Diana Baird N’Diaye, Lead Curator of the African American Craft Initiative at the Smithsonian Center for Folklife and Cultural Heritage, was named one of the Honorary Fellows of the American Craft Council.
News from the Field
Federal agencies from across government announce initiatives to strengthen the country through arts and culture in Washington D.C.
The National Assembly of State Arts Agencies announced new resources about grant making, including a fresh edition of the Funding Choice Points tool.
Folkwise hosts a Burns Night Celebration for Joy Fraser to take place on Thursday, January 25 at 7:00 pm ET.
The National Endowment for the Humanities recently announced funding recipients for its initiative American Tapestry: Weaving Together Past, Present, and Future . $33.8 million in grants to support 260 humanities projects were awarded nationwide.
The National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) and the White House are co-hosting a first-of-its kind summit that will recognize the profound impact that arts and culture play in shaping our lives, communities, and nation. "Healing, Bridging, Thriving: A Summit on Arts and Culture in our Communities," will take place on Tuesday, January 30, 2024, from 9:00 a.m. to 3:45 p.m. E.T. in Washington, D.C. and will be available to the public as a livestream at arts.gov.
Jack Zipes was bestowed an Honorary Doctorate of Humane Letters from University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee.
Jordan Woodward, PhD student at The Ohio State University, was awarded the 2023 Zora Neale Hurston Prize by AFS. Woodward’s project is titled “Environmental Racism as Diffused Carcerality: Stories from the ‘Women of Cancer Alley.’”
The Journal of Folklore and Education is soliciting submissions for Vol. 11 (2024), "On Shifting Ground: Migration, Disruption, and the Changing Contours of Home." The guest editors for the issue are Michelle Banks and Sojin Kim. Submissions due March 15, 2024.
City Lore, an Affiliate of the Smithsonian Institution, is pleased to present a zoom session on January 16, 2024 at 8:00 pm EST featuring conversations about the transformative power of spirituality in the doll and puppet making processes with several African American doll and puppet makers featured in their current exhibition, “The Calling: The Transformative Power of African American Doll and Puppet Making.”