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The international organization of folk art/IOV world youth congress

Sweden June 25 – 29, 2012

The IOV World Youth Congress is an international gathering of young people, which takes place every two years. Folk art and culture, intangible heritage, tradition and their applications in the 21st Cen- tury are the subjects that inspire discussions, workshops and lectures during the week-long meeting.

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From August 26 to September 20, 2010 State Agency of Intangible Cultural Heritage in collaboration with Latvian Folk Art Union and Daugavpils Regional and Art Museum arrange International folk applied arts exhibition of basketry – basket weaving (also basketry, basket making, or basket making) is the process of weaving vegetable fibres into a basket or other similar form.

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In occation of the exhibition “Sloverige”, crafts from Sweden and Slovakia at Ájtte museum, the annual meeting and conference of EFACF are held in Luleå and Jokkmokk, North of Sweden, February 4th through 7th. Delegates from 6 countries will be present. The agenda for the conference meeting includes discussion of future organizing of EFACF, statutes etc.

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