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August 1 is the Deadline to Submit Your Annual Meeting Exhibitor Requests and Print Program Advertisement Orders
Reserve your exhibit room space and advertisement space in the print program for the 2026 Annual Meeting in Asheville by August 1. A new digital advertising option is also available with an October 1 deadline.
CERF+ Launches 2026 Field Survey
The Craft Emergency Relief Fund (CERF+) is conducting a 15-min survey to better understand the conditions shaping craft artists’ lives and work today. The survey will be open until June 26, 2026.
Register Now for OHA’s Trauma-Informed Interviewing, Reckoning & Beyond: A Virtual Symposium
Registration is now open for the Oral History Association's virtual three-day symposium on trauma-informed interviewing, reckoning, and beyond, which takes place June 23, 24 and 25, 2026.
TAUNY is looking for a full-time Executive Director to lead its nonprofit organization dedicated to preserving and celebrating the folk culture and living traditions in New York’s North Country.
The Michigan Folk School is seeking a full-time manager who will plan, organize, direct, and review the operation and maintenance of Staebler Farm County Park and the School. Applications are due June 30, 2026.
The Ballad of Fiddling Tom Freeman (University of Alabama Press) is a raw, firsthand account of feuds, fiddling, moonshining, and survival in a small Alabama town, told by its most colorful chronicler and shaped through careful historical insight.
Treasures on Earth (Reaktion Books) uncovers the deep folklore of Britain’s buried riches, fears, and desires.
Beginning with the 2026–27 academic year, Goucher College's MA in Cultural Sustainability becomes the MA in Cultural Leadership & Management (MACLM). Applications for the first MACLM cohort are now open through July 24, 2026.
The Smithsonian Center for Folklife and Cultural Heritage has launched Built by Hand, a new digital exhibition that features the inspiring stories of a wide range of craftspeople in the building arts, highlighting their pathways to craftsmanship, their traditional knowledge and skills, and their dedication to passing on their craft traditions to the next generation.
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