A comparison between arts: tapestry and mosaic
The first appointment in the series of study meetings dedicated to the art of mosaic and organized by the Scuola Mosaicisti del Friuli was held this morning at Palazzo Tadea in Spilimbergo. Special guests were Anna Maria De Strobel and Guido Cornini, art historians and officials of the Musei Vaticani (Vatican Museums), respectively the curator of the Tapestries and Textiles Department
The events of April for the Centenary
From Wednesday 20 April to Sunday 24 April 2022 Spilimbergo, City of the Mosaic, will come alive to celebrate the Scuola Mosaicisti del Friuli. After the success of the ceremony on 22 January, when the start of the historic institution was commemorated at the Cinema Teatro Miotto, next week various meetings, exhibitions, visits, appointments are scheduled, which are part of
Happy Easter
We wish you a Happy Easter! The image chosen is the mosaic panel of the Resurrection in Cercivento, created by the Mosaic School of Friuli based on a design by Paolo Orlando in 2013 for the path Cercivento: an open-air Bible. 17 April 2022
To dear Mauro, our goodbye
The Scuola Mosaicisti del Friuli is grieving the loss of his colleague Mauro Cozzi. His memory will always be alive in the corridors of the School. 5 April 2022
A photo album for one hundred years of School
On Saturday 9 April 2022 the exhibition A photo album for a hundred years of School opens at Palazzo Tadea, in Spilimbergo, at 11.00 am, which traces the history of the Scuola Mosaicisti del Friuli through images taken from its vast archive. Made in collaboration with the CRAF-Centro di Ricerca ed Archiviazione della Fotografia (Center for Research and Archiving of
Agreement with the AFDS
A new agreement was ratified between the Afds-Associazione Friulana Donatori di Sangue (Friulian Blood Donors Association) of Udine and the Scuola Mosaicisti del Friuli, during the meeting between their respective presidents, Roberto Flora and Stefano Lovison, which took place in the prestigious Spilimbergo headquarters of the training institute which this year celebrates 100 years of activity. It is a collaboration
Friuli chiama mondo
Scuola Mosaicisti del Friuli will be the protagonist of the Udinese TV program Friuli chiama mondo - Friuli calls world which will be broadcast tonight, 1 April 2022, at 9.30 pm on channel 12. From the Spilimbergo school to the world. Stories of Friulian mosaicists, this is the title of the program conducted by Giorgia Bortolossi and which will see the
Giornate FAI di primavera. Visits to the Scuola Mosaicisti del Friuli
For the thirtieth edition of the Giornate FAI di Primavera (FAI Spring Days), the traditional awareness and fundraising event of the FAI, the Italian Environment Fund, the Mosaic School of Friuli opens its doors thanks to the collaboration of the FAI Group of Spilimbergo and the Delegation of Pordenone. The two-day program, Saturday 26 and Sunday 27 March 2022, for the
Success for the conference on Facchina and modern mosaic
The large audience present at the conference on Saturday morning, March 19, 2022, in the SOMSI headquarters in Sequals demonstrates how the figure of the mosaicist Gian Domenico Facchina intrigues and fascinates, with his innovative spirit and his creative strength. It also confirms the strong link between Sequals and Spilimbergo, the latter town that inherited, in the early 1920s, the
Gian Domenico Facchina and the modern mosaic
As part of the events for the centenary of the Friuli Mosaic School, on Saturday 19 March 2022 the figure of the mosaicist, entrepreneur and innovator Gian Domenico Facchina, originally from Sequals and recognized as the most important mosaicist of the Nineteenth century, will be presented in Sequals. Plan: welcome from Enrico Odorico, mayor of Sequals, and Stefano Lovison, president of the
Future collaborations with the Venice Civic Museums Foundation
The collaboration between the Scuola Mosaicisti del Friuli and the Fondazione Musei Civici - Civic Museums Foundation of Venice begins with the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding. This is an agreement that aims to develop and promote research, training and dissemination in the field of mosaic and glass art. Among the various institutions that make up the network of the
New edition FIDAPA Award
On Monday 14 February 2022 in the conference room of the Scuola Mosaicisti del Friuli, the announcement of the FIDAPA Award - Italian Federation of Women Arts Professions Business, addressed to the students of the School was illustrated. Presented by Romanina Santin and Giovanna Santin, both past president of the association present all over the world under the name of