Exhibitions in its own galleries and exhibitions intended to be presented abroad have been part of ÚĽUV permanent cultural and promotional activities for six decades now. Several of ÚĽUV’s events are repeated regularly.
For twenty years, we have been organising in Bratislava a festival of traditional crafts and folk production called ÚĽUV Craftsmen Days. Every two years, ÚĽUV hosts competitions for young professional designers and for pupils of primary schools and art schools.
ÚĽUV organizes SPLINTS WEAVING WORKSHOP in the frame of the European Days of Arts and Crafts. The workshop is aimed at familiarizing with the process of making a splints basket from the beginning to the final product - collecting, steaming and chopping the wood, preparing the splints and knitting.
The “Rings in Water” competition is organized bi-yearly by ÚĽUV. The goal is to initiate and support the creation of new designer products inspired by traditional craft. It develops a dialogue about traditional values, how they are safeguarded and how they appear in contemporary craft, applied art and design.
Centre for Folk Art Production ( ÚĽUV) announces the 9th anniversary of In the Country of Craft, art-craft competition for children and young people. The goal of the competition is to raise the interest of children towards the traditional craft skills, enhance the cultural identity, support the creativity a provide an innovative option to use free time.
Dear Craft Fans, we are delighted to inform you that the ÚĽUV Craftschool is nominated for inscription on the UNESCO Intangible Cultural Heritage - Register of Good Safeguarding Practices. Support our nomination with your experiences from our Craftschool!
The “Rings in Water” competition initiates and supports the creation of new designer products inspired by traditional craft. It develops a dialogue about traditional values, how they are safeguarded and how they appear in contemporary craft, applied art and design. In the course of its existence, the competition has earned its reputation as a respected competition, not only within Slovakia but also abroad.
