We are calling all artists, craft creators, and designers with a passion for upcycling, sustainability, and social inclusion to join our vibrant European community.
Embrace this opportunity to share your experiences, foster a culture of learning, uncover exciting techniques and materials, and draw fresh inspiration. And, of course, make new friends across Europe. The door is open – come be a part of our inclusive and inspiring community!
Portraits
This section presents artists who have inspired the Circular Museum by sharing their work and their needs.
Emanuel Wolfstrin
Emanuel Wolfstrin magnifies waste by accumulating and arranging it into…
Aida Mhadhebi
Design and craftsmanship to promote free expression: this is the…
Carla Di Pardo
Carla Di Pardo’s art is freedom and sharing, energy that…
Gabriele Agamennone
Gabriele Agamennone Jibril Agamennone is a cabinetmaker who over time…
Marisa Santopietro
For Marisa Santopietro, design means sustainability and collaboration. Marisa has…
Marcella Di Palo
Activism and creativity move Marcella Di Palo to create artifacts…
Roberta Leuzzi
“Often the objects I find suggest me how to create…
Ercan Arslan
Ercan Arslan lives and works in Berlin and Istanbul. Since…
Giuliana Provenzale
“Curiosity is my fuel. Finding a way to reuse objects…
Mona Mahler
Mona Mahler is an upcycling fashion designer. As a tailor,…
Jibé
Jibé, the contemporary street artist ″up-cycles″ the walls of different…
Luca Califano
Art as a peaceful protest against consumerism: this is what…
Bence Marafkó
The contemporary Hungarian artist and graphic designer, Bence Marafkó’s work…
Paolo Scozzafava
Recovering waste objects to model emotions and memories: this is…
Subin Kim
Subin Kim, a painter from South Korea currently residing in…
Nada Ahmed
Nada Ahmed is a Nubian/Egyptian writer, artist and activist based…
Lucia Bonelli
Lucia Bonelli is an Italian social engaged artist who opens…
François Rossier
François Rossier has been working as an autodidact furniture upcycler…
Anne-Iris Cailette
Being an up-cycling artiste doesn’t only mean that one works…
Ferhat Bouhrar
Ferhat after having left Algeria where he had worked as…
Visions
This section is a collection of good practices on socially and environmentally engaged art.
Cota Art for Society
What are COTA’s main activities? COTA is a small association based in…
the MOON Museum by Il Salone dei Rifiutati
What are your main activities in the MOON Museum and who are…
Sauvage méditerranée
Could you briefly describe your association and its objectives? Our association is…
Itinérance
What are the “Itinérance” project’s main initiatives, activities? Launched in 2018, the…
The Wandering LibrarY
Bibiloteca Errante is a collection of artists’ books called Babelic Atlases. The project is…
Djerbahood
In 2014, Mehdi Ben Cheikh, founder of the gallery, offered the inhabitants…
Circular Berlin
Organised as a non-profit, we accelerate Berlin’s transition towards a circular city….
Centre for Circular Art
In the narrower sense, the center for circular art is a studio house for…
Grumento Partecipata
The project was conceived by the eco designer and architect Manolo Benvenuti…
RE-STOR-E
How visual creativity and visual arts based practices can raise awareness about…
Fashion Revolution Germany
The idea of the “Fashion Revolution Germany e.V.” emerged from the global…
Le Patamacchine – The Patamachines
The exhibition was born in 2008 sprouting from an idea of the cultural…
