The World Crafts Council was founded in 1964 and is an international, non-governmental, non-profit organisation recognized by UNESCO.
Its general objective is to strengthen the status of crafts as a vital part of cultural and economic life, to promote
a sense of fellowship among the craftspeople of the world and to offer them encouragement, help and advice. World Crafts Council is composed of five Regions: Africa,
Asia, Europe, Latin America and North America.
The World Crafts Council-Europe being one of the WCC’s five regional branches (i. e.: Africa, Asia, Europe, Latin America, and North America), shares the same objectives and works at implementing projects by :
- promoting the design-led crafts and applied arts in Europe
- building up a network of contacts in these fields
- collecting and spreading information thereon. (see also "Our Activities")
The World Crafts Council-Europe achieves this :
- by publishing directories and listings of the most important crafts and applied arts organisations, institutions, .. galleries, and magazines (it also circulates an information exchange newsletter)
- by giving prizes, such as the WCC-Europe Award for Contemporary Crafts (annual since 1992),
..the European Prize for Applied Arts (triannual since 2009)
and the European Prize for Contemporary Art- and ..Design-led Crafts (as a Pilot Project in 1998),
- by organizing personal meetings, assemblies and workshops,
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by participating to important craft fairs with special exhibitions,
- by joining international co-operation programmes of importance to the crafts scene
More information: Folder WCC-Europe Information 2009
Upcoming edition of
EUNIQUE - arts&crafts 2011,
May 27 - 29, 2011
World Crafts Council-Europe is the main partner
of the European craft fair EUNIQUE - arts&crafts, Karlsruhe / Germany.
Special conditions for participation are given to WCC members.
Read more: EUNIQUE 2010
See some images: EUNIQUE 2009 - Review
Direct link to the EUNIQUE 2010 website: www.eu-nique.eu
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Second edition of EUNIQUE - arts&crafts 2010:
Read more: EUNIQUE 2010
See some images: EUNIQUE 2009 - Review
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First edition of EUNIQUE - arts&crafts 2009:
Read more: EUNIQUE 2009
See some images: EUNIQUE 2009 - Review
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