https://www.craftingeurope.com/

Crafting Europe, Castle Yard, Kilkenny (2026)

29/05/2026

𝐁𝐑𝐈𝐂𝐊𝐒 𝐏𝐫𝐨𝐣𝐞𝐜𝐭 𝐂𝐥𝐨𝐬𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐄𝐯𝐞𝐧𝐭 – 𝟏𝟖 𝐉𝐮𝐧𝐞 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟔 🇪🇺

🗓️ June 18, 2026
🕓 4:00 – 5:30 PM
📍 Officina Creativa Lab by Artex c/o Conventino fuori le Mura, Firenze & Online

On June 18, the final national dissemination event of 𝐁𝐑𝐈𝐂𝐊𝐒 – 𝐁𝐮𝐢𝐥𝐝𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐁𝐫𝐢𝐝𝐠𝐞𝐬 𝐁𝐮𝐢𝐥𝐝𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐒𝐤𝐢𝐥𝐥𝐬 – will take place in a hybrid format.

The project, part of Erasmus+ 2024–2026 and funded by the European Union, involves four partners from Italy, Belgium, Poland, and Georgia. It promotes 𝐧𝐨𝐧-𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐦𝐚𝐥 𝐞𝐝𝐮𝐜𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 as a tool for enhancing and transmitting knowledge of artistic craftsmanship, fostering the convergence of tradition and innovation. ✨

The final national event will provide an opportunity to present the project’s results in Italy and to encourage dialogue among experts, institutions, and practitioners on the role of non-formal education in the future of the sector.

👉 More info: https://projects.madineurope.eu/bricks/it/

Artex Artigianato Artistico Mad'in Europe Georgian Arts&Culture Center ხელოვნების საერთაშორისო ცენტრი Muzeum Narodowe w Gdańsku

20/05/2026

🎨 𝐂𝐫𝐚𝐟𝐭𝐬 𝐋𝐚𝐛 – 𝐒𝐤𝐢𝐥𝐥𝐬 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐓𝐨𝐨𝐥𝐬 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐂𝐨𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐦𝐩𝐨𝐫𝐚𝐫𝐲 𝐂𝐫𝐚𝐟𝐭𝐬𝐦𝐚𝐧𝐬𝐡𝐢𝐩

The collaboration between Artex Artigianato Artistico and Upskill 4.0 led to the creation of a free training programme dedicated to artistic craft companies in Tuscany.

The project is designed for companies that want to:
✨ evolve their business model
✨ strengthen their brand
✨ become more competitive in the market.

👉 𝐀𝐩𝐩𝐥𝐲 𝐧𝐨𝐰: https://forms.gle/3tCak8Psm6mhAohd8.

𝐏𝐡𝐚𝐬𝐞 𝟏 – 𝐎𝐧𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐞 𝐰𝐞𝐛𝐢𝐧𝐚𝐫𝐬 𝐨𝐩𝐞𝐧 𝐭𝐨 𝐚𝐥𝐥
📅 May 28, June 11, June 17, 2026 | 4:00–5:30 PM
𝐏𝐡𝐚𝐬𝐞 𝟐 – 𝐖𝐨𝐫𝐤𝐬𝐡𝐨𝐩𝐬 & 𝐧𝐞𝐭𝐰𝐨𝐫𝐤𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐬𝐞𝐥𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐞𝐝 𝐛𝐮𝐬𝐢𝐧𝐞𝐬𝐬𝐞𝐬
📅 June 29–30, 2026
𝐏𝐡𝐚𝐬𝐞 𝟑 – 𝐆𝐫𝐨𝐰𝐭𝐡 𝐇𝐚𝐜𝐤𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐖𝐞𝐞𝐤 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐬𝐞𝐥𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐞𝐝 𝐛𝐮𝐬𝐢𝐧𝐞𝐬𝐬𝐞𝐬
📅 October 12–16, 2026.

𝐀𝐩𝐩𝐥𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐝𝐞𝐚𝐝𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐞: June 17, 2026, at 6:00 PM.

More info: https://bit.ly/3Rknao9.

13/05/2026

𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐓𝐫𝐚𝐜𝐤𝐬𝟒𝐂𝐫𝐚𝐟𝐭𝐬 𝐕𝐢𝐝𝐞𝐨 𝐂𝐨𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐬𝐭 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟔 𝐢𝐬 𝐧𝐨𝐰 𝐨𝐩𝐞𝐧! 🌍✨

👉 This year’s theme is 𝑀𝑜𝑣𝑒𝑚𝑒𝑛𝑡 & 𝐺𝑒𝑠𝑡𝑢𝑟𝑒 – 𝑇ℎ𝑒 𝐴𝑒𝑠𝑡ℎ𝑒𝑡𝑖𝑐 & 𝑃𝑒𝑟𝑓𝑜𝑟𝑚𝑎𝑛𝑐𝑒 𝑜𝑓 𝐶𝑟𝑎𝑓𝑡 𝑃𝑟𝑜𝑐𝑒𝑠𝑠𝑒𝑠.

Tracks4Crafts invites people and communities connected to crafts across Europe to create a 2–5 minute video capturing the gestures, movements, sounds, textures, and techniques behind their craft practice.

🔹 Deadline: 30 August 2026
🔹 Winner announced in October 2026.

👥 Who can join?
Individuals, groups and organisations connected to crafts across Europe, including craftspeople, makers, designers, students, innovators, filmmakers, craft hubs, heritage institutions and other professional networks.

🏆 Winner perks include:
✅ Showcasing at the Tracks4Crafts final exhibition in Antwerp
✅ Becoming a Tracks4Crafts Ambassador
✅ Opportunities to join international craft events, including Accelerator4Crafts, the Skillman International Forum and the Tracks4Crafts Exhibition
✅ Travel and accommodation support for one person, up to 1.000€
✅ Optional one-on-one craft business model consultation with Prof. Annick Schramme, University of Antwerp.

🔗 Find out more about the contest, prizes and submission process here:
https://tracks4crafts.eu/videocontest

07/05/2026

📢 𝐎𝐩𝐞𝐧 𝐂𝐚𝐥𝐥 | 𝐄𝐍𝐉𝐎𝐈𝐀’𝐓 𝐂𝐨𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐦𝐩𝐨𝐫𝐚𝐫𝐲 𝐉𝐞𝐰𝐞𝐥𝐥𝐞𝐫𝐲 𝐀𝐰𝐚𝐫𝐝𝐬 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟔

The International ENJOIA’T Contemporary Jewellery Awards 2026 are now open for submissions celebrating innovation, excellence, and sustainability in contemporary jewellery.

𝐏𝐫𝐢𝐳𝐞𝐬 & 𝐑𝐞𝐜𝐨𝐠𝐧𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬:
🔸 Exhibition of selected artists at Disseny Hub Barcelona (September–November 2026)
🔸 Selected artists’ works will be available for sale through Hannah Gallery, in collaboration with Klimt02
🔸 Participation in CONTEMPORANIA Barcelona High Craftsmanship 2027 will be awarded to the first-prize winners in both the professional and student categories
🔸 Alliages Gallery will award one professional artist and one student artist from among all selected participants.

➡️ Deadline: 𝐉𝐮𝐧𝐞 𝟏𝟒, 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟔

👉 𝐀𝐩𝐩𝐥𝐲 𝐧𝐨𝐰: https://klimt02.net/events/open-calls/open-call-enjoia-t-awards-2026-fad

23/04/2026

🌍 EU CIGI Capitals Tour in Florence at MIDA ✨

𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐧𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐥 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐄𝐮𝐫𝐨𝐩𝐞𝐚𝐧 𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐭𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐬𝐲𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐦 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐠𝐞𝐨𝐠𝐫𝐚𝐩𝐡𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐥 𝐢𝐧𝐝𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐢𝐬𝐚𝐧𝐚𝐥 𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐝𝐮𝐜𝐭𝐬

29 𝐴𝑝𝑟𝑖𝑙 2026
9.30 𝐴𝑀
𝐼𝑛𝑡𝑒𝑟𝑛𝑎𝑡𝑖𝑜𝑛𝑎𝑙 𝐶𝑟𝑎𝑓𝑡𝑠 𝐹𝑎𝑖𝑟 – 𝐹𝑜𝑟𝑡𝑒𝑧𝑧𝑎 𝑑𝑎 𝐵𝑎𝑠𝑠𝑜, 𝐹𝑙𝑜𝑟𝑒𝑛𝑐𝑒

As part of the 90th edition of MIDA – the Florence International Crafts Fair, Florence hosts a leg of the 𝐄𝐔 𝐂𝐈𝐆𝐈 𝐂𝐚𝐩𝐢𝐭𝐚𝐥𝐬 𝐓𝐨𝐮𝐫 dedicated to the new system for the protection of 𝐂𝐫𝐚𝐟𝐭 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐈𝐧𝐝𝐮𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐢𝐚𝐥 𝐆𝐞𝐨𝐠𝐫𝐚𝐩𝐡𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐥 𝐈𝐧𝐝𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 (CIGI).

👉 Follow the event online: https://us06web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_ksxmTWt2ThyS_PjQwk2n_g #/registration.

More info: www.artex.firenze.it

Mostra dell'Artigianato - Firenze Firenze Fiera Regione Toscana European Commission European Union Intellectual Property Office - EUIPO Ministero delle Imprese e del Made in Italy Artex Artigianato Artistico

13/04/2026

𝐄𝐂𝐀 𝐀𝐧𝐧𝐮𝐚𝐥 𝐂𝐨𝐧𝐟𝐞𝐫𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟔
𝐶𝑟𝑎𝑓𝑡𝑖𝑛𝑔 𝑊𝑒𝑙𝑙𝑏𝑒𝑖𝑛𝑔: 𝑝𝑟𝑎𝑐𝑡𝑖𝑐𝑒𝑠, 𝑐𝑜𝑚𝑚𝑢𝑛𝑖𝑡𝑖𝑒𝑠 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑝𝑜𝑤𝑒𝑟 𝑜𝑓 𝑚𝑎𝑘𝑖𝑛𝑔

🗓️ Thursday, 30 April
⏰ 09.30 (in person) & 10.00 CET (online)
📍 Teatrino Lorenese, Florence, Italy & Online

➡️ Register here: https://bit.ly/4msyJ8m.
The conference will be held in English.

For its 90th edition, MIDA will host “𝐶𝑟𝑎𝑓𝑡𝑖𝑛𝑔 𝑊𝑒𝑙𝑙𝑏𝑒𝑖𝑛𝑔: 𝑃𝑟𝑎𝑐𝑡𝑖𝑐𝑒𝑠, 𝐶𝑜𝑚𝑚𝑢𝑛𝑖𝑡𝑖𝑒𝑠 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑃𝑜𝑤𝑒𝑟 𝑜𝑓 𝑀𝑎𝑘𝑖𝑛𝑔” - an international event on the occasion of the European Crafts Alliance Annual Conference 2026 - dedicated to the role of savoir-faire in people's well-being.

Organised by European Crafts Alliance and co-hosted by Artex Artigianato Artistico, it will be held at Teatrino Lorenese on 30th April 2026, but it will also be accessible online.

It is an opportunity to join the debate that shows how craft practices are evolving beyond cultural heritage, contributing to clinical rehabilitation, mental health, and social networks across Europe.

The programme includes:
🔸 European Study - Crafting Health and Wellbeing
🔸 Case studies from clinical and community programmes
🔸 Dialogue between artisans, researchers and policymakers

🎟️ Free event. In-person attendees will have free access to MIDA.

More info: www.europeancraftsalliance.org

Mostra dell'Artigianato - Firenze Firenze Fiera

16/03/2026

🏺 𝐖𝐀𝐀𝐌 𝐭𝐞𝐜𝐡𝐧𝐨𝐥𝐨𝐠𝐲: 𝐦𝐞𝐭𝐚𝐥 𝟑𝐃 𝐩𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐩𝐨𝐬𝐬𝐢𝐛𝐥𝐞 𝐜𝐞𝐫𝐚𝐦𝐢𝐜 𝐬𝐲𝐧𝐞𝐫𝐠𝐢𝐞𝐬 ✨

📅 Tuesday, March 17, 2026
🕓 3.30 - 5.30 PM
💻 Zoom Webinar

👉 𝐒𝐢𝐠𝐧 𝐮𝐩 𝐧𝐨𝐰: https://bit.ly/4u9q8Lk.

➡️ Speakers: 𝐆𝐚𝐛𝐫𝐢𝐞𝐥𝐞 𝐆𝐨𝐫𝐞𝐭𝐭𝐢 - University of Pisa, DESTEC - and 𝐅𝐢𝐥𝐢𝐩𝐩𝐨 𝐆𝐢𝐥𝐚𝐫𝐝𝐢 - R&D manager at MX3D.

More info: www.artex.firenze.it

Tracks4Crafts Università di Pisa MX3D Artex Artigianato Artistico

06/03/2026

📢 𝐑𝐞́𝐬𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐞𝐬 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟔 : 𝐜𝐚𝐥𝐥 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐚𝐩𝐩𝐥𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬! 🌟

Applications are now open for the 14th edition of 𝐫𝐞́𝐬𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐞𝐬, which will take place from 𝟔 𝐭𝐨 𝟗 𝐍𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐦𝐛𝐞𝐫 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟔 at the 𝐏𝐚𝐫𝐜 𝐄𝐱𝐩𝐨 𝐢𝐧 𝐒𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐬𝐛𝐨𝐮𝐫𝐠.

👉 Join this must-attend event for contemporary craft, organized by FREMAA. Reserved for professionals in the sector, the fair celebrates excellence, innovation and craftsmanship through unique works and exceptional pieces.

➡️ 𝐃𝐞𝐚𝐝𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐞: : 26 April 2026

More info: www.salon-resonances.com

05/03/2026

𝐑𝐢𝐧𝐠𝐬 𝐢𝐧 𝐖𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟔
𝐼𝑛𝑡𝑒𝑟𝑛𝑎𝑡𝑖𝑜𝑛𝑎𝑙 𝐶𝑜𝑚𝑝𝑒𝑡𝑖𝑡𝑖𝑜𝑛 𝑓𝑜𝑟 𝐶𝑟𝑎𝑓𝑡 - 𝑂𝑟𝑖𝑒𝑛𝑡𝑒𝑑 𝐷𝑒𝑠𝑖𝑔𝑛 ✨

The “𝐑𝐢𝐧𝐠𝐬 𝐢𝐧 𝐖𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐫” competition initiates and supports the 𝐜𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐨𝐟 𝐧𝐞𝐰 𝐝𝐞𝐬𝐢𝐠𝐧𝐞𝐫 𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐝𝐮𝐜𝐭𝐬 𝐢𝐧𝐬𝐩𝐢𝐫𝐞𝐝 𝐛𝐲 𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐝𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐥 𝐜𝐫𝐚𝐟𝐭. It develops a dialogue about traditional values, how they are safeguarded and how they appear in contemporary craft, applied art and design. 🎨

𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐩𝐞𝐭𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐢𝐬 𝐨𝐩𝐞𝐧 𝐭𝐨 𝐢𝐧𝐝𝐢𝐯𝐢𝐝𝐮𝐚𝐥𝐬 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐠𝐫𝐨𝐮𝐩𝐬 who find inspiration for their work in traditional craft, in their method of work or in the object’s original practical, aesthetic value and function.

Works of applied art, design or artistic craft made using final materials such as 𝐦𝐞𝐭𝐚𝐥, 𝐰𝐨𝐨𝐝, 𝐭𝐞𝐱𝐭𝐢𝐥𝐞, 𝐠𝐥𝐚𝐬𝐬, 𝐩𝐨𝐭𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐲 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐧𝐚𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐚𝐥 𝐦𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐚𝐥𝐬 will be accepted, as well as free works with experimental or environmental relevance.

➡️ 𝐀𝐩𝐩𝐥𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐝𝐞𝐚𝐝𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐞: June 30, 2026.

More info: https://uluv.sk/en/events/rings-in-water-2026/

04/03/2026

🏺 𝐂𝐞𝐫𝐚𝐦𝐢𝐜 𝐅𝐮𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐞𝐬 𝟐.𝟎: 𝐞𝐧𝐚𝐛𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐭𝐞𝐜𝐡𝐧𝐨𝐥𝐨𝐠𝐢𝐞𝐬 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐜𝐞𝐫𝐚𝐦𝐢𝐜 𝐜𝐫𝐚𝐟𝐭𝐬𝐦𝐚𝐧𝐬𝐡𝐢𝐩, 𝐟𝐫𝐨𝐦 𝐝𝐞𝐬𝐢𝐠𝐧 𝐭𝐨 𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐝𝐮𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧, 𝐞𝐱𝐚𝐦𝐩𝐥𝐞𝐬 𝐛𝐞𝐭𝐰𝐞𝐞𝐧 𝐞𝐧𝐠𝐢𝐧𝐞𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐝𝐞𝐬𝐢𝐠𝐧.✨

📅 Tuesday, March 10, 2026
🕓 15.30 - 17.30 PM
💻 Zoom Webinar

👉 𝐒𝐢𝐠𝐧 𝐮𝐩 𝐧𝐨𝐰: https://bit.ly/4u9q8Lk.

➡️ Speakers: 𝐆𝐚𝐛𝐫𝐢𝐞𝐥𝐞 𝐆𝐨𝐫𝐞𝐭𝐭𝐢 - University of Pisa, DESTEC - and 𝐆𝐔𝐌𝐃𝐄𝐒𝐈𝐆𝐍 / Laura Fiaschi + Gabriele Pardi.

More info: www.artex.firenze.it

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