IARTES Program receives Aníbal Nazoa Award 2026

Published at: 25/09/2026 10:40 AM

The program 60 Minutes Creation and the Diverse, produced by the Institute of Arts, Image and Space (IARTES), received the Aníbal Nazoa 2026 Necessary Journalism Movement Award, Radio mention, at an event held at the headquarters of the Bolivarian Society in Caracas.

This is the institution's first communication award in its history, as reported by IARTES in a press release.

The team, made up of the director of IARTES, Zacarías García, the visual artist José Gregorio Castro and the journalists Nodelys Colmenares and Miltiño Ochoa, took to the stage of the historic site along with other winners of the year in different branches of journalism.

The journalist and member of the jury, Helena Salcedo, highlighted the quality of the recognized works. “Here there are journalists, writers, specialists, and other award winners who have done excellent work in their respective spaces and media,” he said.

Garcia thanked the distinction and took it as a commitment. “This is an award that commits us to doing better and better in future programs,” he said. For his part, Ochoa highlighted that, together with the National Center for Photography (CENAF), they were the only two entities of the Ministry of Popular Power for Culture awarded this year, along with other colleagues from various media in the country.