Jack Zipes was bestowed an Honorary Doctorate of Humane Letters from University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee.
News from the Field
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.”
opportunities so that together we can help everyone live more artful lives. Grant guidelines and application materials are now available for two of the NEA’s grant opportunities for organizations: Challenge America and Grants for Arts Projects (GAP).
The National Council for the Traditional Arts (NCTA) Board of Directors announced that Blaine Waide has been selected as the organization’s new executive director.
Arts Midwest has launched a new Ideas Hub series that weaves together stories, conversation, and practical tools from thriving rural communities.
A recent interview with Dr. Phyllis M. May-Machunda conducted by Michelle Miller, which took place at the City Lore Gallery surrounded by their current exhibition, "The Calling: The Transformative Power of African American Dolls and Puppets" will air on CBS Saturday Morning this Saturday, November 25th as part of a segment on Diverse Dolls.
Mark your calendars—the 2024 National Humanities Alliance Annual Meeting and Humanities Advocacy Day will take place March 10 - 12 in Washington, D.C.
Gwen Meister, Folklorist and Director of Nebraska Folklife, died October 16, 2023.