International Pottery Fair of Argentona (Spain)

INTERNATIONAL CERAMIC AND POTTERY FAIR
ARGENTONA (BARCELONA) – SPAIN
4 th to 7th AUGUST 2005
www.museucantir.org
Timetable: Every day from 10.00 h. until 22.00 h.
Open-air market-fair in the main streets of the village

The international Ceramic and Pottery Fair is the most important
market fair of Catalonia and Spain in its specialty because of the
great quantity and quality of craftmen which participate.

About 75.000 people are expected, being visitors, dealers and other
professionals. The fair is open for any audience: individual or
families, amateurs or professionals: artisan shops, galleries,
wholesalers, etc. The organization offers his special attention to the
professional visitors.

A total of 80 expositors are expected, in the following sections :
- Traditional pottery
- Artistic and creative ceramics
- Antiquities
- Institutions and enterprises

EXTRA ACTIVITIES
- Exhibitions of traditional and contemporary ceramics:
- Rosa Cortiella (Spain). Ceramics, recent works
- Traditional pottery from Portugal
- Demonstrations of Spanish traditional pot-making. Every day of the
fair
- Open workshop of ceramics and rakú. Every day of the fair
- Lecturers and conferences
- Projections of films about ceramics
- Games and other amusing activities. Only 4th August morning
- "Museu del Càntir": Monographic museum dedicated to pottery vessels.

NEW PARTICIPANTS
Every potter or ceramist who wants to participate to the 2005 edition
of the International Ceramic and Pottery Fair of Argentona (Barcelona-
Spain), please send an e-mail, fax or letter including photographs of
ceramic pieces and curriculum vitae to:
Fira Internacional de Ceràmica i Terrissa
Pl. Església, 9
08310 Argentona (Barcelona) Spain
Tel. +34 93 797 27 32 - Fax. +34 93 797 08 00
e-mail:
Persons in charge: Oriol Calvo and Cristina Villa