Schedule of C.K.I.

= EVENTS 2022 =

- 24 SEPTEMBER - 9 OCTOBER 2022 - EXPO-CONGRESS: International exhibition of enamel art with a Congress on the topic "Artistic enamel has a millennial past, let's plan the future it deserves!". This event will feature many other activities, such as guided visits, short masterclasses and an area dedicated to stands for the art schools.

EVENTS 2021

- 18th SEPTEMBER – 3rd OCTOBER: C.K.I. Italy Annual Expo in the Museum ArTchivio [CKI ITALY]
MAY 1st: Reopening of Museum ArTchivio to the public after the new decree on the containment of the COVID-19 pandemic.
- From 20th MARCH: weekly online meetings with videos, conferences and demonstrations, from 5 to 6 PM.

EVENTS 2020

 -10th – 25th OCTOBER: Exhibit “FIRE – EARTH – AIR – WATER. THE FOUR ELEMENTS: ALCHIMY OF THE ARTISTIC GESTURE” in the Museum ArTchivio [CKI ITALY]
 -12th – 20th SEPTEMBER: “ART EXHIBITION” with painters Davide Ferrari, Silvana Paglioli, Muriel Villa, hosted by Museum ArTchivio [CKI ITALY]
- 9th AUGUST: inauguration of the 3rd International Enamel Expo in Moscow, with participation of C.K.I. members. C.K.I. Italy President Attilio Compagnoni is a member of the jury [C.K.I. INTERNATIONAL]
- 8th – 15th MARCH: Exhibit “THE ENAMEL OF WOMEN”, Museum ArTchivio in Ponte San Pietro, converted into a virtual event because of the pandemic [CKI ITALY]
- 7th MARCH: Silver-Clay Masterclass by Kirstin Paal in Kleverhaus [C.K.I. INTERNATIONAL]
- 1st FEBRUARY: Three-hour course by Gianpiera Castiglioni, ArTchivio Museum, Ponte S. Pietro [CKI ITALY]
- 25th JANUARY: Three-hour course by Dario Scagliotti, ArTchivio Museum, Ponte S. Pietro [CKI ITALY]
- 18th JANUARY: Three-hour course by Marina Zanella, ArTchivio Museum, Ponte S. Pietro [CKI ITALY]
- 11th JANUARY: Three-hour course by Daniela Repetto, ArTchivio Museum, Ponte S. Pietro [CKI ITALY]

EVENTS 2019

– 14th DECEMBER: Three-hour course by Oronzo Mazzotta, ArTchivio Museum, Ponte S. Pietro [CKI ITALY]

– 14th DECEMBER 2019 TO 12th JANUARY 2020: Exhibit of painter P. F. Longhi with special partaking of art critic C. Persico.

– 8th DECEMBER: Three-hour course by Frilli Colombo, ArTchivio Museum, Ponte S. Pietro [CKI ITALY]

– 7th DECEMBER: Three-hour course by Oronzo Mazzotta, ArTchivio Museum, Ponte S. Pietro [CKI ITALY]

– 30th NOVEMBER: Three-hour course by Marinella Canonico, ArTchivio Museum, Ponte S. Pietro [CKI ITALY]

– 21st SEPTEMBER – 20th OCTOBER: CKI Italy Exhibition in the ArTchivio Museum- 23 JUNE – 21 JULY. International exhibition of C.K.I. International in Himmerod.

– JUNE (probably in the period between 13-22). 3-day Master-Class with Marcelo Bessi on the topic of the use of oxidation on copper for special artistic effects (CKI ITALY].

– JUNE 8th-23rd. Personal exhibition of Oronzo Mazzotta in the Enamel Museum ArTchivio.

– 8 JUNE – 14 JULY. Enamel biennial in Valkenswaard.

– 16 MAY – 16 JUNE. Enamel Art Biennial in Saint Petersburg, organized by the Academy of Art and Design “A. L. Stieglitz” [CKI INTERNATIONAL].

– 18-21 MARCH. Master-Class of Anastasia Vdovkina on the creation of Russian-style icons on industrial steel (CKI ITALY).

– APRIL (probable dates: 5-6 or 12-13). Short 2-day Master-Class by master Luigi Barato, topic TBD (CKI ITALY).

– 15 JANUARY: Interview with local broadcaster “Seilatv” at TV programme “Pomeriggio 216”

EVENTS 2018

– 22 – 25 MAY. Enamelling seminary for beginners and advanced students with Gabor Rácz from Hungary. “Old Mill” Museum in the Cistercian Abbey of Himmerod, in the South Eifel. Daily lessons: 9:00 – 12:00 and 14:00 – 17:00. Registration cost: 250,00 €, for members: 210,00 € (CKI INTERNATIONAL).

– 22 – 24 MARCH. Silberclay Seminary with Mrs. Paal from Germany. “Old Mill” Museum in the Cistercian Abbey of Himmerod, in the South Eifel. Daily lessons: 9:00 – 12:00 and 14:00 – 17:00. Registration cost: 170,00 €, for members: 140,00 € (CKI INTERNATIONAL).

–  3 JUNE. CKI Exhibition in the context of the Days of Art and Culture in Wassenberg (CKI INTERNATIONAL).

 – 17 – 22 JUNE. CKI Annual Exhibition in the “Old Mill” Museum in the Cistercian Abbey of Himmerod, in the South Eifel. Opening ceremony on Saturday 17 June at 11:30 AM (CKI INTERNATIONAL).

 – 10 JULY – 20 AUGUST. Invitation for CKI members to take part in the International Exhibition of Jean Zamora in the “Pavillon du Verdurier” in Limoges, France (CKI INTERNATIONAL).

 – 8 SEPTEMBER – 14 OCTOBER. Invitation for CKI members to take part in the 5th Dutch Biennial of Enamel and Guest Disciplines in Valkenswaard, Netherlands (CKI INTERNATIONAL).

 – 17 – 21 SEPTEMBER. Enamelling seminary for beginners and advanced students with Svetlana Ponomarenko from Russia. “Old Mill” Museum in the Cistercian Abbey of Himmerod, in the South Eifel. Daily lessons: 9:00 – 12:00 and 14:00 – 17:00. Registration cost: 250,00 €, for members: 210,00 € (CKI INTERNATIONAL).

 – 5-6 OCTOBER. Painting on silk by the atelier of Rita Gehlen Marx in Wassenberg, Germany. Daily lessons: 9:00 – 12:00 and 14:00 – 17:00. Registration cost: 100,00 €, for members: 85,00 € (CKI INTERNATIONAL).

– 6-21 OCTOBER: CKI Italy Exhibition with inauguration of the new Museum in PONTE SAN PIETRO, Bergamo – Italy. Participation open at an international level. Teaching class open.

EVENTS 2017

– 10 – 14 APRIL: Seminary of ANDREU VILASIS and NURIA LOPEZ RIBALTA in the Laboratory of Chignolo d’Isola (CKI ITALY).

– 16 – 17 MAY: International Expo C.K.I. in Saint Petersburg, topic MIRROR OF THE WORLD (CKI INTERNATIONAL).

– 7 JULY: 7th international artists meeting in the Historical City Hall of Deidesheim (CKI INTERNATIONAL).

– NOVEMBER: Three weeks long exposition C.K.I. Italy, MUSEUM OF FIRE ARTS + TRIBUTE to the STUDIO DEL CAMPO (CKI ITALY).

– 21 MARCH: Masterclass of MARCELO BESSI (Argentina), topic Development of colour transformation via Oxidation, Over Firing and Tempering, in the Laboratory of Chignolo d’Isola (CKI ITALY).

– 6 – 10 MARCH: Seminary of JEAN ZAMORA (France), topic Painted Enamel and Grisaille, Limoges style, Laboratory of Chignolo d’Isola (CKI ITALY).

– 17 – 18 FEBRUARY: Masterclass of LUIGI BARATO (Italy), Laboratory of Chignolo d’Isola (CKI ITALY).

EVENTS 2016

26th – 27th NOVEMBER: C.K.I. Italy Exhibit with demonstrations in the “HANDMADE” Novegro Fair
5th – 6th NOVEMBER: Meeting of some artists with Gertrud in Germany (CKI INTERNATIONAL)
28th – 29th OCTOBER: Symposium with Luigi Barato in the Chignolo Workshop (CKI ITALY)
15th OCTOBER – 15th NOVEMBER: 4th Dutch Enamel Biennial, with participation of CKI artists (Kempenhof, Valkenswaard). Vernissage on 15th October (CKI INTERNATIONAL)
9th – 30th JUNE: International CKI exhibit in Barcelona (CKI INTERNATIONAL)
22nd – 26th AUGUST: Limoges enamel seminary with Jean Zamora, France, in the Old Mill Museum, Himmerod (CKI INTERNATIONAL)
18th JUNE – 24th JULY: CKI International exhibit in the Old Mill Museum. Vernissage on June 19th at 11:15 AM (CKI INTERNATIONAL)
13th – 17th JUNE: Painting on copper with faience colours and airbrush, seminary by Gabor Racz, Hungary (CKI INTERNATIONAL)
4th – 5th JUNE: CKI Exhibit during the Day of Art and Culture in Wassenberg (CKI INTERNATIONAL)
11th – 15th APRIL: Enameling of icons, seminary by Nikolay Vdovkin, Russia, at the Old Mill Museum, Himmerod (CKI INTERNATIONAL)
6th – 7th APRIL: 70th anniversary ceremony of Gertrud & August Fischer in Geras, Austria (CKI INTERNATIONAL)
29th MARCH – 1st APRIL: Seminary of Nikolay Vdovkin in the Chignolo Lab (CKI ITALY)
20th FEBRUARY, 2 PM: Visit at the Carrara Academy, Bergamo (CKI ITALY)
11th – 13th FEBRUARY: Novegro exhibit (CKI ITALY)

EVENTS 2015

– November 13th – 15th: Exposition at the fair in Novegro (CKI ITALY).

– September 21st – 23rd: Seminary of Orlando Sparaventi in Chignolo d’Isola, Italy (CKI ITALY).

– August 10th – 14th: Masterclass of Plique-à-jour by Pál Tóth (Hungary) by the Old Mill Museum in Himmerod (CKI INTERNATIONAL).

​- June 20th – August 9th: Annual Exposition of C.K.I. by the Old Mill Museum of Himmerod (CKI INTERNATIONAL).

– July 24th – 25th: vernissage of the Gertrud Rittmann-Fischer private collection at the Ritter von Bohl foundation (CKI INTERNATIONAL).

– June 15th – 19th: seminary of Limoges enamel by Jean Zamora at the Old Mill Museum (Himmerod, Germany) (CKI INTERNATIONAL).

– June 7th: Day of Art and Culture in Wassenberg with a CKI exposition (CKI INTERNATIONAL).

– May 24th – 26th  in FLORENCE – June 3rd – 7th in MONZA: International EXPO C.K.I. (CKI ITALY+CKI INTERNATIONAL).

– May 18th – 22nd: Seminary of Japanese Cloisonné (Shippō) in the Laboratory of Chignolo d’Isola (CKI ITALY).

– March 23rd – 27th: Masterclass of Airbrush Enamelling by Gabor Racz (Hungary) by the Old Mill Museum in Himmerod (CKI INTERNATIONAL).

EVENTS 2014

– November 29th – December 8th: Exposition of Italian C.K.I. in Villasanta. Vernissage on November 29th (CKI ITALY).

– October 26th – November 30th: Dutch Biennial of Enamel Art in Valkenswaard (vernissage on Saturday 26th October in Kempenhof) (CKI INTERNATIONAL).

– October 24th – 26th: Exposition at the fair in Novegro (CKI ITALY).

– September 10th – 13th: back from Couzeix, Masterclass by Orlando Sparaventi on preparation of copper for enamelling, introduction to champlevé/guilloché with acids (CKI INTERNATIONAL).

– September 6th – 14th: International Exposition of C.K.I. in Couzeix, organized by C.K.I. France. An Italian delegation will be present at the inauguration (CKI INTERNATIONAL).

– June 11th – 16th: Visit at the Academy of Baron Von Stieglitz in Saint Petersburg. Program: visits at the Hermitage and von Stieglitz Museum and some landmarks such as the Church of the Saviour on Spilled Blood (CKI INTERNATIONAL).

– May 25th: Visit at the Castel Bolognese museum on Giuseppe Guidi, renown painter, sculptor, graver and favourite enameller of Gabriele D’Annunzio (CKI ITALY).

– May 9th -11th: Masterclass of enamel miniature by portraitist Gillie Hoyte Byrom in the Laboratory of Chignolo d’Isola (CKI ITALY).

– April 4th: Visit at the Vittoriale di Gardone (Salò) to watch the Via Crucis of enamel artist Giuseppe Guidi, commissioned by Gabriele D’Annunzio (CKI ITALY).

– March 24th – 26th: Masterclass of Larisa Solomnikova in the Laboratory of Chignolo d’Isola (CKI ITALY).

EVENTS 2013

– December 13th – 15th: Stand of C.K.I. Italy at the RESTAURA-MI fair in Novegro (CKI ITALY).

– November 9th – 24th: Exposition of C.K.I. Italy at the Museum of Fire Arts in Nova Milanese (CKI ITALY).

– October 10th: Participation of an Italian delegation at the International Exposition of C.K.I. by the TRACÈ museum in Ekeren (Antwerpen, Belgium) (CKI INTERNATIONAL).

– September 23rd – 25th: Masterclass of Translucent Enamel on Copper by Ennio Piero Cestonaro (the “Italian Fabergé”) and visit of our founder Gertrud Rittmann-Fischer and her husband August to the artists of C.K.I. Italy (CKI ITALY+CKI INTERNATIONAL).

– August 12th – 26th: Masterclass of Limoges Enamel with Jean Zamora by the Old Mill Museum in Himmerod (CKI INTERNATIONAL).

– June 30th – July 1st: Visit at the Gertrud Rittmann-Fischer Foundation in Deidesheim and meeting with Gertrud Rittmann-Fischer, Francesc Vilasis-Capalleja, Andréu Vilàsis and Akiko Miura (CKI INTERNATIONAL).

– June 29th – August 9th: International Exposition of C.K.I. in Himmerod. An Italian delegation will be present at the vernissage (CKI INTERNATIONAL).

– June 28th – 29th: Visit of Italian artists in Himmerod (Germany) at the Old Mill Museum (CKI INTERNATIONAL).

– June 24th –  26th: Masterclass of Plique-à-jour and waterpainting enamel by Orlando Sparaventi (CKI ITALY).

– June 14th: Visit of two professors and eight students from the Baron von Stieglitz Academy (St. Petersburg) at the Museum of Fire Arts (Nova Milanese) (CKI ITALY).

– June 9th – 14th: Masterclass of Airbrush by Gabor Racz in the Old Mill Museum of Himmerod (Organized by C.K.I. International) (CKI INTERNATIONAL).

– April 8th – 9th: Masterclass of Efco Kupfer Clay by the Old Museum in Himmerod (CKI INTERNATIONAL).

– March 23rd – May 22nd: Masterclass of Silk Painting by Rita Gehlen-Marx in Kempfenhof, Valkenswaard, Netherlands (CKI INTERNATIONAL).

– March 16th: Council of Members of C.K.I. gathers at the Graf-Zils Hotel in Himmerod (CKI INTERNATIONAL).

– March 11th – 14th: Masterclass of Silk Painting by Rita Gehlen-Marx in Gasthausbach, Wassenberg (CKI INTERNATIONAL).

– February 25th – March 1st: Masterclass of Limoges Enamel by Jean Zamora and Elizabeth Pellegrini (painted enamel, grisaille, paillons, sanguigne) (CKI ITALY).

February 2nd: Day of Art and Culture in Wassenburg (CKI INTERNATIONAL).

EVENTI 2012

– December 14th – 16th: Stand of C.K.I. Italy at the RESTAURA-MI fair in Novegro (CKI ITALY).

– December 10th – 11th: Presentation of the MoSma Technique by goldsmith Giampiero Stella in his workshop (Agrate Conturbia, Novara) (CKI ITALY).

– September 20th – October 13th: 2nd International Biennial of Enamel Art in St. Petersburg by the Art and Design State Academy (CKI INTERNATIONAL).

– September 16th: interview with Virgilio Bari and Lidya Lanfranconi of “Studio Del Campo” by the best artisans and artists in the immediate aftermath of WWII. Visit of C.K.I. Italy at the Regia Venaria, to watch an exposition of Fabergé eggs and other guilloché enamels from the time of the tsars (CKI ITALY).

– August 3rd – 19th: International Exposition of C.K.I. in Budapest. A delegation of Italian artists will also be in Budapest from 2nd to the 5th August (CKI INTERNATIONAL).

– July: Masterclass of Akiko Miura at the Old Mill Museum in Himmerod (Organized by C.K.I. International) (CKI INTERNATIONAL).

– July 7th: Birthday party for our founder Gertrud Rittmann-Fischer (CKI INTERNATIONAL).

– June 16th: vernissage for the Annual Exposition of C.K.I. Germany at the Old Mill Museum in Himmerod (CKI INTERNATIONAL).

– June 16th: Visit of C.K.I. Italy at the exposition of Ceresa in Bergamo (CKI ITALY).

– June 14th – 15th: Corebarna. Meeting of experts on the preservation of enamel, in Barcelona.

– June 11th 15th: Masterclass of Gabor Somogyj on folier-air in Himmerod, Germany (CKI INTERNATIONAL).

– June 11th-13th: “Enamel Masterclass” by the Llotja Advanced School of Art and Design, Barcelona. Teachers: Andreu Vilasis, Nuria Lopez-Ribalta, Agnès Gall Ortlik.

– June 6th: Meeting of the Executive Body of C.K.I. at the Graff Zils hotel in Himmerod (CKI INTERNATIONAL).

– June 2nd – 10th: Exposition in Couzeix (CKI INTERNATIONAL).

– April 21st: Masterclass of Lost Wax Fusion (CKI INTERNATIONAL).

– April 13th – 15th: Demonstration of chiseling (Roberto Gioia), copper working (Antonio Migliozzi) and enamelling (Oronzo Mazzotta and Inge Lanznaster) at the fair in Novegro (CKI ITALY).

SOME EVENTS BEFORE 2012

17th-25th September 2011: International Exposition “Panta Rhei” by the Permanent Museum of Fire Arts in Villa Vertua Masolo (Nova Milanese, Italy) (CKI INTERNATIONAL). During the exhibition: seminary of Japanese enamel with Akiko Miura by the Laboratory of Chignolo d’Isola (CKI ITALY).
11th July – 16th August 2009: International Exposition “Time bridge” by the “Old Mill” Museum, Germany, on occasion of the 30th anniversary of the CKI foundation.
9th November 2007: Exposition “Visions of Europe – Art knows no boundaries” with 35 European internationally renowned artists in Gifhorn (Germany).
November 2007: Biennial exposition of CKI Italy in Villasanta (Monza) by the “Centro Culturale Monsignor Gervasoni” (CKI ITALY).
29th August – 5th October 2003: Exposition of enamels from the St. Petersburg’s Hermitage in the Himmerod Museum with title “Valuables”.
ebruary 2003: Exposition “Artistic enamels” by CKI Italy in Sovico, near Monza (CKI ITALY).
1999: International exposition of CKI in Milan on occasion of the 20th anniversary, titled “The fire arts in light of the 21st century”
1997: International exposition of C.K.I. in Yaroslavl.
1995: International exposition of C.K.I. in Genoa.
1989: Travelling exposition for the 10th anniversary of CKI with 100 artists from 14 nations in the Granary of the Lichtenberg City (Germany), in the town hall of Deidesheim (Germany) and the Civic Cultural Centre in Athens (Greece).
1988: International Exposition of C.K.I. in Jerusalem, 24th May – 14th June. Opening at the presence of Teddy Kollek, mayor of the city.
1979, 17 November: Foundation and opening of the CKI in Deidesheim as a no-profit cultural association.
-1974: Exposition of the Atelier Gabriele and of the Deidesheimer Kunststube in the town hall of Deidesheim.
1966: Foundation of the Atelier Gabriele, later CKI.