Folklore Village is searching for a part-time, 20-hour/week Assistant Program Manager to support their Program Manager. Priority will be given to applications received by January 31, 2024. Position open until filled.
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.
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The AFS Cultural Diversity Committee is proud to announce the recipients of the inaugural Gerald L. Davis Presence Pathway Award. The Project Pathway provides funding for projects that participate in community scholarship in action, and that keep communities connected, whole, and active. In
The American Folklore Society calls for applications for the next editor(s) of the Journal of American Folklore/JAF: A Global Quarterly by May 1, 2024, for a term beginning in January 2025.
Southwest Folk Alliance is seeking a a Program Coordinator (contract) for ClimateLore, an oral history project documenting climate risk, loss, and adaptation in two desert regions of the US-Mexico borderlands. Applications are due January 31.
Congratulations to Betty Belanus and Ziying You, who were elected to the AFS Executive Board, and to Naomi Sturm-Wijesinghe, who was elected to the AFS Nominating Committee.
The AFA will award up to four Cauthen Fellowships ($1,200 each) in 2024. The deadline for applications is March 1, 2024.
University of Ljubljana seeks proposals for their conference on the agency of the dead within the lives of individuals. The deadline is February 29, 2024.
Retired Professor of Folk Studies William Lynwood Montell died on December 21.
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