29 October marks a historical day for the Association of Craftsmen of Koprivnica, as this day marks the fifty-third year of its existence. Created in 1967 the association decided to celebrate its anniversary at the premises of RegionArts partner - ENTER and its 'Incubator of Creative industries'.
"I believe that it is always nice to celebrate, but we are trying to celebrate our anniversaries with work, and so it is this year as well. Likewise, I believe that today’s presentation is a turnaround in the business of our institutions because time always brings change. The Association of Craftsmen has been present in the economy of Podravina since 1967 and we are therefore proud of our contribution all these years, "said Darko Frankol, president of the Association of Craftsmen Koprivnica.
Enter Koprivnica used this event to promote and present Region Arts, highlighting the specifics of the project and announcing the upcoming event 'ICT meets the Arts'. In addition, Enter shared the innovative vision of the project and what they are currently working on to make sure it is achieved via the Action Plans they are designing. In other words, the Craftsmen Association got an impression of RegionArts goals in a real-life cooperative environment stressing the added value that arises from encouraging cooperation between the ICT sector and the ARTS.
"Everything that has happened, in the last year, we have never experienced in our modern history. All the planned settings are no longer valid because we have established a battle with an invisible enemy as far as the health and economic area are concerned. Thanks to all the craftsmen who showed a high level of organization and discipline in these difficult times, we can say we were less affected by the negative trend that hit us..." said Mayor Jaksic, noting that Koprivnica is one of the few cities in Croatia that has maintained the positive growth trend in the last few years, and all of that wouldn’t have happened if we didn’t have a great Craftsmen’s Association in place.
"You are truly the best example of how crafts should function and how they should be encouraged and promoted in the times to come," concluded Mayor Mišel Jakšić when addressing the craftsmen present.
At the end of the memorial/celebration session, the podcast called "Ignorance is Expensive" was presented to the audience by Jasmina Markota, secretary of the Association of Craftsmen of Koprivnica. It is a presentation of ways of communication adapted to today's trends related to competition survival in the market.
