The Madeira Wine, Embroidery and Handicrafts Institute (IVBAM) comemmorates the ‘World Craftsmen’s Day’, celebrated on March 19th, organising a multidisciplinary programme that celebrates Madeira’s traditional arts and crafts and highlights regional craftsmen as ambassadors of Madeira’s traditions.
In this context, IVBAM is promoting “Craftsmen’s Week” from March 17th to 21st, in the “Traditional Arts & Crafts of Madeira” space, with a varied program that includes, among other initiatives, workshops, exhibitions, live craft sessions and their respective sales, as well as a round table with various entities related to regional crafts, under the theme “Traditional Arts and Crafts of Madeira: Preservation and Innovation”.
Programme:
17 March
12:00 – 19:00
Artisans from various crafts and trades – live work, exhibition and sales
Danny Leça – Emanuel Nóbrega – Flor Fernandes – João David Sousa – Flor de Lis – Vera Menezes
17:00 – 19:00
Cotton Modelling Workshop with Alexandrina Canha – IVBAM
18 March
12:00 – 19:00
Artisans from various crafts and trades – live work, exhibition and sales
Danny Leça – Emanuel Nóbrega – Flor Fernandes – João David Sousa – Flor de Lis – Vera Menezes
14:00 – 16:30
Practical Workshop – Opening, Carding and Spinning with Luz Ornelas – IVBAM
19 March
12:00 – 19:00
Artisans from various crafts and trades – live work, exhibition and sales
Cristian Júnior – Danny Leça – Elena Garcia – Emanuel Nóbrega – Jenita Spínola – João David Sousa – Miguel Ramos – Vera Menezes
14:00 – 16:30
Practical Workshop – Opening, Carding and Spinning with Luz Ornelas – IVBAM
15:00
Vegetable Fibres: Master Artisans from Porto Santo
Talk with Fernando Libano – Researcher at the Ethnographic Museum of Madeira
17:00 – 19:00
Palmito Craft Workshop with Vera Menezes
Handmade Soap Workshop with Elena Garcia – Khora Cosmetics
20 March
10:00 – 19:00
Artisans from various crafts and trades – live work, exhibition and sales
Cristian Júnior – Emanuel Nóbrega – João David Sousa – Miguel Ramos – Vera Menezes
15:00
Palmito Weaving – A Technique that is Being Renewed
Talk with Vera Menezes – Artisan
16:30
Guided tour of the exhibition
“Fibre Knowledge | Inherited Gestures – Tribute to Master Artisans”
17:00
Career Tribute Ceremony to Artisans
Otília Melim | Maria Amélia Melim – Palmito
João Melim | José Andrade “Ramos” – Cana Vieira
21 March
10:00 – 13:00
Artisans from various crafts and trades – live work, exhibition and sales
Cristian Júnior – Emanuel Nóbrega – Iuliia Lavrenova – João David Sousa – Miguel Ramos – Maui & Sucri – Vera Menezes
10:00
Practical Workshop – Mini Earflap Hats with Luz Ornelas
+ Info: Facebook
