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Drawing on its thousand-year-old tradition in the field of crafts and folk art, Jinju, a UNESCO Creative City since 2019, will host the 2022 Jinju World Folk Arts Biennale (JWFB) from 15 to 22 October.
Under the theme “Diversity, Foundation of Creativity”, the Biennale will seek to highlight the sharing of experiences and good practices between member cities of the Network, artists and other relevant stakeholders.
On this occasion, a number of representatives from other UNESCO Creative Cities of Crafts and Folk Art, including Sukhothai...
From 2 June until 31 August, Jinju, a Creative City of Crafts and Folk Art invites interested participants to submit academic papers for the third edition of the “International Journal of Crafts and Folk Arts”.
The journal, running since 2020, provides opportunities for participation to scholars from Creative Cities worldwide, who share a common interest in the field of Crafts and Folk Art, creative transmission, and more generally intangible heritage.
Interested participants can submit their materials relevant to the Crafts and Folk Art...
Jinju (Republic of Korea), a Creative City of Crafts and Folk Art, will host the 2021 Jinju Traditional Crafts Biennale, under the theme “Law of Traditional Crafts”.
The event, organized by Jinju Traditional Crafts Biennale Committee and Jinju Creative Industries Promotion Association will be held in the city from 4 to 21 November. For two weeks craft-related activities, such as international craft art exhibitions, talks, meetings and lectures will be displayed in order to attract a wide audience including 12 Creative Cities from...
Recognizing the importance of Crafts and Folk Art in building sustainable and resilient cities, the UNESCO Creative City of Jinju (Republic of Korea), foresees to publish the second edition of the “International Journal on Crafts and Folk Art” in December 2021. The focus topic of this edition will be on “Creative Transmission and Industrialization of Traditional Crafts”.
In connection to the Journal, the city is inviting interested participants to submit academic papers, short articles, news and book reviews on topics...
Jinju (Republic of Korea), a UNESCO Creative City of Crafts and Folk Art since 2019, published its first edition of the International Journal of Crafts and Folk Art.
The Journal aims to promote the objectives of the Network to strengthen cultural diversity and contribute to achieving sustainable urban development by sharing knowledge, experiences and good practices related to crafts and folk art. The Journal is the result of a fruitful collaboration with six other Creative Cities of Crafts and Folk Art, including Barcelos (Portugal), Biella (...
For the upcoming International Journal of Crafts and Folk Arts, foreseen to be published in November 2020, Jinju (Republic of Korea), a UNESCO Creative City of Crafts and Folk Art, has launched a Call to collect academic and research papers, articles, and news items related to the theme.
Building on the objectives of the UNESCO Creative Cities Network, the Journal aims to foster cultural diversity and sustainable urban development by sharing knowledge, experiences and good practices from within the UCCN member cities.
Covering topics such as...