Wednesday the department of Culture of the City of Buenos Aires, headed by Minister Enrique Avogadro, presented the 1.069 cultural projects that were approved under the new Law on Patronage.

The presentation took place at the Isaac Fernández Blanco Museum, gathered there also companies with their contribution made the program a reality and several of the beneficiaries.

Worth noting that, compared with what happened last year, It increased by more than 40 percent the number of projects selected. At the same time, the budget for the program doubled Patronage, reaching 692 millions of pesos.

In dialogue with The sidewalk, the Avogadro minister expressed his happiness, thanks to "lots of projects meant an absolute record, with over a thousand "and with" the amount allocated, which is a very significant increase ".

At the same time, He noted the changes in the program, allowing "reduce delays, with a system that today has an absolute transparency, with the publication of all winning projects with amounts ". About this, all approved projects can be seen through www.impulsocultural.com.ar.

"Behind this it is a demonstration of a huge fortress of culture of the City of Buenos Aires", Avogadro said, due to the "diversity of projects presented and selected, so for me today is a holiday for culture ".

When asked about the transparency of the program, the holder porteña area Culture explained that it is "a key issue and very important, since we are not the ones who chose the projects from the new law ". The decision rests on "an artistic committee of references of each of the disciplines, which means that there is a first selection of projects and then the Cultural Participation Council, which has a mixed integration of the parliamentary term legislature ".

Avogadro finally stressed the "dual system, in which it is strengthened by making culture and who we relate with it, "adding: "Our big goal is to get more people take an active role in the culture of the City of Buenos Aires and expand access to it. For that we need more creative and cultural spaces. It is a virtuous circle which strengthens ".

Meanwhile, Lara Manguel -Coordinator of Cultural Impulse- highlighted in this environment "improved financing tools to culture in terms of time, forms and processes ".

"This was or complex process and we wanted more and more and more projects are submitted and that way we were", He said the coordinator, adding: "We did a lot of emphasis on training and today we are celebrating and recognizing businesses that provide support, because without them this could not happen ".

Manguel behind Patronage explained that "there are many people involved, where there is first a presentation, with an open call for a month, but prior to the convening training and the presence of a team that reviews everything is well presented are ".

By last, the coordinator explained that the goal is "to present even more this tool, to show that many of the things that the locals enjoyed happen every day thanks to the support of Patronage ".