated our anniversary during the month of May. Aware that health is paramount, once this first wave had subsided, we decided to postpone the celebration until December.
On 17 December we inaugurated an extraordinary exhibition-homage to our beloved Ramón Aguilar Moré on the fifth anniversary of his transfer. A demanding selection of works from his private collection saw the light of day for the first time in an exhibition.
Without an audience in the Sala Rusiñol, and making use of Instagram, we were able to reach all our followers. The art critic Josep M. Cadena and two of the artist’s sons (Alex and Marc) were the guiding thread of the event.
2021
May. For this special date we have chosen Pilarín Bayés as the artist with whom to celebrate our 35th anniversary of cultural activity. Pilarín is a point of reference for many of us, as we have grown up with her books and illustrations.
On May 13 we inaugurated “The 7 Wonders of the World”. The event was accompanied by The Minister of Culture of the Generalitat, Àngels Ponsa, the Minister of Digital Policies, Jordi Puigneró, the Mayor of Sant Cugat, Mireia Ingla, the Vice President of the Provincial Council, Carmela Fortuny, as well as a representation of municipal councilors.
2022
May. To celebrate our 36th anniversary we wanted to pay tribute to Josep Baqués, an artist with close ties to the Sala Rusiñol who left us in 2021.
We have been able to carry out this exhibition thanks to the collaboration of his children, who have allowed us access to his private collection, in order to select the most emblematic works that we have exhibited from 12 May to 14 June. His daughter Lidia accompanied us on the opening day and read a moving text in which she and her two brothers remembered their father and the artist.
2023
May. We dedicate the 37th Anniversary to the artist Nacho Amor. His work cannot be separated from his intense experience in the restoration of works of art since from 1979 to the end of 1984 he settled in Aramengo de Asti (Italy), focusing his training in Laboratory of Restauro Nicola where he collaborated in the restoration of works exhibited in different Italian museums and public entities.
The taste for surface and material, together with contrast and chiaroscuro, has been outlining an intimate and absolutely personal style with character.
Two guided tours were organized throughout the exhibition. One, from the hand and the artist himself, and the other from the hand of the art and culture technician Rafa Burgos where they talked about the colors and matter in the work of Nacho Amor.
Also noteworthy is that during this exhibition the initiative “Snacks in the Sala Rusiñol “ was started, which aims to foster interest and appreciation of art in children and adults, while we have a snack. With this action we want to promote personal contact with the artist and the art gallery at a time like the current one when it is easy to get lost in virtuality.
2024
May. Casas Anfruns has been the artist with whom we have celebrated our 38th Anniversary. Llorenç left us last year and with this exhibition we wanted to pay tribute to him. He was an artist closely linked to the Sala Rusiñol with which we were united by ties that went beyond the professional relationship. His wife Conxita and his daughter Teresa made it easier for us to select works to be able to present a large exhibition with the most representative works of this artist who was a great lover of Barcelona and Gaudí.
The opening was chaired by the Councilor for Culture, Ms. Núria Escamilla. Once the speeches were over, we were accompanied by Marc Costa and Lluís Gallifa, members of LA BRIVA, who rounded off the celebration with their music.
It was a massive opening where family, friends, clients and followers of Llorenç wanted to experience this emotional afternoon.