This is in response to a day of celebrations promoted by the Office of the Conservator of the third Cuban village and the Valley of the Sugar Mills, which began last July and will conclude this month.
According to the program, which Prensa Latina had access to, each of the previous months promoted a specific activity. Thus, July took into account work with wood and metal, literature, music and dance.
While August focused on work with fibers and seeds, and on plastic arts, while September included work with thread and needle and religious traditions. This whole movement “constitutes in itself an ode to the creativity of its inhabitants and each of these four months will pay tribute to the work of artisans who stand out in the use of certain materials,” the program indicates.
The projects Siempre a mano and Urdimbre identify Trinidad with titles such as Artisanal City of the World, Creative City in Crafts and Popular Arts. Another of the artisanal projects is Entre Agujas, promoted by the aforementioned office and started in 2008 with the aim of contributing to preserving the tradition of these crafts and the various stitches.
Added to the above is Entre hilos, alas y pinceles, headed by the outstanding plastic artist Yudit Vidal, a sociocultural artistic project created in April 2014 with the aim of legitimizing needle work.
Trinidad Artesanal y Creativa is the name of the bulletin presented by the Office of the Conservator of the City of Trinidad and the Valle de los Ingenios, which reviews the main activities of the day dedicated to celebrating both international recognitions.
The town celebrated its sixth anniversary as an Artisanal City in September and will soon celebrate its fifth anniversary after being declared a Creative City in Crafts and Popular Arts by the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
This latest designation was made on the occasion of October 31, World Cities Day, in 2019, and the city joined the more than 300 other cities, including Havana, that make up the Creative Cities Network.
The historic urban center of Trinidad, characterized by its beautiful mansions, winding cobblestone streets, plazas, striking door knockers and red-tiled roofs, was declared a World Cultural Heritage Site by UNESCO in 1988, along with the Valle de los Ingenios.
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