Unicaja Foundation launches free creative workshops in Malaga for all audiences

The Unicaja Foundation organizes free creative workshops for all audiences as part of the 'Open Classroom' series. The events, which will take place at the Unicaja Cultural Center in Málaga, will begin on November 8 at 11:30 AM with the workshop 'Eco Heroes in Action. Missions to Save the Planet. Water Guardians' led by Green Globe. Participants will be able to create a filtration system to purify contaminated water.

Giulia Esposito and Riccardo Benfatto from Hilo Rojo Teatro will lead an improvisational theater workshop on November 29, where participants will become actors, directors, and playwrights to build a story on the fly without a set script. Exercises and games will be conducted to form groups and dynamics to foster creativity and create improvised stories and scenes.

On December 20, an interactive audiovisual creation activity will be held by Calde Ramírez from Music Komite, exploring the possibilities of audiovisual art by creating sound-visual compositions that participants will manipulate live using material created during the workshop and archive footage.

On May 16, the creators of Peneque el Valiente will teach the history, construction, and handling of puppets, and participants will be able to create their own.

In 2026, the EVAD School of Video Games and Digital Art will offer a workshop on January 17 on programming and digital art aimed at creating video games for young people. Participants will learn about the processes using the Unity engine and will design a character using the Photoshop tool.

On February 14, the workshop 'Explorers of the Past. Medieval Málaga' will take place, led by ArqueoRutas. In this proposal, participants will learn basic concepts of history, archaeology, and historical heritage from the medieval period, represented by significant monuments such as the Alcazaba or Gibralfaro Castle. Participants will discover the most outstanding decorations and ornaments of the time and create their own plasterwork and tiles.

Robotics will feature in the workshop on March 14 conducted by the Association La Jaquería-Hackspace, where young people will have a first approach to robots and their programming through participatory games to develop their logical thinking and problem-solving skills, programming simple robots to perform certain challenges such as navigating a maze or reaching a goal on a map.

Comics and Cartoons

On April 18, the humorist, transdisciplinary artist, and educator Omar Janaan will lead a comic and cartoon workshop focused on young people aged 12 to 17 interested in cartoons, comics, graphic humor, and creative processes. Participants will work together to create a comic strip.

Finally, on May 16, the workshop 'The Heart that Moves Puppets' with Peneque el Valiente will take place, where participants will learn about the history, construction, and handling of puppets from its creators Miguel and Antonio Pino and will create their own puppet.

The 'Open Classroom' workshops will be held at the Unicaja Cultural Center in Málaga (Plaza del Obispo, 6) for free with prior registration through a form on the website www.fundacionunicaja.com. More information is available at the email medioacionculturalmalaga@fundacionunicaja.com or by phone at 952624862.