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
The University of Colorado Boulder invites applications for the position of Program Director at the Center of the American West. The Program Director will play the lead role in managing the programs, projects, and staff. The mission of the Center rests on
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
Join textile and fiber artists Ann Parsons Holte, Joni Osterhout, and Anju Singh, with folklorist Yvonne Milspaw, on July 8 at 2:00 pm EDT to learn how they craft community through handcrafted textiles.
Window Seat Media, a nonprofit that facilitates community oral history and storytelling projects in the South Puget Sound region, is hiring for a part-time Community Engagement Coordinator. The Community Engagement Coordinator will build partnerships and assess community need to inform project framing,
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
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