Information: Regional Centre for Handicrafts at Environmental Education Days
The Regional Centre for Handicrafts (CRAA) will attend the 21 Environmental Education Days to take place on the island of Faial on March 13 and 14. Promoted by the Environmental Education Association (ASPEA) in partnership with the Azores Sea Observatory, this event features guest speakers from Portuguese-speaking countries and Spain, who will share life experiences (educational, academic, social... more >>

Information: Regional Centre for Handicrafts prepares Creative Residence on Terceira
The Regional Centre for Handicrafts (CRAA) is preparing the third edition of Creative Residence, an event that will take place on the island of Terceira. The Director of CRAA, Sofia de Medeiros, has visited 12 Craft Production Units on Terceira to become acquainted with their needs and establish a closer relation with local artisans; her visit was also intended to prepare the next edition of Crea... more >>

Information: Latest trends in Azorean Handicrafts on display
An itinerant exhibition on regional handicrafts that combines tradition with innovation will be open to the public until the end of August. The exhibition, organised by the Regional Centre for Handicrafts (CRAA), is currently on display at the boarding area of João Paulo II airport in Ponta Delgada in a joint collaboration with ANA-Aeroportos. It consists of a series of works created under ... more >>

Information: Azorean artisans distinguished at International Crafts Fair
Two Azorean artisans were awarded honourable mentions in the National Crafts Award on "Interweaving - The Art of Fibres," which was integrated in the International Crafts Fair held in Lisbon. Maria do Rosário Simas Freitas presented a basket made of raffia in the traditional crafts category whilst Maria de Fátima Azevedo Freitas presented a hat made of raffia in the contemporary crafts... more >>

Information: Regional Centre for Handicrafts to participate in International Crafts Fair
The Regional Centre for Handicrafts (CRAA) participates in the International Crafts Fair to take place in Lisbon from July 6 -14. The Region will be represented by its own stand. This stand will showcase the works created by 10 Azorean craft production units that have applied for the support allocated by the CRAA under the Incentive Scheme for the Development of Azores Handicrafts - SIDART. Duri... more >>

Information: Regional Centre for Handicrafts launches promotional line “Azores in a box - artcraft”
With the aim of increasing the visibility of Azorean craft activities, the Regional Centre for Handicrafts (CRAA) has created the project “Azores in a box – Artesanato/Artcraft,” featuring pieces made by regional artisans. The initiative consists of "kits" containing promotional products from different Azorean crafts in diverse areas, such as religion, ceramics, dolls, weavi... more >>

Information: Crafts School to provide training for regional artisans
The Government of the Azores, through the Regional Centre for Handicrafts (CRAA) will organise a series of training courses for regional artisans covering several techniques in September and October. The existence of Santo Amaro Crafts School makes the island of Pico a prime location for the organisation of these courses and the installation of crafts residences since the school has the capacity... more >>

Information: Handicraft exhibition at “Portas do Mar”
The Regional Centre for Handicrafts (CRAA) has been intensively promoting the renewal of the image of handicraft fairs which are now designated as M.ART – Regional Handicraft Exhibition. This is a marketing strategy to assert the identity of the Centre. As evidenced at the M.ART and at the “Lar, Campo e Mar” Fair, held during the Holy Christ of Miracles festivities, the CRAA... more >>

Information: Regional Centre for Handicrafts promotes quality and training
Creating a space that enables the development of all activities carried out by the Regional Centre for Handicrafts (CRAA), creating tourist road maps that include certified handicraft units, establishing a documentation centre, creating a collection of regional handicraft and developing new methods for promoting these products are some of the goals to be implemented by the Regional Centre for Hand... more >>

Information: Tourist road maps will disseminate handicraft activities
The Regional Centre for Handicrafts (CRAA) is preparing, in collaboration with the São Miguel Tourism Delegation, a series of tourist road maps designed to disseminate the diversity of handicraft activities on the island of São Miguel. These tourist road maps are intended to link production units and artisans to workshops, several pedestrian routes, tourist spots and even to rural tour... more >>