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The Békés County Folk Art Association, the Mezőkovácsháza City Library and Kalocsa Róza Cultural Centre, and the Kovácsházi Handicraft Circle
cordially invite you and your friends to the MEZŐKOVÁCSHÁZA FOLK ART DAY
on Saturday, 3 October 2026 at the Kalocsa Róza Cultural Centre. (Mezőkovácsháza, Árpád utca 162.)
PROGRAMME:
9:00–10:00 Registration
10:00–10:15 Performance by the Na-Ko-Ma Banda folk dance group
10:15–10:20 Greetings from Albertus László, director of the Mezőkovácsháza City Library and Kalocsa Róza Cultural Centre, representative of Mezőkovácsháza City Council
10:20–10:35 Opening of the exhibition "Békés County, Living Folk Art"
Opening remarks by: Kocsis Klára, secretary of the Békés County Folk Art Association
10:35–10:45 The History of the Békés County Folk Art Days held in Mezőkovácsháza
Presented by: Jankó Erzsébet, chair of the Kovácsházi Handicraft Circle
10:50–11:20 In Remembrance!
Unveiling of the memorial plaque for Dunainé Pszota Mária
Speeches by: Jankó Erzsébet, chair of the Kovácsházi Handicraft Circle, and Németh Gyuláné on behalf of the family
Wreath-laying by:
- dr. Szilágyi-Németh Lilla on behalf of the family, Jankó Erzsébet on behalf of the Mezőkovácsháza Handicraft Circle,
- Albertus László on behalf of the Mezőkovácsháza City Library and Kalocsa Róza Cultural Centre,
- Gyaraki Gábor, chair of the Balogh György Local History Association,
- Tóthné Kiss Szilvia and Dávidné Gyarmati Zsuzsanna, board members of the Békés County Folk Art Association.
- 2. Planting of a memorial tree in honour of Dr. Imre Szabó and Mihályné Balda – craftspeople who lived in Mezőkovácsháza
Participating in the tree-planting:
- From the Mezőkovácsháza Handicraft Circle - Jankó Erzsébet, chair of the Mezőkovácsháza Handicraft Circle, and Jankó Mihályné, member of the Mezőkovácsháza Handicraft Circle and leader of the embroidery workshop
- From the Békés County Folk Art Association – Barcsay Andrea and Nagy József , board members.
11:30–12:30 Presentation of the 2026 Folk Art Report volume and research conducted in 2026
Presented by: Cseh Fruzsina, cultural anthropologist and ethnographic researcher, staff member of the Hungarian Heritage House, and senior research fellow at the ELTE HTK Institute for Ethnographic Research
12:30–13:00 Lunch
13:00–14:00 Discussion on the present state of folk craftsmanship and cooperation between craftspeople and communities that organize and support craft practices
Moderated by: Pontyos Tamás, organizational developer, network coordinator at the Hungarian Heritage House
14:00–14:15 Information about Folknaptár's operation
Presented by: Garay Éva, professional staff member of the Békés County Folk Art Association
Hostesses of the day:
Jankó Erzsébet, chair of the Mezőkovácsháza Handicraft Circle, and
Lipták-Belányi Barbara, member of the Supervisory Board of the Békés County Folk Art Association.
We warmly welcome all interested guests!
Let us spend a meaningful day together in the spirit of folk art, folk craftsmanship, tradition preservation and community!
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