EmpreitArte - From Heart to Hand: Hat, by Ana Carla

17 October | 10:30 AM

Location: Municipal Library of Lagos Organised by: CM Lagos Duration: up to 3 hours Age rating: M12 (limit of 10 participants) All activities at the Municipal Library are free to participate but require prior registration up to 48 hours before the event via phone 282 767 816, the Facebook page of the Library, or email biblioteca@cm-lagos.pt. Each initiative requires a minimum number of participants. If this is not met, the activity may be cancelled.

Using the technique employed in creating bases for pots, we will shape a hat. Ideal for the beach and countryside, made from natural and breathable fibre.

“EmpreitArte” invites you to connect with your hands, allowing them to express themselves through the palm, a native plant of the Algarve region. We will explore the palm of our hand through the palm of a plant that has long been linked to our culture and ancestry. In each workshop, an object will be created.

BIOGRAPHY: My name is Ana Carla Cabrita, and I am from Sagres. I graduated in Business Communication and Public Relations but soon realised that I would not be happy in that field. Later, when the dream of being a nature guide became a reality, I completed a postgraduate course in Active Tourism in natural spaces in Spain. I have spent 15 years as a nature guide, aiming to raise awareness about protecting the landscape around us. My walks are personalised and designed to avoid impacts. The craft of weaving has been a family art, as I grew up collecting palm with my aunt Diamantina. With Manuela Caneco, I reinforced the art of weaving and creating objects. With Ana Luísa Simões, I wrote the guide "200 Plants of the SW Alentejo and Costa Vicentina", which sold out two editions. Plants, art, and people are passions that come together in the project "EmpreitArte - From Heart to Hand", aiming to facilitate each person's connection with their hands and heart, showing that the gift of creation lies within everyone. I participate in community projects, as I believe in the strength of being part of a collective that shares. I am the mother of a wonderful 19-year-old, and meditation is part of my daily life.

Free parking - The Centro Cultural de Lagos and the Municipal Library of Lagos offer free parking at the Ribeirinha Front Park (Avenida dos Descobrimentos) for the audience of their shows/events. To receive this discount, users must present, at the park's reception, a stamp obtained at the ticket office of the Centro Cultural de Lagos or the entrance of the Municipal Library of Lagos. This offer applies only one hour before and up to one hour after each show/event.