Bronze is both material and moving image at Audrey Fléchet’s L’Atelier de la Cire Perdue. The sculptor and foundry artist presents Coccyx fêlé, an animated film made in bronze with Aurélien Bouchet-Leger. Casting demonstrations accompany work by invited local makers, ranging from Paul Bonnin’s ceramics to painting, textiles and jewellery, giving Châteauneuf-sur-Cher a meeting point for several crafts.
Tag: traditional-crafts
Matières à patrimoine: How Centre-Val de Loire Builds
Tuffeau, brick, slate, timber and raw earth shape the architectural story told by Matières à patrimoine. Produced by the region’s Heritage and Inventory Department, the exhibition follows building materials from medieval practice to the present. Flint, metal and cob widen the picture, showing how substances used for both structures and decoration define Centre-Val de Loire’s built landscape.
Claire Linard: Porcelain in Mehun-sur-Yèvre
Fine, luminous porcelain meets rougher stoneware in Claire Linard’s exhibition in Mehun-sur-Yèvre. Descended from generations of potters, she carries inherited skills into functional and decorative pieces with markedly different textures and forms. Wood firing leaves room for unexpected transformations, giving the finished ceramics a tension between technical control and the action of flame.
Biennale Panorama: Art and Craft Across Dreux
Eleven places with histories of their own form the setting for Biennale Panorama in Dreux. Exhibitions, workshops and outings connect art with craftsmanship, making the programme a way to encounter both creative work and the town’s heritage. The collaborative biennial moves between these strands, placing the act of making alongside the older spaces that receive it.
Tigy: Beekeeping and a Bootmaker’s Craft
Bees and leatherwork share the programme at Tigy’s Musée de l’Artisanat Rural Ancien. Annick Thais explains beekeeping techniques and the life of bees, while shoemaker and bootmaker Johnny Piot demonstrates shoe assembly and leather sewing. His Compagnon du Devoir et du Tour de France background gives a precise craft context to the handwork shown during this rural heritage gathering.
Villesavin Ceramics Festival: Makers and Clay
Bowls, teapots, sculpture and garden pieces show the range of clay at Villesavin’s ceramics festival. Thirty-eight professional makers from the region and across France present work for exhibition and sale, from restrained forms to richly coloured surfaces. Demonstrations reveal processes behind the finished objects, giving the encounter with contemporary ceramics a practical dimension.
Le Grand Couvert: Food and Crafts of Berry
Berry’s art of living takes a practical turn at Le Grand Couvert, where gastronomy meets arts and crafts. Hospitality professionals and students work together on a programme of workshops, talks and a feast. A concert adds music to the gathering, which connects the region’s food culture with the skills of those who cook, make and welcome guests.
Mod Coz: Breton Costume and Vintage Sewing Fair
Breton costume and vintage fashion set the theme for Mod Coz in Scaër. Specialists and collectors offer fabrics, haberdashery, lace and threads, alongside bags, shoes, hats and jewellery. The fair brings finished accessories and sewing materials together for visitors looking for pieces to collect or supplies for their own work.
Manoir de Kerhoas: Bigouden Heritage
Manoir de Kerhoas revisits the Bigouden world evoked in Claude Chabrol’s film adaptation, which used the manor as a setting. Picot embroidery, lace-making and traditional dress accompany displays, paintings and sculpture. Talks on seaweed workers and a Breton meal inspired by Bigouden wedding feasts broaden the programme beyond the exhibitions.
Ty Bougies Candle-Making in Tréguier
Laëtitia introduces candle-making through touch, scent and a small candle that participants pour themselves. At Ty Bougies in Tréguier, the visit moves from handling wax to exploring the fragrances used in the craft. The associated Ty Créateurs shop also displays work by other local artisans, extending the encounter with Breton handmade production.