Naifa – Cutlery Fair
On 5 and 6 July, the first edition of NAIFA – Cutlery Fair, promoted by CENTRA | Grupo de Amigos do Centro de Artes, will take place at the Centro Cultural e de Congressos das Caldas da Rainha. The event brings together national and international exhibitors to showcase traditional know-how hand in hand with innovation […]
MESTRA – Caldas da Rainha Ceramics Market Exhibition
20 June | 18h00 to 22h3021 June | 10h00 to 20h0022 June | 10h00 to 18h00 MESTRA – Mostra Mercado da Cerâmica das Caldas da Rainha is a cultural and creative meeting point for artisans, artists, the community and visitors through the exhibition and sale of ceramics. The event is complemented by a programme of […]
FIADA – International Fair of Craft, Design and Other Arts | 4th to 7th September 2025, Covilhã – Open Call Caldas da Rainha
The Municipality of Caldas da Rainha will be selecting two representatives – ceramists and/or artisans – to take part in FIADA.Those interested should express their intention to take part by 20 June to creative_city_caldas@mcr.pt, so that all the strategy and logistics associated with the event can be finalised, as well as booking a stand and […]
Kanazawa Artist in Residence 2025
Kanazawa, a UNESCO Creative City in the field of Crafts and Folk Arts, invites an artist or artisan from any creative city to participate in the Artist in Residence Program, to be held at the Kanazawa Utatsuyama Kogei Kobo, an institution specializing in crafts in Kanazawa. The objective of this program is to promote the […]
Civil Society (RTP2) – Creative Cities
On March 24, 2024, councilor Conceição Henriques, responsible for the Culture portfolio of the Municipality of Caldas da Rainha, was present on the Civil Society program, broadcast by RTP2. The episode dedicated the theme to the Creative Cities of the UNESCO Creative Cities Network and, given that Caldas da Rainha is a Creative City of […]
Covilhã Design Triennial 2025
On March 21st, the Covilhã 2025 Design Triennial began, with the motto “Textile Landscapes” and will run until June 21st. It is an initiative of the Municipality of Covilhã within the scope of the UNESCO Creative City Action Plan in the area of Design, a status it obtained in 2021. This event seeks to promote […]
Presentation of the Album “The hammer dances and sings before rising” by Paulo Vicente
“The hammer sings and dances before rising” is the new project by Paulo Vicente, a musician with over two decades of career cemented in a tireless exploration of sound between jazz and the most ethereal explorations of “ambient”. Inspired by the movements and noises of the cutlers at Paulo Tuna’s workshop in Caldas da Rainha, […]
Cerâmica XL Exhibition
The exhibition Cerâmica XL, a project by the group ‘Convergências’, will open on 28 March at 5 pm at Espaço da Concas of the Arts Centre. It features 10 large-scale ceramic sculptures using traditional techniques, promoting the integration of traditional knowledge into contemporary production. The pieces are the result of an artistic residency that took […]
TAME THE FIRE | FORGING, CERAMICS AND GASTRONOMY
On 28 and 29 March, the third edition of Tame the Fire will take place at the Caldas da Rainha Arts Centre. Organised by CENTRA – Associação dos Amigos do Centro de Artes (Association of Friends of the Arts Centre), with the support of Caldas da Rainha City Council and as part of the UNESCO […]
Caldas da Rainha participates in the meeting of the Creative Cities of Crafts and Folk Art in Saudi Arabia
Between the 5th and 7th of February 2025, a meeting was held in the creative city of Al-Ahsa, Saudi Arabia, with representatives from various creative cities in the Crafts and Folk Arts category. It was attended by over 80 participants from various countries, including technicians, politicians and local entities. Caldas da Rainha was represented by […]