Overview

• Euskaltzaindia, the University of the Basque Country and Gabriel Aresti Kultura Elkartea joined local authorities to unveil a program of ten events from June through December
• The opening event on June 6 will feature a concert by Bilbao’s Banda de Txistularis at Euskaltzaindia followed by academic symposia on June 19–20 under the Cátedra Gabriel Aresti
• On June 26 the UPV/EHU will present Gabriel Arestik ereindakoak, a book of academic essays, literary texts and visual artworks examining Aresti’s legacy
• October highlights include a Guggenheim concert on October 6 and the publication of Gabriel Arestiren mandatua on October 8 alongside exhibitions at the Biblioteca Foral de Bizkaia
• The series underscores Aresti’s enduring role as a pioneer of urban Basque poetry, a defender of Euskara and a mentor to writers such as Bernardo Atxaga