Yesterday, more than 12,000 people enjoyed one of the largest concentrations of young artists in the Canary Islands in the historic center of the Tenerife municipality of La Orotava, under a radiant sun.
The Young Street Art Fair completed its twenty-fourth edition in good shape, which shows its consolidation as one of the most attractive leisure activities, thanks to nearly five hours of pure street art.
From ten in the morning until three in the afternoon, a large audience passed through the area between the Plaza del Ayuntamiento, Carrera Escultor Estévez Street, El Puente, Plaza de la Constitución and Avenida de Canarias to be able to In this way you can enjoy a very varied artistic offer.
With a notable presence of young people and families with children, Arte Joven en la Calle 2023 offered a sample of numerous creative disciplines: painting, graffiti, acrobatics, recycled art, photography, dance, sculpture, illustration, literature, collage, jewelry, body paint, clowns, stilt walkers, statuary, dance and music of various styles…
There were also fun workshops for the little ones in the house, who could become painters, with a palette and easel; artisans, capable of creating necklaces and bracelets, painting books, making nativity figures or taking their first steps with plasticine sculptures.
The municipal schools and local choreographic groups also had spaces to show the youngest art of the Town. In total, more than 500 young creators participated in this event that was pioneering in the Canary Islands more than two decades ago.
The mayor of La Orotava, Francisco Linares, and the president of the Cabildo of Tenerife, Rosa Dávila, visited the exhibition throughout the sunny Sunday morning. Linares and Dávila were accompanied by other members of the government team and the insular Youth Councilor, Serafín Mesa.
