The Master Mosaic Artists of 2026
Here are the fifteen students who have completed their professional training at the Scuola Mosaicisti del Friuli. Fifteen students from the Scuola Mosaicisti del Friuli have, at the end of the 2025/2026 academic year, obtained the professional qualification of Master Mosaic Artist. They are: Sasha Anisimova, Irene Calderini, Francesca Chionna, Matilde Colli, Andrea Corradini, Chiara De Stefano, Eugenia Dutikova, Adriana Gasparotto,
Ceremony for the new Master Mosaic Artists
Tomorrow, Thursday 18 June 2026, at 4.00 pm, at Palazzo La Loggia in Spilimbergo, the ceremony to award the professional qualification certificates to Master Mosaic Artists will take place. Fifteen students have completed their professional training during the 2025/2026 academic year: Sasha Anisimova, Irene Calderini, Francesca Chionna, Matilde Colli, Andrea Corradini, Chiara De Stefano, Eugenia Dutikova, Adriana Gasparotto, Alexandra-Oana Gemanar, Giada
The mosaic of the Virgin Mary at Pordenone Hospital
The mosaic, unveiled on Thursday 4 June 2026 in the entrance hall of the new hospital in Pordenone, is the work of the Scuola Mosaicisti del Friuli. It is an interpretation of an ancient icon, the Madonna and Child Nursing, 16th–17th centuries (31×38 cm), now housed in the city’s Diocesan Museum of Sacred Art. The choice was dictated by the
Technical Restoration Course. Starts in SEPTEMBER
The Scuola Mosaicisti del Friuli, with the support of the Friuli Venezia Giulia Region and in collaboration with the Aquileia Foundation, is offering a two-year course leading to a qualification as a Cultural Heritage Restoration Technician – specialising in stone, mosaic and related materials. The course is scheduled to start in September 2026. The course is free of charge and leads to
A mosaic for pharmacists
The mosaic dedicated to female pharmacists, the design for which was created by student Mariia Amosova for the 2025 Vittoria Alata Prize – organised and curated by FIDAPA (Italian Federation of Women in the Arts, Professions and Business) – will be unveiled on Wednesday 27 May 2026 at 6.30 pm at the Montereale Municipal Pharmacy in Pordenone. The mosaic rendering of
Flora and Fauna in Friuli Venezia Giulia: the new outdoor flooring
As part of the D'erbe di natura e benessere (Herbs, Nature, and Wellbeing) event, which will take place in Spilimbergo on May 9 and 10, 2026, two events have been organized to explore the large mosaic floor that the Scuola Mosaicisti del Friuli is creating in its outdoor courtyard. This is the Flora and Fauna in Friuli Venezia Giulia mosaic:
Best wishes
The Scuola Mosaicisti del Friuli wishes everyone a happy Easter! For the Easter holidays, the Scuola Mosaicisti del Friuli will be closed on Saturday, April 4th, Sunday, April 5th, and Monday, April 6th, 2026. April 2, 2026
A sad farewell
The entire staff of the Scuola Mosaicisti del Friuli joins in expressing its deepest condolences on the passing of Massimo Bettin, architect and former lecturer in geometric design at the School. As we remember him with esteem and sincere affection, our thoughts are with his family, and we share in their grief with respect and sympathy. His memory lives on in our
Course for Cultural Heritage Restoration Technician
The Scuola Mosaicisti del Friuli, thanks to the support of the Friuli Venezia Giulia Region and in collaboration with the Aquileia Foundation, offers a two-year course in Cultural Heritage Restoration Technicians – Stone, Mosaic, and Derivative Materials. The course is aimed at those wishing to work in the field of cultural heritage restoration who are resident in Friuli Venezia Giulia, have
Seminar on mosaics: a bridge with the Lebanese State University
Yesterday, Wednesday 14 January 2026, an international seminar dedicated to mosaics was held, with the participation of the Scuola Mosaicisti del Friuli and the Lebanese State University, Tyre campus, promoted and coordinated by the Taurinense Alpine Brigade. Through a videoconference link, which virtually connected the Aula Magna of the Faculty of Sciences of the University of Tyre and that of the
Merry Christmas!
Merry Christmas and happy holidays! From 24 December 2025 to 6 January 2026, the Scuola Mosaicisti del Friuli will be closed for the Christmas holidays. To visit during this period, please refer to the specific page dedicated to the Exhibition: https://scuolamosaicistifriuli.it/en/exhibition/ December 21, 2025
Visits to the School during the Christmas holidays
Please note that from 24 December 2025 to 6 January 2026, the Scuola Mosaicisti del Friuli will be closed for the Christmas holidays. Only guided or group visits arranged in advance will be possible by contacting: the Spilimbergo Tourist Office Website: www.vivispilimbergo.it Email: [email protected] Tel. +39 0427 2274; fax. +39 0427 881517 Please also note that on Friday 19 December and Tuesday 23 December 2025, the