The president of the A Coruña Provincial Council, Valentín González Formoso, and the Mayor of Oleiros, Ángel García Seone, they opened last Wednesday, in the Luis Seoane park in Santa Cruz, the XXVII edition of Alafaroleiros.
It is, according to the organization, “una of the most important craft fairs in Spain, which has the support of the provincial institution and will bring together 23 Spanish and Portuguese artisans in the municipality this week. “
“Oleiros and Buño are two references of the pottery crafts of the province of A Coruña and from Galicia “, said Formoso. For his part, the mayor, Ángel García Seoane, thanked the support for the development of this edition that will include, among its proposals, exhibitions and live handicraft demonstrations.
The manager of the Fundación Artesanía de Galicia, Elena Fabeiro, visited the Alfaroleiros Exhibition today, a meeting that stands out for its relevance as showcase for the marketing and dissemination of pottery and as a space for confluence for professionals from all over Galicia, as well as the rest of Spain and also Portugal.
Alfaroleiros, which runs until tomorrow, Sunday August 8, has the collaboration of the Xunta de Galicia, through the Second Vice-Presidency and the Ministry of Economy, Business and Innovation, through aid to promote the commercialization of Galician handicrafts and the promotion of the competitiveness of the artisan sector.
Program of the XXVII edition
In this 27th edition they are 23 participating exhibitors, from places like Toledo, Castellón, Jaén, Granada, Córdoba, Segovia, Lana Rioja, Cáceres, Badajoz, Zamora and Coimbra (Portugal). In addition, Galician Crafts workshops that are present are Pottery Aparicio and Pottery List, of Buño (Malpica de Bergantiños); Figulus, from Gundivós (Sober), Alfínería Agustín, from Niñodaguia (Xunqueira de Espadanedo); Añón Pottery (Salvaterra de Miño) and Unzueta Ceramics (Brión).
The activities program includes pottery demonstrations and open workshops by artisans Susana González, from the Terralume workshop (A Coruña), and Antón Román (Gondomar), guided visits to the municipal museum Os Oleiros, musical performances and different shows.
The manager of the Fundación Artesanía de Galicia also pointed out that the collaboration of the Galician Government with the organization of activities such as Alfaroleiros contribute to promoting the preservation of traditional crafts, while adding value and promoting the dissemination of the handmade product and the Artesanía de Galicia brand.
