The Cabildo of Lanzarote has announced the opening of the second phase of the call for applications for the artisan card for interested people from Lanzarote and La Graciosa.
After a first phase enabled during the month of March, this second call will remain open between September 1 and 30.
The Councilor for Crafts, Carmen Guadalupe, highlighted the great participation and interest of the residents of Lanzarote and La Graciosa to acquire this card. "Thanks to this new application process, we hope to continue generating this interest and that more and more people join professionally this sector that is so important for the heritage and the island's economy," he explained.
The application for the artisan card will be submitted by means of a request addressed to the Cabildo of Lanzarote, and for the purpose of accrediting compliance with the requirements for the recognition of the status of artisan in the Canary Islands. The application shall be accompanied by the following documentation: document of the application itself, photocopy of the D.N.I. or N.I.F. of the applicant, a passport-size photograph, certificate of residence or registration of the corresponding town hall and documentary evidence of the development, for at least one year, of the trade or, where appropriate, a responsible declaration.
The Cabildo emphasizes that the trade developed must be included in the Inventory of Artisan Trades of the Canary Islands in force. Therefore, this point may be accredited by providing photographs of the workshop or place of work and of the production, documents accrediting the commercialization of their products such as invoices for the purchase or sale of material for the requested trade.
Among the many crafts on the island are traditional potters, ceramists, enamellers, jewelers, silversmiths, embossers/chisellers, leather goods makers, shoemakers, natural soap makers, perfumers, fabric decorators, weavers, roseteros, lacemakers, crocheters, traditional costume seamstresses, palm hat dressmakers, felters, glassmakers, cabinetmakers, miniaturists, paper and cardboard handlers, recycled product craftsmen, percussion musical instrument luthiers, among others.
