It was a well-deserved farewell upon retirement for Pepe Font de Mora, who for more than twenty-three years was the director of the Foto Colectania Foundation, one of the most prestigious private photographic institutions in the country—with a public mission—founded and chaired, since 2002, by Mario Rotllant. In addition to the exhibitions on display at its headquarters on Passeig Picasso in Barcelona, ​​Foto Colectania boasts a remarkable collection: some 3,500 images by more than 80 Spanish and Portuguese photographers.

Arnau Tordera (Tona, 1986) says that becoming a musician wasn't the result of a decision made at a specific moment, but rather a consequence of music gradually taking up more and more time in his life and of a profession that, he asserts, never ends. The leader of the band Obeses, he is also the creator of the opera The Lost Cat and of Sardana SuperstarHe, who has described himself as a "unique artistic piece" irreplaceable by the country, sees in wine a point of connection with pleasure, tradition and the land.

The BBVA Sant Joan Prize for Catalan Literature, created in 1981 by the social work of Caixa Sabadell, is a cultural benchmark. This award, now celebrating its 45th edition, has continued thanks to the support of BBVA. Furthermore, to promote new generations of writers in Catalan, the bank and the Fundació de Antigues Caixes Catalanes have created a new category for writers up to 35 years old for the next edition.

In 2020, just before the outbreak of the pandemic, in the Mercaders square in Girona, halfway between the Rambla and the Plaza del Vi, was born The Promotion, a very ambitious private initiative that works to spread the Catalan language, culture and gastronomy. The first stone was the School, soon after the Taverna opened, then the Fonda and, later, the Center, thus forming a kind of cultural complex around the same square, where, in addition to serving dozens of Catalan dishes every day, a lot of activities are organized. This 2025 El Foment celebrates five years with a great desire to establish itself as a cultural center of reference in the Països Catalans.