The Middle Atlantic Folklife Association (MAFA) has transitioned to a Section of the American Folklore Society. A virtual meeting to kick things off will be held on March 18, 2026 at 3:00 pm ET.
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Renowned folklorist Dorothy Noyes will receive the Distinguished Alumni Scholar Award and deliver a lecture at Indiana University (IU) on February 26, 2026.
The US Regional Arts Organizations (US RAO) announced the grant recipients of Walking Together: Investing in Folklife in Communities of Color. A total of $3.34 million has been awarded to 96 grantees.
The 14th annual Chennai Storytelling Festival will take place fully online this February and March. The theme of this year's festival is Storytelling and the process of Growing, Maturing, and Transforming. All festival events are offered online for free.
The Institute for Immigration Research at George Mason University invites proposals for a two-day working symposium dedicated to immigration, displacement, and belonging, with a particular focus on how arts, culture, and storytelling can be effectively used to build community, shift public attitudes, and inform immigration-related policy in the United States. Abstracts are due by February 12, 2026.
The Journal of Folklore Research released their special issue, "Latinidades: Reflexivity, Research, and the Creative Process" and is also inaugurating a new section of the journal, "Creative Practice in Process."
Lincoln Lewis received the Public Humanities Fellowship from Virginia Humanities this year for his project that will assist the Tangier Island History Museum by facilitating conversations about how the community’s multiple storylines can best be captured.
AFS congratulates dance artist Lucy Salazar on receiving a Fellowships to Artists award from Dance/USA.
The National Arts Relief Fund is a one-time rapid-response grant program created to support nonprofit organizations whose funding offer from the National Endowment for the Arts was withdrawn in 2025. The current cycle of grant applications will close on November 18, 2025.