FOLK
ARTS LINKS
Folk
& Traditional Arts Links
Sites
with National Scope
The
Traditional Arts Program Net (TAPnet)
Links to traditional arts program sites -- including some
listed below.
American
Folklife Center in the Library of Congress
A very large site, a wide variety of information.
Cultural
Arts Resources for Teachers and Students
A collection of resources, a listserv discussion, and a site
for online events -- explores the role that community life,
cultural heritage, and artistic traditions can play in K-12
teaching and learning.
The
Smithsonian Center for Folklife Programs & Cultural
Studies
Includes information on the 1996, 1997, and upcoming 1998
Festival of American Folklife, Smithsonian Folkways Recordings
(and on-line catalogue www.si.edu/folkways), educational kits,
the "Talk Story" Newsletter, and staff directory.
Folk
& Traditional Web Sites at State Arts or Humanities Agencies
Colorado
State Folklorists at the Colorado Council on the Arts
Lists information on Colorado folk artists including Eppie
Archuleta, a 1985 National Heritage Fellowship recipient.
A related URL is: www.aclin.org/cca/index.htm
[Florida]
Historical Museum of Southern Florida
Iowa Folklife
Program at the Iowa Arts Council
Kentucky
Historical Society's Folklife Program
Includes information on folk life resources. Note: the main
webpage of the Kentucky Historical Society is: http://www.kentuckyhistory.org
Louisiana
Folklife Program at the Louisiana Division of the Arts, Department
of Culture, Recreation, and Tourism
Includes the Hall of Louisiana Folk Artists, lists of recordings,
periodicals, and contact information for consultants. Links
to sites such as Northwestern State University or the Mardi
Gras Indians.
Louisiana
Folklife Festival -- Louisiana Folklife Program
Includes information on the documentation, preservation and
promotion of Louisiana's folk culture resources.
Michigan
Traditional Arts Program, at Michigan State University Museum
Includes information about educational and other programs,
links to the Festival of Michigan Folklife.
Mid
Atlantic Arts Foundation's Folk & Traditional Arts page
Missouri
Folk Arts Program
Includes information on Missouri performance traditions, regional
folklore, and traditional arts.
Nevada
State Arts Council
Includes a description of the folk arts program, staff listings,
dates, deadlines and a mission statement.
North
Carolina Folklore Society
Vermont
Folklife Center
Washington
State Arts Commission
Lists information about various folk arts programs.
Western
States Arts Federation
Includes information and links to regional sites of interests.
Local
Folk Arts Programs Web Sites
California
Indian Basketweavers Association
Formed in 1992, this is a non-profit organization of about
375 members with voting membership reserved for California
Indian traditional basketweavers and associate membership
available to the general public. CIBA maintains a mailing
list of basketweavers, publishes a newsletter, and hosts an
annual basketweavers' gathering.
Traditional
Arts Program, California Academy of Sciences, San Francisco
A resource for communities and their folk arts in northern
California. Based in the Anthropology Department of San Francisco
s natural history mueum.
CITYFOLK
A traditional and ethnic arts organization in Dayton, Ohio,
CITYFOLK showcases a wide range of artists reflecting the
rich, cultural diversity of the community and from around
the world. It sponsors music and dance events, hosts the National
Folk Festival in Dayton, presents film and theater, and conducts
educational workshops.
Folk & Traditional
Arts Program at the Public Corporation for the Arts,
Long Beach, CA
Includes information and research on Long Beach communities
rich in folk and traditional arts.
Other
Folk Arts Links
ACerS
the American Ceramic Society
American
Bladesmith Society
For the purposes of promoting and advancing the art and science
of the forged blade and other implements. And also to inform
and educate the public in respect to bladesmithing, metal
forging and heat treating processes, knife and tool design
and fabrication, related arts and other areas in which the
Society has expertise.
American
Folklife Center in the Library of Congress
A very large site, a wide variety of information.
American
Folklore Society
Founded in 1888, the American Folklore Society serves to stimulate
interest and research in all aspects of the study of folklore
and folklife. The Society exists to further the discipline
of folklore studies, to improve the professional well-being
of its members, and to increase the respect given to diverse
cultures and their traditions.
Art Alliance
for Contemporary Glass
A group interested in promoting interest in contemporary glass
art.
Black
Sheep Handweavers Guild
Is an HGA-affiliated guild located in the San Francisco Bay
area.
California
Indian Basketweavers Association
Formed in 1992, this is a non-profit organization of about
375 members with voting membership reserved for California
Indian traditional basketweavers and associate membership
available to the general public. CIBA maintains a mailing
list of basketweavers, publishes a newsletter, and hosts an
annual basketweavers' gathering.
CITYFOLK
A traditional and ethnic arts organization in Dayton, Ohio,
CITYFOLK showcases a wide range of artists reflecting the
rich, cultural diversity of the community and from around
the world. It sponsors music and dance events, hosts the National
Folk Festival in Dayton, presents film and theater, and conducts
educational workshops.
Colorado
State Folklorists at the Colorado Council on the Arts
Lists information on Colorado folk artists including Eppie
Archuleta, a 1985 National Heritage Fellowship recipient.
A related URL is: www.aclin.org/cca/index.htm
Crochet
Guild of America
A not-for-profit organization dedicated to promoting the art
of crochet.
Cultural
Arts Resources for Teachers and Students
A collection of resources, a listserv discussion, and a site
for online events -- explores the role that community life,
cultural heritage, and artistic traditions can play in K-12
teaching and learning.
[Florida]
Historical Museum of Southern Florida
The Folklore
Institute
Widely-recognized as a leading center for the study of the
world's traditional creative and expressive forms.
The Fund
for Folk Culture
Founded in Santa Fe, New Mexico in 1991, the Fund for Folk
Culture (FFC) has awarded over 4.25 million dollars in nearly
450 grants to more than 375 organizations and a small number
of individuals in 46 states, the District of Columbia, Puerto
Rico and the Republic of Palau. A tax-exempt, 501(c)(3) nonprofit
organization, the FFC adds significant intermediary value
to funds provided by private foundations, government agencies,
and individual contributors.
The Glass
Art Society
Established to encourage excellence and to advance the appreciation,
understanding and development of the glass arts worldwide.
Handweavers
Guild of America, Inc.
HGA is the only international nonprofit organization dedicated
to bringing together weavers, spinners, dyers, basketweavers,
patrons, and educators interested in the fiber arts.
Instituto
Cultural "Raíces Mexicanas"
Dedicated to the study and preservation of Mexican folk dance.
International
Internet Leathercrafter's Guild
Aim is to bring the world's leather-crafters together through
the Internet and to promote the craft through the exchange
of information, patterns, tips, and fellowship in the craft.
Iowa Folklife
Program at the Iowa Arts Council
Kentucky
Historical Society's Folklife Program
Includes information on folk life resources. Note: the main
webpage of the Kentucky Historical Society is: http://www.kentuckyhistory.org
Louisiana
Folklife Program at the Louisiana Division of the Arts, Department
of Culture, Recreation, and Tourism
Includes the Hall of Louisiana Folk Artists, lists of recordings,
periodicals, and contact information for consultants. Links
to sites such as Northwestern State University or the Mardi
Gras Indians.
The Louisiana
Folklife Program
Is designed to identify, document, conserve, and present the
folk cultural resources of Louisiana. Folklife includes living
traditions learned informally over time within ethnic, regional,
occupational, and family groups.
Michigan
Traditional Arts Program, at Michigan State University Museum
Includes information about educational and other programs,
links to the Festival of Michigan Folklife.
Mid
Atlantic Arts Foundation's Folk & Traditional Arts
page
Missouri
Folk Arts Program
Includes information on Missouri performance traditions, regional
folklore, and traditional arts.
National
Council on Education for the Ceramic Arts
A professional organization of individuals whose interests,
talents, or careers are primarily focused on the ceramic arts.
NCECA is a non-profit educational organization under 501-C-3.
National
Council for the Traditional Arts
The NCTA web site lists current information on events including
the National Folk Festival and the Lowell Festival.
National
Needlework Association
A non profit trade association of more than 1,100 members
with a vested interest in the preservation, encouragement,
and enhancement of the tradition of needlearts and the cultivation
of a strong, growing, and profitable needlearts industry.
National
Wood Carvers Association
Is dedicated to the interests of amateur and professional
carvers and whittlers and best known for its publication,
Chip Chats.
Nevada
State Arts Council
Includes a description of the folk arts program, staff listings,
dates, deadlines and a mission statement.
North
Carolina Folklore Society
Old Songs,
Inc.
A not-for-profit, educational, tax-exempt organization dedicated
to preserving traditional music and dance.
The
Smithsonian Center for Folklife Programs & Cultural
Studies
Includes information on the 1996, 1997, and upcoming 1998
Festival of American Folklife, Smithsonian Folkways Recordings
(and on-line catalogue www.si.edu/folkways), educational kits,
the "Talk Story" Newsletter, and staff directory.
Society
for Ethnomusicology
To promote the research, study, and performance of music in
all historical periods and cultural contexts.
Society
of American Silversmiths
The nation's only professional organization solely devoted
to the preservation and promotion of contemporary silversmithing--specifically
in the areas of holloware, flatware, and sculpture.
Southern
Foodways Alliance
The mission of the Souther Foodways Alliance is to celebrate,
preserve, promote, and nurture the traditional and developing
diverse food cultures of the American South.
Texas
Folklife Resources
Conducts artists residencies, hosts performances and instructional
workshops in underserved communities throughout Texas -- often
collaborates with the Texas Commission on the Arts.
The
Traditional Arts Program Net (TAPnet)
Links to traditional arts program sites
Traditional
Arts Program, California Academy of Sciences, San Francisco
A resource for communities and their folk arts in northern
California. Based in the Anthropology Department of San Francisco
s natural history mueum.
Vermont
Folklife Center
Washington
State Arts Commission
Lists information about various folk arts programs.
Western
Folklife Center
Cowboy Poets on the Internet at Western Folklife Center includes
current information on Cowboy Poetry Gatherings and articles
on cowboy poets. Launched by the Center's Hal Cannon and colleagues,
this is one of the earliest public folklore sites.
Western
States Arts Federation
Includes information and links to regional sites of interests.
Local
Folk Arts Programs Web Sites
World
Folk Music Association
Dedicated to promoting contemporary and traditional folk music,
and spreading the word to fans and folk artists -- keeping
everyone in the folk community involved and informed. |
