The International Competition of Contemporary Ceramic Art, organized by the International Museum of Ceramics in Faenza Foundation, is now in its 61st edition. This event has been an important instrument for the enhancement, promotion and renewal of ceramics from an artistic and decorative, as well as functional, point of view. The competition is open to […]

Until 24 November, the city of Ravenna is being enlivend with events, exhibitions and meetings organized for the 6th edition ofthe “Contemporary Mosaic Biennial”: many institutional sites will host site-specific installations and exhibitions, thus becoming exceptional galleries where ancient and contemporary art meet in continuous and constant dialogue. The MAR – Museo d’Arte della Città di […]

The outer volumes of the old Conterieindustrial areas in Murano, once devoted to the processing of glass beads (namely, conterie), have been carefully renovated to create an exhibition space for temporary exhibitions, InGalleria, a shop for books and magazines, a flower shop, Fioraio, but also two convivial spaces, “Vetri Ristorante” and “Vetro Bistrot.” The restoration […]

The glass objects designed by Laura de Santillana, an artist who from a very young age assimilated the art of the master glass blowers in the Venini glassworks, stand out for an evanescent elegance combined with the severity of geometric form, which becomes an abstraction of thought. The exhibition Soffi(Breaths), presented until 24 November 2019 […]

An unmissable exhibition set up on the piano nobile of the palace in Rome’s Piazza Venezia, built in the mid-seventeenth century, which was for a long time the residence of Letizia Ramolino Bonaparte, Napoleon’s mother, and is now home to the exhibition space of “Generali Valore Cultura.” A meticulous restoration has ensured the safety of the […]

This is the third edition of “Fatti ad Arte,” the event dedicated to fine artistic craftsmanship as an expression of the legacy of beauty and authenticity which, from the time of the Renaissance workshops, has encompassed art, culture and tradition. In Biella, from 25 to 27 October,in the evocative setting of Biella Piazzo, inside the […]

Ugo La Pietra has left his mark again. This time, in Apricena (in the province of Foggia), where he has created the public work “Dalle cave all’architettura“(“From quarries to architecture”) in the “Madre Pietra” Parco Museo Sculture. Set in the old town center of the Apulian city, this installation highlights the historical resources of this […]

It has reached the 14th edition of the International Lace Biennial of Cantù, the initiative that organized a new enhancement of lace, through the creation of works of art. The pieces, in fact, are unique and made by skilled artisans who worked in close contact with the creativity of the designer: a project that wants […]

On the occasion of the exhibition event in progress at the Santa Maria Novella complex until 15 December 2019, The Botany of Leonardo. A Vision of Science Bridging Art and Nature(an exhibition curated by Curators Fritjof Capra, Stefano Mancuso, Valentino Mercati and promoted by the Municipality of Florence, conceived and produced by Aboca with the […]

At the Cini Foundation in Venice, LE STANZE DEL VETRO dedicate an exhibition to the American artist Thomas Stearns (1936-2006), who in the early 1960s collaborated with the Venini glassworks. The young American artist, following his arrival in Murano, worked assiduously with the master glassmaker Checco Ongaro, who managed to understand and implement Stearns’ projects, […]

From leather to feathers, from scagliola to bronze, continuing with ceramics, wood, jewelry, marquetry, wrought iron and alabaster. The craftsmanship of the Florentine and Tuscan tradition are the protagonists of Nephilìm, the exhibition inaugurated at the Marino Marini Museum in Florence, where it will run until 30 December 2019. The craftsmen selected by OMA together […]

Now in its twentieth edition, the International Ceramics Fair in Florence will gather 70 potters in Piazza SS. Annunziata to exhibit their creations: all high-quality, handmade works produced in small series. An appointment for experts of the sector, as well as simple enthusiasts, to learn more about a craft boasting a long tradition, but capable […]

The by-now historic project, “Una Scuola, un Lavoro. Percorsi di Eccellenza” (“A School, a Job. Training to Excellence”), through which the Fondazione Cologni dei Mestieri d’Arte supports training apprenticeships for the young master artisans of tomorrow, is now in its 8th edition. For the 2019/2020 edition, the Foundation will select 25 applications from all those […]

The 10th International Printmaking Exhibition returns to Cremona, with an important appointment for learning about this particular artistic technique through exhibitions, workshops and meetings. Four exhibitions have been organized for the occasion: “Rare Editions,” dedicated to the Masters of the twentieth century, which includes fine artist books illustrated with engravings; “New Landings,” which presents a […]

The evocative spaces of London’s botanical gardens, Kew Gardens, are embellished with brightly colored glass sculptures of flowers, plants, and glass trees created by the internationally renowned American artist, Dale Chihuly, with the grace and expressive power that distinguishes his works. Those glass works, of strong chromatic impact, are “naturally” inserted into the floral greenery […]

A careful selection of works in glass, designed by the most famous, internationally renowned artists of the 20th century, and realized in the “La Fucina degli Angeli” glassworks in Venice, is present in the exhibition Transparenze d’autore.Sculture in vetro di grandi artisti, on view in Tolentino (Macerata) until 29 September at the Spazio Politeama. The […]

From 9 September to 27 October, The Mall Firenze, the exclusive luxury outlet in the heart of Tuscany, will host Italian Maestro, the initiative promoted together with the Associazione OMA – Osservatorio dei Mestieri d’Arte – which has always been committed to the protection and promotion of the finest Italian craftsmanship. A series of live […]

Until 24 November, T Fondaco dei Tedeschi celebrates the creative genius of designer Piero Fornasetti, one of the great artistic talents of the 20th century. “La regola del sogno” (The Rule of Dreams) is a site-specific installation conceived for the 16th-century palace overlooking the Grand Canal; the works, large-scale reproductions of images and drawings from […]

For the 22nd edition of “Portoni Aperti” (Open Doors), on 6-7-8 September, the town of Nove (in the province of Vicenza) will come alive with events, exhibitions, shows and conferences: three days for discovering the secrets of the earth and the magic of an art as ancient as that of ceramics. For the occasion, in […]

A compendium of the artistic and artisanal research of the ceramist Clara Garesio, with an evocative cabinet de curiositèatmosphere. From terracottas painted with enamels to porcelain decorated with third-fire colors, from works of painting and drawing realized on Amalfi paper to new works, up to site-specific installations designed specifically for the spaces of the Museum. […]