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06-12-2025 09:00
-11:45
40,00€
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.
06-12-2025 09:30
-11:30
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
06-12-2025 09:30
-11:30
15,00€
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
07-12-2025 10:00
-11:45
20,00€
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.
13-12-2025 09:00
-11:45
35,00€
MOUNTAIN PAINTING AND TOPOS
ELI AZURMENDI Y CHEMA AGUSTÍN
Saturday December 13 – 9:00-11:45 Euskalduna Bilbao
In this experimental watercolour workshop, we will paint mountains and sketches in watercolour, applying different techniques such as transfers, collages, etc... to finish by joining all the drawings together to create an accordion like book. We will be guided by Eli Azurmendi and Chema Agustín.
Eli Azurmendi
Co-author and coordinator of the Expo croquis project that 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.
Chema Agustín
Plastic artist, mountaineer, and climber. Co-author of the Riglos Vertical climbing guide, author of the book Riglorámico in which he plastically investigates the Mallos de Riglos, designs the international mountaineering poker deck Alpinist54, and illustrates the book Ordesa, Naturaleza y cultura popular.
14-12-2025 10:00
-11:45
20,00€
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.
