CAN ART has paved the way for a new annual art week in Ibiza. L&rsquo;OFFICIEL IBIZA caught up&nbsp;with founder Sergio Sancho, also of UVNT Art Fair, to recap the week&rsquo;s events.

Sergio Sanchez, founder of CAN Art & UVNT Art Fair, Photography by Maria Santos

Tell us about the show? Was it a success?
 It was incredible. So much more than we expected! A lot of collectors, a lot of art people and a lot of&nbsp;islanders. We had more sales than we could have imagined! There was beautiful energy the whole&nbsp;week and it was so great to see the impact that art can have in Ibiza.

CAN Art Expo, Photography by Maria Santos

What was the highlight for you?
 The opening day was simply magical because so many people had worked for so long to bring the&nbsp;project to life. When so many people believe in something and see it come together it is really exciting!&nbsp;The dinner at El Silencio on Thursday was very beautiful We also did an event with Gucci on Friday&nbsp;night at Terra Masia which was quite wonderful, with a super crowd. Then our closing party at Akasha&nbsp;with Red Bull was wild. A lot of dancing and a great feeling that we had actually done it!

The CAN Art Team, Photography by Maria Santos

Do you feel like CAN ART is spearheading a movement?
 Absolutely. Because a lot of other events sprung up around it and there was a real sense of&nbsp;momentum. There is a great appetite for art on this island. That has been known for many years.&nbsp;From the artists who emigrated here in the 1930s to Ibiza&rsquo;s Grupo &rsquo;59 to the proliferation of&nbsp;contemporary galleries. There is a fascinating creative community here and it is growing and changing&nbsp;every day. Many current artists choose to live here year-round, and a lot of collectors have summer&nbsp;houses here. So, when you start to create art events, there&rsquo;s a captive audience.

What are your plans for the rest of the year?
 We have another fair in Madrid, which we started working on in February. And we are already&nbsp;planning the second edition of CAN ART to make it even bigger and more brilliant. And we are&nbsp;working with our galleries to support them how we can. They are the key to the event, and some of&nbsp;them sold 80 per cent of their works. When we saw that people were buying pieces that were priced at&nbsp;120,000 euros, we knew it was a great opportunity for the galleries.

Art week success for the first season of CAN ART

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