"Monumentality - Fragility"*

*Monumentality: monumental character being the result of the dimension but also the proportions and style; masterful, powerful, impressive, solemn, important, sublime ...
Fragility: delicate character, short-lived, unstable, precious, precarious, vulnerable, fragile, soft, weak, thin, refined ...

The European Prize for Applied Arts will coincide with an exhibition devoted to Niki de Saint-Phalle at the Art Museum of Mons. Her work can be described as both monumental and fragile, the strong colour palette, exuberant proportions, the power and the violence allude to a monumental character from which a palpable fragility is released. De Saint-Phalle's work is reflective of the challenges that she faced in her private life and provided insight and commentary on societal tensions of the time.
With the European Triennial these two words are also part of the monumentality of this institution and the fragility of the nations and entities that make it up.

Artists are asked to take inspiration from the paradoxical of this 2 themes.

The European Prize for Applied Arts aims to reward the best creations of contemporary expression in applied arts and craftsmanship. The exhibitors and the winners of the WCC-BF "Master Prize" (3.500€) and the WCC-Europe "Young Talent Prize" (3.000€) are chosen by a jury of international experts on the basis of criteria of artistic merit, technical mastery and innovation

Bruno Romanelli
Mention spéciale du Jury en 2012
Special commendation of the jury in 2012
Ankaa, 2011
Verre coulé, technique de la cire perdue, noyau jaune / Lost wax cast glass, yellow core
32 x 32 x 5 cm
Photo : Robert Hall
Prix européen des Arts Appliqué 2015
European Prize for applied Arts 2015
Photo : JS Herman
Graziano Visintin
artiste italien, lauréat du PRIX MAITRE D’ART, prix de la Fédération Wallonie Bruxelles en 2009
Italian artist, winner of The Master Prize , the prize of the Federation
Wallonia Brussels in 2009

Brooch. 2009
Gold, silver, niello
Or, argent, nielle
Goud, zilver, niëllo
9 x 4,5 x 4 cm
Photo : Massimo Sormonta

Prix Européen des Arts Appliqués 2012 - European Prize of Applied arts 2012
Prix Européen des Arts Appliqués 2012 - European Prize of Applied arts 2012
Photo JS Herman
Prix européen des Arts Appliqué 2015 / Prize for applied Arts 2015
De gauche à droite / From left to right : Alexandra Tollet - sam Tho Duong - Bruno Romanelli
Photo : JS Herman
Nilton Cunha - Mention spécial du jury en 2009 / Special commendations of the Jury in 2009. Les quatre vents, 2009
Silver 925, hammered and chiseled Argent 925, martelé et ciselé
Zilver 925, gehamerd en gebeiteld 22,5 x 22,5 x 6 cm Photo : Romy Tembuyser
Prix européen des Arts Appliqué 2015
Au premier plan : Juliette Leperlier - verre / glass
European Prize for applied Arts 2015
In the foreground : Juliette Leperlier - Glass.
Photo JS Herman
Monika PATUZSINSKA
artiste polonaise, lauréate du PRIX MAITRE D’ART, prix de la Fédération Wallonie Bruxelles en 2015
Polish artist, winner of The Master Prize , the prize of the Federation
Wallonia Brussels in 2015
TransForms Plus (Bastards series), 2013. Porcelaine, barbotine coulée dans un moule en plâtre modifié, argile de parian. 30 x 30 x 35 chacun.
TransForms Plus (Bastards series), 2013. Porcelain, slip cast from a modified plaster mould, parian ware.3 0 x 30 x 35 chacun.
Photo : Monika Patuszynska

The applications for the European prize for applied arts have been closed this 15 February.
Thanks to everyone for their applications.

An initiative of the WCC-BF

World Crafts Council - Belgique Francophone in partnership with

The Fédération Wallonie-Bruxelles
The City of Mons
The WCC-Europe
The WCC-International

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