The Minister of Economic Development congratulated the newly incorporated and those who renewed the document “for their contribution to the survival and protection of crafts”
Fourteen new artisans received today the FEDAC Artisan Card corresponding to the March call of this year, representing traditional trades such as openwork, cane basketry, traditional carpentry or basketry from La Palma, or non-traditional ones such as patchwork, doll making, bookbinding, macramé or toy making.
In addition, six others renewed the license they had already been granted. Everyone participated today in an event with the Minister of Economic Development, Industry, Commerce and Crafts of the Cabildo of Gran Canaria, Minerva Alonso, who presented the documents and celebrated the variety of trades with which the Fedac catalog continues to expand. “With each call we expand the number of artisans who decide to seek the protection of Fedac, and that is good news for the survival of traditional trades,” said the counselor, who insisted that the objective of Fedac is not another to offer a framework of protection to these artisans, access to training and support for the sale of their products and dissemination of their knowledge.
And the Fedac Artisan Card allows you to enjoy all the resources offered by this organization, such as training, access to subsidies, participation in craft exhibitions organized by Fedac and, above all, participation in craft fairs, island or regional. , or in the artisan markets with a quality seal organized by the town councils and where a license is essential. “It is important to continue making these calls because it is also a way to protect crafts that are in danger of extinction, that is why we encourage citizens, people who spend a period as apprentices with another more experienced artisan, to enter the Fedac”, stressed the counselor.
During the management of the current government team, the progression of income at Fedac has been upward. Since 2015, more than 200 new licenses have been granted and around 4 have been renewed - the license is valid for 350 years. And the trades for which licenses have been granted over the years are many and varied: From crocheting, cutlery making, patchwork and traditional pottery, luthier, carpentry, hat making, chandlery or leather goods among others.
