A four day academic conference and training takes place at Madrid's Universidad Complutense on 'Artistic Creation as a Bridge between East and West', organised by two Spanish academic research groups on Asia. Event in Spanish.

The Grupo de Investigación Arte de Asia (GIA) and Grupo de Investigación Asia y el Grupo de Investigación: Japón y España (GIAA) organise the event in the Faculty of Geography and History, UCM. It involves specialists and researchers from Spain, Japan and the Netherlands, covering museums, music, film, architecture, contemporary art and other cultural themes.