updated: July 02, 2012
General Assembly 2012, WCC-Europe
June 20 - June 22, 2012
The General Assembly 2012 was held in London / United Kingdom and was hosted and organized
by the WCC-Europe national entity
of the United Kingdom - the Crafts Council in London.
Direct Link: www.craftscouncil.org.uk
Main topic of the General Assembly 2012 were elections of a new Board and President.
Bernd Roeter, the leaving President (after two terms of office) gave an Activity Report in the
name of the leaving Board of WCC-Europe.
Download: Activity Report 2009-2012 as PDF document
New Board & President elected:
The National Delegates of the member countries elected a new Board & President
to serve for a period of three (3) years until General Assembly 2015:
President: Rosy Greenlees, United Kingdom
Board Members: Louise Allen, Ireland / Hanne Houlberg, Denmark / Trude Ugelstad, Norway /
Johan Valcke, Belgium Flanders
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from left: Louise Allen, Rosy Greenlees, Hanne Houlberg, Johan Valcke and Trude G. Ugelstad
The leaving President Bernd Roeter received from the new President Rosy Greenlees
as present a ceramic object from the Leach pottery . Delegates say goodbye............
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The European Secretariat will move from Frankfurt/Germany to London/United Kingdom -
it will be hosted by the British Crafts Council.
Direct Link: www.craftscouncil.org.uk
Read more and see all details / downloads:
General Assembly 2012
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EUNIQUE - arts & crafts 2012:
04. to 06. May 2012 in Karlsruhe/Germany
WCC-Europe is the main partner of this European
Craft Fair in 2012.
Special conditions for participation were given to WCC members.
EUNIQUE is well on the way to becoming the leading trade fair for applied arts
and design in Germany and in Europe. The focus on these fields, the international
flair and the uncompromising orientation on quality pay off.
World Crafts Council Europe will be awarding the “WCC-Europe EUNIQUE Award” for the third time.
The selection criteria of the panel of judges include excellent craftsmanship, choice of materials,
originality and innovative aspects. This internationally recognized award symbolizes outstanding
artistic achievement in craftwork.
The winner will receive a certificate, honorary membership of WCC-Europe and a free stand
at EUNIQUE 2013.
For further information and for your tickets please contact: www.eunique.eu
Finland is the partner country for the EUNIQUE 2012
The Karlsruher Messe- und Kongress-GmbH (KMK) - supported by her Finnish representation
in Helsinki - recently presented the EUNIQUE fair to design organisations, craftspeople and to the
press in Finnland. A cooperation contract with the Design Association Taito ry was signed and further
a cooperation with the Design Forum Finland and Ornamo, national entity of WCC-Europe.
The great variety of creativeness of the Finnish partner country will be represented at the EUNIQUE 2012
by a great number of excellent Finnish artists and a special exhibition of Finnish crafts.
Read more: EUNIQUE 2010 in Germany (on this website)
Direct Link to EUNIQUE 2011: www.eu-nique.de
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COLLECT 2012, May 11 - 14, 2012 in London / UK
COLLECT is the premier annual fair in Europe for international contemporary
craft of museum quality in London / United Kingdom.
Originally held at the V&A, and now re launched at the Saatchi Gallery in London, COLLECT has an enviable reputation as a major event on the international cultural calendar, with a loyal audience of
private collectors and museum curators.
Collect 2012 will feature a stellar line-up of artists represented by 31 galleries, six of whom will feature
at the event for the very first time. These galleries from 11 countries around the world, including Japan,
the Netherlands, Germany, Norway, Sweden and China, will showcase the finest contemporary craft
from around the world.
Direct Link to COLLECT 2012: www.craftscouncil.org.uk
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General Assembly 2012 - WCC-Europe
June 20 - June 22, 2012 in London / UK
The annual General Assembly of WCC-Europe will be held in United Kingdom:
The General Assembly 2012
will be held in London / United Kingdom from June 20 to June 22, 2012
and will be hosted and organized
by the WCC-Europe national entity of the United Kingdom -
the
Crafts Council in London.
A more detailed program will be published soon.
Application forms and more information will be offered for download soon.
Read more:
General Assembly 2012
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European Prize for Applied Arts 2012
Following the great success of its 2009 edition, WCC-Belgium Francophone - in co-operation
with WCC-Europe and Design Flanders - repeats the European Prize for Applied Arts,
from 14th July until 9th September, 2012.
The European Prize for applied Arts aims to reward the best works in the field of contemporary
applied arts and design-led crafts.
WCC-BF is the responsible partner to organize the competition and exhibition of the works accepted.
We are extremely grateful to WCC-BF doing this work and having created this wonderful chance for
WCC-Europe and the European craftspeople to show the best of our countries in the exhibition in Mons, Belgium.
Further information:
WCC-BF,
rue de la Trouille, 17/02,
B-7000 Mons (Belgique)
+32 (0)65 84 64 67
suzannepapier@wcc-bf.org
Read more: European Prize for Applied Arts 2012
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General Assembly of WCC-International 2012
in Chennai / India in October 2012
The General Assembly of WCC-International will be held in India
October 6 - 10, 2012
Read more:
WCC-International General Assembly 2012
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..................Review 2011:
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General Assembly 2011 - WCC-Europe
The annual General Assembly of WCC-Europe was held in Ireland:
The General Assembly 2011 was held in
Dublin / Ireland from June 8 to June 10
and had been hosted and organized
by the WCC-Europe national entity
Crafts Council of Ireland.
Read more: General Assembly 2011
The General Assembly 2011 was held in the framework of the
Irish "Year of Craft 2011". Link:
http://www.craftinireland.com/
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EUNIQUE - arts & crafts 2011:
27. to 29. May 2011 in Karlsruhe/Germany
WCC-Europe is the main partner of the third edition
of this European
Craft Fair.
Special conditions for participation were given to WCC members.
EUNIQUE is well on the way to becoming the leading trade fair for applied arts
and design in Germany and in Europe. The focus on these fields, the international
flair and the uncompromising orientation on quality pay off.
Read more: EUNIQUE 2010 in Germany (on this website)
Direct Link to EUNIQUE 2011: www.eu-nique.de
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Film festival on ceramics and glass in Montpellier:
Ateliers d'Art de France (AAF)
Ateliers d'Art de France (WCC-Europe National Entity in France) organises a film festival on
ceramics and glass every two (2) years in Montpellier.
The organising team is searching for films, short films, documentaries, etc. ....
All relevant information is on the web site of the festival.
Deadline for submission is September 16, 2011.
Web site of the festival: www.fifav.fr/infos.php?lg=EN
Do not hesitate to contact Francoise Aitgougan for any further information.
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WCC International:
ABHUSHAN-Design Dialogues in Jewellery 2011
WCC-International launched the project “Abhushan”:
“ABHUSHAN: Design Dialogues in Jewellery”, A Convention on Jewellery from Grass to Gold,
February 4-6th, 2011, New Delhi, India.
WCC-Europe prepared the European part of a jewellery exhibition
in the frame of the project
and invited 12 European jewellers.
Read more: Curators_Note of WCC-E (PDF document for download)
Read more: Abhushan_Website (Link to the project)
Report by Martina Dempf (Berlin/Germany):
In February 2011, India was hosting a universal event on jewellery from around the world in Delhi. Jewellers, members of Arts organisations, collectors and curators from several museums such
as the MAD New York were invited for “ABHUSHAN – DESIGN DIALOGUES IN JEWELLERY” to meet
each other at the “SEED TO SILVER” exhibition and discuss at a three days symposium the future perspectives and challenges for the survival of jewellery art – an age old cultural good worldwide.
Read more: Report by Martina Dempf (PDF document for download)
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WCC-Europe EUNIQUE Award 2010:
The venue of the WCC-Europe EUNIQUE Award for Contemporary Crafts 2010
was chosen
by the European Board.
The Board decided to chose
"EUNIQUE - arts&crafts" , European Fair for Applied Arts + Design,
the new crafts fair which was successfully held in Karlsruhe, Germany,
from June 11 - 13, 2010.
Award Winner 2010: Francoise Joris / Belgium
Read more: WCC-Award 2010 (on this website)
Read more: Press Release (PDF document)
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WCC-Europe General Assembly 2010:
The WCC-Europe General Assembly 2010 took place on the the island of
Bornholm / Denmark from October 6 to 9, 2010.
Read more: WCC-GA 2010 (on this website)
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EUNIQUE - arts & crafts 2010:
11. to 13. June 2010 in Karlsruhe/Germany
WCC-Europe was the main partner of the second edition
of this new
European
Craft Fair.
Special conditions for participation were given to WCC members.
Even though it was only in its second year EUNIQUE could register a huge growth:
more than 400 exhibitors from 20 countries means the number of participants
has almost doubled since last year.
Belgium was the 2010 partner country:
Belgium, which is well known for its innovation and creativity
in the field of applied arts and design, was the official partner country for EUNIQUE 2010.
Belgium has the largest representation of any guest country at EUNIQUE, with some of its artists also featured on joint stands.
EUNIQUE is well on the way to becoming the leading trade fair for applied arts
and design in Germany and in Europe. The focus on these fields, the international
flair and the uncompromising orientation on quality pay off.
Read more: EUNIQUE 2010 in Germany (on this website)
Read more: WCC-Europe Special Newsletter Nov.2009 (PDF)
Direct Link: www.eu-nique.de
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European Prize for Applied Arts 2009
Date: 28.11. 2009 – 24.01. 2010
Opening & Prize giving ceremony: 27. November 2009
Location: Exhibition Hall “Anciens Abattoirs” in Mons / Belgium
Organiser: WCC-Belgium Francophone
With partnership of: City of Mons / WCC-Europe / Design Flanders
A new European Prize for Applied Arts
has been created and the
exhibition of the competition will take place
from
November 28, 2009 to January 24, 2010
in Mons (Belgium) at the "Anciens Abattoirs".
From Tuesday to Sunday 12 - 18 h
Read more and see images of the exhibition:
European Prize for Applied Arts 2009 (on this website)
You will find there the list of the finally selected 100 participants.
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EUNIQUE - arts&crafts 2009:
5. to 7. June 2009 in Karlsruhe/Germany
232 craftspeople participated at the first edition of this new
fair for applied arts & design held in Karlsruhe / Germany
from June 5 to 7, 2009.
WCC-Europe was the main partner of this new European Craft Fair.
Read more: New Crafts Fair 2009 in Germany
See images of EUNIQUE 2009: EUNIQUE 2009 - Review
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WCC-Europe Award 2009:
The venue of the WCC-Europe Award for Contemporary Crafts 2009 was chosen
by the European Board at the Board Meeting in January 2009.
The Board decided to chose
"EUNIQUE" , International Fair for Applied Arts + Design
the new crafts fair which was successfully held in Karlsruhe, Germany,
from June 5 - 7, 2009.
Award Winner 2009: Antje Dienstbir / Germany
Read more: WCC-Award 2009 (on this website)
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General Assembly of WCC-Europe, 2009
The annual General Assembly of WCC-Europe 2009 was held
in Lucerne / Sursee, Switzerland in September 2009,and was hosted and organized by the national
entity "formforum"
Switzerland.
The dates: September 16 to 20, 2009, General Assembly of WCC-Europe
One of the main topics were the elections of a new Board to serve until 2012.
The new Board Members are:
President
Bernd Roeter, Germany
Vice-President
Clare Twomey, United Kingdom
Board Members
Pablo Blanco, Spain
Nina Linde, Denmark
Bie Luyssaert, Belgium Flanders
Advisor to the Board
Anne Leclercq, Belgium-Francophone
A very interesting programme with three lectures on crafts in
Germany, Spain and Switzerland took place.
More and detailed information: General Assembly Switzerland 2009
(Tentative Program & Agenda)
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General Assembly of WCC-Europe, October 2008
The annual General Assembly of WCC-Europe was held in Spain,
in Talavera de la Reina (near Toledo)
and was generously hosted and organized by the national entity Oficio y arte.
The dates:
October 22 and 23, 2008, General Assembly
October 24 and 25, 2008, International Crafts Congress in Toledo
We have been very glad to welcome a lot of delegates and guests!
More and detailed information: General Assembly Talavera 2008
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General Assembly of WCC-International, November 2008
in Hangzhou / China was held
The General Assembly of WCC-International was held in China
November 6 - 10, 2008
A new President of World Crafts Council International was elected:
Ms. Usha Krishna, India
A review of the international General Assembly has
been updated on this website: WCC-International GA 2008 in China
Please read the details.....
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"Mind & Matter 2008", Crafts fair in Luxembourg
(2nd Edition)
MIND & MATTER 2008 was held from October 18 to October 26, 2008
at the Luxembourg Fair grounds.
This was the second edition of the International Crafts Exhibition "Mind & Matter"
and once again the show in Hall 1 was a part of the "Luxembourg Autumn Fair" - a fair
visited each year by nearly 60.000 visitors.
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Review of past activities:
... 2008
"MASTERWORK, objets de créateurs européens"
March 7 - March 29, 2008, Exhibition in Paris, France -
( Best of European Contemporary Crafts II )
Read more: "Review of past activities 2008"
... 2007
"Mind & Matter 2007", Crafts fair in Luxembourg
from 13 to 21 october2007 at the Luxembourg Fair grounds.
Hall 1 of the Fair.
Read more: "Review of past activities 2007"
WCC-Europe did organize a special exhibition at the occasion of this fair:
"Best of European Contemporary Crafts"
Read more: "Review of past activities 2007"
Further WCC-Europe did show a selection of "movies about crafts"
Read more: "Review of past activities 2007"
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WCC-Europe / European Board
The WCC-Europe Board (2007 - 2009) was elected at the General Assembly 2007
of WCC-Europe
which was held in Sliema on the island of Malta May 30 and 31, 2007.
The Board of WCC-Europe
(on duty until September 2009)
From left to right :
Christina Beyer, Executive Manager (D)
and Board Members
Julia Kunovska (SK), Nina Linde (DK), Bernd Roeter, President (D), Bie Luyssaert (B),
Pablo Blanco (E) and
Anne Leclercq, Vice-President (B).
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