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Promoters

Carlos Álvarez del Castillo
President of the Art Council of the Journalism and Graphic Arts Museum, Guadalajara; president of the Art Council of the May Cultural Festival; and president of the Jesús Álvarez del Castillo Foundation, which dedicates its library, newspaper library and collections to the dissemination of the arts. Álvarez is collaborating in the feasibility study of building the Guggenheim Museum in Guadalajara, and in the construction of the Third Millennium Arches.

"Art is the sum of all mankind's work; it is the expression of being, thinking and doing."

Aurelio López Rocha
Businessman, president and promoter of the feasibility project for the construction of a Guggenheim Museum in Guadalajara, López has supported several artistic projects in Mexico through the Cultural Promotion Foundation of Guadalajara, such as the OPA (office for promotion of art), and the Art Center of the Guadalajara World Trade Center. He has assembled an important private art collection with works from important national and foreign artists.

Raúl Padilla López
Founder and president of the Guadalajara International Film Festival; founder and president of the Guadalajara International Book Fair; founder of the Julio Cortazar Lecture Series, in which writers like Nobel laureate José Saramago have participated; promoter and president of the Fund for Construction of the University Cultural Center; promoter of the Diana Theater; promoter of the construction of the New Public Library of the State of Jalisco; among other activities.

"Culture is the foundation of development, not its result.
In the future, culture will be the primary asset of nations."

Jorge Vergara Madrigal
In addition to his successful carrier in the business world, Vergara has been a promoter of art and culture in Jalisco. He has supported art grants and contests through the Omnilife Cultural Foundation. Vergara also has participated in music, funding his own record company, and in cinema, with his own production company.

Carlos Álvarez del Castillo at his home in Guadalajara. Aurelio López Rocha and the Guadalajara World Trade Center. Raul Padilla López at the 17th annual Guadalajara International Book Fair. Jorge Vergara Madrigal in his office at Omnilife, in Zapopan, Jalisco.

Collectors and curators

Patrick Charpenel
A philosopher by training, Charpenel has done extensive work as a curator. He has worked a number of important exhibitions in different venues in Mexico and outside, among them the Museum of Modern Art in Mexico City. He also publishes reviews in specialized magazines.

"With more consistency, less completeness,
With more completeness, less consistency."
-Theorem of Kurt Gödel

Smoke Signals (Señales de Humo) Radio Show

Hosted and directed by Alfredo Sánchez, the radio show Smoke Signals is a cultural program on the University of Guadalajara Radio Network. It has been broadcast since 2002 throughout the Guadalajara metropolitan area. Programs include interviews with artists of all medias, from dancers and sculptors to writers and photographers.

Alfredo Sánchez studied communication at ITESO (Technical Institute) in Guadalajara. He is a composer, musician and cultural journalist, and has participated in video production. He recently produced his first solo music album.

"I run this show because I believe that cultural promotion is fundamental to any city, and it seems to me that Guadalajara, in spite of its size, does not have enough options in that respect."
"It is never too late to take the first steps."

Official website of the University radio network
Official website of the University of Guadalajara

Radio personality Alfredo Sánchez interviews poet Pablo Ortiz in the studio during a live broadcast.

Tragaluz Magazine

Tragaluz ("Skylight") was created in 2002 as a joint project of nine women passionate about culture. It is an eclectic magazine about cultural entertainment and is distributed throughout Mexico. It is directed by Carmen Villoro and has a diverse staff that includes elements of Jalisco's artistic and intellectual community.

Official website

Carmen Villoro (right), Karla Sandomingo and Ivabelle Arroyo (seated) in the office of Tragaluz Magazine.