Sajómenti Népművészeti Egyesület

Founded in 2006, Sajómenti Népművészeti Egyesület is a non-profit association based in Kazincbarcika, Hungary working on heritage, arts & culture, community development.

The Sajómenti Népművészeti Egyesület is a folk art association founded in November 2006 in Kazincbarcika, Hungary, bringing together craftspeople from the city and its surrounding area. It is a public-benefit (közhasznú) organisation and holds 38 craft disciplines, including embroidery, woodcarving, basketry, lace making, leatherwork, felting, bead work, puppet making, enamelling and ceramics. Its best-known activity is the production of juried hunting knives, which members exhibit in neighbouring countries. The association organises public craft fairs and exhibitions, such as the annual Mesterségek Ünnepe at the Buda Castle and the Teréz-napi vásár in Sajókazinc, and runs workshops and demonstrations for the public. It also runs an exchange partnership with the Gömöri Kézművesek Társulata in Slovakia.