Applications are now open for artist residencies in Vallauris
An international opportunity for ceramic artists is now open for 2026 through the A.I.R. Vallauris residency programme, based in the historic town of Vallauris in the south of France, renowned for its tradition in ceramics. Since 2001, A.I.R. Vallauris has hosted over 500 international artists, offering accommodation and studio space where residents can meet local […]
TAME THE FIRE 2026 | FORGING, CERAMICS AND GASTRONOMY
On 27 and 28 March, ‘Tame the Fire’ returns to the gardens of the Arts Centre. Caldas da Rainha, a Creative City, brings together cutlery, ceramics and gastronomy at this event to celebrate the transformative power of fire and herald the arrival of spring. Organised by the CENTRA Association – Friends of the Arts Centre, […]
POIARTES 2026 – Open Call
Between the days 10 to 13 of September takes place another edition of the event POIARTES 2026 – National Exhibition of Crafts, Gastronomy, Goat Farming, Agricultural, Commercial and Industrial, in Alameda Santo André – Vila Nova de Poiares. We invite you to apply and show what is best done in the country. We ask you […]
MESTRA is back, and registration for the 2026 edition is now open!
From 19 to 21 of June 2026, D. Carlos I Park will once again host MESTRA – Caldas da Rainha Ceramics Market Exhibition, as part of the UNESCO Creative City of Crafts and Folk Arts programme. Aimed at ceramists working in the municipality of Caldas da Rainha, MESTRA also extends to ceramists representing guest municipalities, […]
Ceramists from Caldas bring female voices to Deruta and inaugurate international exhibition
Between 23 and 26 November, 20 ceramists from Caldas da Rainha visited Deruta, Italy, as part of the exchange programme ‘Ceramics and Women: How Women Became Protagonists’, an initiative promoted in the context of the twinning agreement between the two municipalities. The delegation from Caldas, composed of potters, representatives of local associations in the fields […]
Applications for the 17th MANISES INTERNATIONAL CERAMICS BIENNIAL – 2026
In 2026, the city of Manises will celebrate the 17th edition of the Manises International Ceramics Biennial. Registration to participate is open from 22 September to 20 November 2025. The Manises International Ceramics Biennial reaffirms itself, once again, as a benchmark platform for the creation and dissemination of contemporary ceramics at an international level. To […]
Exchange “Ceramics and women. How women became protagonists”
From 23 to 26 November 2025, the exchange programme Ceramics and Women: How Women Became Protagonists will take place. This initiative is organised by the municipalities of Deruta and Caldas da Rainha as part of the European programme CERV – Town Twinning (Citizens, Equality, Rights and Values – Town Twinning), aimed at supporting meetings between […]
INVITATION TO PARTICIPATE – EXCHANGE OF CERAMICISTS WITH DERUTA (ITALY)
Under the Twinning Agreement between the Municipality of Deruta and the Municipality of Caldas da Rainha, signed in March 2024, following a series of meetings and exchanges on the different social, cultural and economic aspects arising from a shared tradition in the creation and production of artistic ceramics, the two municipalities joined forces to organise […]
Caldas da Rainha receives a “Very Good” rating from the UNESCO Creative Cities Network
The Municipality of Caldas da Rainha received a ‘Very Good’ rating in the latest UNESCO Creative Cities Network (UCCN) assessment, as part of its integration into the UNESCO Creative Cities Network (UCCN) in 2019. This rating reflects the municipality’s ongoing commitment to creativity, culture and sustainable urban development. The evaluation focused on actions carried out […]
NAIFA, at the Caldas da Rainha Cultural and Congress Centre
On 5 and 6 July, the first edition of NAIFA – Cutlery Fair, promoted by CENTRA | Group of Friends of the Arts Centre, took place at the Caldas da Rainha Cultural and Congress Centre. The event brought together 30 national and 8 international exhibitors, showcasing traditional know-how hand in hand with innovation and creativity. […]