Wednesday, May 31, 2006
Tapestry Artists from all over the world come together in La Orotava to celebrate their Traditional Corpus Christi Festival
This year, the town of La Orotava, in the north of Tenerife, is holding its traditional Corpus Christi celebration on the 22nd June. On this occasion and to conclude the commemoration of the 500 anniversary of Orotava's foundation, the town is organizing an International Congress of Tapestry Artists (Congreso Internacional de Alfombristas) with participants from other Spanish towns and representatives from Europe, Asia and America.
The congress, entitled “El arte efímero de las alfombras de flores y tierras en el mundo” (“The ephemeral art of flowers and soil tapestries in the world”), will take place from the 20th to 22nd June and will bring together artists from Muhlenbach (Germany), Brussels (Belgium), Genzano di Roma (Italy), Kobe (Japan), Huamantla (Mexico), Texas (U.S.A.) and representation from Tibet.
Tapestry Artists from all over the world come together in La Orotava to celebrate their Traditional Corpus Christi Festival
Labels: Corpus Christi
