World Crafts Council Europe for Ukraine: #stopthewar
We join SMEunited in condemning the Russian invasion of Ukraine in the strongest terms. We express our solidarity with all Ukrainians at this terrible time and we regret the loss of numerous lives as a result of these militant actions. To Handicraft Chamber of...
OPEN CALL for WCC Europe Members: 4rd International Crafts Film Show in Barcelona
On the 22nd of October 2022, the 4th International Crafts Film Show organised by CCAM will take place in the Design Museum of Barcelona. The show will be presented at a gala in Barcelona and a subsequent screening will take place at FILMIN, a Spanish film platform. 12...
OPEN CALL for Creative Europe project “COOP” is out, NEW deadline 5 May 2022
New opportunity for WCC Members to engage and participate in European funding. 3 different scales of projects were launched by 3 new CREA CULT 2022 COOP calls: CREA-CULT-2022-COOP-1: SMALL SCALE CALL CREA-CULT-2022-COOP-2: MEDIUM SCALE CALL CREA-CULT-2022-COOP-3:...
ONLINE EU EVENT: geographical indications for craft and industrial products
The Renew Europe (RE) Group and its President Stéphane Séjourné invites Crafts Organization to a Webinar, organised on 2 March 2022 from 14:30 to 17:00 in the presence of Commissioner Thierry Breton, in order to discuss the proposal of the European Commission...
OPEN CALL – 44th Handicraft Fairs 23 Jul/7 Aug in Portugal
The next edition of the Portuguese National Handicraft Fair (PNHF), which will take place from July 23rd to August 7th, is dedicated to young artisans, accordingly with the 2022 European Year of Youth as it is proclaimed by the European Union, and aims to give them a...
OPEN CALL: JAD – Le Jardin des metiers d’Arte e du Desing
New opportunity for residencies dedicated to craft and design in Sèvres, temple of French porcelain in the western suburb of Paris. Thanks to the action of the Department of Hauts-de-Seine, this new creative structure takes place in the buildings of the former...
OPEN CALL: International Ceramics Competition Carouge 202
Bling-Bling ? The International Ceramics Competition of Carouge (Geneva, Switzerland) takes place, in principle, every two years. Three prizes are awarded: a first Prize in the amount of 10’000 Swiss francs, a Prize sponsored by the Bruckner Foundation for the...
MIDA 2022 – April 23th – May 1st at the Fortezza da Basso in Florence, the 86th International Craftsmanship Fair
100,000 visitors in 8 days, 500 exhibitors, 80 international buyers and operators, 5 major collateral exhibitions, 910 accredited journalists: it is from these numbers, registered in 2019 for the last edition in the presence of the event, that the International...