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.
The time is now to reserve your room at the Hilton Downtown Portland and to ensure that you get the special room rate for AFS annual meeting registrants. You must book by October 11, 2023, to be sure to get the conference rate.
South Arts seeks an Assistant Director for the Traditional Arts. Headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia, South Arts is a nonprofit regional arts organization empowering artists, organizations, and communities, and increasing access to arts and culture.
Discover hundreds of exciting professional opportunities available on American Folklore Society Career Center.
Langston Collin Wilkins, PhD, returns to the city where he grew up to illuminate the complex relationship between place, identity, and music in Houston’s Hip Hop culture in Welcome 2 Houston: Hip Hop Heritage in Hustle Town, available on August 1 from University of Illinois Press.
NABS 2023 Black Appalachian Storytellers Fellowships will provide six (6) $5,000 awards (with limited restrictions) to support experienced practitioners and culture bearers with opportunities to examine, research, develop, perform, and/or document the Black Appalachian storytelling tradition. Applications are due August 20, 2023.
Apply for the American-Scandinavian Folk Arts & Cultural Traditions 7th annual competition hosted by the American-Scandinavian Foundation. The deadline is September 1, 2023.
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