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Handicrafts and Typical Goods

Angra dos Reis • Angra dos Reis

ARTE DOS REIS

Producing art together

More than a colorful handicrafts shop, Arte dos Reis is a very well organized cooperative. Associação Arte dos Reis is dedicated to leveraging the production of its artists and artisans. Everybody contributes to maintain the shop and the associates hold meetings to jointly resolve everything.

Their output, which is produced with the use of diversified techniques and raw materials, is focused on a tradition of manual skills and the re-use of materials available in nature and in the everyday urban environment. An item that serves as an example of this is a small oratory made of a sardine box and with the small saint inside carved from a mackerel bone. It is said that only in Angra dos Reis does the mackerel have an entire piece of cartilage in the bone similar to a saint with her hands in prayer.

Another material suited to creating an infinite amount of items is banana fiber. There are so many possibilities that the Yes, nós temos banana exhibition was organized, in which all the works on show were made from this plant.

Re-use of materials is also highlighted and resulted in another exhibition named Arte verde – do lixo ao luxo, in which even the exhibitors’ booths were built with remnants of pallets for moving cargo.

The Association is part of the Valorização dos Artesãos de Angra dos Reis program that provides support for professional training of artisans, with business management workshops and handicraft courses. The project is also in charge of exhibitions not only in Angra dos Reis, but also in major events and handicraft fairs.

The creative items made of banana fiber, seashells, fabric, wood, PET bottles, bamboo and glass may be viewed in the shop, in exhibitions and fairs, or through the official website, demonstrating that members are in tune with technology while preserving their traditions in working with handicrafts.

  • 9 am to 6 pm (Mondays to Fridays) / 9 am to 2 pm (Saturdays)
  • as of R$ 3.00
  • On foot • Bike • Car • Bus

Information

Praça Arthur Ramos, 24 – Centro – Angra dos Reis (loja)
(24) 3377-8399
Site: http://www.artedeangradosreis.com.br
E-mail: faleconosco@artedeangradosreis.com.br
Facebook: Loja da Arte dos Reis

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