Roster Artist Feature – Novelyn Tavita
Check out traditional Polynesian dancer Novelyn Tavita on the Oregon Culture Keepers Roster.
Monthly Archives: November 2017
Media Corner – Jayanthi Raman
Watch TAAP Master Artist Jayanthi Raman (2015) and her apprentice Bakul Godbole demonstrate Bharatha Natyam Indian Dance.
Traditional artist Esther Stutzman receives 2017 Governor’s Art Award
Alina Mansfield OFN is pleased to announce that Traditional Arts Apprenticeship Program (2013) master artist Esther Stutzman received a prestigious 2017 Lifetime Achievement Governor’s Art Award for her work in Oregon as a traditional Kalapuya/Coos storyteller. OFN nominated her for the 2017 Governor’s Art Awards, Oregon’s highest honor for exemplary service to the arts, which… Continue reading
2017 Warm Springs Folklife Field School Highlights
Jennie Flinspach and Brad McMullen The 2017 Warm Springs Folklife Field School engaged rising eighth graders from the Confederated Tribes of Warm Springs K-8 Academy in a week-long adventure to explore their heritage and document their cultural traditions. Students learned fieldwork skills by interviewing each other. Using OFN’s recording equipment, students questioned each other about… Continue reading
TAAP Master Artists Recognized at Legislative Event
On Monday November 13th, state officials recognized Oregon’s 2016-2018 Traditional Arts Apprenticeship Program master artists at the State Library in Salem, Oregon. The ceremony opened with words of welcome from MaryKay Dahlgreen (State Librarian), Riki Saltzman (Executive Director, Oregon Folklife Network), Brian Rogers (Executive Director, Oregon Arts Commission and Oregon Cultural Trust), and Beth Dehn,… Continue reading