2026 Course for Tourist Guides
The Scuola Mosaicisti del Friuli is organising a free training course for tourist guides in the Friuli Venezia Giulia region, aimed at facilitating guided tours of the School’s premises. Tour guides wishing to provide guided tours for individuals or groups within the Scuola Mosaicisti del Friuli must attend the training programme organised by this institution in order to be authorised to
Oltre il Confine Festival: art as a language
The Scuola Mosaicisti del Friuli will be taking part in the Oltre il Confine Festival (Beyond the Border Festival), an event organised by the Progetto Autismo FVG association. The director of the Scuola Mosaicisti del Friuli, Gian Piero Brovedani, will be among the participants at the seventh event, entitled ‘Art as Vision: The Gesture Beyond Limits’, which will take place on
The Cats of Spilimbergo. Presentation of the 2027 calendar
On Friday 23 October 2026, at 6.30 pm, in the Aula Magna of the Scuola Mosaicisti del Friuli, there will be a presentation of the 2027 Giats di Spilimberc Calendar – The Cats of Spilimbergo. Produced by the Francesco d’Assisi Association for the Protection of Cats (a registered charity), the calendar is a charity initiative to support the welfare and
200 years on from the birth of Gian Domenico Facchina
The Scuola Mosaicisti del Friuli celebrates the father of modern mosaic art On 13 October 1826, Gian Domenico Facchina was born in Sequals; he was a world-renowned mosaic artist and a charismatic figure as an entrepreneur, artist and craftsman. Today, two hundred years on from Facchina’s birth, the Municipality of Sequals chose to commemorate its illustrious fellow citizen at the Scuola Mosaicisti
Guests at the Salone dell’Alto Artigianato Italiano 2026
Once again, for the 2026 edition, the Scuola Mosaicisti del Friuli is taking part in the Salone dell’Alto Artigianato Italiano (Fine Italian Craftsmanship) in Venice. Opening on Thursday 1 October 2026, the Salone dell’Alto Artigianato Italiano, now in its fourth edition, is a showcase for manufacturers, artisan workshops, artistic crafts and centres of excellence that embody the ‘Made in Italy’ ethos,
The CREAttivo #8 short film
On Friday 9 October 2026, in the Aula Magna of the Scuola Mosaicisti del Friuli, the first public screening will take place of the short film dedicated to CREAttivo #8, which captures the concept and the complex work involved in the entire project, contextualising the various stages and creative moments that led to the staging of the theatre production Upcycling
Icons of Art 2026. Exhibition of mosaic portraits
The exhibition Icons of Art will open on Friday 2 October at 6.00 pm at the Civic Art Museum – Palazzo Ricchieri in Pordenone. This exhibition of mosaic works stems from the Mosaic Young Talent 2026 competition, which was open to students of the Scuola Mosaicisti del Friuli and focused on mosaic portraits. The Mosaic Young Talent competition, organised by the Naonis
The 106th academic year of the Scuola Mosaicisti del Friuli begins
The 106th academic year of the Scuola Mosaicisti del Friuli began this morning, Monday 28 September 2026. As is customary, it opened with an inaugural ceremony at the Church of Saints Joseph and Pantaleon, a symbolic site in the town of Spilimbergo which houses, amongst other things, a mosaic Via Crucis dating from the 1960s and, on the exterior, the more
The 106th academic year begins
The 106th academic year of the Scuola Mosaicisti del Friuli will begin on Monday 28 September 2026 and, as usual, will open with an inaugural ceremony at 9.00 am, at the Church of Saints Joseph and Pantaleon, a symbolic site in the town of Spilimbergo which houses, amongst other things, a mosaic Via Crucis dating from the 1960s and, on
A mosaic to commemorate at the “Il Tagliamento” Upper Secondary School
On Saturday 19 September 2026, as part of the celebrations marking the 50th anniversary of the Friuli earthquake, the mosaic work Saetta iridescente 2026 was unveiled at the “Il Tagliamento” Upper Secondary School in Spilimbergo. The work, a contemporary installation created by the Scuola Mosaicisti del Friuli – specifically by students on the 2025/26 advanced course – is a reinterpretation of
CREAttivo #8 Upcycling in Domus
The awards ceremony for the eighth edition of the CREAttivo Prize will take place on Saturday 5 September 2026 in Aquileia, at the Domus of Tito Macro. The event will feature two students from the Scuola Mosaicisti del Friuli, Giulia Rossi and Katarzyna Kowalczyk, winners of the competition organised by the Maravee Cultural Association. The theme of the 2026 CREAttivo Award
The course for Restoration Technicians is open
Enrolment is now open for the course in Cultural Heritage Restoration – Specialising in stone, mosaic and related materials. The course, which begins on Monday 28 September 2026, trains professionals specialising in the conservation, maintenance and restoration of mosaic and stone heritage. The two-year course is free of charge. Theoretical and practical sessions, which will take place in Spilimbergo at the Scuola Mosaicisti