One Year of Reskilling Crafts project: achievements and future perspectives

The RESKILLING CRAFTS project is a European initiative that brings together nine partners from Spain, Belgium, Italy, Ireland and Cyprus and aims to strengthen the craft […]

Tracks4Crafts Living Labs – October 2026

How can learning, business innovation and digital technologies help strengthen the future of craft while preserving the knowledge, identity and creativity that make craft practices unique? […]

BRICKS Final event in Brussels – 3 July 2026

Passing on know-how: opportunities and challenges for Europe​ Bringing together stakeholders from the crafts, training, heritage, and public policy sectors from several European countries, this conference […]

The Tracks4Crafts Video Contest 2026 – Movement & Gesture

The Tracks4Crafts Video Contest 2026 invites people and communities connected to crafts across Europe to submit a 2–5 minute video on the theme: Movement & Gesture […]

BRICKS Project Closing Event – 18 June 2026

On June 18, from 4:00 p.m. to 5:30 p.m., the final national dissemination event of 𝐁𝐑𝐈𝐂𝐊𝐒 – 𝐁𝐮𝐢𝐥𝐝𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐁𝐫𝐢𝐝𝐠𝐞𝐬 𝐁𝐮𝐢𝐥𝐝𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐒𝐤𝐢𝐥𝐥𝐬 – will take place in a hybrid format. […]

CRAFTS LAB: a free acceleration path for artistic craft companies in Tuscany

Program Description Crafts Lab – Skills and Tools for Contemporary Craftsmanship is a free training and mentoring program designed for Tuscan artistic craft companies that want […]

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 […]

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 […]

March 5, 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 […]
May 31, 2024

OPEN CALL: Collect Art Fair 2025

Applications for Collect Art Fair 2025 are now open! Collect is the premier event for contemporary craft and design and the 2025 edition  is set to […]
February 7, 2024

OPEN CALL: Rings in Water 2024

The “Rings in Water” competition promotes the creation of innovative designer products inspired by traditional craft, fostering a dialogue on preserving traditional values in contemporary craft, […]
October 25, 2023

Report on EU market for Craft

Under the EU co-funded CRAFTING project, WCCE is pleased to present a new comprehensive study we have commissioned which examines the European crafts market, estimated to […]
June 6, 2023

Reinventing Craftsmanship in Europe: Analysis of International Models

On the 1st of June, EOI-FUNDESARTE held the conference “Reinventing Crafts in Europe: Analysis of International Models” to broaden the visibility from Spain of the crafts […]
April 23, 2023

Call for Applications: 2023 Crafts & Design Enterprise Programme

The World Crafts Council Europe, in collaboration with the Design & Crafts Council Ireland, offers a intensive online course on how to grow your craft and […]
May 4, 2022

Go & See Trade Vouchers for selected Crafting Europe artisan are ready!

Crafting Europe has selected 2 craftspeople from each project partner’s country in order to help them reach a craft fair, event, or exhibition related to the […]
February 10, 2022

#7 Expert talks – Produzioni tessili high-tech, sostenibilità e innovazione

Filippo Guarini_Museo del Tessuto di Prato Filippo Guarini dirige il Museo del Tessuto di Prato dall’anno 2005. Nell’ambito delle sue mansioni si occupa della organizzazione e […]
February 10, 2022

#5 Expert Talks – Sperimentazioni ceramiche per l’artigianato contemporaneo

Viola Emaldi_Storico dell’arte contemporanea e curatrice Nata a Faenza nel 1976, è figlia di una ceramista e di uno storico della ceramica. Dopo gli studi accademici […]