The revised Folklore Advocacy Toolkit is a guide to promoting and sustaining folklore work in the United States, now including tips and case studies specific to nonprofit organizations, higher education, independent folklorists, and community scholars. The revised toolkit broadens the scope of
News from the Field
The American-Scandinavian Foundation (ASF) is pleased to announce that it is now accepting applications for Fellowships & Grants for Americans to Study in Scandinavia during the 2022-2023 academic year. The American-Scandinavian Foundation offers both year-long fellowships of up to $23,000 and short-term
First Peoples Fund’s 25 years of impact weaving together the economies and cultural fabric of tribal communities has been recognized with a $6 million investment from philanthropist MacKenzie Scott. Scott’s gifts to First Peoples Fund to support community-based artists acknowledges the unlimited
The Marion Voices Folklife + Oral History Program is thrilled to announce the launch of the “Marion Voices Summer Institute in Cultural Documentation,” a summer-long series of workshops focused on mobilizing cultural documentation for social justice, and targeted towards community organizers, activists,
Reminder: The Smithsonian Folklife Festival will present “Beyond the Mall: Making Matters” this weekend on June 25-27. The digital program series features both seasoned master artisans and the everyday makers who find solace and connection in creativity. Visitors are invited to join
Smithsonian Folklife presents “Samgyetang: Korean Ginseng Chicken Soup Across Generations” online on June 27. In this program, Korean American chefs Yesoon Lee and Danny Lee—who separately own and operate several popular restaurants in the Washington, D.C., area, including Mandu, Chiko, and Anju—will
The 15th SIEF (International Society for Ethnology and Folklore) Congress is hosted by the University of Helsinki in Finland, June 19-24, 2021.With the theme “Breaking the Rules? Power, Participation and Transgression,” SIEF invites and encourages participants to explore the dynamics, modes, arenas
The Research Centre for the Study of Music, Media, and Place (MMaP) at Memorial University is delighted to announce the launch of its new journal, Music Research Annual. Edited by Harris M. Berger and Jocelyne Guilbault, MRA is the first peer-reviewed, open
Join the Philadelphia Folklore Project for a special viewing of La Ofrenda (The Altar), directed by Irving Viveros, on June 24. Across diverse communities and throughout the world, altars have been spaces for veneration and introspection. They are structures that assist individuals
The Research Centre for the Study of Music, Media, and Place (MMaP) at Memorial University is delighted to announce the launch of its new journal, Music Research Annual. Edited by Harris M. Berger and Jocelyne Guilbault, MRA is the first peer-reviewed, open-access