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Focus Exhibit: A Sampler of Missouri Blacksmiths
In 2019, Mid-America Arts Alliance and Missouri Folk Arts partnered to create a blacksmithing exhibition at the M-AAA offices at the Crossroads in Kansas City, Mo. Bernard Tappel of Osage Bluff Blacksmith Shop provided expert input…
State of Stories: Missouri’s Dynamic Quilting Traditions with Drs. Lisa Higgins & Michael Sweeney
On January 14, 2021, Missouri Folk Arts director Lisa Higgins joined Missouri 2021 coordinator Michael Sweeney for a State of Stories discussion of quilting in Missouri, hosted by Mark Livengood of The Story Center at the…
2020 Traditional Arts Apprenticeship Program: James Price & Steve Eikerman
It is with great pleasure that we continue with the roll out profiles of the 2020 Traditional Arts Apprenticeship Program (TAAP) teams of master artists and apprentices. Stay tuned; we have a few more profiles to…
2020 Traditional Arts Apprenticeship Program: Prasanna Kasthuri and Samanvit Kasthuri
It is with great pleasure that we continue with the roll out profiles of the 2020 Traditional Arts Apprenticeship Program (TAAP) teams of master artists and apprentices. Stay tuned for several updates in the next several…
2020 Traditional Arts Apprenticeship Program: John P. Williams & Cynthia Mackey
It is with great pleasure that we continue with the roll out profiles of the 2020 Traditional Arts Apprenticeship Program (TAAP) teams of master artists and apprentices. Stay tuned for several updates in the next several days….
2020 Traditional Arts Apprenticeship Program: Loretta Washington & Brianna Chandler
It is with great pleasure that we continue with the roll out profiles of the 2020 Traditional Arts Apprenticeship Program (TAAP) teams of master artists and apprentices. Stay tuned for several updates in the next…
2020 Traditional Arts Apprenticeship Program: Bob Alexander & Matt Dickson
It is with great pleasure that we roll out profiles of the 2020 Traditional Arts Apprenticeship Program (TAAP) teams of master artists and apprentices. Our regular Show Me Folk blog readers should recognize both members…
Traditional Arts Apprenticeship Program Applications WERE Due August 31, 2019
DEADLINE FOR 2019/2020 APPLICATIONS HAS PASSED. At the Missouri Folk Arts Program, our new year starts on July 1, and the first few weeks are all about the Traditional Arts Apprenticeship Program. We draft…
2019 TRADITIONAL ARTS APPRENTICESHIP PROGRAM: BOB ALEXANDER AND LISA THOMPSON
With this final 2019 Traditional Arts Apprenticeship team profile, we introduce you to blacksmith Robert (Bob) Alexander, a second-time TAAP master artist, and his new apprentice. This year, Alexander, of DeSoto, Mo., teamed up with Lisa…
2019 TRADITIONAL ARTS APPRENTICESHIP PROGRAM: SMRITA DORAIRAJAN AND CHARUNETHA MURUGESAN
We are excited to introduce you to master artist Smrita Dorairajan and her apprentice Charunetha Murugesan, first-time participants in Missouri’s Traditional Arts Apprenticeship Program. Since November 2018, Dorairajan and Murugesan, both of Columbia, have been…