The "New Crafts" exhibition at the Opera Gallery in the Grand Theater - National Opera presents the works of winners of the honorary title "Master of Artistic Crafts" awarded by the Minister of Culture and National Heritage.
Featured craftsmen are people with extensive achievements, masterful craftsmanship and a recognizable style, inspiring subsequent generations.
Representatives of artistic craftsmen who use traditional techniques and create modern applied art were invited to participate in the exhibition. These are people who popularize Polish artistic crafts, organize workshops and training, and infect others with the passion for creating.
In 2023, the honorary title of "Master of Artistic Crafts" was awarded to eighteen artistic craftsmen:
Stanisława Baran, Grażyna Cichy, Monika Dąbrowska-Picewicz, Paweł Jasiewicz, Gabriela Komenda, Irena Kowal, Violetta Kwiatkowska, Alina Magnus, Andrzej Matracki, Elżbieta Orłowska, Andrzej Ostrouch, Łukasz Pipczyński, Damian Prentke, Janusz Przepióra, Michalina Sieczko, Andrzej Szcządała, Beata Wietrzyńska, Jacek Wysocki.
Other awarded artisans:
Mateusz Bachanek, Eliza Danowska, Piotr Domański, Katarzyna Harasym, Aleksandra Herisz, Jadzia Lenart, Olga Milczyńska, Małgorzata Myszka, Nów. Nowe Rzemiosło, Anna Osiak, Wiktoria Podolec, Monika Skorupska, Justyna Skowyrska-Górska, Stowarzyszenie Akademia Łucznica, Square Drop, Beata Szajdziuk, Helena Szuba, Józef Szuba, Tartaruga, Wood Workshop Warszawskie Centrum Rzemiosła – Szkoła Stolarstwa Tradycyjnego, Cyryl Zakrzewski.
Exhibition date – 11 – 28/09/2023
Photographs: Joanna Szamota, Square Drop