ECA Annual Conference at MIDA – 30 April 2026

Thursday, 30 April 2026 09.30 (in person) & 10.00 CET (online) – 13.30 CET Florence, Italy & Online REGISTER HERE The European Crafts Alliance (ECA) will […]

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 […]

Presentation Webinar of the Reskilling Crafts Alliance – March 11, 12:00 PM (CET)

As part of the Erasmus+ Reskilling Crafts project, a free webinar will be held on March 11 at 12:00 p.m. to officially launch the Reskilling Crafts […]

Ceramic Futures 2. 0 – Free Webinars and Workshops for Ceramists

Ceramic Futures 2.0 is a new experimental course designed for ceramists, designers, and students, developed by Artex in collaboration with MX3D, a company specializing in robotic […]

Weaving Ceramics: the first cross-case experiment within the Tracks4Crafts project

At the end of November 2025, three ceramicists travelled from Italy to Belgium to take part in Weaving Ceramics, the first cross-case experiment within the Tracks4Crafts […]

Accelerator4Crafts – a new digital platform dedicated to European crafts

The Accelerator4Crafts platform is now live! Launched as part of the EU-funded Tracks4Crafts (T4C) project, Accelerator4Crafts is a new digital platform designed to strengthen the transmission […]

European Artistic Crafts Days – 7/12 April 2026

From 7 to 12 April 2026, the European Artistic Crafts Days (EACD) return — the free international event dedicated to promoting artistic craftsmanship and excellence in […]

CRAFTOUR – Upcoming Events | 29–30 January 2026

29 January 2026 | Scientific Conference, University of Antwerp – Belgium Featuring interactive roundtables, keynote speeches, and research paper presentations exploring the five CRAFTOUR pillars, the […]

Culture for objects, objects for culture: bookshops and merchandising in Italian museums – December 16, 2025, 3.00 P.M.

The Galileo Museum, together with its partners Artex – Centre for the artistic and traditional Tuscan crafts, the Academy of Fine Arts of Florence, the SAGAS […]

Homo Faber Economy training programs – January 2026

1️⃣ Business fundamentals: conscious choices for starting and growing with solidity  24 hours – In person: January 13, 20, 22, 2026 A journey together with the […]

January 21, 2021

Selvedge World Fair 2021 – Call for exhibitors

  CALL FOR EXHIBITORS  Are you an artisan, designer, company, NGO, co-operative or a not-for-profit organisation working with handmade textiles? If the answer is yes, we […]
January 21, 2021

Crafting Business in Italy #6 Le gallerie dell’artigianato – Jean Blanchaert

  Chi è Jean Blanchaert? Gallerista , curatore e critico d’arte, da più di trent’anni Jean Blanchaert conduce la sua attività a contatto con i materiali […]
January 20, 2021

A new era of craft in Ukraine: HCU and MIM transforms creativity into business success

  Throughout 2020, the MIM Business School quickly responded to changes in the business environment and steadily took on new challenges. In addition to standard programmes, […]
December 22, 2020

Firenze Creativa Shop : the new way to buy Florentine crafts products online.

    FIRENZE CREATIVA SHOP From the Community of Firenze Creativa in 2019 to Firenze Creativa Shop now: a new marketplace devoted to Florentine craft is […]
December 16, 2020

Tuscan Collections: the B2B platform of Tuscan artistic productions is now online.

www.tuscancollections.it  Tuscan artisan excellence has a new showcase, and it’s virtual! While waiting for the pandemic to be behind us, it is inaugurated Tuscan Collections:  an […]
December 15, 2020

Tbilisi 3rd International Summit of Crafts and Design ETHNOFEST-2020 online 

Tbilisi 3rd International Summit of Crafts and Design ETHNOFEST-2020 online FB live event  On Saturday, December 19, 2020 at 16:00 The event is organised by Georgian Arts […]
December 10, 2020

CRAFTS CODE Online Event ‘How to access new markets for Craft SMEs’.

CRAFTS CODE aims to enhance the competitiveness of craft SMEs by developing a framework to stimulate policy learning and build capacity to improve the implementation of […]
December 4, 2020

MakersXchange open call | Exchange program for makers

Hyper Global / Hyper Local, an open call from Makers’ eXchange (MAX) invites makers to explore what it means to be both connected physically to local […]
December 3, 2020

Crafting Business in Italy #5 Internazionalizzazione e nuovi mercati – Maria Elena Angeli

Chi è Maria Elena Angeli? Laureata in Economia a Firenze, lavora in Artex seguendo due specifiche attività: finanza agevolata e i processi di internazionalizzazione adatti alle […]