Program staff from the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) will introduce a range of grant opportunities and the National Heritage Fellowships program, including an overview of funding opportunities, examples of successful projects, and things to consider when submitting an application or nomination. The webinar will take place Wednesday, May 17 from 3:00 p.m. - 4:30 p.m. (EDT). There will be time for questions at the end of the webinar.
Events
The NEA has partnered with the NTIA to host a Digital Equity Act Webinar that will take place Apr 18, 2023 from 3:00 pm - 4:00 p.m. (EDT). This webinar is intended for arts workers, state/regional/local arts agencies, arts service organizations, arts organizations, artists, or audiences who may be impacted by the systemic barriers that prevent some from fully participating in today’s increasingly digital society and economy—or working with communities affected by digital inequities.
The "Narrating the Multispecies World: Stories in Times of Crises, Loss, Hope" hybrid conference will take place from August 3 - 5, 2023 at the University of Würzburg. Registration is open from April 15 through June 30.
Local Learning is spotlighting Verónica Castillo Salas at the NAEA conference, with folklorist and poet Norma Cantú serving her friend and colleague as interviewer and translator. The event will take place Saturday, April 15.
Andrea Kitta will present “God Gave Me an Immune System and that’s Good Enough for Me! Religious Belief, Anti-masking, and Anti-Vaccination Sentiments During COVID-19” on Friday, April 7 at 11:00 am (EDT) as part of the ISFNR Belief Narrative Network Online Lectures.
The 57th annual ARSC Conference will take place May 17-20, 2023, in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania at the DoubleTree Hotel Downtown.
WKU Folk Studies will wrap up the 50 Years of Folklore Graduate Studies at WKU speaker series with a talk by alumnus Dr. Peggy Bulger on Thursday, March 23rd at 5:30 at the Kentucky Museum. In her talk, “Public Folklore in the USA: Born of Activism,” Dr. Bulger will discuss her experiences with activism throughout her career as a public folklorist.
On March 16 at 6:00 p.m. (CST), Todd Lawrence, Maria Lewis, and Lamont Pearley will host a livestream event offered by the AFS African American Section, the African American Folklorist, and Jack Dappa Blues featuring Notable Folklorists of Color creators and curators, Phyllis May-Machunda, Sojin Kim, and Olivia Cadaval.
In celebration of International Mother Language Day, eighth annual Smithsonian Mother Tongue Film Festival will be held from February 23-26, 2023, in Washington, DC. All screenings and events are free.
National and Kapodistrian University of Athens organizes summer program "Mythos as MythUs: Facing and Overcoming Crises through Traditional Narrative from Antiquity to the Present" in Athens and Antiparos from June 19, 2023 – June 28, 2023. Apply between January 15, 2023 to March 10, 2023.