Rooted in Tradition
Oregon Folklife Network is excited to announce award of a 2-year National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) research grant to study the impacts of traditional arts apprenticeships on past awardees and the cultural communities they serve, with a near-term goal of improving national data collection and reporting from an equity perspective. In total, 30 NEA… Continue reading Oregon Folklife Network Granted $100,000 by NEA Research Labs
The Oregon Folklife Network regularly hosts Graduate Student Interns who are a part of the Masters in Folklore program at the University of Oregon. Below is an interview highlight of a recent graduate. How did Oregon Folklife Network help you develop your skills, talents, and identity as a folklorist? “I attended the University of… Continue reading Folklorist Feature: Cici Becker
March 27, 2024 A call out for all Oregon traditional artists / culture keepers: Oregon Folklife Network, on behalf of the Oregon Library Association, invites you to participate in the Oregon Library Association Presenter & Performer Fair from 1:30 – 4:30pm on Wednesday, April 24th at the Salem Convention Center in Salem, Oregon. This isn’t… Continue reading Coming April 24th: Oregon Library Association Performer and Presenter Fair
In mid-April, Oregon Folklife Network will host a “Roster Artist Gathering” in Bend’s High Desert Museum. Twenty-five traditional artists with profiles on OFN’s Oregon Culture Keepers Roster responded to our invitation to convene for a weekend to build community, share traditions, and discuss values and concerns affecting culture keepers today. Fifteen Oregon counties will… Continue reading Upcoming Roster Artist Gathering in Bend, Oregon
To highlight the work of traditional artists in the state of Oregon, the Oregon Folklife Network is reaching out to culture keepers across the state to hear their story and what recent work and/or community events they have been recently involved with. Hobe Kytr is one of the 280 traditional artists featured on the… Continue reading Featured Artist Spotlight: Hobe Kytr
Five traditional artists in Oregon will receive a $3,500 stipend to teach traditional art forms to apprentices from their same cultural communities, Tribes, sacred, or occupational groups. The Traditional Arts Apprenticeship Program (TAAP) is one way the Oregon Folklife Network supports traditional artists, or Culture Keepers, in Oregon. The stipend supports mentor artists in… Continue reading 2024 Traditional Arts Apprenticeship Program Recipients Announced