Running from the 7th of May until the 28th, the Barcelona Art Gay 09 is the first installment of what is planned to be a large, yearly gay art event. If you’re in Spain this May, be sure to visit this fabolous city and check out the art show.

To quote the information from the event: «BAG'09 [BarcelonaArtGay] is a cultural event of gay subject, created by Sergi Ortín, which is born this 2009 aiming for a maximum diffusion and its annual repetition. Everything turns about an art exhibition in the Espai Cultural Francolí, headquarters teresarius: promotors d’art (www.teresarius.com), following its multidisciplinar character together with an offer following varied cultural exprint and upward, from the 7th to the 29th of May. It includes painting, photography, sculpture, comic and video-installation of well-known artists and new values, and is accompanied of interesting related parallel activities during May. Artists: Sergio Cattivelli, Roberto Delgado, Violeta Gomez, Antonio J., Invernot, Sebas Martín, David Mirás, Sandra Mondon, Elena Montull, Nazario, Ocaña, Olgaz, Daniel Torrent, Sandra Turnbull, y MR. WOOLMAN. Private View: Thursday 7th of May from 7.30pm We will count with artists, Dj Lapablo, performance and projection of Lechifla (designers of the image of BAG'09), service of catering by Ago Catering and wine by Vino Gay. And the party continues from 11.30pm at Lotus Theater. Parallel activities: - 'Kink: The freedom of the selfedition'. Conference by of PacoyManolo. Thursday 14th, 19h. - 'Remembering Robert Mapplethorpe'. Workshop of photography with model. Saturday 16th, 10-14h. - 'Mythology and Art: the secrets of Dionise'. Workshop of tasting of wines. Thursday 21, 19.30 h. - 'Gaycelona: from the persecution to the integration'. Route for the history and culture of the Gay Barcelona. Friday 22nd and Saturday 23rd of May to the 18h. - Workshops Bondage in charge of Neo-Cortex BDSM. Closure: Thursday 28th of May from 7.30pm. Wine by Louis de Vernier. Performance by Thomas Reydellet and Presentation of collection of leather by ATELIERFER.»

You can read more about BAG 09 on their website.