Oregon Folklife Network

Summer 2023 Letter from the Oregon Folklife Network Director

Like memory, traditional arts powerfully root us to meaningful parts of our lives, and also uproot us from the present moment, transporting us to another time and place.

Ukrainian Traditional Arts and Culture: 2023 Spotlight Series

From February to April 2023, OFN helped bring 6 Ukrainian artists to the University of Oregon campus.

Come Join Us to Celebrate our Oregon Culture Nights with Some of our TAAP 2023 Awardees

Come join us for our Oregon Culture Nights series highlighting our current year’s Traditional Apprenticeship Artists Program awardees.

Announcing the 2023 TAAP Award Recipients

We are excited to introduce the 2023 TAAP awardee cohort!

Traditional Arts Apprenticeship Program 2021

Meet the six 2021 TAAP awardees!

Stewarding Oregon’s Diverse Cultural Life in 2020

Oopportunities to celebrate with the diverse heritages of Oregon have become all the more critical—helping to build, preserve, and strengthen connections across Oregon’s many cultures and communities.

Mastering Technology in order to Share Tradition

Watching Hossein Salehi teach his apprentice, Alireza, over Zoom last weekend was inspiring and uplifting.

Program Highlight: Culture at Every Turn

Like a twisting myrtlewood tree growing by the sea, Highway 101 makes its way in serpentine fashion along Oregon’s Pacific coastline.

Oregon Folklife Network: A New Division Takes Root at the Museum

The museum saw a significant expansion in 2018, when the Oregon Folklife Network (OFN) came on board as its newest division.

Stewarding Oregon’s Diverse Cultural Life in 2020

Stewarding Oregon’s Diverse Cultural Life in 2020

Oopportunities to celebrate with the diverse heritages of Oregon have become all the more critical—helping to build, preserve, and strengthen connections across Oregon’s many cultures and communities.

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ARCHAEOLOGICAL RESEARCH

CONDON FOSSIL COLLECTION

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FROM THE DIRECTOR