The International Organization of Folk Art is a non-governmental, non-profit organization, which was founded in Austria, in 1979, to preserve folk cultural heritage in all its forms.
Why IOV?
As the Organization has been founded in Austria, the original name is Internationale Organisation Für Volkskunst, that’s why we are IOV WORLD.
What does the IOV do?
IOV sponsors international and national folk dance, music and song festivals, culinary festivals and other related events. We also support exhibitions of costumes, masks, puppetry and all types of handicrafts.
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The IOV is made up of different folk groups and creative individuals and academics, which are located around the world, in 161 countries.
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If you want to become one of our sponsors contact us at this e-mail address:
financialdirector@iov.world
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IOV is a membership organization open to organizations and individuals regardless of race, color, creed, gender, sexual orientation, physical impairment, national or ethnic origin, or age. Upon submission of a membership application and the first year’s fees, provisional membership is granted.
Full membership is conferred following the annual meeting of the board of directors, after which members will receive a membership card and certificate. Members of IOV are automatically enrolled as members of their IOV National Sections.
All members of IOV have a right to:
• Access information on the IOV website iov.world
• Serve as a consultant to UNESCO and other international cultural bodies and commissions.
• A membership directory, updated annually.
• Opportunities to attend and participate in national conferences, the annual IOV National Sections Meeting, international events, festivals and conferences either free of charge or at a substantially reduced cost.
• A membership certificate.
• Access new avenues that may help them publish research and scholarly papers by web site or book.
• Reduced rates on IOV and some UNESCO publications.
In addition, your confirmed membership makes you part of a worldwide network of more members in many countries.
You will also have:
• Contact with people and organizations with common interests and professional pursuits, thus providing opportunities for exchanges of information.
• Increased access to resources and expertise as a member of an international NGO in official relations with UNESCO and ECOSOC.
• Opportunities to participate in IOV and UNESCO conferences and other events where IOV members and colleagues present their work
• Access to the IOV web site where information about IOV activities and events are posted.
• Assistance in realizing participation in a chain of more festivals for groups from other continents.
• Promoting the festivals in the WEB-festival calendar of IOV.
• Recommendation of Folk Art groups to Festival organizers.
• Assistance for festival organizers to find ‘last-minute groups’ in case of a canceling.
• Promoting the Folk Art Groups with their specific National Folk Art programs at our WEB-site.
• Possibility for publishing articles about ICH at the WEB-site.
• Possibility for introducing intangible heritage activities at the WEB-site.
• Possibility for sharing information of National Sections on our WEB-site.
We welcome the people of all nations to join our work.
Chair of National Section
Membership fees should be paid in local currency to the Chair of your National Section. Where no national section exists, fees should be paid directly to the Treasurer. See options 2, 3,or 4.
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Bank transfert Sparkasse
Use sparkasse only if you pay in Euro’s €
Name of bank: Alg. Sparkasse Oberosterreich
Bank Website: www.sparkasse.at
IBAN: AT 30 2032 0321 0040 2191
bic: ASPKAT2LXXX
NAME OF ACCOUNT: IOV THE INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATION OF FOLK ART
Bank transfert Unicredit Italy
Use UNICREDIT only if you pay in Euro’s €
Name of bank: UNICREDIT ITALY
To renew your membership please contact your country National Section Chair.
If in your country there is no National Section, please complete the section at the bottom of this page and fill the form with your personal data.
Please do not forget to specify it is a renewal (and not a first registration) and your membership ID number.
We encourage young people up to 35 years of age to actively participate in research, protection and conservation of popular culture and heritage. Students (with legal Student-card) have a discount of 50% Youth members till the age of 35 have a discount of 50%
Folklorist, teacher, scientist, researcher, lover of culture and popular heritage, every single individual who wishes to support the organization with his own personal financial contribution.
IOV Senators are people with a special sensitivity to the research, protection and conservation of popular culture and heritage, and by participating with their financial support they will have particular privileges and honors of philanthropy.
Small folk art groups, instrumental or vocal ensembles with 8 members or less
Folk art groups with more than 8 members, organizations, associations, clubs, dance groups
Craftsmen, artists, traditional crafts, cooks of ancient flavors, ethnic crafts, players of ancient traditional games, experts in traditional games, lovers of battles and historical reenactments, sorcerers and experts in empirical medicine and medicinal herbs, actively participate in the research, protection and conservation of culture and popular heritage.
International Festivals, exhibitions institutes, museums, universities and similar institutions and national authorities
International Festivals, exhibitions institutes, museums, universities and similar institutions and national authorities (ministries, public institutions)
New membership request
In case you want to registrate as a new member of IOV you can follow the next procedure.
If you want to become a member of IOV, click here and you will you see a registration form which you must fill out and at the end click on SUBMIT.
Our office will complete your registration and as soon as we have received your payment of the fees, you will receive a welcome letter, a membership ID, and the official certificate of membership. This gives you entrance to all IOV activities.
In case there is a National section of IOV in your country, please contact them.
You can find the contact-information of National sections at the following page: www.iov.world/organizational-charter/regions-and-national-section/
You are invited to introduce yourself to the National Section of your country and from there you will be guided in the procedure for official registration and payment of fees.
In case there is NO National Section in your country or if you want to have a direct registration as a new member, we offer also the possibility for registration by using the Registration form on this website.
Calculation of your membership fees will be done on base of the GDP table and this means that for a great number of countries there is a high discount.
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Minimum requirements festival
Festivals and groups must communicate promptly and professionally.
Exchanging of all necessary information is the base for a professional organization.
If possible, an application form should be used by the groups.
Festival organizers offer such form after a request by groups or have it on the website of the festival.
The application form has to be clear and must provide all the necessary information about the festival to interested groups.
Festival organizers must be given a good view of the complete genre of performances by the use of video-information (YouTube-links), pictures, and a list of festivals where they recently have performed.
* The kind of accommodations (e.g. hostel, hotel, school or host-family), meals, number of performances, duration of the performances, venues, technical abilities of venues.
* The exact date of arrival for groups and the exact date of departure of the groups.
* Exact information about the traveling situation during the festival dates. (pick-up from the airport and the return to the airport). The use of transport during the festival days.
* The possibility of using recorded music during performances. (Yes or No).
* The offer of pocket-money or other cost-compensations. (Yes or No)
* The general program of the festival, including the spending of free time and sight-seeing.
In IOV-festivals normally it’s not usual to ask for money to invited groups.
In case the groups have to pay for participation, this has to be clarified by the festival organizers from the beginning of communications.
* The composition of the group. (e.g. average ages of the participants, number of dancers (male/female), musicians, leaders, choreographer(s), translators, drivers).
* The musical instruments that are used and the need for amplification.
* The need to ask for VISA for traveling to the country of the festival. (Visa expenses are always in charge of the group).
* Medical insurance for all group members must be taken out by the group.
* Information about eventually other festivals where they are going to participate during the same tour.
* The festival organizer has to communicate clearly about invitations to groups.
* Selected groups will receive an official invitation for the announced festival. The invitation to groups will be sent at least 120 days before the start of the festival.
* In unforeseen situations and necessary postponing of a festival it’s necessary to communicate clearly between organizers and groups.
* The festival organizer will send to the invited groups a clear overview of the preliminary program of the complete festival.
* The festival organizer has to explain the exact location and expected time of arrival.
* After the first arrival of groups at the festival location, the organizer will explain to the members of the group about the rules during the festival.
* The staff of the festival and representatives will be introduced to the group (e.g. guides, translators).
* A schedule of the performances, locations, and duration will be given to the group leader.
* The definitive program of the festival will be explained to the members of the group.
* Information about the availability of first aid will be given to all members.
* Information about time and locations for rehearsals will be given to the group leader.
* Information about the use of dressing-rooms, maintenance of costumes, make-up for artists will be given to the group leader.
* dimensions and surface of stages and technical equipment as amplification, lightning, stage monitors, dress-changes, stage attributes (chairs for musicians, etc.).
In general, these must be clean, comfortable, quiet, safe, and secure.
* Accommodations may be hotel, dormitory, school, hostel, or private home.
* Pictures to be sent by the festival to the group if requested.
* Bathroom with shower should be provided commensurate with the number of persons to be served.
* locked sleeping rooms, and cleaned daily.
* Hot and cold running water.
* Drinking water provided.
* Mirror for make-up/shaving.
* Sufficient electrical outlets.
* Comfortable beds with sufficient bedding and pillow.
* Sufficient space for suitcases, hanging clothing, and costumes.
* Seasonal heat/air-conditioning/ventilation.
* On-site assistant or guide.
* Area for socializing outside sleeping quarters
* The guests should not have to purchase their food.
* Meals must be provided (3 per day).
* Food must be sufficient, nourishing, and tasty.
* Enough drinking water at all accommodations. (including venues of performances)
We welcome the people of all nations to join our mission
Italy
Small folk art groups, instrumental or vocal ensembles with 8 members or less
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Please note that membership is not complete unless payment is made.
Choose from one of the payment methods to complete the registration
Membership fees should be paid in local currency to the Chair of your National Section. Where no national section exists, fees should be paid directly to the Treasurer. See options 2, 3,or 4.
You can pay for your membership fees via Paypal. The safer, easier way to pay online!
for payment online with credit cards or debit cards by vivawallet at the following link: https://pay.vivawallet.com/fabriziofiore88
to confirm your payment send Email with attached copy of bill to: info@iov.world
specifying your personal details: nationality, Name. Surname, Address
We welcome the people of all nations to join our mission
Italy
Students, with legal Student-card, have a discount of 50%
National Sections who collect the fees of the members in their country within the norms contribute 50% of these revenues to the General Treasurer.
Complete registration on the site of your national section.
