Portugal establishes network to support traditional arts
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The Portuguese government will create the Portuguese Network Saber Fazer, a permanent system to fund and support traditional arts and crafts that began with financing from the Recovery and Resilience Plan (PRR).
Minister of Culture, Youth and Sports Margarida Balseiro Lopes announced the network at the 5th Culture Forum. The network aims to continue investment started in 2020 under the Saber Fazer Program, providing dedicated funding tools.
Government officials believe these traditional skills represent cultural heritage, knowledge, economic opportunity, and community cohesion throughout the country. The network will function as a national cooperative involving artisans, public and private organizations, schools, municipalities, and cultural agents. It will promote the preservation, transmission, and appreciation of traditional arts through workshops, a digital archive, and programs to encourage knowledge sharing, research, and innovation at the local level.
The government integrated traditional arts into the support regime of the Directorate-General for the Arts, creating a specific program to fund related projects. Membership in the Portuguese Network Saber Fazer will be required to apply for new financial support, with the first applications accepted in October.
