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The Art Tunnel In Barcelona: Discover 1327 Artworks By 837 Artists From Around The World

After Paris, London, Berlin, Monaco, New York City, Los Angeles and Miami Beach, Expometro is launching a new Billboard Art Show called The Art Tunnel at the heart of Barcelona at Passeig de Gràcia metro station.

A 180m immersive Art gallery accessible to everyone
Expometro is launching its 9th edition from 15th until 28th June at Passeig de Gràcia one of the most iconic and busiest metro station of Barcelona city with more than 195.000 trips per week. 36 Collective Artworks composed of 1327 individual artworks will be showcased on both sides of the main corridor connecting L3 to L4. With 6 x 30 meters long panoramic billboards on both sides, Expometro will turn during 2 weeks this never-ending tunnel into a 180 meters Art gallery, offering an immersive artistic experience to thousands of daily commuters.

837 Artists from 38 countries together as one
A global artistic diversity and creativity is represented by 837 participating artists with 38 different nationalities: the United Arab Emirates, Argentina, Austria, Australia, Belgium, Canada, Switzerland, Chile, China, Colombia, Costa Rica, Czech Republic, Germany, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Spain, France, Great Britain, Greece, Hong Kong, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Luxemburg, Monaco, Mexico, Netherlands, Panama, Peru, Portugal, Qatar, Romania, Singapore, Slovakia, Ukraine, United States, Uruguay and South Africa.

Accessible Online
A QR code is available on each billboard to view the artworks online. Each individual artwork is clickable with a link to each artist’s website. The artworks are accessible online all year long on the page of Expometro Barcelona: https://expometro.co/en/exhibition/2023-barcelona

Artists, Friends & Media Meetup
JOIN FOR THE OPENING ON THE 15TH JUNE AT 2PM
Expometro is organizing an official photo/video shoot and interviews during the opening on the first day with artists, friends and people in front of the billboards.

Artists from around the world will come to Barcelona especially for the event!

Shany Hagan is a single mum who lives in York and spends her time painting and donating her art to different charities, so far raising over £300k for 50 charities in the UK and USA. She paints for the NHS, celebrities and their specific charities, film covers and Royal commissions and to date has painted for over 40 celebrities.

One of Shany's latest paintings is a tribute to the Royal Family and is a watercolour original design of King Charles with Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Phillip in the background. This painting went to Buckingham Palace for the Coronation and was displayed on the electronic billboards around London on Coronation Day.

This painting of King Charles has been chosen to represent the UK in Barcelona. Shany Hagan will be going out to Barcelona on the opening day of this amazing event.

Shany's portrait of King Charles III can be seen on Billboard 27.