Austria National Section: activities year 2017
Click here to read or download the german version of the report of IOV Austria Section for the year 2017.
Vittorio De Seta International Competition of ethnographic documentaries 2018
Firstly, with this competition, the FITP, as an institution that protects and enhances the ethnographic heritage, intends to insert itself in major international events in which the documentations and documentaries of visual anthropology are examined, whose topics fall within the interests and institutional functions of the same FITP To achieve this objective it was necessary […]
Report of the Executive Committee seventh Official Meeting in Linz
Members of the Executive Committee of the International Organization of Folk Art (IOV), headed by a president from the Kingdom of Bahrain, concluded their seventh official meeting in Linz, the third biggest Austrian city, during the last week of November. Their meeting coincided with an elite scientific conference, honoring the late IOV Founder, Alexander Veigl. […]
Folk Culture in Contemporary Europe
The Communication & Publications Commission of the International Organization of Folk Art (IOV) has published a book containing research papers presented in their first versions at the 14th European International Scientific Conference of Folk Culture of IOV. Edited by Professor Anna Brzozowska-Krajka, the book is titled: “Between Folk Culture and Global Culture […]
Between Folk Culture and Global Culture in Contemporary Europe
From November 23rd to 26th, 2017 the Chair of IOV-Austria, Prof. Mag. Hans J. Holz and the Chair of IOV-Poland and of the Scientific and Research-Commission for Central and Eastern Europe, Prof. Dr. Anna Brzozowska-Krajka, organised together this important scientific conference of IOV in memoriam of Alexander Veigl, the founder of IOV, at the 10th […]
The New Executive Committee of IOV
During the General Assembly in Bergamo (Italy), delegations from 37 countries elected the new Executive Committee of IOV. On the picture from left to right: Fabrizio Cattaneo (Secretary), Marcel Oelbrandt (Secretary-General), Hans Holz (Vice-President), new IOV President Ali Khalifa, next to Honorary President Carmen Padilla, Emma Chen Höfler (Vice-President) and Henk Huijser (Treasurer).
Schager compliment
Chairman of the World Dance Festival receives Schager Compliment. After the very last performance of the dance groups at the World Dance Festival, Henk Huijser received a Schager Compliment on Saturday evening. He received the award for his dedication to the dance festival in Schagen, which was organized for the fifteenth time this year […]
NGO Forum Highlights the Role of Today’s Youth
The president of the International Organization of Folk Art, Ali Khalifa represented the organization at the UNESCO’s NGO Forum 2017, in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, on May 3-4. The 2- day forum, titled “Youth and their Social Impact” was a successful event on all levels, from the impeccable organization to the informative talks held throughout the […]
XIV IOV Conference, Andorf, Austria – Call for papers and abstracts
IOV 14th European International Scientific Conference of Folk Culture “Between Folk Culture and Global Culture in Contemporary Europe”. In Honor of Alexander Veigl, Founder of IOV, on the 10th Anniversary of His Death Date of the conference: 23-26 November 2017 Place of the conference: Andorf (Austria) The conference will consist of two parts: 1/ scientific […]
Fifth IOV World Youth Congress
Dear Friends from around the World, We are happy to inform you that the Fifth International Organization of Folk Art (IOV) World Youth Congress will take place from July 12 to 17, 2017 in Myslenice, Poland. Participants should arrive on July 12 and depart on July 17, 2017. The event is organized by International Folk […]
