From 10 to 13 September, Pinerolo is celebrating the 50th anniversary of the Pinerolo Craft Fair with “Scatti. Moments of Stories. 50 Years of Craft, 200 Years of Photography”: 27 photography exhibitions spread across the town, distinguished guests, performances, good food, workshops and an entire town transformed into a narrative through photographs and craftsmanship.
Fifty years of history told through a single glance. That of the hands that create, of the people who pass on a craft, of the communities that change without losing their identity.
This year, the organisers have chosen to celebrate a double anniversary of great symbolic significance: the event’s 50th anniversary and the 200th anniversary of the invention of photography, commemorated through the theme “Scatti. Moments of stories. 50 years of Craftsmanship, 200 years of Photography’. From the first photograph taken by Nicéphore Niépce in 1826 to today’s smartphones, the image has chronicled the world and its changes. Similarly, over the festival’s fifty-year history, craftsmanship has documented the evolution of society, trades, production techniques and human relationships, whilst preserving intact the values that define it: creativity, skill, passion and the capacity for innovation. For this reason, the fiftieth-anniversary edition transforms Pinerolo into a vast open-air photographic gallery. The historic centre will host 27 photographic and art exhibitions, spread across squares, courtyards, museums, arcades and exhibition spaces. A journey that will guide residents and visitors through different artistic languages and sensibilities, interweaving fine art photography, historical memory, contemporary art, photojournalism, landscape and social commentary.
Once again this year, Turismo Torino e Provincia is supporting the Craft and Art Workshops/Open Workshops in memory of Ezio Giaj. Click HERE for more information.
To discover Pinerolo at a leisurely pace and with a sense of curiosity, take advantage of the Welcome Tour® Pinerolo – Art and Craft Special!
FULL PROGRAMME OF THE 50TH ARTIGIANATO PINEROLO