Events Calendar

Monday. 01 December, 2025 - Sunday. 07 December, 2025

Week 49

Saturday. 06 December, 2025
09:00	WORKSHOP RELIEF ENGRAVING Euskalduna Bilbao 6 Dic 9:00 Euskalduna Jauregia RELIEF ENGRAVING MYRIAM GESALAGA, VICTOR RÍOS Y ELI AZURMENDI Saturday December 6 – 9:00-11:45 Euskalduna Bilbao Monographic workshop on relief engraving, using linocut. Images of different mountains will be addressed, which will necessarily be synthesised using different graphic resources (high-contrast drawing) for transfer to the linoleum support, subsequent carving using gouges, and finally, printing on different supports. • Group of 10-12 participants • Ages 16 and up • 4 hours: 2 hours of drawing and carving the linoleum matrix and 2 hours of printing Myriam Gesalaga Professor and doctor in the Engraving and Graphic Techniques Section of the Faculty of Fine Arts at the University of the Basque Country (UPV/EHU). Victor Ríos Academic in the Faculty of Arts and Design at the National Autonomous University of Mexico for 28 years in the Printing Department. Eli Azurmendi Co-author and coordinator of the Expo croquis project, which includes the book 'El arte en el croquis de escalada-Art in climbing topos', the exhibition 'HARRI, ORRI, ARkatz' and the documentary of the same name.
09:30	WORKSHOP HIGHLANDER CUFFLINK-MAKING Euskalduna Bilbao 6 Dic 9:30 Euskalduna Jauregia HIGHLANDER CUFFLINK-MAKING. Inspired by the Culture and Folklore of Podhale (Poland) Saturday December 6 – 9:30-11:30 Euskalduna Bilbao Cufflinks (spinki) are an essential part of a highlander man’s attire—metal fasteners used to secure shirts, rich in history and cultural significance. In this hands-on workshop, participants will have the unique opportunity to craft their very own cufflink, guided by traditional techniques and inspired by local folklore of Podhale, the southernmost region of Poland, located in the foothills of the Tatra Mountains. Partners: Mendi Film and EMMOA Project co-financed by the Ministry of Culture and National Heritage of Poland within the framework of the Inspiring Culture Programme. • Open to adults and young people • Limited to 10 participants
09:30	WORKSHOP CLIMBING INJURIES Euskalduna Bilbao 6 Dic 9:30 Euskalduna Jauregia CLIMBING INJURIES. Symptoms, treatment and prevention ANDONI ORMAZABAL Larunbata abenduak 6 – 9:30-11:30 Euskalduna Bilbao This talk addresses the most common injuries in climbing from an informative and entertaining perspective. It lasts 2 hours and includes some practical demonstrations of bandaging and specific exercises. Andoni Ormazabal He is a physiotherapist with a master's degree in sports physiotherapy, osteopathy and traditional Chinese medicine. He has more than 25 years of clinical experience, the last 20 of which have focused on specific injuries caused by climbing and mountaineering. He is a physiotherapist for the EMF (Basque Mountain Federation) and FEDME (Spanish Mountain and Mountaineering Federation). He has given many training courses to climbing and mountaineering teams, as well as to physiotherapists, and has taken part in conferences and other types of training as a speaker. ESKALADA LESIOAK. Sintomak, tratamendua eta prebentzioa
Sunday. 07 December, 2025
10:00	WORKSHOP MOUNTAINS OF COLOURS Euskalduna Bilbao 7 Dic 10:00 Euskalduna Jauregia MOUNTAINS OF COLOURS LAURA ARANEGUI GAVIRIA Sunday December 7 and Sunday December 14 – 10:00-11:45 Euskalduna Bilbao In this art workshop for, the younger Mountain Lovers or 'Mendi Zales', you will create your own mountain landscape using coloured card, cutting, sticking and drawing. We will play with shapes, colours and composition to build mountains, skies, rivers, forests and other natural elements, bringing to life scenes inspired by the world of mountains. Through collage and drawing, each participant will explore their creativity with complete freedom, experimenting with materials and creating their own work to take home. • Group of 10-12 participants • Ages 6 and up Laura Aranegui Gaviria (Vitoria-Gasteiz 1999) Also known as “Laura Blue”, she is an artist and illustrator with a degree in Creation and Design from the University of the Basque Country (UPV/EHU), with a specialisation in Illustration. She later completed a Master's Degree in Digital Illustration and Concept Art at the Pixels Centre in Bilbao. She currently combines her work as a freelance illustrator with a Master's Degree in Teacher Training, focusing part of her artistic practice on educational contexts.