European Artistic Craft Days 2023

We are An’Art Koçollari, sisters from Albania. This is not our first time exhibiting and demonstrating handmade jewelry for craft lovers and others who appreciate creativity, cultural heritage and tradition.  We look forward to sharing details of our work, how we see this process, and how it is done if the patience, hard work, and talent are gathered together.  But this time, we have the desire to express ourselves, our passion for the work we do, how this idea was born and raised through years till now for a new public.The aim is to promote our artisanal jewelry as a representation of Albanian, Giirokastra cultural heritage by using different techniques, tools inherited by our ancestors and new tools. Maintaining the old motifs, combining them with new designs, and demonstrating the process of handmade jewelry. 

In order to popularize the art and schools of carpet weaving, which are closely connected with the rich cultural heritage of Azerbaijan, the way of life and ancient traditions of our people, an exposition of carpets will be opened in Nur Art House Gallery in Baku.

The exhibition will present numerous examples of carpets of classical and modern design, belonging to various schools of carpet weaving in Azerbaijan.  Also, we will organize a master classes of carpet weaving. T

he opening of the exhibition will be on 27 March 2023 at 19:00.

The exhibition will last till 2 April 2023. There will be organized 4 master classes of carpet waeving. Master classes will be on 28,29,30 and 31 of March at 15:00 at Nur Art House Gallery.

Exhibition will consist of works from 10 artisans. Total 20 carpets. The participants will need to bring their carpets 5 days prior to the exhibition. Artists will participate in master classes.

For more information how to attend the EACD 2023 please contact Mariela Petrova: +359 66 804 613, e-mail: rso-csp@rso-csp.org.

Programming, promoting and helping professionals in the artistic crafts sector to meet the requirements of the EACD, providing assistance to the local stakeholders, advertising the event in compliance with the Graphic charter of EACD via own communication channels and social media, mobilising local, regional and national media, organising a launch event, educate the general public, assess the results.

Till now RAM Central Stara Planina has successfully organized 7 (seven) editions of the EACD in Bulgaria. The EACD are very popular in our region and the event is eagerly awaited by artistic crafts professionals and the general public every year. We have experience in online and in person activities.

For example, the EACD 2022 were conducted in hybrid mode and the program was full of virtual experiences on weekdays and a variety of outdoor initiatives from Friday to Sunday. Last year 12 events took place on our territory, 65 professionals were involved, 2500 people visited the outdoor events and at least 10000 – the online events (people from 5 up to 80 years old).

There is a special page dedicated to the EACD on our official web site with 75 articles: https://rso-csp.org/index.php/project/eacd.html.

The articles are in Bulgarian, but the pictures and videos are self explanatory.

1st day: Educational activities for children dedicated to local pottery. Presenting of the traditional pottery of the region through specially created films about pottery, which show: production techniques, decorative techniques, materials. Presentation of museum exhibits. Workshop for decorating earthenware and making a souvenirs from clay. Meeting with a master potter.

2nd day: Wrought iron in everyday life, past and present (specialized lecture). Lecture about the history of the blacksmith craft in the Troyan region, the iron exhibits stored in the Museum of crafts and about the masters. During the lecture, some of the exhibits of wrought iron that the Museum of crafts owns will be shown. Visit of  Мetalworking storeroom in the Museum, presentation of all sections and how the cultural heritage is preserved and processed.

3rd Open day and free lecture. 4 – 6 April;10.00 a.m.- 11.30 a.m./14.00 p.m. – 15.30

The events in the three days will be held with advance booking of groups of 25 people (according to the capacity of the conference hall). The events will be held twice a day (at 10.00 a.m. and at 14.00 p.m.)

For further instructions and how to get in touch, please visit our website .

The space is accessible on the top level and the outside patio with an additional basement space. Workshops will take place on both levels. Weaving Workshop: The workshops will explore weaving in all forms.

Using an in-house design of a table loom, participants will have the opportunity to practice basic weaving techniques and create a small collection of samples. The workshops will also introduce tapestry weaving techniques and fibre art.   Material Exploration: During the event, participants will have the opportunity to experiment with various fibers and natural dyes. Using our knowledge of locally sourced natural dyes, participants will be able to observe and sample a variety of colours using linen, cotton, and silk textiles. 

Traditional Processes: The workshops explore storytelling within craft, presenting traditional patterns, motifs and symbols that narrate a story or reveal a message. The activity will encourage the participants to create their own patterns or symbols and intergrade them within their work. 

During the week, we will host open studios for the wider public. The open studio will display our craft practices, ranging from wild clay processing, ceramic making and textile design. 

Monday 27th Open Studio 4 PM – 7 PM 

Tuesday 28th Open Studio 10 AM – 1 PM Weaving Workshop 4 PM – 6 PM 

Wednesday 29th Open Studio 10 AM – 1 PM Weaving Workshop 6 PM – 8 PM 

Thursday 30th Open Studio 10 AM – 1 PM Material Exploration 5 PM – 6 PM 

Friday 31th Open Studio 10 AM – 1 PM Traditional Processes 5 PM – 7 PM 

Saturday 1st Material Exploration 10 AM – 11 AM Weaving Workshop 12 PM – 1 PM 

Sunday 2nd Open Studios 10 AM – 1 PM

Maximum number of participants per workshop: 6 adults Maximum number of participants for families per workshop: 3 adults & 3 children   There is no limit for visiting our open studio. No prior experience is needed. All materials will be provided 

Discovery of workshops of craftsmen and their know-how because it is a free wandering in a village for 3 days from 10:30 a.m. to 6 p.m.

Démonstration de vannerie, travail du verre, tapisserie.

Conférence sur la céramique. Atelier d’aquarelle. 31 mars 14h/20h – 1 avril 10h/20h – 2 avril 10h/19h.

Les artisans de métier proposeront des activités échelonnées tout au long de la journée et adaptées au public visé. Ils fourniront tout le matériel et l’apport logistique pour que les visiteurs passent un agréable moment de découverte et d’émerveillement.

I am inviting 10 kraftmén in my workshop.

31 mars for schools, 1 and 2 April for everybody 10:00-18:00

In my workshop I usually repair chairs with the same French technic used in xviii th century.

For this special international day , we celebrate kraft , with ten guests: a book repairer, a plumassier, some artists, two glass makers, a wood and metal maker and others… Last year this event received more than 300 hundred persons .

Our family has been running this photo studio for 70 years on, still located in the original building we have a shooting space, together with a darkroom equipped with a series of enlarger for silver printing. Participants will be invited to have their portrait taken and then witness the process of silver printing in our darkroom. On the Sunday we will address a younger audience and let children and parents discover the cyanotype process.  

As stated above: we will offer the public 2 types of workshop based on the art of photography: silver printing and cyanotype. We’ve tested those workshops 2 years ago for the celebration of the 70th anniversary of the creation of our family run photo studio and we know they do bring a happy crowd. We have great success from the younger generation who is very curious to witness the silver printing process as a live experience inside our darkroom.

Analog photography is back into fashion, but still very few practice the printing techniques. The studio shooting experience is also not very common, and we are very keen on showing how light is used in the making of indoor portrait. We’ve had the inherited knowledge of 4 generations of photographers on this very studio. 

On the Sunday we will address a younger audience: a family workshop where people will create their own unique cyanotype printing. Cyanotype is one of the oldest photo chemical process: it is based on the reaction of an iron based solution to sun light (UV). Contact negative printing and processing by water reaction gives a Prussian blue color to all parts exposed to sunlight.

For this special occasion we will use some of the most famous Roger KASPARIAN portraits of John Coltrane, Nina Simone, Charles Aznavour and Sylvie Vartan, as an opportunity for the public to know this photographer’s prolific and and home inherited work: the musical scene of the Sixties.

Saturday April 1st, 3pm-10pm and Sunday April 2nd 4pm-7pm The ‘darkroom experience’ will be running from 3pm to 10 pm, it is not a fast process and can take up to 2 hours, the public will be invited to enjoy an exhibition of the original photos from the 50’s, we will also have a DJ and a small bar in the original photoshop so that people can take time to exchange on the subject of photography.

On Saturday April 1 and Sunday April 2, 2023, the exhibition-sale will take place from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. and from 2 p.m. to 7 p.m. in four locations:

La chapelle des Cordeliers, rue Baptiste Marcet, 79200 Parthenay.

Le Centre d’Interprétation de l’Architecture et du Patrimoine, 28 rue du château, 79200 Parthenay.

Le Musée d’Art et d’Histoire, 1 rue de la Vau Saint-Jacques, 79200 Parthenay.

Maison-Dieu, 10 avenue de la Morinière, 79200 Châtillon-sur-Thouet.

During the week dedicated to the European Artistic Craft Days, the city of Parthenay joins forces with its local partners to offer different audiences discover the know-how of the professionals of the crafts of the territory, the techniques of transformation of the material in various fields, the practices of creation and restoration involving technical and scientific knowledge.

The construction of this project has seen the emergence of certain essential points: the direct meeting of the public with professionals in the arts and crafts, the development of the offer aimed at the professionals themselves and the setting up of workshops or demonstration spaces to favor mediation through practice, particularly with young people.

Programming Workshops:

Tuesday, March 28 – Wednesday, March 29 : 3-hour discovery of felting with water, for the general public, led by a felt maker, Danielle Indeau. To confirm : workshop with a glass blower, Floriane Tourrilhes (glass jewelry creation).

Conferences/Visits:

Tuesday, March 28, 2.30 pm: conference by Mr. and Mrs. Chaumerliac (History and Heritage Association of Secondigny en Gâtine) on the stained glass windows of Notre-Dame de l’Agenouillée in Azay-sur-Thouet, at the small theater in Secondigny, then visit to the site. For all.

Thursday, March 30 : conference The profession of carpenter at Center of Apprentice training. Public learners, high school students, college students. To confirm. Sunday, April 2 : dual-voice tour of the Saint-Laurent de Parthenay church (guide-lecturer or CAOA, restoration workshop on the site (stained glass / mural / organ, etc.)

Round table :

Thursday, March 30,  6.30 p.m.: Issues and actions to promote crafts in the territory. In the presence of Wecandoo (confirmed), Ateliers d’Art de France (to be confirmed), 36 quai des arts (to be confirmed), the CMA or JEMA, our elected official, an artisan. Maison des Cultures de Pays, 1 rue de la Vau Saint-Jacques, 79200 Parthenay. Exhibition : Exhibition of Lucie Martineau (engraving and monochrome) at the Parthenay media library Projection : To confirm.

Friday, March 31 : Haute Couture film. General public session. Meeting with tailors and jewellers. Screenings offered to schoolchildren.

Exhibitions-sales:

Saturday, April 1st and Sunday, April 02, 11am-1pm 2pm-7pm: exhibition-sale at four locations + demonstrations. The Chapel of the Cordeliers The Museum of Art and History The Architecture and Heritage Interpretation Center The Maison-Dieu of Châtillon-sur-Thouet Saturday, 10:30 a.m.: demonstration of the framework on the Vausseroux site (Eddy Fruchard) Saturday, 3 p.m. (to confirm): inauguration. Friendship Glass.

In collaboration with a french  school, we will give 1 conférence and 1 workshop with students (11-18 year old) on musical instrument making.

I have been suffering among my school curriculum, and I love to celebrate how handcrafting save my live from my dyslexia, and how I can combine my high engineering  skills with the intelligence of my hands to create new musical instruments for disabled people.

During the workshop, the students will try instrument making techniques through pedagogical project and will be able to try some musical instruments I have been developing in my professional life during the last decade. Only need curiosity. The workshop is limited to 10 people (youth or adults)

Open 10:00AM – 18:00PM 12 craftsmen participate to this event : upholsterer, jewel, bookmaker, lights creator, leather work… will show their creations and make demnostrations of their know-how to the public. Companies who belongs to the official listing of craftmen in France and other selection operated by agent of our structure who looks quality of their work. 

31 mars 14h 18h30 – 1& 2 avril 2023 de 10h à 18h30 15 Artisans d’Art autour de l’Elégance viendront partager leur passion et leurs savoir-faire durant trois jours, j’ai créé cet évènement l’an dernier et devant l’interêt suscité auprès d’un public nombreux (700 personnes) et l’enthousiasme des artisans à se réunir autour de la thématique de l’élégance, je réitère l’évènement avec davantage de participants, 15 cette année contre 8 l’an dernier, avec deux défilés le samedi et 2 le dimanche ainsi que des conférences.

From 31 mars to 2 april, Arcade-Design à la campagne offers open days gathering craftsmen & associated workshops in Semur-en-Auxois (Burgundy, France).

These three days are dedicated to their skill, their material (wood, metal, clay, leather, paper, photographies, brass…) and the way they sublimate day to day life. Friday is mainly dedicated to schools and transmission. Crafts are hugely and variously represented in our region. Therefore, students of Middle and High school are welcome for visits and demonstrations in order to discover these peculiar crafts and maybe find an orientation for their future. Sharing remain essential during the week-end.

Demonstrations, informal exchanges, projections, manipulations and any other way to pass on these passions are proposed to all publics. We’d like these JEMA to be an apportunity to approach these traditionnal and innovating crafts diversity. Moreover, these days are also an opportunity for the participants to sell their productions.

29 mars-02 avril : 10h-12h30/14h-17h ARCADE-Design a la campagne is a cultural association dedicated to Design and Artistic Crafts. For the first time, the association join the European Artistic Crafts Days. During three days, minimum 7 craftsman are gathering on the main site (Le Bahut, Semur-en-Auxois).

Two more craftsmen, who were not available to physically participate, are represented with a small exhibition of their productions. Three workshops, located nearby, are associated and propose the same program.

Because ceramic creativity impacts all receptive universes, Esprit Porcelain invites the general public and young people with autism to a dialogue with porcelain.

The Esprit Porcelaine collective will welcome the general public for a visit to its showroom and will offer, in collaboration with Autisme 87, two creative dialogue workshops, with 4 hands, between: porcelain spirit creators and people living with a disorder of the spectrum of autism (ASD).

The association’s showroom will of course be open to all visitors wishing to discover the creations around: tableware, decoration, light, as well as unusual and exceptional objects returning from international exhibitions. At the same time, in the workshop, creativity, productivity and product development techniques will be offered as a way of awakening and expression to two groups bringing together: craftsman/ceramic artist pairs and trainee with ASD. 

There will be 2 groups of 3-4 people who will each participate in – a discovery workshop from matter to shape – a plaster engraving workshop A decoration workshop will bring together all the trainees on Sunday afternoon All these workshops will be coordinated by Joao Alcatrao, ceramist. Sensitization of the material to the form: plaster, slip, sculpture. A sensory, tactile and visual approach to encounter porcelain.

The trainees will make, by casting, various small porcelain objects. Friday March 31 & Saturday April 1 – 2 p.m. > 6 p.m. – Emmanuelle Paule DAROLLES   Creation thanks to the technique of engraving on plaster. The trainees will reveal patterns by working the plaster to the point. Saturday 1 April – 10 a.m. > 1 p.m. – Laurence LAVOLLÉE Sunday April 2 – 10 a.m. > 1 p.m. – Delphine JOBARD .

Decorating workshop on chromos porcelain and collages of stamps, a playful workshop inspired by art therapy, will be open to all participants wishing to follow it. Sunday April 2 – 2 p.m. > 6 p.m. – Mette GALATIUS & Carole MORBELLI-DESCHAMPS

It is the nearest city to Tbilisi, capital of Georgia. It’s about 30 minutes-1 hour to get Rustavi from Tbilisi, It is very easy to come to our workshop by car or by public transport from Tbilisi. Rustavi is the one of biggest city in Georgia, so there are many interested people in the area also.

We intend to arrange masterclasses on how to make miniature things and dioramas. The program will be as theoretical, as practical also. We explain to our audience what a good diorama is, what are main characteristics, what is the whole process of diorama building, what you can express in dioramas, etc. in our theoretical part. We will arrange a projector to show them some videos to explain activities that are a long lasting process in diorama building. The very interesting things in dioramas are the details and the making process of them. The main interest of our audience is how they can do such things themselves.

We will choose some simple details they can make themselves and give them practical lessons for making it. We give them needed tools and materials and they will be able to make details with us. In order to create the mood and funny atmosphere we arrange some snacks, drinks and music.

Everyone will be free to ask questions related to our projects and dioramas. Also we have our own works in our workshop and they will be able to view and appreciate them. This will be an all day event, because the program is quite loaded. Maximum number of participants we can host is 10 people in a day.

Our masterclasses will last 3 days, so 30 visitors can attend this event. We will make registration forms earlier about 2 weeks before craft days and choose our groups of visitors. Everything they will need in the process of the masterclass will be fully provisioned by us.

The activity carried out in the framework of EACD is presented in the form of an interactive presentation of the working process at the studio, as well as the exposition of the products by ISTORIALI and an opportunity to take part in the working process, which will give the audience the full insight of the creative & technical process at the ISTORIALI showroom. 

March 28, 29, 30, 2023 – 3PM-5PM maximum number of participants: 40. No prior experience required. 

All activities will be performed in person: From March 27 to April 2, various museums and craft workshops from various regions  of Georgia will open for the visitors with pre-registered schedule. 

The links to the registration with the detailed agenda and addresses per workshop will be available since March 15, 2023 at the link above called ‘Agenda’. Georgian Heritage crafts Association In cooperation with Georgian Arts and Culture Center will  organize the European Days of Artistic Crafts, which will be held in Georgia for the second time. 

GHCA Association will be in charge of the following agenda: 

Tbilisi March 27-April 3 – Easter Craft Fair: City Mall Tbilisi, 1 Petre Kavtaradze str.

March 28 – Cloisonné Enamel Master-Class by Mariam Ninikashvili and Mariam Tushishvili, 9 Tsabadze str. 

March 30 – Beasrion Darjania Cameo Making Masterclass – 33, Mepe Solomon Brdzeni  str. 

April 1 – Shota Saganelidze, Calligraphy Show, 33, Mepe Solomon Brdzeni str.

April 2 – Ceramic studio 1300 – Painting on the Ceramic Master- Class – Fabrika, 8 Egnate Ninoshvili str.  Telavi, Kakheti

March 27 – Wheel Throwing masterclass by Kera, 14 Kakutsa Cholokashvili str., Telavi Kvemo Alvani, Kakheti

April 29 – Felting and Embroidery workshop by Mzemoe, Kvemo Alvani Musuem   Kazbegi, Mtskheta Mtianeti

March 31- Felting Workshop by Tamar Sujashvili, Gallery-Studio Mokheuri Teka, Stefantsminda Tserovani IDP Village, Mtskheta Mtianeti

April 2 – Ikorta Cloisonné Enamel workshop – Row 12, Cottage 1963 Tserovani Refugee Camp

April 3 – Wood Carving Workshop by Zaza Gatenashvili – Tserovani Refugee Camp   

 

Hungary, 8900 Zalaegerszeg, Gébárti-tó 15470/A hrsz PANORÁMA Népművészeti Galéria VR67+FG Zalaegerszeg (google maps) PANORÁMA Népművészeti Galéria (PANORÁMA Folk Art Gallery) és Tetőtől-talpig Viseletkészítő Bemutató Műhely (Roof-to-toe costume making demonstration workshop) 10,00-12,00 and 13,00-15,00 and 16,00-18,00 (a.m. 10-12, pm 1-3 and pm 4-6) Alkoss szabadon (Create Feely) -Folk Art Workshop – weaving, embroidery, pearl jewelry making, weaving weaves, leather bag making , and craft show, and national costume exhibition Alkoss szabadon (Create Feely) – Folk Art Workshop max. 5 person/workshop participants, Craft Show and National Costume Exhibition without a limit, free participation

Learn the ancient art of Viking ‘knitting’ – an intricate wire weaving technique that can be used to make bracelets, necklaces, and earrings. Participants get step-by-step instructions in this fun and relaxed three-hour workshop. All materials and tools will be provided and participants will go home with at least one piece of jewellery they made themselves. On the day, you will learn how to: create a ‘petal’ starter to guide your stitches position and attach your starter to the former weave stitches around your former join in new sections of wire magically transform your tubular weaving with a wooden drawplate finish off your piece and attach fittings The number of participants is limited to 15 so that I can give them one-to-one instruction and help. Recommended age is over 14 years of age. No previous experience required. All materials and tools provided.

Please book your place online. A workshop providing the technical knowledge & processes required to sharpen your knives & how to correctly care & maintain them. Saturday 1st April 10.00-12.30 & 13.30-16.00 No experience is required. No equipment is required to attend. Open to over 18’s only. Maximum is 15 attendees per session.

6 free workshop on 1-2 April for +16 y.o. people on ceramic, reuse/restyle of jeans, embroidery, and wood carving Activity will take place in Officina Craftiva, Via Giano della Bella 20, Florence, Italy.

Free workshops

  We celebrate everyday life with four free workshops held by as many master craftsmen on Saturday 1st and Sunday 2nd April. Reservation required. 

Saturday 1st April (no joke!)  LAB ROOM CERAMIC 9.30 – 12 Ceramic workshop for children with the Masters Sandra Pelli and Stefano Giusti 14.30- 17.00 Ceramic workshop for adults Masters Sandra Pelli and Stefano Giusti ARTUSI ROOM 10.30 – 13 Rejeensiamo, Recycling workshop with teacher Vittoria Valzania 15.00 – 17.30 Rejeensiamo, Recycling workshop with teacher Vittoria Valzania  Sunday 2nd April ARTUSI ROOM 10.30 – 13 Embroidery workshop with teacher Franca Verteramo 15 – 17 Carving workshop with Maestro Omero Soffici  *Artex reservations, info at www.artex.firenze.it/GEMA2023 QR CODE gema, artex email, artex social site* JEMA 2023 events Sublimer le quotidien – Celebrate the everyday –Open the Bottegas in Tuscany All the Master Crafts people are called to open the doors of their workshops and held live presentations, workshops and any events that will help the general public to understand better their work. A programme with an indication of each craftspeople who will do something will be released on the website and on social media, in partnership with: Municipality of Florence, UniCoop Firenze, Confartigianato Toscana, CNA Imprese Toscana, Regione Toscana, OMA Osservatorio Mestieri d’Arte.  –Dialogues on Crafts (https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLBpfvQZEOxpHOPnO-k-vY3mC01NnelqF0)

On the occasion of the European year of skills Artex organizes three dialogues on craftsmanship with key figures from the world of education in the Italian panorama, who will confront Tuscan Master Artisans, bearers of those knowledge, precisely skills, about which there is much debate. How to pass on the know-how? What are the ingredients to form tomorrow’s excellences?

Monday 27 March, 17.00 – Ceramics teaches with Walter Luca Caselli, Director of the Rare Caselli Institute and Master Artisan ceramist; Wednesday 29 March, 17.00 – TBC

Friday 31 March, 5.00 pm – Transmitting the know-how with Alessandro Colombo, managing director of AD Education Italia and Vittoria Valzania of the Sartoria Madame Flo, master craftsman seamstress. –Free workshops @ Officina Creativa We celebrate everyday life with four free workshops held by as many master craftsmen on Saturday 1st and Sunday 2nd April. Reservation required.

Saturday 1st April (no joke!) LAB ROOM CERAMIC 9.30 – 12 Ceramic workshop for children with the Masters Sandra Pelli and Stefano Giusti 14.30- 17.00 Ceramic workshop for adults Masters Sandra Pelli and Stefano Giusti ARTUSI ROOM 10.30 – 13 Rejeensiamo, Recycling workshop with teacher Vittoria Valzania 15.00 – 17.30 Rejeensiamo, Recycling workshop with teacher Vittoria Valzania Sunday 2nd April ARTUSI ROOM 10.30 – 13 Embroidery workshop with teacher Franca Verteramo 15 – 17 Carving workshop with Maestro Omero Soffici — MABS VIDEO Artex make a call for unique video of Master Craftspeople to be sent to us so we can share it on our YT channel. (https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLBpfvQZEOxpFgdPlwLj_OkhdKnVmblkzD)  Dialogues: anybody can attend. Free workshops @ Officina Creativa: 1 ceramic lab only for 20 children max 12 y.o., 4 workshops max 20 ppl each, 1 ceramic workshop max 15 people. No experience needed, nothing to bring together.

Demonstrations of about half an hour each session on Spinning, Weaving, and Macrame. will start every hour at 9.00am the last one starting at 4.00pm. 

Workshops of about 45 minutes which will be held on starting every hour from 11.00am with last session starting at 4.00pm on Weaving and Macrame.  27/03/2023 to 02/04/2023 from 9.00am to 5.00pm For the demonstrations minimum 1person to a maximum of 6 persons at a time.  For the workshops minimum of 1 person to maximum of 4 persons at a time.  No prior experience is needed and they do not need to bring anything as everything will be supplied by me.

We invite founder of CRAAFTS Elif Malkoclar from Florence to share her knowledge in The Netherlands. CRAAFTS creates handmade accessoires and unique catwalk eye catchers for fashion houses such as Prada, Ferragamo, Gucci, Yves Saint Laurent and Chanel. CRAAFTS is specialised in crafts techniques such as knitting, macramé, crochet and lace. CRAAFTS is not just a creative workplace, it is way more than that. They have built an enormous library of over 5000 unique and handmade samples from the world’s best craftsmen in fashion and interior. 

In the Netherlands it is not often that makers work for major brands. This high-quality manufacturing industry seems to have disappeared. It is inspiring that CRAAFTS works worldwide. The story of CRAAFTS is appealing for makers but also the wider public. It’s all about dedication, passion and utmost attention to detail. March 30: Talk by Elif Malkoclar from CRAAFTS  The talk is open for everyone.

We think it’s a great opportunity to share this succesfull crafts story with the wider public during the European Artistic Craft Days.  March 30: Macramé masterclass by Elif Malkoclar from CRAAFTS  The following day we organise a macramé masterclass for Dutch makers (professional and crafts enthusiasts). In this way they learn the technique of a professional, they get to know each other and they can share ideas about (international) collaborations.

Exhibition and show of artistic glass in the technique of forming glass in flame work technique at Atelier 18 Natalia Komorowska Studio in the center of the old town of Wrocław. The activities are aimed at showing the secondary heritage of craftsmanship, which is artistic glass. Especially that Lower Silesia is a place of centuries-old glassmaking traditions. Original shows in the art studio are to encourage communing with art. Wrocław is the only university in Poland that has a major in Glass Art and Design. As a graduate, I would like to promote the direction and show what effects conscious work with glass and crafts can have. The event will be free and open to everyone.  1.04.2023 / time 2 p.m-6 p.m No certification needed. The show and exhibition will be open for 4 hours with a 30 minute shift for visitors. an average of 1 to 5 per shift.

Students will learn about traditional glass shaping techniques; an exhibition of contemporary art made with traditional techniques  3 workshops with school and high school students during which they will learn about traditional glass shaping techniques; an exhibition of contemporary art made with traditional techniques 27.03-02.04.2023 10.00-14.00 27.03-02.04.2023 10.00-14.00 During this time, I will organize workshops for small groups of up to 17 people. During the workshop, I will talk about the history of artistic glass, in particular the flameworking technique. Those who are willing will be able to try to create their first artistic object. I will also organize an exhibition of my works made with traditional methods of shaping glass. The exhibition will be open to the public throughout the week.  I am a graduate of the Academy of Fine Arts. The history of glass and the creation of glass objects is my passion, which I will gladly share.

Exhibition of glass postcards in the city of Wrocław as part of the European Craft Days. Students of the Academy of Fine Arts E.Gepperta in Wrocław from mid-March, about 8 people will prepare unique  size A6 objects in the pate de verre technique. The resulting works will be placed in galleries and places related to the author’s activities in the craft, including ceramics, glass, sculpture. The invited places will have the opportunity to participate in the project and be placed on the map of the most interesting places where we can see and buy crafts in the city of Wrocław. More about the participants will appear via a scanned QR code. The project of the exhibition in the city is a development of the circle’s activities from 2021/2022 –> https://www.facebook.com/Qrteka place: Odra Centrum – Juliusza Słowackiego 5B,50-406 Wrocław;  Galeria dede- Władysława Łokietka 9, 50-243 Wrocław;  MOYA Galeria, ul, Księcia Witolda, Wrocław; Galeria BB Jatki 3/6, 50-111 Wrocław;  VIVID GALERY – Kościuszki 4/ Wrocław;  TYC ART -Brama Przejściowa Ruska 46/Wrocław; The Academy of Fine Arts E.Gepperta in Wrocław Zakwas Studio – Szczytnicka 40/1B, 50-382 Wrocław The science club combines art, culture and the Internet to create various projects. We focus on transferring information between ourselves and outside. After making 8 postcards, we want to place them in 8 important places for Art and Craft in Wrocław, establishing cooperation with local small studios, galleries and institutions. The created map and the works are to encourage getting to know the city and local artists. As well as creating new works and thinking about the city as a large gallery on the occasion of the days of Art Crafts in Europe. As the works will be located in the center of the old town, the exhibition and the project will be available to all inhabitants and tourists of Wrocław. (about 5,000 people) We would like to reach a large number of people through local media and social networking sites. Project documentation will take place similarly to our previous project page — https://www.facebook.com/Qrteka

In this live demonstration, participants will be able to observe all phases of the natural dyeing process, from the mordanting of the fibers to the dyeing of small fabric samples, as well as the correct preparation of the dyebath. Each participant will dye their own fabric sample, choosing the color and fiber they want. This demo will also be especially important to make show people the different natural dyes that we have easily available to us in our own kitchens, and the process will be demonstrated in the simplest and easiest way possible, hoping this will bring participants even closer to the technique and break down any possible barriers that may exist. In addition, a small manual/text book will be produced in our studio (and given to each participant), with some of the main fundamentals of natural dyeing, some step-by-step recipes and many tips, so that each participant can reproduce what they have learned at home. This demonstration aims to connect participants to this ancestral technique, giving each one the necessary mechanisms to start their own path in the wonderful world of natural dyeing! 1st April 2023 / 14h00 – 18h00 – minimum number of participants: none – maximum number of participants: 20 people – no previous experience needed – all ages welcome – all materials included (bring paper and pen for some note taking!) – people will take home a sample from this experience – free entry, but mandatory booking by email (limited to the number of places available)

We will make our own loom, after that we will go for a walk in the farm to pick natural materials. In the studio with the river view, we will organize our material and start weaving. All participants will take home, their loom and weaving. Sunday 27th March,  Saturday 1 and Sunday 2 April 2023, from 10.30 to 12h and from 15h to 16.30 Hello, I’m Rita and I’ll be with you for one hour and a half in a space of great beauty that will be one of the ingredients for your weaving inspiration. You must show up at the entrance of Quinta dos Moinhos de São Filipe (R. do Farol da Amêijoa, 2900-300 Setúbal) up to 10 minutes before the start of the activity, after the scheduled time it will not be possible to participate in the activity. This free activity has been prepared for weeks so that each participant has the best educational and emotional experience. The sessions is prepared for 6 people, therefore I ask that if you cannot attend please let me know 24 hours in advance so that someone else can take your place. In case there is few registers for the session you applied you will be give the option to attend other possible sessions. Children up to 9 years old must be accompanied by an adult. This pre-registration is intended to be able to form more homogeneous groups according to age and spoken language (english, spanish or french) Two weeks before the workshop you signed up, i will send you a confirmation email. Any questions please email lisboncrosslights@gmail.com  No experience is required, each participant should bring a t-shirt  or shirt to recycle.  People with disabilities are welcome, please send us information by email so we can organize it.

The Centre for Folk Art Production (ÚĽUV) has a mission to safeguard and develop traditional crafts and home-made production in Slovakia. The ÚĽUV Regional Crafts Centre in Banská Bystrica is one of the three locations where organisation is active. A significant part of its activities is devoted to craft courses, which are popular among adults and children. Our main theme for 2023 is the dowing and processing of natural materials with focus on wickery in the context of developing a sustainable approach in everyday life. That is why during The European Artistic Craft Days our Regional Crafts Centre in Banská Bystrica plans to offer a workshop on making baskets from split bark to the professional and general public. This old technique was very widespread in Slovakia in the past. Nowadays, however, only a few enthusiasts are dedicated to it. It is the knowledge of one of them, Florián Šavrtka from Liptovské Revúce, who is already over 80 years old, that we have decided to bring to the public, as well as to the invited basketmakers and craft-designers, at this workshop, in order to help develop the technique of making bark baskets in the future. On the workshop the complete production will be presented from the beginning, in its different stages – from the collection and processing of the material to the weaving of the final product. The most difficult part of making bark baskets is the preparation of the material – finding suitable wood, steaming it, then splitting it into bark and finishing it with a timber shave. Without mastering this knowledge, it is impossible to start weaving. That is why two days of workshop will be devoted to this phase. The remaining two days will be dedicated to learning how to weave a basket. Master Florián Šavrtka will reproduce the procedure he learned in his family from his grandfather. Partcipants of the workshop will be experienced basketmakers and craft designers who will learn all the activities and related techniques. However, the event will also be open to the general public and scoolchildren, in order to make this technique, and alongside it handicraft work more popular in general. Of course, we plan to publicise the event not only before it takes place, but also after it has finished, in a trade craft magazine and in the regional media. ÚĽUV as a main organisator will provide working space, materials and tools for the workshop. All tools for the workshop are hand tools, without the use of electricity. There will be a limited number of benches for woodworking with a timber shave, also we would like to borow shave horses as procedeeding equipment for at least 8 participants. If demand exceeds supply, people will rotate at them. A portable wood steaming kiln will also need to be provided from outside of our organisation. We would like to invite at least 8 basketmakers and craft-designers. For schools and for the general public we will promote the event through our channels (web, FB, newsletter). As this is a highly specialised activity, we will not limit the maximum number of people who would like to see, touch, try, etc. We will be very pleased if they are interested.

Sgraffito workshop on mortar Serrano Embroidery Canvas Painting Workshop Introductory workshop to artistic ceramics Intervention workshop with Artistic Forging and bioclimatic construction Canvas Painting Workshop Serrano Embroidery Exhibition of Craft prototypes. Inscripciones: +34 652926765 Introductory workshops on craft trades linked to the Iconographic Universe of Popular Embroidery of the region called Sierra de Francia of Salamanca, recently recognized as Intangible Cultural Heritage by the Government of Castilla y León and in the process of applying to UNESCO as World Heritage , along with other European embroideries. The exhibition also has the purpose of showing the results of a collaborative project between different artisan workshops in the territory that have generated prototypes in different artisan disciplines linked to the Intangible Heritage of this iconographic universe. Sgraffito on mortar workshop: from March 27 to 31 (from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m.) San Esteban de la Sierra (Salamanca) Serrano Embroidery Canvas Painting Workshop: from March 27 to 31 (from 5:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m.) San Esteban de la Sierra. (Salamanca) Introductory workshop on artistic ceramics: from March 27 to 31 (from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m.) San Esteban de la Sierra (Salamanca) Intervention workshop with Artistic Forge and bioclimatic construction: from March 27 to 31 (from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m.) San Miguel de Robledo (Salamanca) Serrano Embroidery Canvas Painting Workshop: from March 27 to 31 (from 5:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m.) San Martín del Castañar. (Salamanca) Exhibition of prototypes of Crafts Entre2 linked to the Cultural Heritage of Popular Embroidery of the Sierra de Francia de Salamanca: from March 27 to April 2 (from 4:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m.) San Esteban de la Sierra. (Salamanca) The maximum number of participants in the workshops is 10 people per activity, no previous experience is required, it is not necessary to wear anything other than a mask (not mandatory) as a hygienic measure. If prior reservation is required by phone.

Learn how to create amigurumi with a purpose. Maximum would be 20 -30 people every two hours. Certain prior experience in crocheting or knitting would be ideal. Anybody who wants to learn how to crochet and in particular how to make amigurumi. Kids, Parents, Groups in vulnerable situation, seniors.

The workshop’s target I intend to do is to show people the amazing world of Esparto.  This Natural fiber which has been used during millenia for humans beings in the whole Peninsula -Spain and also in Portugal, as well that in the North of Africa-  is a great tradition that it is getting lost because it is hard to learn, to work,  so that is one of the reasons why I intend to keep it. In order to accomplish my goals  I want people to get in touch with it. Further more is a tradition totally organic and therefore eco friendly. I am totally convinced that it is very important to keep our traditions alive.  For all these reasons I will do two workshops with people from an age around 12 years old and up with a maximum of 12 different participants each session, so I can guarantee a better understanding and dedication to all of them.  I will provide the attendants with all the necessary materials, teach them in around 3hours each day the basic technics to work with Esparto, its importance role in keeping our cultural identity alive and the need of its use in order to respect our Earth. I will teach them where it grows, its history, the relation of Esparto with human being, the importance of its use in substitution of other materials pollutant and two basic technics so they will be able to construct by themselves some object to understand better all of it. I will provide people with all the necessary materials such as the esparto, the tools to work with it and of course they will keep the objects that they build (lamp, carpet, little basket, this will depend on the abilities of each person). The place where the activity will be situated is an ancient palace located in the heart of the Antique City of Caceres, Extremadura, Spain, an unique place that belong to Artesanex , Asociación para la Artesanía en Extremadura, I am associated to this Association so they offer me to use one of its rooms totally equipped for the occasion and of course for free. The Workshop will be performed by the Master Ángel Avis Melo, Espartero de Plata in Spanish but we will have the presence of his sister Almudena Avis Melo who will be the translator (of course for free, just in order to allow more people to enjoy the activity) for the English, French and Italian people who wants to attend.  01 April 12 p.m.   02 April 12 p.m. 12 participants maximum Any experience required I will provide all the materials Minimum age 12 years old Spanish, English, French and Italian speaker are allowed

Avilés La Iglesia Antigua de Sabugo se encuadra dentro de los Encuentros Singulares propuestos para esta edición de los DEA. Es un edificio del siglo XIII cerrado al culto y ubicado en el antiguo barrio de pescadores de la ciudad. Se va a realizar una exposición de maquetas de veleros de madera y cestos de pesca. También 3 talleres participativos de oficios artesano: Elaboración y reparación de redes, fieltrado de lana y alfarería. Cada taller tiene una duración de 4 horas dirigido por un artesano y es para 10 adultos o menores con un acompañante. Se facilitan todos los materiales y es gratuito.

This exhibition focuses on an artistic, artisan and didactic proposal around the wool of native Spanish sheep with the aim of highlighting the world of wool and increasing visits to a unique space, such as the Patio del Palacio de Los Serrano, located in the historic centre of Ávila and surrounded by the important cultural heritage of our city, La Muralla de Ávila. The exhibition is a multidisciplinary meeting between 3 artists and craftsmen who join their efforts in favour of a renewable raw material, being the native sheep wool the nexus of union between them: Roberto Chartam, Jose Barea, Blanca Fernández Navas.  For three weeks, coinciding with the European Crafts Days 2023, visitors will be able to enjoy this exhibition and complementary activities, open to the public free of charge from Monday to Saturday, being a meeting place aimed at all kinds of public and accessible to anyone. To complete the programme, there will be live exhibitions on Fridays, one of them coinciding with the European Crafts Days, where the Weavers Group, made up of expert and novice weavers, will weave in the Patio de Los Serrano within the exhibition. 28/03/2023 to 01/04/2023: 10:00 am to 14:00 pm and 18:00 pm to 20:00 pm We have large cultural spaces within the Palacio Los Serrano, so we can accommodate a large number of visitors. In the exhibition hall the maximum capacity will depend on its capacity.  During the workshops, the maximum capacity will depend on the classroom where the activity or workshop takes place. 

Día 25 de marzo Palacio de los Condes de Toreno/ Encuentros Singulares Plaza Porlier Nº9 33203 Oviedo. Día 26 de marzo Museo Etnográfico del Oriente de Asturias Barrio Llacín S/N 33509 Porrúa. Día 29 Casa de la Cultura de Piloña C/ Covadonga Nº42 33530 Infiesto. Día 2 de abril Museo del Pueblo de Asturias en Gijón Paseo Dr. Fleming 877, 33203 Gijón La cueroflexia es una disciplina del trabajo del cuero que consiste en hacer Origami con cuero, para ello se sustituye el papel por el cuero. Partiendo de un cuadrado de cuero al que aplicamos sucesivos pliegues y modelado, sin cortes ni añadiduras, sin pegamento, llegamos a dar forma al inicial cuadrado, de un caballo, un elefante, un perro, una rana, un burro etc o un dodecaedro, una piramide …. una infinitud de posibilidades.  Los talleres se realizarán el 25 de marzo en Oviedo,  26 de marzo en Porrrua, 29 de marzo en Infiesto y 2 de abril en Gijón. El horario en el que se desarrollará cada uno de los talleres es de 10,00 a 14.00 horas Cada taller tendrá una duración de 4 horas, con un nº max. de participantes de 10, si son menores de 14 años, es conveniente que estén acompañados de un adulto, no es necesaria experiencia previa y es si posible, que cada participante aporte un secador de pelo, herramienta necesaria para finalizar la actividad.

Puertas Abiertas 1 al 2, workshop sabado y domingo, visitas guiadas, exposicion de piezas unicas e estuco marmol artesano Miguel Angel Alcala Hidalgo, www.museocaldemoron.com Puertas abiertas para visitar las intalaciones del Museo del 27 al 3, sabado y domingo ver en directo la realizacion de piezas estuco marmol, realizacion de talleres sabado y domingo por parte de los visitantes, exposicion de mas de 80 piezas de estuco marmol numero maximo de 15 personas por dia, las herramientas y  materiales seran cedidos por el museo

Valle de Aran street. Nº7. 47010 Valladolid Spain Carrying out four participatory workshops for everyboy. The workshops will be: Construction of a mural with remains of the wood workshop. Construction of a collaborative mural with vegetable fibers. Realization of portrait photographs with 19th century techniques. Participatory workshop on ceramic techniques. Open day at the Craft Center of Castilla y León April 1. From 11 am to 14 pm Participation in the workshops is open and during the morning everyone can participate in one or all four sessions. Time is open and in photography and ceramics they can take the object they make. In wood and vegetable fibers, a collaborative mural will be made for them and it will be placed in the Center.

29th March: workshop for children about 1 hour: visit to the artisan workshop and detailed explanation of the activity and practical modelling class with modelling dough and painting by children  31st March and 1st April: Open doors demonstration activity. Content of the 1h-long visit: – Reception of the group and welcome – Explanation of the origin of the workshop – Explanation of the production process: Previous documentation, Execution of originals or master, Obtaining molds, Emptying process, Retouch and Painted.  – Demonstration of the process: small demonstration of the process of preparing the original, preparing the molds and/or painting. – Explanation of the business figures, social and economic impact, type of clients, origin, etc. – Context of the workshop in the activities of the Santa María la Real Foundation. – Final conclusions with moments for dialogue and social listening. 29th March: for schools. We will offer the activity to 3 schools located in the rural area of the province and the participation will be controlled by the teachers and organisers.  31st March and 1st April: We will offer an email and a telephone for registering in the activity (open doors demonstration). Free access at the time in case of vacancies. Adress: Avenida Ronda, 1-3 Aguilar de Campoo (34.800 Palencia) 29th March: workshop for children about 1 hour: visit to the artisan workshop and detailed explanation of the activity and practical modelling class with modelling dough and painting by children. We will organise 3 visits for 3 groups of children.  31st March and 1st April: Open doors demonstration activity. Content of the 1h-long visit: – Reception of the group and welcome – Explanation of the origin of the workshop – Explanation of the production process: Previous documentation, Execution of originals or master, Obtaining molds, Emptying process, Retouch and Painted.  – Demonstration of the process: small demonstration of the process of preparing the original, preparing the molds and/or painting. – Explanation of the business figures, social and economic impact, type of clients, origin, etc. – Context of the workshop in the activities of the Santa María la Real Foundation. – Final conclusions with moments for dialogue and social listening. Passes for a maximum of 20 people at the following hours: 11am, 12pm, 1pm, 5pm, 6pm and 7pm.  The reception and attention of each group will be carried out by: 1 of the artisans of the workshop, 1 staff person from general services and 1 staff person from the Cultural and Heritage Tourism area. 29th March: 10:00 – 14:00h for schools (children about age 9-11). 31st March: 17:00-20:00h for general public and 1st April: 11:00 – 14:00h and 17:00-20:00h for general public 29th March: activities for children. We will organise 3 visits for 3 groups of children (maximum 30 children per group). We will contact with 3 rural schools from the area. We have developed for the first time this activity for children with the collaboration of 1 school (15th December 2022) and since then we know the interest of other schools in this activity for their students.  31st March and 1st April: we will offer 9 passes for a maximum of 20 people. Priority according to registration and arrival order.

The Clock building, one of the most beautiful and emblematic architectural elements of the city of Valencia, is located on Avenida Muelle del Turía, it is a modernist building, whose construction dates back to 1916 and has been declared an Asset of Local Relevance (BRL). . exhibition with a sample of crafts, live demonstrations and free participatory workshops. In these 7 days different activities will be carried out: – Live demonstrations of the creation of the artisan product. – Participatory workshops, for public of all ages to make artisan products. Among others: Jewelry, textiles, porcelain, felt, leather goods, saddlery, artistic bookbinding, ceramics, modeling of originals, handmade chocolate, painting and decoration with natural sand… – Face-to-face or virtual presentations of trades that are currently disappearing such as carving, fanning, basketry…. March 27 to April 2 from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. and from 3 p.m. to 6 p.m. No previous experience is necessary and it is not necessary to bring anything, Admission and activities are free, but places for participatory workshops are limited, therefore it is necessary, for groups, prior registration, sending the request for assistance to the mail of the association: arteval.asociacion@gmail.com or by calling the phones 675550382 and 678510102