The exhibition market dedicated to local arts and crafts, “Artigianato ad Effetto”, returns from August 1 to 5 at Livorno Scali Finocchietti for the event Effetto Venezia. Artist-artisans, almost all from Livorno or the province, will exhibit and sell their works. Organized by the Fondazione Livorno and the Osservatorio Mestieri d’Arte (OmA).

Until 30 September, in the evocative setting of the former Convent of the Capuchins of Grottaglie (Province of Taranto), it is possible to visit the exhibition TERRA identità, luogo, materia (EARTH identity, place, material), realized for the 2018 Ceramics Exhibition. The 46 works from all over the world explore the art of ceramics, a material […]

Inaugurated on 22 June, ceramist Mirta Morigi’s solo show entitled Dalla Sorgente al Blu can be visited at the Rocca of Riolo Terme (Province of Ravenna) until 22 July. The evocative title immediately conveys the poetics that inspired this artisan in the realization of her works: from the river to the sea, the blue expanse […]

It is now possible to make reservations to see this great event on excellence in European craftsmanship.: Homo Faber. Crafting a more human future, an initiative realized by the Michelangelo Foundation for Creativity and Craftsmanship in collaboration with the Cologni Foundation for the Mestieri d’Arte, the Giorgio Cini Foundation, the Triennale di Milano Design Museum […]

Through clothing, objects and accessories, the exhibition unfolding in the spaces of the Basilica of San Francesco in Arezzo tells us about life in Italy during the last century. Inaugurated last March in Arezzo, it also boasts a section dedicated to the garments of women painted in the fifteenth century by Piero della Francesca, an […]

The historic Exhibition of Artistic and Traditional Handicrafts of Feltre (Belluno) will be held from 29 June to 1 July. Inside the most beautiful buildings in the historic center of this Venetian town, the event will give space and visibility to quality craftsmanship. This edition will feature a forging competition for wrought iron artists and […]

CARMI is the name of the new museum dedicated to Michelangelo Buonarroti located in the spaces of Villa Fabbricotti in Carrara, a nineteenth-century building within the Padula Park, redeveloped thanks to a project funded by the Tuscany Region. Coordinated by the MetaMorfosi cultural association with the collaboration of Casa Buonarroti, and curated by Emanuele Ferretti […]

The MIC- International Museum of Ceramics celebrates 80 years of the International Competition of Contemporary Ceramic Art – Faenza Prize. The competition, among the most important in the world, has been fundamental for leading the public and the art world from the concept of ceramics as an exclusively artisan material to that of its being […]

Promoted by the Cologni Foundation for the Métiers d’Art in collaboration with ALMA – The International School of Italian Cuisine, MAM-Master of Arts and Crafts is a recognition dedicated to the excellent Italian Masters of Arts, aimed at enhancing and bringing to the attention of the general public and the media the extraordinary work of […]

Until July 1, it is possible to visit the exhibition of artistic handicrafts Il velo di Tisbe, organized by Confartigianato-Imprese Udine, in the suggestive setting of Palazzo Valvason-Morpurgo in Udine. This year is the theme of the re-reading of the myth of Piramo and Tisbe, a fascinating challenge for the artisans present in the exhibition, all […]

The International Ceramic Festival will be back in Montelupo from 15 to 17 June 2018. Now known simply as Cèramica, it renews the invitation to discover a unique story, unfolding this year along the theme of La ceramica del quotidiano (The Ceramics of Everyday Life). Among the thematic appointments scheduled, there is also Wunderkammer: la […]

To be held on 16 June, in the complex of San Micheletto in Lucca, seat of the Fondazione Cassa di Risparmio di Lucca, the award ceremony of the Premio al talento artigiano e alla produzione di qualità 2018 (2018 Prize for artisanal talent and quality production) dedicated to Giampietro Maracchi. Fifty Italian artisans will receive […]

From 8 June to 6 July, for the first time in Paris, the papier-mâché sculptures by Carlotta Parisi and the drawings on paper by her father, Annibale, will be displayed in a tribute to characters from books by her favorite authors, above all, Erri De Luca. Carlotta and Annibale Parisi will exhibit their works at […]

Buongiorno ceramica is the universal celebration of Italian ceramics, this year in its fourth edition. Two days to explore the workshops in Umbria, fascinating places that are usually closed to the public, this is an occasion to observe the production techniques, to see the kilns where the different forms come alive and to accept the […]

During the Art deserves more space celebration, Museo Poldi Pezzoli proposes a series of initiatives dedicated to porcelain, with events for adults and for children. “After the success of the festival dedicated to clocks,” declares Annalisa Zanni, the museum director, “we wanted to continue our commitment to in-depth analysis with this focus on the history […]

During the Milan Design Week, and until end May 2018, Giacomo Alessi, in collaboration with 5VIE Arte+Design, presents three of his ceramic collections inspired by the land of his birth, Sicily: the Kalembour dinner service, the Acroliths, still-lifes and the iconic anthropomorphic vases that are typical of the production in Caltagirone. These are collector’s items […]

A new edition of the international craft exhibition returns to the Fortezza da Basso in Florence. The exhibition was also the first certified craft fair in Italy, and each year hosts the greatest master craftsmen in a magnificent location – the sixteenth-century Fortezza da Basso – where tradition and new trends combine, with each edition, […]

The evolution and numerous meanings that perfume had from Greek and Roman antiquity to the twentieth century is recounted through more than two hundred objects on display, including jewelry, glass, porcelain, posters and scientific treatises. The exhibition, curated by Cristina Maritano, conservator at Palazzo Madama, and on show in the Sala Atelier, displays objects from […]

The exhibition “Conviti e Banchetti” at the Stibbert Museum (which opened at the end of March 2018) illustrates the art of decorating the table, from the Renaissance to the nineteenth century, with vivid reconstructions of the table setting services of the past. On display is a selection of objects, a less known part of the […]

For the Milan Design Week, the Castrovilli artisan jewelry workshop will be opening its courtyard for three days under the banner of art. Designers Andrea Castrovilli and Beatrice Baraldi will present the jewels and their work. With them will be Alice Corbetta, art designer, with eight of her ‘Fetzen’: jute canvases covered with oxidized metal […]