Crafting Tomorrow

Craft as a Form of Resilience

Crafting Tomorrow: a series of events to support the craft sector

Materahub will host, at Le Monacelle in Matera, Italy, a series of unique events from 5 to 11 March 2025, focusing on Ukrainian craft and its role in promoting resilience and reconstruction. Crafting Tomorrow will feature art exhibitions, interactive workshops, discussion panels and storytelling events, offering the public the opportunity to immerse themselves in the rich Ukrainian culture and learn about the stories of resilience of the artists involved.

The heart of the project will be the fair “Craft as a Form of Resilience“, which will present the works of 22 Ukrainian artists, including those domiciled in Basilicata. The fair will be open to the public from 5 to 11 March.

Organizers and partners

The event “Craftsmanship as a form of resilience” is led by MateraHub, with the patronage of the Matera 2019 Foundation in collaboration with Culture Hub (Croatia) and the Center of Social Innovations (Ukraine), and with the support of: IZOLYATSIA Foundation, Trans Europe Halles and Malý Berlín. The ZMINA: Rebuilding program, created with the support of the European Union, co-finances the initiative

Information and contacts

All events will take place at Fondazione Le Monacelle, Via Riscatto, 9, 75100 Matera MT

Exhibition hours

From 5 to 11 March 2025
– 5 March | Opening at 18:00
– 6-11 March | From 10:00 – 13:00 — 15:30 – 19:30

Events and workshops4

5 March 2025

6:00 pm | Fair opening > Discover how craftsmanship can strengthen resilience

The exhibition opens with a panel discussion with local and international experts that will explore how craftsmanship can be a tool to rebuild lives and support artisans who have been forced to relocate due to conflict, political instability or economic hardship,
allowing them to thrive in new environments and communities.

7 March 2025

10:00 am | Crafting tomorrow > Craftsmanship that changes

An event dedicated to entrepreneurial development and digital and sustainable innovation in craftsmanship. CNA, Confartigianato and Consorzio Materahub consolidate their collaboration through a morning dedicated to artisans. Two information tables will follow until 1 pm. The aim is to illustrate some opportunities currently open for entrepreneurial development and digital and sustainable innovation of craftsmanship, with a focus on European training and mobility starting from 2025 to 2028.

5 pm | Workshop > Creating traditional Ukrainian dolls

Interactive workshops to learn the art of creating traditional Ukrainian dolls. Registration open until all places are filled: click here to register

March 8, 2025

4 pm | Workshop > Creating traditional Ukrainian dolls

Interactive workshops to learn the art of creating traditional Ukrainian dolls. Registration open until all places are filled: click here to register

6 pm | Discovering the stories of resilience behind the craftwork

A storytelling event where displaced Ukrainian artists will share their personal journeys across Europe, revealing how these experiences have shaped their artistic practices and what support is crucial to maintaining and recreating their businesses and lives.