Month: August 2017

Announcing OFN Book Release: Oregon Traditional Arts Apprenticeship Master Artists: 2012-2016

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Alina Mansfield We are pleased to announce the release of Oregon Folklife Network’s latest publication: Oregon Traditional Arts Apprenticeship Master Artists: 2012-2016, featuring highly skilled traditional artists in Oregon. This publication and the Traditional Arts Apprenticeship Program in Oregon was made possible through grant funds, and so is not for sale.  Instead, we share it… Continue reading Announcing OFN Book Release: Oregon Traditional Arts Apprenticeship Master Artists: 2012-2016 →

Update from Eastern Oregon

Josh Chrysler As the contract staff folklorist for the Four Rivers Cultural Center in Ontario, Oregon, I’ve been busy this summer developing public programs celebrating the traditional culture and folklife of eastern Oregon.  Although very rural, expansive country, there is an incredible diversity of folklife in the region. Native American, Basque, European, Hispanic, and Japanese… Continue reading Update from Eastern Oregon →

OFN Roadtrip, Eastern Oregon

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Riki Saltzman From August 4-7, 2017, I had the privilege of traveling about a thousand miles through eastern Oregon—to Burns, Frenchglen, Baker City, Pendleton, and back through the Gorge. I’m always struck by the vastness of our state, its overwhelming beauty, and the diversity of its terrain and eco-systems. In a few hundred miles, I… Continue reading OFN Roadtrip, Eastern Oregon →

Staff Spotlight: 2017 Graduate Folklore Fellow, Alina Mansfield

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Each year, with funding from the University of Oregon’s academic Folklore Program, OFN employs a recent graduate of their masters degree program for one term, providing paid employment, job experience and resume enhancement while the emerging professional seeks permanent employment. OFN was pleased to retain former Graduate Employee, Alina Mansfield, as this Summer’s Graduate Folklore… Continue reading Staff Spotlight: 2017 Graduate Folklore Fellow, Alina Mansfield →