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The African American Folklorist is accepting article submissions on an ongoing basis.
In These Mountains: Project Grants support $10,000 in funding for organizations to conduct projects that promote the sharing, teaching, learning, preserving, and documenting folk arts and traditional culture of Central Appalachia. The deadline to apply is May 1, 2023.
The Individual Artist Career Opportunity Grant supports a milestone opportunity in an individual artist’s career that is likely to lead to substantial and significant career advancement with up to $2,000 in funds. Applications opened on February 17, 2023 and the deadline to apply is March 17, 2023.
The Federation of State Humanities Councils and the National Humanities Alliance have announced the 2023 National Humanities Conference, which will be held in Indianapolis, Indiana October 25-29, 2023. In keeping with the state motto of Indiana, “The Crossroads of America,” the 2023 conference theme is “Crossroads.”
Sustaining Support for Intangible Cultural Heritage explores case studies from Gabon, India, Mozambique, Sri Lanka, and the USA to represent diverse positionalities and voices articulating the complexities, ambiguities and uncertainties within heritage discourses.
Wiki Loves Folklore is an international photographic contest organized annually at Wikimedia Commons to document folk cultures in different regions of the world. A range of prizes, up to $500, is awarded for photo, video and audio submissions. The deadline is March 31, 2023.
The 2023 Midwest Popular Culture Association / American Culture Association conference will be held at DePaul University-Loop Campus in Chicago, IL from Friday-Sunday, October 6-8, 2023. The deadline for paper proposals for the 2023 Conference is May 15, 2023. The registration deadline is September 15, 2023.
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.
Los Cenzontles Productions has recently finished a new documentary called, Linda & La Marisoul: An Afternoon at Los Cenzontles. The 26-minute documentary is screening for free for one week on Los Cenzontles' Vimeo page beginning Valentine's Day.