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Artists of La Mola stage collective exhibit at Centre “Gabrielet”

cartell 2021 expo RespiraFrom tomorrow, Centre Antoni Tur ‘Gabrielet' welcomes a collective exhibition from thirty artists and artisans from the Market in La Mola and a group of guest artists. “Respira” brings together creations from the fields of photography, painting, jewellery, ceramics, handicrafts, leather goods and goldsmithing. Hailing from La Mola’s marketplace are featured artists Muntsa Darné, Silvina Taffuri, Maribel Escandell Guasch, Pablo Arias, Mar Ample, Ur Joies, Oriol Handcustoms Formentera and Olga López Adzerias, Elena Montesinos, Tinaja-Tania Clay, Guillermina Gallardo, Pilar Mena and Alice Stanciu-Semprendada, La Petita Figuera, Brenda Novak, Papajuana, Julie Aubrun, Flor Mauger, Xenia, Macarena Benegas, Fran Lucas, Flavio Cocho and Daniela Carestia. They are joined by guest artists Tomás López, Corvus, Robert P. Hawkins, Berni, Patikas, Jaume Mateu and Israel Lara.

The opening is set for 7.00pm on 14 September, and the exhibit will be on view 11.00am to 2.00pm and 6.00pm to 9.00pm till 25 September. The exhibition space will be closed Wednesday and Sunday evenings.

13 September 2021
Communications Office
Consell de Formentera

MAEF and Consell display Roman amphoras recovered south of Barbaria Cape

foto 2021 expo MAEFFrom 7.00pm this Tuesday, the Archaeological Museum of Eivissa and Formentera (MAEF), in association with the Consell de Formentera, will pull the curtain back on “Sota el mar de Formentera. Els materials ceràmics subaquàtics recuperats al sud del Cap de Barbaria” (Under the sea of Formentera: Underwater ceramic materials recovered south of Barbaria Cape) — an exhibition that is scheduled to run until 25 September at Sant Francesc’s ‘Ajuntament Vell’ gallery.

In summer 2020, four amphoras from the Roman period were fortuitously recovered from the waters to the south of Barbaria Cape. Likely belonging to the wreckage of a ship that came to rest more than 110 metres below the surface of the sea, the one-of-a-kind pieces were first brought to the Consell de Formentera; the island’s government subsequently passed them on to the Conservation and Restoration Lab, a division of the MAEF which is overseen by the Balearic Ministry of European Funds, University and Culture. And so began the project to restore the underwater ceramic objects featured in this new temporary exhibition.

Formentera’s undersea heritage is one of uncommon richness and variety, but it is also fragile and vulnerable. Removing objects from the sea is an irreversible process that is irreversible and exclusively reserved for situations where it is necessary for the sake of conservation and when appropriate manpower and technical mettle are available. Techniques employed at sea are not the same as those used on land, and operations are performed by archaeologists and restorers who have received specialised training.

The exhibition’s architects at the museum sought to recreate the inside of a lab where items retrieved from the sea are being restored, offering a vision of the objects’ journey from the seafloor to the showcases of the MAEF.

The exhibition is open to the public from 7.00pm to 9.00pm Monday to Saturday, and from 11.00am to 2.00pm Tuesday to Saturday.

13 September 2021
Communications Office
Consell de Formentera

Spotlight on ‘Perdidos en las islas’ at Marià Villangómez Library

cartell 2021 perdidos en las islasDiego Encinas will be on hand at 8.00pm, Thursday 16 September, offering visitors of Marià Villangómez Library a close-up of his book “Perdidos en las islas”. In the author’s first novel, the communication between two friends provides structure and shape to a strange adventure: the search for an illusion which one half of the pair lost long ago. Diego Encinas Cerezo (Madrid, 1961) has written two novels, two short story collections and literary memoirs spanning a decade.

10 September 2021
Communications Office
Consell de Formentera

New winter hours at Marià Villangómez Library

The Formentera Office of Culture announces that from Monday 13 September, new winter hours take effect at the Marià Villangómez Library. During this period, the library will open Monday to Thursday, mornings 9.30am to 1.00pm, and afternoons 4.00pm to 7.30pm. On Fridays it will open from 9.30am to 3.00pm.

During library hours, patrons can check out documents, get information about books and use the library’s print and copy service. Five computers will additionally be made available for consultation, work and study, with a sixth computer exclusively for consultation. Newly increased capacity means that the lounge space, where visitors can study or use a personal computer, can now accommodate up to 18 people. Three reading stations have also been set up.

Patrons who wish to print documents can send them to reprografia@conselldeformentera.cat. Print-outs and copies can be picked up during library hours once confirmation is received from staff that the material is available. Patrons in need of support on technical issues can get it at the computer lab, Monday to Thursday afternoons and Friday mornings.

The children’s area will reopen with a total capacity of eight people: six spots for quiet use of the space, and two for choosing children’s documents and/or DVDs.

The Sant Ferran Library Connection (Punt de Lectura) will be closed until further notice.

For more information, please contact the team at biblioteca@conselldeformentera.cat or call 971 32 33 33 86.

10 September 2021
Communications Office
Consell de Formentera

In 7th year, Formentera Jazz Festival connects with island’s nature and magic

cartell 2021 FJFThe Formentera Offices of Culture and Tourism are pleased to announce that the seventh Formentera Jazz Festival will take place between 23 and 26 September virtually and in person at assorted venues across the island.

Culture chief Susana Labrador expressed her satisfaction “at being able to hold the festival in person once again after last year’s virtual edition”, and highlighted a musical programme "that will unfold over four days in an array of venues and in concord with nature".

Nature and the outdoors are also a common feature in the extensive FOT-backed programme of events —Save Posidonia Project, Formentera Fotogràfica, Formentera Zen, the Half Marathon, Formentera Olympic Triathlon— set to play out on Formentera in the coming days.

FJF organisers, who see the festival’s 2021 edition as a new chance to connect audiences with nature and the magic of the island through music, have turned to a hybrid format combining performances before audiences and livecast connexions sonores.

The festival begins with an online talk by marine biologist Manu San Félix ('Let's save our Mediterranean'; 12 noon, Thursday 23 September) and an evening event with Malinga de Morte at Blue Bar (8.30pm). A returning feature of the festival, FJF’s “sonic connections” will air from some of the island’s most magical corners, and are designed to be heard and observed. The series of virtual tête-à-têtes starts Friday at 12 noon at Es Cap de Barbaria lighthouse.

As attendees reconvene at 9.00pm in the Sa Senieta courtyard in Sant Francesc, FJF’s in-person portion will kick off with a 9.00pm performance from local outfit Yakari & Casa Connery, followed by singer Yadira Ferrer at 10.30pm. Saturday at 12 noon, FJF screens will transmit another connexió sonora, this time from beaches and undersea spots near Formentera. In the evening, audiences are once again requested at the Sa Senieta courtyard for a 9.00pm show from Uruguayan violinist Federico Nathan and a 10.30pm performance from Valmuz.

The FJF draws to a close Sunday the 26th with assorted musicians sitting for an 8.30pm jam-session at Chezz Gerdi.

Content is free but, due to capacity limitations, reservations are required. Direct links to the daily programmes can be found below, and on the FJF website.

● THURSDAY 23: https://www.bluebarformentera.com/en/restaurant.html
● FRIDAY 24: https://entradesformentera.cat/espectacles/jazz-festival-24-setembre
● SATURDAY 25: https://entradesformentera.cat/espectacles/jazz-festival-25-setembre
● SUNDAY 26: https://www.chezzgerdi.com/formentera/reservas/

7 September 2021
Communications Office
Consell de Formentera

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