Confartigianato Imprese Treviso: events in the city in May to promote and emphasise craftsmanship

Source: Confartigianato Imprese Treviso press office

TREVISO, 29 APRIL – For the third consecutive year, Confartigianato Imprese Treviso (the italian organisation for craft, micro and small businesses), together with the artisans’ Association of Treviso, is organising a number of events in the city to emphasise and promote craft businesses, their products and services. All activities enjoy the patronage of the Municipality of Treviso, the Chamber of Commerce of Treviso – Belluno|Dolomites, and the support of the partner CentroMarca Banca Credito Cooperativo di Treviso e Venezia. The initiatives were presented in the Sala Arazzi at Ca’ Sugana, in the presence of the mayor and the councillor for Production Activities.

Three initiatives were highlighted.
1. The handicraft Fair 2024, which will be held in Piazza dei Signori and Piazza Aldo Moro in Treviso, on Saturday 4 and Sunday 5 May, from 9 a.m. to 7 p.m. This is an exhibition-market, from dawn to dusk, where the people of Treviso will be able to discover the many sectors of local craftsmanship: from plant engineers to window and door fitters, furniture, food and wine specialities, fashion, and footwear.
There will be about twenty craft companies exhibiting at the Craft Fair: Alberto Corte Studio Glass, Bebi – Birre e bontà italiane srl, Bovo srl/Milc, Carollo Serramenti snc di Carollo, Contrino Diego Gusti di Sicilia, Copperture snc, D.B. System dei fratelli De Benetti, Falegnameria Artigiana F.lli Sartorato snc, FDE Steel srl Ferro d’Elite, FMR srl, Franchino Giorgio, La Salumeria di Eustacchio srl, Matite colorate, Rete 21, Rossetton by Baldin Valerio, Shoe point, Tesser Antenne srl, ice cream makers.

2. Exhibition of Artisan Excellence, staged at Palazzo dei Trecento in Treviso, from Saturday 4 to Sunday 26 May, with free admission, featuring the best of the artistic and creative production of the craftsmen of the Mandamenti of Treviso and AsoloMontebelluna. Co-organised by Confartigianato Imprese Treviso together with [e]DesignFestival, the exhibition enjoys the patronage of ADI (Association for Industrial Design) and FATV (Treviso Architecture Foundation). Fourteen artists are exhibiting [details in the following tab].
In addition to this, on Saturday afternoons of 11, 18 and 25 May, talks will be organised, again in Palazzo dei Trecento, where the exhibiting artists at the Mostra delle Eccellenze will talk about their business stories and the creative processes of which they are protagonists. On the social networks of Confartigianato Imprese Treviso there will be all the updates.

3. Conferences on design and sustainability. In Santa Caterina, in the Sala Coletti, on Wednesday 8 May at 8 p.m. there will be a conference on ‘Craftsmanship and design – The world of Cleto Munari’ with the special participation of the world-famous designer Cleto Munari, who will discuss with local craftsmen.
On Wednesday 22 May, at the same place and time, a conference on “Sustainability and micro-enterprises” is scheduled with Ca’ Foscari University of Venice lecturer Monica Billio, Andrea Da Ponte from BCD studio, and a sustainability and finance expert from CMB.

“Treviso and the territory of the Marca tell a story of excellence,” said the mayor of Treviso. “This is why we are happy to host this series of events, from the Fair to the Exhibition, because they contribute to making known a lively, productive context linked to the concept of ‘doing good’. We would like to thank Confartigianato Imprese Treviso, which once again this year brought families, values, and products from our territory, which has always been a symbol of quality, tradition, and innovation, to the city”.

“Many protagonists are involved in these promotional activities, which we consider to be of fundamental importance, in order to make the value of our craft enterprises, the backbone of the local economy, known and appreciated by a wide audience,’ comments the president of Confartigianato Imprese Treviso, Ennio Piovesan. ‘We must not take for granted the skills and competences inherent to our system, which continue to hold high the name of Made in Italy around the world. Special thanks go to the Municipality of Treviso, which has given us the availability of prestigious spaces, such as Palazzo dei Trecento, to the AsoloMontebelluna Confartigianato Mandamento from which some of the exhibitors of both the Fair and the Exhibition come, and to all the partners who have collaborated with us for the success of the activities, working together as a team”.

Claudio Alessandrini, General Manager of CMB, added: “This third edition of the Treviso Handicrafts Trade Fair is testimony to the added value of our region, an event during which excellences can promote their products in the ‘living room’ of our city. A special compliment goes to Confartigianato Imprese Treviso which, through the organisation of this initiative, celebrates the skills of artisans and highlights the quality of the works produced. This exhibition has a special significance because it links the past, rich in tradition, to the present, made up of skill and quality, to arrive with foresight to the future by involving the new generations that are able to grasp the skill of the ‘masters’ and pass it on over time. The artisan world is a fundamental pillar of our economy and through our commitment we wish to continue to enhance it,’ concludes the CEO of CMB, the bank that has supported the event since its first edition.