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The General Director of Consumption and Crafts, Sonia Moreno, inaugurated the exhibition 'Acción Sedante', at the Murcia Regional Crafts Centre, a fashion collection born from the collaboration of the artisan Rosana González and the designer Charo Romero, made up of Hand-painted works in 100% natural silk.

In the sample you can see blouses, pants, kimonos, dresses and scarves, among other garments, made in a unique and handmade way, which can be purchased on request. This collection was presented for the first time at the 'Murcia Es Moda' contest, on February 9, at the Romea Theater's Hall of Mirrors.

The exhibition can be visited until March 8, from Monday to Friday from 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. and from 5:00 p.m. to 8:30 p.m., and on Saturdays from 11:00 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. .

The General Director of Consumption and Crafts, Sonia Moreno Martínez, attends a conference on Nativity Scenes in the Region of Murcia, which took place last Saturday, February 12 at 11 a.m. at the Murcia Regional Craft Center, located at Calle Francisco Rabal, 6 from Murcia.

The objective is to share, discuss and propose ideas for generational renewal in the nativity scene in the Region of Murcia.

This conference has been organized by the "Association - International Network BelenCribs", an international non-profit entity, which was attended by its own partners, as well as artisans or craft companies registered in the Artisan Registry of the Autonomous Community of Murcia as traditional clay nativity scenes.

Currently, three individual craftsmen, eight craft companies and twelve master craftsmen are registered in the craft registry of the Region of Murcia.

This initiative adds to the intention of the General Directorate of Consumption and Crafts to encourage and promote Nativity Scenes in the Region of Murcia as one of the most representative cultural and artistic manifestations at the international level.

On Valentine's Day, #Give Crafts #Give Love

The artisan products of the Region of Murcia are made one by one with a lot of love.

To celebrate Valentine's Day, the Craft Centers of the Region of Murcia have prepared a selection of handmade products, made with love by our artisans.

Below, you can see some of our proposals to give on this special day, and why not? Also for those who have not yet fallen in love, they can give themselves a whim.

The artisan honeys and jams from Traditional Confitures (simply one of the best jams in the world), to sweeten your partner.

Craft beers, such as Cátedra, Trinitaria or Yakka.

Author wines, from different artisan wineries in the Region of Murcia. Bodegas Evine de Yecla, Balcona de Bullas, Salzillo de Jumilla or Bizarría Wines, are the wines that you can select for this day.

The firm Émolo opens at the Regional Craft Centers in this exhibition with collections of creative costume jewellery.

The art enameler, Anabel del Canto, has created a new line of cool jewelry, both for men and women.

The artisan firm Orfebrería Tabil, with different lines of jewelry made in sterling silver, brass, copper or alpaca for him and for her.

Ópalo Taller Vidriero, participated with the technique of glass fusing different decorative objects, dominoes, pen holders, heart-shaped key chains and steel jewelry sets.

Andrea Lopardo presents a unique collection of silk scarves and hand-painted paintings.

The artisan Lidia Cassi paints by hand, different products, bags, caps, fans, scarves and much more.

In addition, on Saturday, February 19, at the Murcia Regional Craft Center, we have scheduled a special pottery workshop for couples at a cost of €25, from 11:15 a.m. to 1:15 p.m. You can register by calling 968 35 75 37 or by email centroartesaniamurcia@salzillosi.com.

Last year, five craft associations in the region received a total of 50,000 euros in order to maintain and promote craft activity. The Ministry of Business, Employment, Universities and Spokesperson granted the grants to the Craft Association of the Region of Murcia, the Artisan Association of Lorca (Artelor), the Glass Association of Santa Lucía de Cartagena, the Artisan Association of Totana ( Asart) and Belencribs.

The general director of Consumption and Crafts, Sonia Moreno, visited today, together with the councilors of Tourism, Commerce, Health and Consumption, and of Education and Employment of Cartagena, Manuel Padín and Irene Ruiz, respectively, the Santa Lucía Glass Museum , which has received a subsidy of 18,000 euros from the Community, an amount to which is added another aid of about 5,000 euros from the Consistory.

Moreno stressed that “the grant will allow the association that manages the museum to have an electric furnace for blown glass intended for training courses. With these grants we intend to promote craft activity and provide aid associations so that they can develop their activity and train people interested in these arts”.

With the aid granted, the Crea association will acquire furniture for the organization of artisan courses and workshops in its new headquarters, Artelor will celebrate the craftsman's week in Lorca and will participate in Feramur 2022; Asart will acquire an electric ceramic oven to carry out training and development courses in pottery and ceramics and Belencribs will invest the subsidy in the promotion of nativity scenes.

Moreno stressed that "the artisans of the Region, without losing their essence and tradition, have a great capacity to innovate and adapt to new artistic and technical currents, for this reason, from the regional government we continue working so that crafts occupy their space. at a national and international level, because it has the ability to compete at the highest level and in any market”.

The general director of Consumption and Crafts, Sonia Moreno, met this morning with the representatives of the Nativity Scene Associations of the Region of Murcia with the aim of adopting a common strategy among all the agents involved to protect, promote and spread the culture of Belen. This initiative is carried out after the publication in the Official State Gazette (BOE), by the General Directorate of Fine Arts, dependent on the Ministry of Culture, of the start of the procedures to declare the nativity scene as a representative manifestation of cultural heritage. immaterial.

Moreno made it clear that within the cultural values that the nativity scene brings, they highlight "sharing a collective identity present in all Spanish regions and its contribution to the transmission of knowledge of popular culture, showing traditional trades and ways of life sometimes already disappeared, and the preservation of artisan trades”.

The popular TV collaborator Belén Esteban visited this Wednesday stand of the Region of Murcia in Fitur to promote your brand of products 'Flavors of Esteban', which continues to grow under the seal of Murcian companies. In addition to declaring herself in love with the Region and the quality of its products, the Madrilenian assured that she loves visiting the Community.

One of the Murcian delicacies that Belén Esteban cannot resist is jams, as evidenced by a photo that was taken during the visit with a box on which “traditional jams” could be read. Crafts since 1948” and that he shared on his Twitter account Artesanía Región de Murcia.

Meanwhile, the range of Belén Esteban products continues to grow and after the success of the gazpacho and salmorejo with the image of Belén Esteban, the brand that bears the name of the collaborator of 'Sálvame' is also succeeding in the market with a vegetable cream with vegetables from the Murcian garden, such as pumpkin and zucchini. yesus chips, also manufactured by a company from this land, blonde potatoes, based in Bullas.

Behind these products is the Murcian company Cool-Vega Company reached the best turnover of its history in 2021 thanks to the considerable impulse of the new lines of products that the company prepares for the popular 'The Flavors of Esteban' since last April.

As he progressed to Murcia Square the CEO of the company, Anthony Molina, sales of the product range of the popular television presenter, together with the increase in sales of own brands and for other clients, have raised sales up to 7 million, which represents a growth of 133% compared to 2020, the year in which 3 million turnover.

(Article from the digital newspaper Murcia Plaza)

The general director of Consumption and Crafts, Sonia Moreno, presented this morning the awards to the winners of the IV Regional Nativity Scene Contest, in which 45 participants opted for this recognition.

The objective of this contest, organized by the International Network Belencribs Association and promoted by the General Directorate of Consumption and Crafts, is to "revive the tradition of interpreting the sacred writings in art", according to Moreno.

When assessing the works, the jury has taken into account aspects such as staging, perspective, lighting, the representation of places in the Region of Murcia and that the figures are made by regional nativity scenes.

The first prizes for each category have been for the Purisima Parish Nativity Scene (Murcia) (Parishes); Amparo Ortega del Pueblo (Archena) (Individuals); Nativity Scene Association La Alberca de las Torres (Murcia) (Associations and orchard clubs); Comarcal Azorín public school (Cartagena) (Schools); José Ángel Pérez Ruíz (Murcia) (Artistic) and San Javier City Council (City Halls).

Next Monday, November 22 at 5:00 p.m. at the Murcia Regional Craft Center, located at Calle Francisco Rabal, 6, there will be a presentation called "Scenography in Nativity Scenes: The case of the Region of Murcia" by María Teresa Marín Torres, Director of the Salzillo Museum in Murcia.

Subsequently, the inauguration of the simultaneous exhibition will take place in the Regional Craft Centers "Nativity Scenes of the Region of Murcia", with the assistance of the General Director of Consumption and Crafts Sonia Moreno Martínez.

In this exhibition, most of the traditional clay nativity scenes officially registered in the artisan register of the Region of Murcia are represented.

As a novelty, in the Regional Craft Center of Murcia they exhibit five sets of nativity scene associations in the Region, specifically, they have ceded their works, the Nativity Scene Association of Fuente Álamo, the Association of Friends of the Nativity Scene of San Javier, the Nativity Scene Association of Lorca , Nativity Scene Association of Yecla and San Francisco de Asís Nativity Scene Association of Jumilla. This exhibition can be visited until January 5.

To conclude this week, on Saturday, November 27, from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the Regional Craft Center of Murcia, there will be a nativity scene set design workshop called "Express Ruin Workshop for your Nativity Scene" taught by the Fuente Álamo Nativity Scene Association . This workshop is aimed at the general public who want to get basic notions of this subject and must register by calling 968 35 75 37 or by email to centroartesaniamurcia@salzillosi.com.

The schedule of the Regional Craft Centers of Murcia, Cartagena and Lorca is from Monday to Friday from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. and from 5 p.m. to 8:30 p.m., Saturdays from 11 a.m. to 1:30 p.m.

The artist María Luisa Peaguda has obtained the Regional Craft Award, at a gala held today at the Murcia Regional Craft Center. The jury, made up of eight personalities from the world of crafts, art, design, gastronomy, as well as the public, who have been able to vote online and physically, has highlighted his work as a whole, his professional career, creativity and own identity. This award is endowed with 3,000 euros.

The Minister of Business, Employment, Universities and Spokesperson, Valle Miguélez, highlighted "the quality of the artisans of the Region, who combine tradition with innovation and who stand out for their creativity, social and environmental responsibility."

Miguélez pointed out that "these awards aim to recognize exemplary actions in the artisan sector, as well as promote development and competitiveness in artisan companies and associations, encouraging actions of design, innovation and adaptation to the market".

The Artisan Product Award has gone to Lucía Ciller, for investigating the forms of coexistence between tradition and the avant-garde and seeking new paths that guarantee the permanence of crafts; The Artisan Entrepreneurship Award went to Lorenzo Boris Abellán, for the Tinaha wine that unites crafts on the continent and regional content and character with clay from Lorca, jars from Totana and grapes from the Sierra de La Pila.

Likewise, the Promociona Artesanía Award for private entities has gone to the Association of Footwear and Espadrilles Industries (Calzia), for its campaigns and initiatives to promote footwear crafts and traditional sewing, and dissemination outside the Region; The Promociona Artesanía Prize for public entities has been awarded to the General Directorate for Women and Gender Diversity, for the 'Empoderarte' project, which offers training in artisan trades to 180 women in vulnerable situations.

The Artisan Nativity Scene Award has gone to the company Manuel Nicolás Almansa SL, for continuing to work and make the traditional nativity scene and for innovating by making new proposals; the Food Craft Award went to the company Transfer in Food Technological Innovation SL, for its Catedra craft beer, which is fermented through microalgae; and finally, the New Talents Award, for students from the Region who are studying crafts, has been for Nuria Noguera, for her jewelry design of the Icarus necklace.

All these distinctions are endowed with 1,500 euros, except for the Promociona Artesanía Award for public entities, which does not have an economic endowment.

A total of 38 requests to participate have been submitted in this edition.

• Regional Craft Award
• Artisan Product Award
• Artisan Entrepreneurship Award
• Bethlehem Artisan Award
• Food Award
• Promociona Award to Public Entities
• Promociona Award for Private Entities
• New Talent Award

The general director of Consumption and Crafts, Sonia Moreno, participated last week in the meeting of the Crafts Observatory, which had not been operational since 2014 and where representatives of the autonomous communities and cities participate, as well as the Organization of Artisans of Spain (OAE)-Oficio y Arte, and the National Craft Reference Center for innovation and experimentation in Vocational Training.

Moreno explained that the main objective is "to share experiences and joint collaboration strategies between those responsible for handicrafts to promote and help the artisan sector."

The Observatory meeting was held at the Galician Center for Contemporary Art in Santiago de Compostela. Recovering this initiative is part of the European project 'Crafts Code'.

The Lorca Craft Center hosts the exhibition 'The crafts in traditional clothing', which shows scale reproductions of regional costumes from all over the country, with the aim of publicizing the richness of traditional clothing with bobbin lace, cutouts, embroidery and other elements.

The general director of Consumption and Crafts, Sonia Moreno, yesterday opened the exhibition, which is organized by the Spanish Federation of Folklore Groups and the Ministry of Business, Employment, Universities and Spokesperson, and is part of the activities of the VII National Conference Youth Folklore Lorca 2021.

All costumes are faithful copies of original models and are handcrafted. The collection has the edition of a book that explains in detail the clothing and its origin.

The exhibition can be visited until November 5, from Monday to Friday, from 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. and from 5:00 p.m. to 8:30 p.m., and on Saturdays from 10:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. .

The Jiménez confectionery, from Puente Tocinos (Murcia), has been the winner of the II Regional Meatloaf Contest, which was held today at the Regional Craft Center.

The contest is organized by the Regional Association of Pastry Entrepreneurs of Murcia (Arepa), in collaboration with the General Directorate of Consumption and Crafts.

A total of 11 participants have been presented, who are registered in the pastry trade, in the Artisan Registry of the Region of Murcia, and active. The jury was made up of professionals from the guild. The winner has obtained a trophy and a plaque for his establishment.

The General Director of Consumption and Crafts, Sonia Moreno, highlighted the "high level of the pastry chefs who have participated in the contest and the quality of their preparations".

The meatloaf is a benchmark product of the gastronomy of the Region, made with a recipe that dates back to the end of the 17th century, when ordinances were enacted to regulate its production standards.

A total of 170 women victims of gender violence will participate during October and November in the second edition of the 'Empoderarte' project, financed by the General Directorate for Women and Gender Diversity and organized by the General Directorate for Consumption and Crafts, together with the Network of Specialized Care Centers for Women Victims of Gender Violence (CAVI) in the Region of Murcia and other associations.

'Empoderarte' tries to get vulnerable women to train in trades through craft workshops to "improve their professional and social skills, the transmission of knowledge for employment and their self-esteem as a tool for empowerment", explained the general director of Consumption and Crafts, Sonia Moreno, who together with the General Director of Women and Gender Diversity, María José García, presented this morning the new edition of the project.

"The idea is to offer an alternative therapy to women who are victims of gender-based violence and encourage their creativity and job placement, either in craft companies or as a self-employment formula," added Moreno.

For her part, María José García stressed that with this resource "we promote the employability of women who are victims of gender-based violence, a social action that aims to help them be independent and free to develop their vital project," she said.

This project is part of social craftsmanship, which aims to rehabilitate or insert groups at risk of social exclusion through training activities, social or labor insertion that use craft trades, techniques and processes, in accordance with the law. Crafts from the Region of Murcia.

Thus, a total of 21 workshops of different artisan trades, such as esparto, jewelry, painting, embroidery, pottery or flower arrangements, among others, will be taught during craft centers and municipal buildings, in collaboration with the CAVI of the Region of Murcia.

The workshops will be held in three-hour sessions, for five days and with a duration of 15 hours in each of the municipalities where they will be taught (Águilas, Caravaca de la Cruz, Ceutí, Cieza, Cartagena, Fuente Álamo, Lorca, Mazarrón, Molina de Segura, Mula, Murcia, Puerto Lumbreras, San Javier, Santomera, Torre Pacheco, Totana and Yecla). The CAVIs have organized small groups of a maximum of 10 users to carry out these workshops.

21 artisans of recognized prestige will be in charge of giving these workshops to transmit to women the knowledge of their trade, the making of artisan products, the personal strengthening of women and even their initiation as self-employed. As a result of these workshops, an exhibition of the work carried out at the Regional Craft Center of Murcia will be organized on the occasion of the International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women, on November 25.

With the 2nd regional meat pie contest, the aim is to promote this Murcian gastronomic product on the one hand, promote its excellence, and on the other, recognize the pastry artisans who made it one of the benchmarks in Murcian gastronomy.

Participants must be registered or in the process of being registered in the Artisan Registry of the Region of Murcia in the profession of Pastry Chef before the contest begins and be active at the time of the competition.

A jury made up of qualified professionals from the guild will assess the meat pies in a tasting at the Murcia Regional Craft Center. The product with the highest score will be recognized as 'Best Meatloaf 2021' at the II Regional Meatloaf Contest and will obtain a trophy and a plaque for the establishment.

This typical Murcian recipe dates back to the end of the 17th century, when ordinances were already enacted to regulate its production standards. It is a round cake with a top of thin puff pastry in the shape of concentric rings, stuffed with beef, chorizo and egg, although there is a variety that substitutes beef for brains.

This contest, organized by the Regional Association of Confectionery Entrepreneurs of Murcia (Arepa) together with the General Directorate of Consumption and Crafts, aims to highlight the importance of one of the most representative products of regional confectionery and demonstrate that its costly preparation and its nutritional richness distances it from the concept of fast food.

The rules of the contest and application form can be downloaded from the following links.

• Meatloaf Contest Rules
• Application II Meatloaf Contest

All artisans who wish to participate in this contest must fill out and submit the APPLICATION by October 19, 2021 by email: contestregionalpasteldecarne@gmail.com

The contest will be held on October 20, 2021 at the Murcia Regional Craft Center.

Those interested in participating can register as artisans of the Region of Murcia through the following link:

• Responsible Declaration for the registration or voluntary renewal in the Artisan Registry (Individual and Company) of the Region of Murcia (code 1767) (SIA 207337)

The awarded initiatives range from signage for roads to recycling through the improvement of logistics processes

The Development Institute (Info) has today delivered the diplomas accrediting Entrepreneur of the Month, corresponding to the second and third quarters, to six business projects that focus on very varied practical solutions to respond to technological challenges in everyday life, from traffic , to hearing health, passing through the promotion of the circular economy, among others.

“The business projects that we have been awarding with the distinction of Entrepreneur of the Month for years have evolved remarkably over time. In the first place, the most recent winners involve, for the most part, very sophisticated technological solutions for problems of daily life, such as the secure management of electronic commerce and logistics, an aspect that has served to strengthen sales of the inexhaustible pool of our excellent craftsmen. In addition, in keeping with the times, there is a noticeable tendency to develop business initiatives in the area of health”, points out Sonia Moreno, general director of Consumption and Crafts, who has delivered the awards, at the Craft Center of Murcia.

The winner for April was LONGSEQ (LONGSEQ APPLICATIONS, SL), a technology-based company (spin-off of the University of Murcia) is based on the long sequencing of DNA nanopores for personalized medicine that offers possibilities for clinical diagnosis, for May INTELLIGENT CURB (IE SERVICIOS LEVANTE, SL) company focused on the manufacture and installation of curbs that provide information to the driver by digital and luminous means, while REPLASTIC, specialized in the repair of containers, pallets, and all kinds of plastic container material have been in June.

For the second quarter, in July SKINVITY (SKINVITY, SL) has been the winner with a process that covers the manufacture, distribution, sale and rental of devices and advice for the well-being of the skin with an innovative selection in digital cosmetic technology femtech. In August, BLEECKER (BLEECKER, SL), a company that offers an identification system that facilitates the monitoring and traceability of any element through the use of cameras and visual codes specially designed for use in logistics processes, finally, in September, FLOWGY developers of medical software that integrates all the necessary modules for daily ENT clinical practice in a single tool, combining computational fluid mechanics (CFD) and virtual nasal surgery techniques.

The Entrepreneur of the Month Awards aim to promote the figure of the entrepreneur, promote entrepreneurship in Murcian society, encourage social recognition of entrepreneurs, and foster a positive image of the entrepreneur. Since 2012, the most innovative entrepreneurial initiatives have been awarded, with around 450 projects having been presented to date, with 111 of them winning awards.

The main help that a project can receive at the beginning of its activity is support in making itself known, orientation in search of financing, aid, alliances, and this is found in the organizations of the strategy C(i*MPE) coordinated by INFO. To participate, it is necessary to be constituted for less than 3 years and submit an application, executive summary of the project and canvas model by mail to entrepreneurs@info.carm.es.

The General Directorate of Consumption and Crafts has received 38 requests to participate in the Craft Awards of the Region of Murcia. Seven have been the interested parties who have presented candidacy to participate in more than one category and 20 candidates in a single category.

The general director Sonia Moreno stressed that “these awards are institutional recognition at the highest level for those actions recognized as excellent in the field of crafts. They promote the development and competitiveness of artisans, companies and entities or organizations, and encourage innovation, design and the ability to adapt to the market”.

These awards aim to give prestige to craftsmanship, presenting it in an environment of quality and excellence, to recognize the merits of those craftsmen and companies that, preserving tradition, stand out for their creativity, social and environmental responsibility, adaptation to the market and capacity for innovation, At the same time, entrepreneurship is encouraged.

The awards have eight categories: the Regional Craft Award, which recognizes the set of a work and consolidated career; the Artisan Product Award, which distinguishes those artisan products or collections made and marketed in the last two years; the Artisan Entrepreneurship Award, which recognizes the craftsman who has stood out for the introduction of new concepts of design, innovation, distribution and marketing; the Promociona Artesanía Award for Private Entities, which distinguishes entities that present programs, campaigns or initiatives to promote crafts; the Promociona Artesanía Prize for Public Entities, aimed at entities or public organizations that present programs, campaigns or initiatives to promote crafts; the Belén Artesano Prize for artisan products or collections; the Food Craft Award, which recognizes those artisans and their products that are consistent with factors of competitiveness in the food sector; and the New Talents Award, intended for those students from the Region who present an artisan project with a description, plans and budget.

The Regional Craft Prize is awarded with 3,000 euros. The rest of the categories have an economic endowment of 1,500 euros, except for the Promociona Artesanía Prize for Public Entities, which does not have an endowment.

A jury made up of professionals from the sector will study all the candidatures and cast their vote to determine the winners.