by Emily Hartlerode, Associate Director Following each leg of the statewide folklife survey, OFN invites organizations in the surveyed region to partner with us on programs featuring artists from the Culture Keepers Roster. Cheers to our 2020 Culture Fest partners from the Willamette Valley who worked creatively with their $3000 awards to ensure continued cultural programming… Continue reading →
OFN partners with Four Rivers Cultural Center (Ontario) and High Desert Museum (Bend) to support staff folklorists who sustain folklife programming across this large and diverse state. We are excited to announce that Latham T. Wood, a doctoral candidate in cultural anthropology at the University of Oregon and former OFN graduate employee, has accepted a… Continue reading →
by Riki Saltzman, Folklore Specialist, OFN and Folklorist, High Desert Museum During this pandemic year, I’ve had the privilege of doing folklife fieldwork for two projects—OFN’s statewide folklife survey, taking place this year on Oregon’s southern coast, and the High Desert Museum’s central and eastern Oregon folklife documentation project. It’s been rather amazing to flit… Continue reading →
OFN welcomes new University of Oregon student staff member Jenna Ehlinger and intern Madison Howard. Congratulations to fall intern Melodie Moore who recently earned her master’s degree in journalism from the UO! Jenna Ehlinger, OFN’s graduate employee, is a Folklore and Public Culture graduate student at the University of Oregon. She obtained her bachelor’s degree… Continue reading →
