Association des Ateliers des Maîtres d'Art et de leurs Élèves

Association des Ateliers des Maîtres d'Art et de leurs Élèves is a non-profit association based in Paris, France working on arts & culture, heritage, education.

The Association des Ateliers des Maîtres d'Art et de leurs Élèves promotes France's craft masters (Maîtres d'Art), named for life by the Ministry of Culture for their exceptional know-how, and their apprentices (élèves). It works to preserve, showcase and pass on rare traditional and contemporary craft skills, which are relevant to heritage restoration and contemporary creation. Its activities include promoting the crafts through its website, catalogues and media, organising and joining public exhibitions in France and abroad, taking part in reflection committees on the future of the crafts, liaising with ministries, seeking corporate sponsorship, and running a solidarity fund for craftspeople facing urgent problems. The association is based in Paris and works closely with the Ministry of Culture and the Institut national des métiers d'art. Its members include craft masters and their former and current apprentices.