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More than forty artisans come together this weekend at the Sixth Crafts Festival "Ciudad de Jumilla" (25/06/2009)

A total of 43 artisans from the Association of Artisans of the town (some of them from neighboring towns) are involved, this weekend, at the Sixth Exhibition of Crafts' Ciudad de Jumilla ".

The venue for this activity will take place on Saturday 27 and Sunday 28, is the Central Market.

In the exhibition there will be many activities, including workshops.

One program will be on the process of manufacture of silk, as well as soap making and drawing cold wood, among others.

This exhibition of handicrafts has been presented recently by Councilman Craft Ildefonso Jimenez, president of the Association of Artisans Mari Carmen Herrero and crafts Susi Garcia.

Ildefonso Jimenez invited everyone to attend the show "since it is open to the general public and have the opportunity to witness what our artisans are doing."

Councilman Crafts highlighted the work which makes this partnership and said it was a group that carries out many activities in Jumilla, and other local associations, which shows that "the craft is alive, like Jumilla.

For its part, Mari Carmen Herrero, who unveiled the activities, said, "is an example in which it has been a lot of dedication and effort of all craftsmen and we intend to enjoy every visit us" .

Finally, Susie Garcia said in his speech that with the wood drawing workshop "we will teach children between 8 and 9 to 14, how to draw miniature wood and then may take the piece to paint."

The activities begin on Saturday 27 with the opening at 19:00 hours by the authorities.

Next will be a concert by the group 'Metals and Percussion Ensemble. "

That day the market will stay open until 23:00.

On Sunday 28, the exhibition opens at 10:30 until 14:30 and afternoon from 17:00 to 22:30 hours.

During these days there will be workshops and demonstrations.

One of the most curious is the process of silk which, in a stand of 12 square meters, a group of artisans in Fuente Alamo, which is devoted exclusively to this, show all the process, from the worm to the achievement of the fabric.

You can make soap, will be painting and engraving on wood, rolls, spelled, jewelry making, forging, sheets, crafts, floral arrangements and accessories ceramics, among others.

For the organization of the Crafts Festival VI have a budget of around 8,000 euros and with the collaboration of the Department of Craft, the Department of Services, the Department of Tourism, Jumilla Wine Route, the Directorate General Crafts , CajaMurcia, Driver Bodegas Silvano Garcia and Santana.

Source: Ayuntamiento de Jumilla

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