JEMA

Des Journées Européennes des Métiers d’Art

Or the "European Craft Days" - is intended to be a celebration of the skills and talents of local craft workers - throughout Europe. In France, the week-long event is promoted by JEMA.

For this year - 2019 - the JEMA website has a handy mapping tool that lets you search for specific events close to you; using this tool we can list:

• 16 events held throughout Charente
• 9 events held throughout Haute-Vienne (5 in Limoges itself)
• 20 events held throughout Vienne (nowhere in South Vienne sadly)

Events within about 40kms of Confolens include

• 16460 Bayers Mill: Exhibitions and demonstrations
• 16490 Alloue: Exhibitions and demonstrations
• 16420 Brigueuil: Ceramics - potter & sculptor
• 16230 Sainte-Colombe: Haute-Couture accessories
• 16110 La Rochefoucauld: Exhibitions and demonstrations
• 87330 Montemart: Enamelled volcanoes
• 87150 Oradour-sur-Vayres: Traditional wood-working
• 87310 Cognac-la-Forêt: Glass bead demonstrations

It would be a tall order to get round more than a few of these!
Check out the full list of events if there is a specific craft of interest to you.