The Municipality of Concordia, through the Undersecretariat of Education and Culture, invites the entire community to participate in the 2nd Basket and Traditional Crafts Festival, which will take place on September 12, 13, and 14 at Plaza 25 de Mayo and Paseo del Bicentenario, with free admission.
This gathering brings together artisans from the city, the province, and different regions of the Litoral, who will bring their ancestral knowledge and techniques, passed down from generation to generation. From Formosa, Sara Torrent, Noemí Luna, and Victorina Rodríguez will arrive, artisans from indigenous communities who work with totora and carandillo; Sandra González will also be present from Chaco, with her palm basketry. From San Salvador, Entre Ríos, we will be joined by Marisa Moix, a producer of botanical basketry using natural fibers.
From Concordia, renowned master artisans will join, such as Manuela Tagliapietra and Sonia López, representatives of several generations of isipó basket weavers, as well as Elsa Castro, a reference in the use of yellow and other fibers, and Pepe Paiz, a master leather artisan. Mary Troncoso and María Ester Ramírez from Paraná, Miguel Secoff from Santa Fe, and the Concordia native Beatriz Rolón, with her crochet work, will also participate.
In this regard, the Undersecretary of Education and Culture, Prof. Carlos Gatto, stated: “The Basket Festival is an opportunity to highlight the work of artisans who sustain, through effort, crafts that are a living heritage of our identity. We especially want to highlight the work being carried out by the Department of Crafts under the coordination of Ezequiel Sierralta, which promotes meeting and visibility spaces like this one. The administration led by Mayor Francisco Azcué conceives culture as a fundamental public policy to strengthen collective memory and our roots.”
PROGRAM
Friday 12: 10:00 AM Opening of the Cultural Fairs – 8:00 PM Closing
Saturday 13: 10:00 AM Opening of the Cultural Fairs – 8:00 PM Closing
Sunday 14: 10:00 AM Opening of the Cultural Fairs – 7:00 PM Closing Ceremony with the presentation of certificates and artistic performances, which will be held in the Multipurpose Hall of the Undersecretariat, located at 638 Urquiza.
The 2nd Basket and Traditional Crafts Festival is a tribute to those who, with their hands, transform fibers, threads, leathers, and reeds into unique pieces that tell stories. A space where tradition meets the community, celebrating art, identity, and collective work.
This gathering brings together artisans from the city, the province, and different regions of the Litoral, who will bring their ancestral knowledge and techniques, passed down from generation to generation. From Formosa, Sara Torrent, Noemí Luna, and Victorina Rodríguez will arrive, artisans from indigenous communities who work with totora and carandillo; Sandra González will also be present from Chaco, with her palm basketry. From San Salvador, Entre Ríos, we will be joined by Marisa Moix, a producer of botanical basketry using natural fibers.
From Concordia, renowned master artisans will join, such as Manuela Tagliapietra and Sonia López, representatives of several generations of isipó basket weavers, as well as Elsa Castro, a reference in the use of yellow and other fibers, and Pepe Paiz, a master leather artisan. Mary Troncoso and María Ester Ramírez from Paraná, Miguel Secoff from Santa Fe, and the Concordia native Beatriz Rolón, with her crochet work, will also participate.
In this regard, the Undersecretary of Education and Culture, Prof. Carlos Gatto, stated: “The Basket Festival is an opportunity to highlight the work of artisans who sustain, through effort, crafts that are a living heritage of our identity. We especially want to highlight the work being carried out by the Department of Crafts under the coordination of Ezequiel Sierralta, which promotes meeting and visibility spaces like this one. The administration led by Mayor Francisco Azcué conceives culture as a fundamental public policy to strengthen collective memory and our roots.”
PROGRAM
Friday 12: 10:00 AM Opening of the Cultural Fairs – 8:00 PM Closing
Saturday 13: 10:00 AM Opening of the Cultural Fairs – 8:00 PM Closing
Sunday 14: 10:00 AM Opening of the Cultural Fairs – 7:00 PM Closing Ceremony with the presentation of certificates and artistic performances, which will be held in the Multipurpose Hall of the Undersecretariat, located at 638 Urquiza.
The 2nd Basket and Traditional Crafts Festival is a tribute to those who, with their hands, transform fibers, threads, leathers, and reeds into unique pieces that tell stories. A space where tradition meets the community, celebrating art, identity, and collective work.