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July 10, 2026
2026 Apprenticeship Highlights
Missouri is home to one of the oldest, continuous statewide folk arts apprenticeship programs in the U.S., funded since inception by the National Endowment for the Arts and the Missouri Arts Council with support from the Museum of Art & Archaeology at the University of Missouri. In its inaugural year, the Traditional Arts Apprenticeship Program (TAAP) featured old-time, gospel, blues, and jazz. Soon, the project grew to include objects made by hand. Over forty years later, over one-thousand individual artists in every corner of the state––rural, suburban, and urban centers—have served as mentors and apprentices. Some, like 2026 artists–fiddler Thomas Coriell,…
June 29, 2026
Dawn’s Daisies–Folk Arts in Bloom
Christina Edholm (Columbia, Mo.) poses near her version of the Dawn’s Daisies pattern at bottom right. Photo credit: Lisa L. Higgins Welcome back to Stories from the Field and a new Show Me Folk News post by a guest author. Show Me Folk News is dedicated space for staff, student workers, traditional artists, cultural experts, consultants, and community scholars to share photo essay on an array of Missouri folk and traditional arts topics. Guest blogger Elinor Barrett is a longtime mid-Missouri rug hooker, owner of Wool & Cotton, no. 219–a purveyor of traditional textile…
May 27, 2026
2026 Living Traditions Fellows
May 27, 2026COLUMBIA, MO – The Missouri Folk Arts Program is excited to announce recipients of the 2026 Missouri Living Traditions Fellowship, an award to recognize the artistic excellence and exceptional lifetime achievement of living traditional artists and community scholars in the Show Me State. For 2026, Missouri Folk Arts recognizes three individuals for their deep-rooted contributions to traditional arts within their vibrant Missouri communities.Join us as we congratulate Mary Barile (Boonville), Brian Hawkins (Harrisonville), and Marquise Knox (Bowling Green). Fellows will participate in public events and contribute to recorded oral histories that document their achievements. Stay…