At the award ceremony attended by prominent personalities of the social and political life of Catalonia and Barcelona, as the mayor of Barcelona, Xavier Trias, and winners of previous editions of the Prize as Jordi Clos, Josep Ferrer Sala, Liliana Godia and Antoni Vila Casas .
He also stressed the presence of Joaquin Barraquer, Luis Bassat, Jose Felipe Bertran de Caralt, Manuel Carreras, Mariona Carulla, Angel Corella, Federico Correa, Macià Alavedra and Sergi Ferrer-Salat, among others.
Montblanc wants to recognize those contemporary patrons and so rewarding path Leopoldo Rodes, President of the MACBA Foundation for betting on culture and art. Besides the trophy, Rodés has received a Montblanc Limited Edition Patron of Art Collection 2012, honoring Joseph II.
Montblanc Award for Culture distinguishes various patrons each year from several countries: China, France, Germany, Hong Kong, Italy, Russia, Japan, Korea, Mexico, Spain, UK, USA and Russia.
The award winners are chosen by a prestigious international jury of artists from various fields. Among the jurors in Spain this year highlights the painter Antonio de Felipe, the designer Patricia Urquiola and the architect Juli Capella.