There 49th edition from the Exhibition and Market of the Crafts of the Tiber Valley in Tuscany is approaching with great strides and waiting for the big appointment, scheduled in the heart of Anghiari from April 25th to May 1st, we are happy to announce the entry of a new figure into the Organizing Committee. It’s about Paola De Blasi, appointed Artistic Director of the event. She has a degree in Agricultural Sciences, lives in Florence where she works in the field of communication in the wine sector (and not only), is linked to the world of television, is from Anghiari in all respects and in the Tiberian village carries on “Beba”, the family business. A new and important role to give further impetus to the Exhibition Market of Crafts of the Tiber Valley in Tuscany already in the 2024 edition and above all in view of next year, the fiftieth anniversary of an event that has always been a reference for the handmade sector and which promotes the excellence of craftsmanship, preserving its traditions and peculiarities, but looking more towards the future every year.
Paola De Blasi she is already working in view of the 2024 exhibition and has approached the new role with enthusiasm. “I thank the Mostra Authority for entrusting me with the role of Artistic Director, a source of great emotion for me. Craftsmanship is a beautiful opportunity for Anghiari and for the entire territory and it is our task to make it accessible and loved by the new generations. For 48 editions – underlined Paola – our town, thanks to the historic shops located in its fascinating historic center, has been the guardian of an immense heritage. We must continue this path of valorization with a profound, understood and shared reading of craftsmanship, capable of making Anghiari and the exhibition not only guardians, but also ambassadors of a sector that represents all the companies capable of bringing Italian genius to the world. It is necessary to tell this with a contemporary language that allows a current reading of modern techniques, so as to maintain the authentic heart of craftsmanship to tell the future. This is why we are paving the way for conference activities and workshops that can show what it means to be a craftsman today, raising quality more and more, discovering niche objects, giving an international perspective to the narrative of a precious art, that of knowing how to hands, with attention to the environment and taste. Valid perspectives for this edition and in view of the fiftieth edition next year. Craftsmanship is creativity, ingenuity and passion: that soul that makes products authentic, unique and unrepeatable. So that the Italian identity is not lost – concluded the artistic director – we must defend it, making young people passionate about craftsmanship, as a delicate alchemical balance between tradition and intelligence”
An appointment not to be missed in Anghiari with the 49ª Exhibition and Market of the Crafts of the Tiber Valley in Tuscany. From April 25th to May 1st, to enjoy the excellence of craftsmanship and art in one of the most beautiful villages in Italy. The event is organized by the Ente Mostra Valtiberina Toscana, in collaboration with the Arezzo-Siena Chamber of Commerce, the Tuscany Region, CNA Arezzo, Confartigianato Arezzo, the Province of Arezzo, the Municipality of Anghiari, the Pro-Anghiari Association and Banca di Anghiari and Stia Credito Cooperative.
