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“There is no art without craft. The idea of a painting is not a painting”
The craftsman (Richard Sennet)
“Not enough that an artist is a skilled craftsman, to love and cherish his canvas too.”
Auguste Renoir
“Art seems to me to be a state of soul more than anything else”
Marc Chagall
“Art is not a thing; it is a way.”
Elbert Hubbard
“A man who works with his hands is a laborer; a man who works with his hands and his brain is a craftsman; but a man who works with his hands and his brain and his heart is an artist.”
Lous Nizer
“Ferran Adrià really is not an innovator, not even a cook, first of all he is a craftsman, a person who interprets reality through the things he makes.”
Juan Sobeja (journalist)
“The art is the philosophy that reflects a thought.”
Antoni Tapies
“You use a glass mirror to see your face; you use works of art to see your soul.”
George Bernard Shaw
“Creativity is intelligence having fun.”
Albert Einstein
“By the work one knows the workman.”
Jean de la Fontaine
“Painting is easy when you don't know how, but very difficult when you do.”
Edgar Degas
“He who works with his hands is a laborer. He who works with his hands and his head is a craftsman. He who works with his hands and his head and his heart is an artist.”
San Francisco de Asís
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ARTEME

The Menorca Handicrafts Association

Craftsmen by trade

Craftsmen by trade

ARTEME is made up of craftsmen by trade, professionals of various specialties: food, shoes, jewelry, wood, metal and others, who love their job and hope to shed light on their fields as part of history and tradition, while keeping it both current and innovative through their constant effort.
Members of PIME Menorca

Members of PIME Menorca

Since its creation, the association has become part of PIME Menorca, which provides relevant advice and administration services in order to keep its members up to date.

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Promotional videos of the Menorca artisans

09/08/2016

The Menorca Handicrafts Association, ARTEME, part of PIME Menorca, has created a series of videos to present the Menorca artisans in a different manner, with the collaboration of the Island Council of Menorca.

A short documentary has been prepared, with the collaboration of 18 Menorca artisans who are actively practising the profession, explaining what handicrafts mean for them and in particular what the artisans of Menorca are like.
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ARTEME presents a new edition of the exhibition “Joia de Menorca” (Jewel of Menorca) at the Menorca Craft Centre

01/08/2016

JOIA DE MENORCA (Jewel of Menorca) will be presented on the coming 4 August at the Menorca Craft Centre. Organized by ARTEME, the Menorca Handicrafts Association, part of PIME Menorca, this project has the support of the Department of Employment, Economic Activity, Youth and Sport of the Island Council of Menorca.

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(CAT) Exposició Joia de Menorca a Girona

29/02/2016

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