OFN recently hosted an end-of-year photo contest! Oregon culture keepers were encouraged to submit up to three photos taken during the 2024 calendar year that exhibit the theme: Future of Tradition. Interpretation of the theme was entirely up to each participant, and photos were scored by staff at the UO Museum of Natural and Cultural… Continue reading →
This year, OFN deepened the impact of the Museum of Natural and Cultural History’s Indigenous Artist in Residency program by liaising cross-campus relationships with Grand Ronde Indigenous Place Keeping Artist (IPKA) fellow, Steph Littlebird. By accepting the 2023-24 Artist in Residency, Littlebird co-curated her own work in the Contemporary Native Artist case within the Museum’s… Continue reading →
As the year comes to a close, OFN is grateful for the participation of this year’s Traditional Arts Apprenticeship Program (TAAP) apprenticeship teams: Beth’Ann Gipson with Sarah Thompson Moore (Cow Creek Band of Umpqua Tribe of Indians Basket Weaving) Tetyana Horner with Tetyana Zelyanovska (Ukranian Weaving) Gayle Oram with Patti Jo Meshnik (Norwegian Rosemåling) Jayanthi… Continue reading →
In April of 2024, Oregon Folklife Network hosted a “Culture Keeper Gathering” at Bend’s High Desert Museum. Twenty-five traditional artists with profiles on OFN’s Oregon Culture Keepers Roster convened for a weekend to build community, share traditions, and discuss values and concerns affecting culture keepers today. Arguably, this group’s greatest strength is found in their… Continue reading →
In 2024, OFN was happy to add three traditional artists to the Oregon Culture Keepers Roster. Please join us in welcoming: Eddie Melendrez (Ontario) is a Chicano painter. He uses acrylics to paint on canvases and wooden boards, his work is described as bold and decisive. Melendrez paints members of his community, stating “I… Continue reading →
