Casa Mané, Fuerteventura: Art and culture

An afternoon discovering the latest art exhibitions at Casa Mané, in La Oliva.

Casa Mané, La Oliva, Fuerteventura

Right in the middle of La Oliva, a small traditional village in Fuerteventura, there is an art museum and gallery called Casa Mané. It is beautifully hidden within the walls of an outdoor cactus garden where you can walk through sculptures and typical Canarian plants. In this quiet and peaceful environment, you can discover different rooms housing both permanent and seasonal art exhibitions. Even a coffee in this idyllic setting seems to have a different flavour.

Thanks to the work, passion and commitment of Manuel Delgado Camino ”Mané”, we now have a one of a kind Art Center promoting painters and artist of the contemporary Canarian art scene and beyond. Stepping down to the underground exhibition space, the atmosphere is cosy and welcoming with natural light filtering through the skylight windows on the ceiling. At Noogar we give great importance to art and always include it in our interior and home design projects. It is not only our passion, we truly believe art has a special place in you home interior and as a decorator, I am always on the look for inspiration.

On my last visit at Casa Mané, I managed to see the latest artworks by Nuria Del Pino, who focuses on paintings where dreams meet otherworldly landscapes. Her work is quite contemplative and I connected with its constant search for balance within the vastness of nature. Another highlight was the The Subversive Stitch, an all female art collective who literally subverts the stereotype of seeing sewing as a mere craft or submission to the patriarchy. Their artworks show embroideries on canvas, allowing women of different generations to tell their stories, and worries, following a unique thread towards freedom. It was a beautiful statement from the first collective of weavers in Fuerteventura, curated by Verónica Silva.

The permanent exhibition offers many different styles of art from natural landscapes to portraiture and from figurative to abstract and contemporary art. As our clients are more and more demanding when it comes to buying pieces of art for their homes, Noogar can offer you a personal service that considers art not just as a decorative commodity but as an important element of your home interior styling. My passion for art, paired with attending an art academy in London and constant curiosity, is what drives me to create beautiful interiors for my clients because interior design is much more than furniture and matching colours; to me, it's about creating emotions.