by Robert Bishop Established by the Pomeroy Foundation in 2015, Legends & Lore promotes cultural heritage by placing markers at sites associated with local traditional culture in communities across the United States. Through the Pomeroy Foundation’s partnership with OFN, stories from Oregon’s rich folklife heritage will be featured on markers at sites across the state… Continue reading
by Jenna Ehlinger In July, the Museum of Natural and Cultural History proudly hosted Oregon Culture Nights, an outdoor series showcasing the work of OFN’s 2021 Traditional Arts Apprenticeship Program (TAAP) awardees. Consisting of four events, the series drew a diverse audience to the museum to celebrate living heritage traditions practiced around the state. Local… Continue reading
OFN welcomed Winter and Spring term University of Oregon interns, Taylor Burby and Robert Bishop. Thank you for your contributions to our programs! Taylor Burby is a graduate student in the Folklore and Public Culture program and an intern with OFN. She earned her B.A. in linguistics with a minor in sociology from the University… Continue reading
by Emily Hartlerode I have long carried a curiosity about what makes us who we are. In my first career as a child therapist, I saw firsthand the power of childhood lessons from our families and communities. These early lessons teach us how effective we are in the world, how much authority we have in… Continue reading
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
Each year, Oregon Folklife Network’s Traditional Arts Apprenticeship Program (TAAP) assists accomplished mentors in passing on their living traditions to promising apprentices of the same cultural community. A prestigious statewide honor, TAAP awards are often a precursor for traditional artists to be nominated for National Heritage Fellowship awards through the National Endowment for the Arts.
Meet Oregon’s 2021 TAAP awardees.
TAAP offers traditional master artists and culture keepers a $3,000 stipend to teach their art form to their apprentices, plus a $500 stipend to share their project with the public. The program does not fund historic reenactments or cultural appropriation. Applications are due annually by October 1 for projects taking place the following calendar year, and staff will provide feedback on drafts sent prior to Sept 1. To learn more, visit ofn.uoregon.edu, email ofn@uoregon.edu or call 541-346-3820.
TAAP is funded by grants from the National Endowment for the Arts and Oregon Arts Commission.
Oregon Traditional Arts Apprenticeship Program receives NEA funds, and New Applications Accepted through Oct 16, 2020 Oregon Folklife Network is now accepting applications for the Traditional Arts Apprenticeship Program (TAAP) for 2021. The program offers folk and traditional master artists and culture keepers a $3,500 stipend to teach their art form to apprentices from… Continue reading
