“Tastes of Asia – A Cultural Journey” Asian Peace through Cultural Understanding Date: 20 Jan 2014 - 26 Jan 2014 Venue: Miri, Sarawak, Malaysia Registration fees: USD 100 (for successful applicants) Deadline: 31 October 2013 Folk art and culture, intangible heritage, tradition and their applications in the 21st Century are the subjects that will inspire discussions, workshops and lectures during this week-long meeting. IOV Youth are professionals and students seeking new ideas and fresh approaches to their work as teachers, arts administrators, handicraft counsellors and artists. They are also amateur hobbyists and students, whose interests include storytelling, singing, weaving and dancing. IOV Youth are brought together by a shared interest in folk art. Friendships are built and networks established that will last a lifetime; and when the IOV Youth Congress concludes, IOV Youth will have a better appreciation of folk art as a tool to build bridges to cultures and people. The 2014 Congress will focus on the issues and relationships of traditional food and life: - Intangible Cultural Heritage of Food (Traditional Cultures, Religions, Medicine, etc.) -UNESCO Mandate on the Intangible Cultural Heritage and Why We Should Protect It -Shaping a New Narrative for Globalization, Consumption and Mass Production in the Global Economy -IOV is a worldwide organization of individuals and institutions working to document, preserve, and promote all forms of folk art, both tangible and intangible. -IOV sponsors national and international folk art festivals, as well as cultural exchanges of performing artists and visual art. Through scientific and pedagogical symposia and workshops, IOV supports scholarly research, documentation, and publication on a board range of topics relating to folk art and folk culture. -The UNESCO 2003 Convention on the Safeguarding of the Intangible Cultural Heritage, with its emphasis on research and documentation, and the 2005 Convention on the Protection and Promotion of the Diversity of Cultural Expressions, provide the foundation for IOV programs and projects. Participation The congress is open to IOV Youth members between ages 18 – 35. Applicants should be passionate about folk art and desire to take part in establishing the international network – IOV Youth. Applicants may be students, researchers, and activists, as well as young professionals and others interested in folk art and folk culture, folk art history, civil society administration and related fields. Because space is limited, conference participation will be granted to no more than one hundred youth participants. There will be an initial limit of 5 participants from each country. We will also strive for equality in gender and diversity of cultural expression. For more application form, visit iov-world/2013/10/taste-of-asia/
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