Lourdes Camilo de Cuello
Vice Minister Cultural Patrimonial of the Ministry of Culture
ARTISANRY IS PATRIMONY
For the Vice-Ministry of Cultural Patrimony, the edition
UNESCO sets forth as follows: “traditional artisanry
As a sample of the economic impact on Dominican
including the production of artisanry that expresses the
of this catalog is an important achievement, a sample of
is perhaps the most tangible manifestation of immaterial
cultural production, the latest research conducted on the
Dominican cultural identity and the projection of the tan-
the creativity and innovation of the artisanal sector of the
cultural patrimony”.
condition of the Cultural and Creative Industries in our
gible and intangible cultural identity of the nation.” In like
This is why preserving, safeguarding, protecting, dis-
country have shown that they represent 5.61% of the
manner, the National Plan for Systemic Competitiveness
This publication re-edits the contents of the publica-
seminating, and disseminating and appreciating the cre-
Gross Domestic Product (GDP) translated into over 246
and the Strategic Plan of the Ministry of Culture include
tion “Creator Hands: Dominican Artisanal Variety”, the
ations and techniques of master artisans is a mission of
million dollars in sales annually, employing a average of
the support of the cultural industries among its priorities of
country’s first catalog of artisanry, made by the Dominican
the Ministry of Culture. This is why the reorientation and
132 thousand persons, the equivalent of 8% of the total
Dominican cultural policy for the period 2008-2012.
Institute of Integral Development (Instituto Dominicano de
modernization of the National Center of Artisanry (Centro
jobs of the economically active Dominican population.
Desarrollo Integral - IDDI) in the year 2002, with the sup-
Nacional de Artesanía - CENADARTE) has been achieved,
Among the Cultural and Creative Industries, artisanry,
to participate with the Ministry of Industry Commerce and
port of UNESCO.
setting its foundation on the axes of identification, innova-
as an expression of the identity of the peoples, plays a fun-
the ADEMI Foundation in the publication of this national
On this occasion, the range of products and number of
tion and competitiveness, in perfect harmony with the vision
damental role in the transmission of values and in the eco-
catalog of artisanry, whereby we set the foundations for
artisans cited are broadened; the directory and map of pro-
and objectives of the strategic alliances with the Office of
nomic development of its producers.
the formulation of the development of programs, plans and
ducers in the six regions established for the collection of
the First Lady, the Ministry of Industry and Commerce, the
current data are expanded, taking as a point of reference
Dominican Republic.
Development
projects directed towards the Dominican artisanal sector
Center for Exportation and Investments of the Dominican
(Estrategia Nacional de Desarrollo 2030) (END) pos-
the benefit of the cultural development of the Dominican
the study published by our institution in the year 2008,
Republic and the Mission of Industrial Services of the
tulates among it specific objectives, “developing a cul-
people.
sponsored by the Program in Support of Small Dominican
Republic of China-Taiwan.
tural offering that proves attractive for tourism activity,
Private Businesses (Programa de Apoyo a las Pequeñas Empresas Privadas Dominicanas - PROEMPRESA) and the European Union.
National
Strategy
for
belonging, unique to each country. And artisanry is one of the cultural industries which, like movies, books, audio-visuals, music, theater, fashion,
published in 2006 by the Cultural Center of Spain in Santo
has high components of creativity and at the same time is
Domingo “Dominican Artisanry, Wealth and Diversity” in
determinant in the economies of the world.
same year in its headquarters.
the
In a globalized world, local artisans acquire a value of
Another obligatory point of reference is the catalog
conjunction with the exhibition of the same name held the
Thus,
For the Ministry of Culture, it is a great satisfaction
Thus the impact of Culture, creativity and innovation as an economic force that contributes to human development.
The Ministry of Culture, signatory of the Convention
Thus the United Nations states in a report published in the
for the Protection of Immaterial Cultural Patrimony of
year 2008 on Creative Economics, in which it calls on the
2003, takes these postulates as its own, for the conserva-
nations, and in particular those countries with a high cre-
tion of the traditional knowledge and techniques of mas-
ative potential, to the importance of the creative economy
ter artisans so that they be transmitted from one genera-
as a possibility for development.
tion to another.
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