The next best thing to making your own Christmas presents is buying handmade gifts from local artisans and makers. Each year there are many Christmas markets in Barcelona where you can buy handmade gifts and goodies. We will continue updating this list as new markets …
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Last weekend the Maker Faire Barcelona took place at the Nau Bostik, a self-managed artistic creation space located in the neighborhood of La Sagrera. We wrote about the event in a previous article, so we won’t go into the history and purpose of the event, …
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The 1970’s marked a turning point in the feminist movement. The new generation of outspoken young adults cried out against the war in Vietnam, against racial injustices, and against gender constructs and violence. Their art was ground-breaking, both for its use of languages and forms, …
The eighth edition of Craft Week in Catalunya (Setmana de A l’Artesania) is this week and for the first time it offers an international audiovisual exhibition dedicated to artisans. Under the motto “divine crafts,” the Consortium of Commerce (Consorci de Comerç, Artesania i Moda de …
Looking for local artists, creatives and makers in Barcelona? The city is home to a wide range of talented artists and creatives who sell their work online and are keen to collaborate and receive commissions. So get in touch and support local makers! Barcelona’s artists …
Scarce natural resources, climate emergency, makers and the circular economy Organized by Sonar + D, Fablab Barcelona, SokoTech and Make with the collaboration of the Barcelona City Council, Arrow, HP and PRUSA Research Maker Faire 2019 emphasizes the urgent need to rethink and activate the …
With Barcelona affirming its position as a centre of experimental music, it is a rather pertinent choice of the Museum of Contemporary Art (MACBA) to present Compositions, an exhibition showing a transversal selection of works by Christian Marclay. The pieces presented examine sound, its representations …
Street art is one of the many hallmarks of Barcelona. It has been filling the city and adding to the art scene in Spain since the early 1990s. Barcelona street art is widely accepted to be some of the most interesting in the world; created …
Today we’re sitting down with Barcelona-based artist and maker, Ceren. She is the creative mind behind REN Cerámica, selling handmade artisanal ceramic tableware in Barcelona. Ceren creates at a studio in the Poblenou district and sells her work at local shops as well as design …
Barcelona is endowed with much to inspire. From the abundant works of Gaudí to the creative street art decorating the city–even how the sunlight bathes the narrow streets–can inspire creativity. Every artist has a muse and the Catalan Capital has certainly played that part for …
“I try to apply colors like words that shape poems, like notes that shape music.” -Joan Miró If you’re in the mood for an art experience that has a Picasso-esque feel but without the mass of tourists, check out a Barcelona native, Joan Miró. The …
Aby Mackie is an English artist and designer based in Barcelona. She creates mixed media and colorful textile art to brighten up walls. Her work combines storytelling and social commentary using recurring themes such as modern day consumerism and materialism. Today we’re chatting with Aby …
I’d like to share a tip for creatives called the Croissant coworking app. This may just change your work life… Flexibility has become a top priority. Freelancers, digital nomads and creatives in all disciplines choose their career path because they crave variety and flexibility. Diversity …
“Wine makes all things possible” -George R.R. Martin Wine and painting night Arte Bar, located in the Eixample neighborhood, only a 10-minute walk from the Sagrada Familia, is a popular art studio offering painting classes almost every day of the week. For €32 the class …
“It is good to love many things, for therein lies the true strength, and whosoever loves much performs much, and can accomplish much, and what is done in love is well done.” -Van Gogh to his brother Theo. The Meet Vincent Van Gogh Experience, created …