Creative Technologies International Festival
Sormen Teknologia Nazioarteko Jaialdia
Festival Internacional en Tecnologías Creativas
October & November 2021
https://bilbao.makerfaire.com/ Bilbao Maker Faire works with the intention of bringing the latest international technological avant-garde closer to the local social fabric and being an engine of change in the environment through active, intersectional and inclusive participation. This 2021 the Festival recovers the Call for Projects, maintains the programming of professional workshops, the publication as well as the interventions and activities for all audiences. Halfway between the science fair and the art festival, the Maker Faires are a type of event that takes place in more than 200 cities around the world. Local, state and international projects of all kinds around digital culture and the creative use of technologies. As in previous editions, this year Espacio Open is organizing the Festival again. We are an ecosystem of creative projects located in the Ribera de Deusto, in Zorrotzaurre Island
Located since 2009 on the Island of Zorrotzaurre, in the Old Cookie Factory of Bilbao (Artiach Factory), we work at the intersection between contemporary culture, technology and social issues. We develop projects to promote critical thinking and action programs, technological impulse and support to creative and cultural industries for public and private entities / organizations. A meeting place between heritage and contemporary culture open to citizens also throughout the year thanks to its Jardin Secreto Bilbao space. A team of 9 workers and more than 110,000 annual visitors.
