RIBOLHOS: LAND OF BLACK CLAY
Book presentation
Sunday, 1st December at 03pm
Black Clay Workshop (Ribolhos, Castro Daire)
The black clay of Ribolhos is a tradition that for centuries has shaped the cultural identity of Castro Daire and the deep relationship between the local communities and the surrounding landscape.
Following the organization of the Castro Daire Black Clay Meeting and the opening of the “Ribolhos Black Clay Workshop”, both of which took place in September 2023, another important step has been taken in the dissemination of this artisanal form, with the launch of the book “Ribolhos: Terra do Barro Negro” (Ribolhos: Land of Black Clay), which features texts by various specialists and enthusiasts of black clay, as well as the voices of the community, especially some of the people who had the most contact with the main potters of Ribolhos.
This 136-page publication includes dozens of historical photographs, texts by Alberto Correia, Alexandra Ribeiro Simões, Celeste Almeida, Conceição Cordeiro and Luís Gomes da Costa, transcripts of interviews with the potter Jorge Ferreira and with Fernanda Almeida, Justino Silva, Helena Guerra, Deolinda Rocha, Ernestina Nascimento, Gumercindo Rodrigues, Dorinda Duarte and Maria das Dores Teixeira.
The publication is coordinated by Binaural Nodar and the Municipality of Castro Daire, with the support of the Mamouros, Alva and Ribolhos civil parishes union, the Castro Daire School Group, the Saber Fazer National Program and the National Arts Plan.
Binaural Nodar is an organization supported by the Portuguese Republic – Culture | Directorate-General for the Arts.