This year’s World Crafts Council of Europe’s annual conference is titled ‘State of Crafts: Key Pillars in the Contemporary Craft Sector’. It will bring together a network of more than 30 craft organisations across Europe and a programme of speakers for a public conference to discuss and debate current issues related to crafts in Europe.

What can be learnt from crafts to benefit other sectors and broader society? What positive stories can be told to bring craft to more people and the use of hand-made crafted products into their everyday lives? What are the key challenges and opportunities facing the craft sector today, particularly in the realms of entrepreneurship and knowledge exchange? How can crafts serve as a model for sustainability and circular economy principles? 

The event is in Barcelona and online and is free and open to the public.

When: the 20th of June, from 9 AM – 1 PM Central European Time.

Guest speakers include: 
▪️ Paulo Ribeiro, co-founder and co-director of @contemporaniabarcelona

▪️ Jessica Guy, Strategic research lead at @distributeddesign@fablabbcn

▪️ Graciela Melitsko Thornton, Creative Green Consultancy and Training Programme lead at @julies_bicycle

▪️ Rosa Muñoz, Brand, trends and futures consultant at @thisisohayo

▪️ Ana Cristina Mendes, Deputy director of @ceartept & WCCE Vice-President

▪️ Laura Miguel Baumann, Secretary general WCCE 

Moderated by:
▪️ David Places Balsalobre, Head of Internationalisation and Cultural Promotion at @artesaniacat & WCCE board member

The conference will be opened by Roger Torrent, Minister of Business and Work of Catalonia. 

For more information and to register, visit their website – https://wcc-europe.org/whats-on/pre-register-for-the-annual-conference-2024/

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