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. […]

The third edition of the “Glass Week” will take place from 7 to 15 September. It brings together the major Venetian institutions linked to glass (City Council of Venice, Fondazione Musei Civici-Le Stanze del Vetro; Fondazone Giorgio Cini, Istituto Veneto di Scienze, Lettere ed Arti, Consorzio Promovetro Murano). Prizes will be awarded to original projects […]

For the celebrations in honour of Cosimo I there is an exhibition, running until 29 September, dedicated to the Lanzi, the Medici’s German Guard corps; established by Cosimo I, it remained a constant presence until the eighteenth century. The exhibition, with the contribution of “The Medici Archive Project,” presents a selection of paintings, drawings, armour, […]

A new exhibit designed by archaeologist Enzo Lippolis invites visitors to enjoy new spaces and a well-structured exhibition itinerary. It is one of the largest collections to document the history of the area of Campania and Southern Italy, ranging from the 8th century BC to the Roman conquest. The various finds, approximately 700, which in […]

The exhibition “Mosaico&Mosaici” was inaugurated on July 26th at the Scuola Mosaicisti del Friuli in Spilimbergo (PN) featuring a significant selection of the works realized during the school year by students of the Institute. Founded in 1922, the Mosaic School focuses on didactic commitment, the association between tradition and renewal, and between productive and cultural […]

Twenty-five years after the historic conference held at the Triennale di Milano in February 1995, the Fondazione Cologni, thanks to the curatorship of Ugo La Pietra and Alberto Cavalli, promotes a new important event: a day of study intended to examine the disciplinary area concerned with the applied arts related to Italian artistic craftsmanship, that […]

This summer, Officine Saffi, the famous Milanese gallery dedicated to contemporary artistic ceramics, lands in Puglia, in the province of Ostuni, amidst the trulliand the pristine landscapes of the Salento region. Until 18 August, in fact, at the Tenuta Diciassetteconi, it will be possible to visit a collective show of ceramic artworks realized by protagonists […]

The CNA of Siena has presented a selection of handcrafted products, together with the flavors of Sienese food and wine, in Matera, the European Capital of Culture for 2019. Particularly outstanding were the sectors of goldsmithery, metal, crystal, paper sculptures and ceramics. The event, under the patronage of OMA, was a great success; in October, […]

From 20 July to 25 August, the eagerly awaited 2019 edition of “Tessingiu”, the exhibition of artistic craftsmanship that attracts crowds of visitors every year to the town of Barigadu, in the Municipality of Samugheo (Province of Oristano), will bring together over 60 artisans with their creations. Textile items for the home, ranging from tablecloths […]

Back again this summer, as part of the Effetto Venezia event to be held from 31 July to 4 August, “Artigianato ad effetto,” the exhibition dedicated to the mestieri d’arteand local crafts. Artist-artisans, almost all from Livorno or its provincial territory, will exhibit and sell their works thanks to the project organized by Fondazione Livorno […]