Exhibition: Certamen pintura Salvador Soria

Benissa’s Centro de Arte Taller Ivars is showing the 2026 Salvador Soria painting competition exhibition through May 18, according to the town council’s agenda and regional event listings. The display brings together works selected for the XLIV Certamen de Pintura Salvador Soria Vila de Benissa, a long-running municipal art competition organized by Benissa’s culture department. Public visiting hours are listed as Tuesday to Saturday from 6 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. on the municipal event page. Costa Blanca Magazin separately listed the exhibition among May events on the Costa Blanca. ### Which exhibition is on view at Taller Ivars? The Centre d’Art Taller d’Ivars in Benissa is hosting the exhibition tied to the XLIV Certamen de Pintura Salvador Soria Vila de Benissa 2026, according to Benissa town hall and local media reports. The show presents works chosen as part of the annual painting competition named for Salvador Soria, one of the municipality’s established cultural fixtures. (benissa.es) The Benissa town hall said in December that the 2026 competition was open to artists of any nationality and without an age limit, with entries allowed individually or collectively and up to two original works per author. That call described the contest as the 44th edition and set a first prize of 6,000 euros. ### When did this year’s exhibition open? (benissa.es) April 17 was the date set for the 2026 awards ceremony and the official opening of the exhibition, according to English-language and local reports published ahead of the event. Benissa Digital said the gala at Taller Ivars would include the presentation of painting awards alongside the municipality’s “25 d’Abril” literary prizes. (ajbenissa.es) La Marina Alta, citing the municipal program, reported that the exhibition opening was scheduled for 9 p.m. after the awards ceremony. That report said the exhibition would include the winning painting, the runners-up and 23 selected works. ### What can visitors expect to see? The exhibition consists of works selected from the 2026 Salvador Soria competition rather than a separate standalone show, according to the municipal and local press descriptions. (en.lamarinaalta.com) Benissa Digital described the display as a collective exhibition of the creations forming part of the established contest. (en.lamarinaalta.com) Costa Blanca Magazin described the event as an early-evening art stop where visitors have time to look at, compare and discuss the paintings. That characterization came from the event listing, not from the municipality. ### What are the visiting hours and end date? May 18 is the closing date listed by Benissa’s municipal agenda page for the exhibition at Taller Ivars. (benissadigital.es) The same page gives opening hours as Tuesday to Saturday, from 18:00 to 20:30. A separate Costa Blanca Magazin listing also says the exhibition runs until May 18. Another pre-event report in La Marina Alta had said the show could be visited until May 16, suggesting that public listings were later updated or differed by publication. (costablanca-magazin.com) ### Where can readers verify the details? Benissa’s official agenda page carries the municipal listing for the “Salvador Soria 2026 Painting Competition Exhibition” at Taller Ivars, including the venue and visiting hours. (benissa.es) Costa Blanca Magazin’s May 2026 event roundup also includes the exhibition in its regional calendar. May 18 remains the date currently shown on the municipal listing, and the exhibition is scheduled at the Centre d’Art Taller d’Ivars in Benissa. (costablanca-magazin.com) The competition itself was announced by Benissa town hall in December 2025 with a 6,000-euro first prize, and the 2026 awards ceremony and opening were held on April 17, according to local reports. (benissa.es)