Universidad de Oviedo Crafts and Innovation Micro-Credential Roundup
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From May 27 to 29, the micro-credential course Crafts and Innovation: Frameworks for Sustainable Cultural Development took place at the Casa de Cultura in Infiesto, Asturias. Organised within the framework of the CULTURALITY project, the course offered theoretical insights and practical tools for cultural and creative sector professionals. CULTURALITY researcher Ángel Antonio Rodríguez Martín from the University of Oviedo fully organised the event, accommodating both in-person and online participants.
Researcher Ángel Antonio Rodríguez Martín presenting the course.
Course participants working in small groups.
CULTURALITY researcher Ana María Fernández García delivering her presentation.
CULTURALITY researcher Santiago Rodríguez Pérez delivering his presentation.
On the first day, invited lecturers Andrés Carrión García and Manuel Martínez Torán from the Universitat Politècnica de València led the sessions. They introduced business models tailored to cultural initiatives and practical tools such as the Empathy Map and Affinity Diagram. Participants applied these methodologies to entrepreneurial projects in small, participatory working groups.
On the second day, CULTURALITY researchers from the University of Oviedo delivered sessions. Ana María Fernández García presented the project’s European framework and objectives, contextualising local practices within broader policies. Following this, Santiago Rodríguez Pérez explored the region’s material and intangible heritage and the contemporary challenges facing Asturian craftsmanship.
Artisan Charo Cimas during her ceramics workshop.
Artisan Charo Cimas during her ceramics workshop.
Participants and crafts tutor during one the Oleum cosmetics workshop.
Participants and crafts tutor during one the "hórreo" restorations woodwork workshop.
The programme also featured field visits on Tuesday and Wednesday, connecting participants directly with local artisans and their work environments. These visits included “hórreo” restorations, the ceramic workshop of Charo Cimas, and the artisanal cosmetics workshop Oleum.
To obtain an official certificate, participants are required to submit a final report, solidifying the programme’s focus on applied learning for sustainable cultural initiatives.
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