The call for applications for this year’s Traditional Arts Apprenticeship Program has closed on October 31st and we are happy to announce that we have received nine applications. We are very delighted to have a geographically and culturally rich cohort of candidates this year. It is always a delight to be able to assist Oregon… Continue reading →
Supporting Oregon Folklife Network with your donation, advocacy, and participation directly and positively impacts social cohesion in our state and is critically important to our world. Your support enables us to elevate Oregon’s diverse expressions of culture while amplifying our common drive to intimately know and practice our traditional roots. Donate, and double down your… Continue reading →
Timothy Herrera is the new program coordinator. Timothy recently graduated with a PhD in cultural anthropology at the University of Oregon and has previous experience as a program coordinator for Centro Latino Americano. In addition to bringing deep skills for working reciprocally with communities, Timothy is a Spanish speaker. He will be the primary contact… Continue reading →
OFN intern and a Fulbright scholar from Ukraine, Iryna Stavynska, curated a Tiny Gallery exhibit Amplifying Ukrainian Voices, devoted to Ukrainian folk artists in Oregon. The exhibit is part of the Knight Library’s Tiny Galleries project that aimed to transform historic phone booths into places for UO students to present their research and engage with a wider… Continue reading →
Traditional skill/art/craft: Guinean drumming and dancing 2016-2017 Apprentice: Mamadouba “Papa” Yansane Filmed by: Emily West Hartlerode Edited by: Erin Wai Watch Alseny’s previous video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nd2jv… Learn more about Alseny and the Traditional Arts Apprenticeship Program at Oregon Folklife Network https://mnch.uoregon.edu/taap-awardee…
Fall 2022 brought exciting change to the Oregon Folklife Network. We launched our newly updated Culture Keepers Roster full of new features that readers like you requested. A cohort of new graduate students originating from four different countries joined OFN’s newly hired Program Coordinator, adding staff language fluency in Spanish, Arabic, French, and Ukrainian. We… Continue reading →
