The world is facing a refugee crisis. To date, an unprecedented 65.6 million people around the world have been forced out of their homes, among them nearly 22.5 million refugees. Within this growing population lies a wealth of talented artisans...
There is a rich tradition of hand papermaking in East Asia that is still alive today. In Korea, hanji (traditional paper) making remains a distinguished cultural activity. According to many studies, such as the one conducted by Minah Song and...
The EthnoFest: International Summit of Craft and Design will be held at pavilions 4, 5, and 6 during ExpoGeorgia in Tbilisi, Georgia, from 28 to 30 September 2018. Supported by Tbilisi City Assembly, Tbilisi City Hall, the Reserve Fund of...
#HeritageAlive welcomes essays with a concentration on either of these topics: woodcarving or traditional food. The chosen topic should be anchored on the following themes: Gender Sustainable development Education ICH and children Accredited by UNESCO, #HeritageAlive is an online journal that gives credence...
On 2 February 2018, ICHCAP signed an MOU with the organizing committee of the Cheongju Craft Biennale at Cheongju City Hall, laying the foundation for joint projects on ICH. Sixteen representatives from both sides attended the signing, including ICHCAP Director-General...
Made up of hand-woven rice straw, gundri is used as a sleeping bed and sitting mat and for drying pulses and grains, especially in the countryside. People, peasants in particular, fold gundri into a vertical circle where they store rice...
Shital pati (literally “cool mat”) is an age-old traditional handicraft item of Bangladesh, which is sometimes used as alternative to bed sheets. For generations, people living in the Northeastern districts in the country, such as Sylhet, Moulvibazar, Habiganj, Sunamganj, Netrokona,...
From Hands to Hands: Handing Down Traditions is being held until 8 October at the National Intangible Heritage Center in Jeonju, Korea. The exhibition features fifty traditional handicrafts by gifted graduates, all of whom have received rigorous training under a...
The Samoan government’s efforts to revitalize fine mat weaving (‘ie sae) and the making of siapo or tapa, a bark cloth art, now includes a series of short films describing the processes. The film series was commissioned by the Ministry...
In 2016, ICHCAP signed a partnership with the Google Cultural Institute to showcase Asia-Pacific ICH online. Considering the vastness of the region, the project began with an initiative to exhibit Pacific ICH first. Seven teams participated in the exhibition, which...