To celebrate it’s first season of bringing the art and crafts of Andalucía to the Axarquía, Riogordo Galería is having two weeks of discounted prices. Customers can also enjoy a free glass of mulled wine. 

“If you are looking for something unique to give for Christmas come and take a look,” said gallery owner Ken Church. “If you buy something not only will you save money but you will also be supporting some extraordinarly talented people.”

Opening times have been extended and the gallery will be open Wednesday to Sunday 10-2pm and 4-8pm from 1st to 12th December only. Riogordo Galería will then closing for the winter and reopening in April 2011.

Despite the gloom and doom of the economy Riogordo Galería opened it’s doors last Easter and has stuck rigidly to its original raisons d’être: all things must be creative, original and from Andalusía.

Next year, starting in April, he plans to have more professional artists with both traditional and contemporary styles. The different crafts in the gallery will continue to be promoted as Ken believes all things creative are an art form. 

The gallery will continue to champion local artists and craftsmen next year and will be publishing it’s 2011 programme in March.

Naïve art has bold use of colour, awkward relationships between the components of the picture and is the work an untrained artist. José Alarcón is such an artist and his show of naïve painting in the Riogordo Galería is very affordable and collectable. A son of Riogordo he works with oil paint and also enjoys painting on other surfaces. His love of vivid colours and the patterns of the Andalucian campo form the inspiration for his works.

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