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2019 Traditional Arts Apprenticeship Program: Ray Joe Hastings and Keith Whiteside
It is with great pleasure that we roll out profiles of the 2019 Traditional Arts Apprenticeship Program teams of master artists and apprentices. This week, we are excited to introduce readers to master Ozarks Riverways…
2019 Traditional Arts Apprenticeship Program: Ashalatha Premachandra and Kareena Kanumury
It is with great pleasure that we roll out profiles of the 2019 Traditional Arts Apprenticeship Program teams of master artists and apprentices. We are especially delighted to introduce readers to master Bharatanatyam dancer Ashalatha…
THEN AND NOW: APPRENTICE JOURNEYS WITH GIGMAKER RAY JOE HASTINGS
Once again, we are happy to launch a Then and Now: Apprentice Journeys video on our YouTube channel! Take a look at an edited video from the live oral history of master gigmaker Ray Joe Hastings of…
A TRIBUTE TO Betty Curry, 1940-2018
We were sad to learn that Betty Curry died recently. Mrs. Curry and her late husband Roger Curry were widely recognized as keepers of an Ozark white oak basket making tradition. Both Mr. and Mrs….
[DEADLINE HAS PASSED] Traditional Arts Apprenticeship Program Applications Due August 31
APPLICATION DEADLINE FOR 2018 HAS PASSED. Do you know any “Show Me Folk”? If you know master folk artist and apprentice teams in Missouri who want to sustain their traditions, tell them about the…
THEN AND NOW AT THE ST. LOUIS STORYTELLING FESTIVAL, BY GLADYS CAINES COGGSWELL AND ANGELA WILLIAMS
Welcome back to Stories from the Field and the latest post in our Show Me Folk blog. The blog is our dedicated space for staff, student workers, traditional artists, cultural experts, consultants, and community scholars to share…
A TRIBUTE TO JOSEPH FRANK PATRICKUS, II, 1947-2018
We at the Missouri Folk Arts Program were incredibly sad to learn that Joseph Frank Patrickus, II (Joe) died on Tuesday, April 17, 2018. Joe was an old friend of the Missouri Folk Arts Program,…
Folk Arts @ the Capitol, April 10, 2018
THEN AND NOW: APPRENTICE JOURNEYS WITH FIDDLER JOHN P. WILLIAMS, JR.
We’re happy to launch our fourth Then and Now: Apprentice Journeys video! Please visit our Missouri Folk Arts Program YouTube channel to watch Folk Arts Director Lisa Higgins interview master fiddler John P. Williams, Jr. In April 2016 at…
Then and Now: Apprentice Journeys with Storyteller Gladys Caines Coggswell
We’re happy to launch our third Then and Now: Apprentice Journeys video! Visit our Missouri Folk Arts Program YouTube channel to watch. In May 2017 at the St. Louis Storytelling Festival, Missouri Folk Arts Program director Lisa L. Higgins…