Participants of the Visegrad Program attended the 20th Carpathian Basin Folk Textile Festival, where they attended presentations and professional reports centered around three comprehensive themes.
The first theme focused on the creators themselves, the process of creation, and the personality-shaping impact of creative activity. The second unit analyzed how the rich heritage of folk art can be reinterpreted and applied within contemporary interior design and fashion, ensuring that newly crafted items remain living, functional, and wearable for people in the 21st century.
In the third thematic block, invited speakers from the V4 countries presented their efforts to preserve and revitalize their own folk textile traditions, sharing the methods used to ensure their survival in a modern environment.
In addition, workshop participants visited the juried exhibitions titled "Soul and Pattern — The New Face of Folk Heritage" and "Sacred Textiles." These showcases featured textiles created for ecclesiastical use, as well as home furnishings and garments inspired by traditional folk motifs.
The presentations and the exhibited works made a profound impression on the participants, garnering widespread recognition and admiration among those in attendance.
The invitation in Hungarian and the program in English can be downloaded from the following links:
xx-textilfesztival-2026-meghivo.pdf
programme-of-the-20th-carpathian-basin-folk-textile-festival.pdf