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Paint students will travel to Thiviers by the 40 anniversary of cultural exchanges

27 June 2013 - 09: 59

Next week the French town of Thiviers, twinned with Xàbia, commemorates the anniversary of 40 cultural exchanges that began in the years 70 and has organized a series of activities to celebrate.

It was in 1973 when a group of xabieros He traveled for the first time to this population of Aquitaine to perfect the language, forging friendships that still endure today. As explained by the mayor of Culture, Empar Bolufer, these exchanges, where students stayed home from native families, were carried out by advanced of its time and history programs today people settled in the educational system, such as Comenius. There arose ties that led to the creation of the association Friends of Thiviers and later the twinning of Thiviers with Xàbia.

This year, Amics de Thiviers has invited the students of the School of Mediterranean Painting, which has prepared a pictorial sample to participate in the activities of the meeting. The artists have made their paintings based on prints that reflect Thiviers and Xàbia, until forming the exhibition "Brushstrokes on Thiviers", which can also be seen in Xàbia from August 2 to 25 in the room of the Soler Blasco museum.

Next week, the artists and their works will travel to France in a bus subsidized by the Town hall to participate , at the party of the 40 anniversary and the I Festival of the Goose. As indicated by the president of Amics de Thiviers, Ismael Doménech, the group will depart the night of next Thursday and will be until the 9 in July hosted by families of Thiviers and, in addition to the party, you can participate in excursions and cultural activities.

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