Association "Vešte ruke" Pančevo

Association "Vešte ruke" Pančevo (Serbian: Удружење „Веште руке“ Панчево) is a non-governmental, non-partisan and non-profit association founded on 9 May 2016 and headquartered at Joakima Vujića 2C in Pančevo, Republic of Serbia. Its stated purpose is the preservation and nurturing of folk culture, tradition and old crafts through the making of handwork, the holding of educational seminars and participation in various public events. The association operates in the fields of culture, science, tourism, education and social policy. The association is best known for its project "Domaćinstvo u nastavi" (Household in Teaching), under which upper-grade primary school pupils learn to make handwork from various materials and gain knowledge about the role of the family in shaping culture of behaviour, housing and nutrition. Since 2017 it has organised the "Prolećni dani" (Spring Days) event, at which associations and individuals present their handwork and thereby promote the folk culture and tradition of their region. From 2018, competitions for the most beautiful embroidered pillow and embroidered handkerchief have been organised within that event. In 2024 a competition was announced for a hand-embroidered pillow, a replica of an old pillow, and a hand-embroidered handkerchief. The association actively cooperates with organisations whose members are persons with intellectual development difficulties. Together with eighteen associations from the territory of the City of Pančevo, it participates in the work of the City of Pančevo Council for Gender Equality. It has held workshops for children, such as "Novogodišnje čarolije" (New Year's Magic) on 21 December 2019 within the third day of the New Year Bazaar. It has participated as an exhibitor at numerous events across Vojvodina, including the Fair of Creativity of Rural Women in Vojvodina in Šid, International Women's Day in Jabuka, the first Červišijada in Tešica, "Iđoške đakonije", Days of Quince and Autumn Fruits in Vladimirovac, "Glogonjska jesen" – Kupusijada, the Ethno Food and Drink Fair, the Christmas–New Year fair in Kovačica, the New Year fair in Sefkerin, "Slavski kolač", the Pančevo New Year Bazaar and the Days of Vajfert. The association's projects have included "Prolećni dani" (2017, 2018, 2019, 2021, 2022, 2022–2023), "Od lekovitog bilja do uspeha" (2017), "Kulturno nasleđe Srbije" (2018, 2019), "Vezom do samostalnosti" (2020) and "Obuka za pustovanje vune" (2021). The president of the association is Jelka Đorđević.

Association "Vešte ruke" Pančevo was founded on 9 May 2016 with the aim of preserving and nurturing folk culture, tradition and old crafts through the making of handwork, the holding of educational seminars and participation in various events. It is registered as a non-governmental, non-partisan and non-profit association established for an indefinite period, with its seat at Joakima Vujića 2C in Pančevo, Republic of Serbia. Its fields of activity are culture, science, tourism, education and social policy. The association's first project, which made it recognisable both locally and nationally and which is still being implemented, is "Domaćinstvo u nastavi" (Household in Teaching). Within this project, upper-grade primary school pupils learn to make handwork from various materials and acquire new knowledge about the role of the family in forming the culture of behaviour, housing and nutrition. In 2017 the association launched the "Prolećni dani" (Spring Days) event, at which associations and individuals present their handwork to visitors and thereby promote the folk culture and tradition of their region. Since 2018, competitions for the most beautiful embroidered pillow and embroidered handkerchief have been organised within the event. In 2024 a competition was announced for a hand-embroidered pillow, a replica of an old pillow, and a hand-embroidered handkerchief. The association actively cooperates with all organisations whose members are persons with intellectual development difficulties. Together with eighteen associations from the territory of the City of Pančevo, it participates in the work of the City of Pančevo Council for Gender Equality. It held a workshop for children, "Novogodišnje čarolije" (New Year's Magic), on 21 December 2019 within the third day of the New Year Bazaar. It has participated as an exhibitor at many events, including the Fair of Creativity of Rural Women in Vojvodina in Šid on 28 September, International Women's Day in Jabuka on 6 October, the first Červišijada in Tešica and the "Iđoške đakonije" event on 12 October, Days of Quince and Autumn Fruits in Vladimirovac on 26 October, Days of Vegetable Growers "Glogonjska jesen" – Kupusijada on 27 October, the Ethno Food and Drink Fair on 24 November, the Christmas–New Year fair in Kovačica on 22 December and the New Year fair in Sefkerin on 28 December 2019, the "Slavski kolač" event on 16 February 2020, the Pančevo New Year Bazaar on 25 December 2021 and the Days of Vajfert from 1 to 3 July 2022. The association's projects have included: the "Prolećni dani" event (January–May 2017), "Od lekovitog bilja do uspeha" (August–October 2017), "Kulturno nasleđe Srbije" (January–June 2018), the "Prolećni dani" event (January–May 2018), "Kulturno nasleđe Srbije" (January–June 2019), the "Prolećni dani" event (January–May 2019), "Vezom do samostalnosti" (2020), the "Prolećni dani" event (January–May 2021), "Obuka za pustovanje vune" (October–November 2021), the "Prolećni dani" event (January–May 2022) and the "Prolećni dani" event (November 2022 – May 2023). The president of the association is Jelka Đorđević.

• 2024

  Announced competition for hand-embroidered pillow, replica of an old pillow, and hand-embroidered handkerchief.

• 2019

  Held children's workshop "Novogodišnje čarolije" within the third day of the New Year Bazaar.

• 2018

  Competitions for the most beautiful embroidered pillow and embroidered handkerchief introduced within "Prolećni dani".

• 2017

  Launched the "Prolećni dani" (Spring Days) event.

• 2016

  Association "Vešte ruke" Pančevo founded.

A local non-profit association promoting folk culture, tradition and old crafts in Pančevo and the wider Vojvodina region through handwork, education and public events.

• Hand-embroidered pillows

  Hand-embroidered pillows produced by members and competition participants.

• Hand-embroidered handkerchiefs

  Hand-embroidered handkerchiefs produced by members and competition participants.

• Handwork from various materials

  Handwork made from various materials as part of the "Domaćinstvo u nastavi" project.

• Felted wool items

  Items produced in the "Obuka za pustovanje vune" (wool felting training) project.

1. 1Почетна - Удружење „Веште руке“vesteruke.rs
2. 2Удружење „Веште руке” Панчевоsr.wikipedia.org
3. 3Аssociation "Vešte ruke" Pančevowikidata.org