From Monday 15 February, a small exhibition dedicated to the Oeuvre Choisie initiative will be open to the public at the Saletta d’Arte of the Municipality of Aosta.
On the occasion of the Sant’Orso Fair, for 10 years now, the MAV – Museo dell’Artigianato Valdostano di Tradizionale has been proposing a cultural initiative dedicated to the valorization of today’s artisanal productions capable of maintaining a link with tradition. This year, with the virtual Fair, it was not possible to select the works among the stalls, but the artisans themselves nominated their objects.
A total of 153 works by 85 artisans arrived, a sign that the initiative has attracted interest from the artisans of the Aosta Valley. The MAV has thus decided to exhibit a work for each craftsman at the Saletta d’Arte in Via Xavier de Maistre in Aosta with the aim of telling the story of today’s craftsmanship. Among these, those selected as Oeuvre Choisie 2021 were highlighted.
The works on display tell the story of the variety of our craftsmanship, with different processing techniques from bucket-making to sculpture, materials ranging from iron, to soapstone, to wood and leather and types of objects ranging from agricultural tools to everyday objects to sculptures.
The exhibited artisans are: Rachele Abram, Enzo Actis Perinetto, Jean-Pierre Adurion, Luca Alleyson, Gianfranco Anzola, Franco Armand, Roberto Benvenuto, Lea Bérard, Giuseppe Bertolin, Giuseppe Bethaz, Erick Bionaz, Gianni Bionaz, Lorenzino Bionaz, Paolo Matteo Bionaz, Luigi Blanc, Franco Borgo, Giorgio Carlo Broglio, Ermanno Cerquetti, Massimo Chatel, Cyrille Chevalier, Renato Chevrère, Giuseppe Cognari, Rino Collé, Giuseppe Crestani, Dario Crétier, Erica Curtaz, Claudio Dalle, Ezio Déjanaz, Bruno Diémoz, Marcel Diémoz, Mauro Diémoz, Simone Fabbri, Erik Fisanotti, Alselmo Fosson, Carlo Fosson, Cristian Gallego Selles, Luca Gallet, Rinaldo Ghirardi, Matteo Giovenzi, Romano Hugonin, Gino Iachelini, Pasquale Iamonte, Michele Jaccod, :
The exhibition was created thanks to the collaboration of the Regional Department of Economic Development, Training and Work and with the patronage of the Municipality of Aosta.
The exhibition is open to the public at the Saletta d’Arte in Via Xavier de Maistre from 15 February to 14 March, from Monday to Friday from 3pm to 6pm with free admission.