The Women’s Section and Independent Folklorists’ Section are happy to announce that Dr. Ojaswini Hooda is the winner of the $1,000 joint section annual meeting award prize for 2023.
The National Council of Traditional Arts (NCTA) released the August 2023 edition of its Resilience, Reframing, Actions (RARRA) Newsletter, featuring resources for arts organizations and artists to find funding and support.
Grants of up to $2,500 for organizations in South Arts' nine-state region (AL, FL, GA, KY, LA, MS, NC, SC, and TN) are available to make arts programs accessible to persons with disabilities. Applications are awarded on a rolling basis until May 15, 2024.
Congratulations to Samantha Brown (University of Oregon) who received the Sue Samuelson Award for best student paper on food and foodways.
The Craft Emergency Relief Fund (CERF+) released their 2022 Impact Report.
On this close-up walking and city bus tour, folklorist Rick March will lead participants to visit artisan manufactories of maritime and biker garments, meet the proprietrix of an award-winning bookstore devoted to graphic novels, and purchase lunch at the Portland Mercado, a food cart pod with up to 16 rotating Latin American food vendors to choose from. Tour fee: $15/person. Registration capacity is 20 people.
The 2023 Summer issue (v. 136, no. 541) of the JAF: A Global Quarterly will be available online and will arrive in mailboxes soon. The issue includes three articles, four obituaries, numerous book reviews, and a featured project essay.
The National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) published a new Toolkit on Careers in the Arts for People with Disabilities. Developed in partnership with Art Beyond Sight, this toolkit empowers individuals with disabilities to explore arts careers and access resources to support their success.
The New York Times recently featured Jo Farb Hernández's work documenting and helping to preserve endangered art environments in Spain.
South Arts is accepting applications for the remote position of a contractor to evaluate the initiative In These Mountains, Central Appalachian Folk Arts & Culture. The deadline is September 15, 2023.
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