A festival of young artisans will take place in Chisinau on July 3. The event is aimed at promoting the national values and handcrafting among the young people and at offering those interested the possibility of exhibiting their works, said mayor of Chisinau Ion Ceban.

The goal of the festival is to present the local and regional particularities of handicrafts, to recover and valorize the memory of handcrafting among young people (communicated by items, images and oral history), as a system for transmitting and sharing the cultural identity. The event was designed as a platform for prompting, developing and learning good practices in handcrafting, IPN reports, quoting the mayor.

All the young craftspeople with unique works are invited to the event. For registration, they should fill out a form.

As part of the event, there will be held masterclasses and workshops, activities for children and a concert with a special program for young people.

The current edition of the Festival of Young Artisans will take place in “Alunelul” Park in Buiucani district of Chisinau between 11am and 10pm. Last year the event bright together over 40 young and established craftspeople.