The 7th edition of Tiradentes Creative Week (SCT) will take place between October 19 and 22 in the city of Tiradentes and will feature a series of new features. This time , the festival will expand its borders with the participation of special craft projects from various places in Brazil: Alagoas,
Espírito Santo ,
Minas Gerais ,
Pernambuco and
Rio Grande do Sul , in addition to the Artesanía Warao project, which will showcase the work of indigenous peoples from Venezuela. For those who fell by parachute, the
Tiradentes Creative Week is a cultural and social project that aims to promote and value traditional knowledge. Throughout the year, SCT promotes immersions between designers and artisans to enable the exchange of knowledge between the two areas. The result of these encounters are unique and original products that are exhibited at the festival . (João Bertholini/Divulgação/CASACOR)
This year, the event will feature
over 80 activities , including lectures, chats, exhibitions, workshops, installations, screenings, film screenings, guided tours and tours over the four days of the event, which usually brings together around six thousand people from all over the country. Highlights of the event include the exhibitions
Design Feito à Mão and Arte dos Mestres. It is also worth mentioning that the legacy of Pernambuco architect Janete Costa will be featured in an exhibition and a chat. In addition,
Matizes Dumont was chosen as the festival's honoree. A collective made up of artists and embroiderers from the city of Pirapora, Minas Gerais, the group created by the Dumont family presents the exhibition
Metamorfose dos fio e das tramas – Mulheres Entre (linhas), which brings together striking embroideries
— even made with gold threads and with a theme centered on the figure of women. The entire festival program is available at
website . Registration for activities is now open and can be done at this
link .