Oregon Folklife Network presents an interactive arts workshop followed by an evening of entertainment with Fisher Poets, Jon Broderick and Jay Speakman, at Cozmic Pizza on Thursday, May 1, at 4 and 7pm. Come learn more about one of Oregon’s unique occupations on May 1, and celebrate May Day – a traditional labor holiday! A… Continue reading →
The Oregon Cultural Trust and its partners the Oregon Arts Commission, Oregon Heritage and Oregon Humanities will continue “Conversations with Funders: Arts, Heritage and Humanities” from noon – 2 p.m., April 9, at the Des Chutes Historical Museum, 129 NW Idaho, Bend. Conversations sessions will provide information about grants, resources and services that could be… Continue reading →
Oregon Heritage Commission has bestowed an Oregon Heritage Excellence Award to a collaborative project between Oregon Folklife Network (OFN), Confederated Tribes of Warm Springs (CTWS), and University of Oregon Libraries (UO). The CTWS Culture & Heritage Language Department initiated the audio preservation project by asking James Fox, Head of UO Libraries Special Collection and University… Continue reading →
by OFN Graduate Research Assistant Em Knott Set against the backdrop of turbulent sea-water, storm-battered row houses, and a charming downtown, the FisherPoets Gathering is held annually in Astoria, Oregon. This three day event allows commercial fishers from all over the world to gather and perform original poetry, prose and songs. The Oregon Folklife Network… Continue reading →
Co-sponsored by the Oregon Folklife Network UO Many Nations Longhouse Tuesday, March 11th, 2014 5 – 8 PM From Gordon Bettles, Many Nations Longhouse Steward: The University of Oregon Many Nations Longhouse is continuing the Native American tradition of Storytelling. This has to occur during the winter season in order to be proper. To do… Continue reading →
by OFN Graduate Research Assistant Bruno Seraphin OFN is involved in a multi-year effort to document traditional culture on the McKenzie, in particular the work of fishing guides. This includes wooden drift boat building, legends and histories, stories about hatcheries, fishing, fly tying, dams, floods, the old white water parade, hunting and trapping, lodges, food… Continue reading →
Pete was a giant. He taught us to sing, play the 5 string banjo, and 12 string guitar, started a movement that cleaned up the Hudson River, stood up to the witch hunters in Congress, wrote songs that will live forever, marched with Dr. King, popularized the song WE SHALL OVERCOME, sang for peace, built… Continue reading →
Nisha Joshi (Portland) is an internationally celebrated performer of classical Rajasthani Indian music, and one of OFN’S 2012 TAAP awardees. The Traditional Arts Apprenticeship Program provided the necessary funding for Joshi to pass along the lesser known Rajasthani Folk Music to her apprentice, Shivani Joshi. Check out Nisha and Shivani’s new video at the Oregon… Continue reading →
OFN is now accepting applications for our Traditional Arts Apprenticeship Program (TAAP) through March 3, 2014. Traditional artists of exceptional merit qualify for $3,000 grants, which enable them to pass their expertise on to someone of great promise within their same cultural community. The mentoring artist and his or her apprentice apply together as a… Continue reading →
Contract folklorist Douglas Manger has been researching folk and traditional artists in southeastern Oregon for the Oregon Folklife Network’s field survey. Later this spring, Manger will be in Malheur and Harney counties to document a wide variety of occupational, craft, music, dance, and leisure traditions to do with ranching, whip braiding, saddle making, fly fishing,… Continue reading →
