Craftsmen´s Week

For the first time, the Madeira Wine, Embroidery and Handicrafts Institute (IVBAM) comemmorates the ‘World Craftsmen’s Day’, celebrated on March 19, 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 22nd, 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:
– Exhibition and sale with the presence of the projects: “As Marias, Maui Sucri and A Bordadeira”
– Exhibition and sale of handicrafts, with the projects: “As Marias, Maui Sucri and A Bordadeira”
– Demonstration of the art of embroidery Madeira Embroidery, with a group of six Embroiderers of the House

Exhibitions:
March, 17th to 22nd
Exhibition “Embroidery in motion” – Bailha Project

March, 17th to 31st
Exhibition “Traditional Arts & Crafts of Madeira: Tradition and Innovation”

Workshops:
March, 17th
10:00- 13:00
Tapestry

13:00 – 17:00
Weaving
Inlays

March, 22nd
10:00 – 13:00
Madeira Embroidery Workshop – Bailha Project

fonte: www.eventsmadeira.com