Aug. 24, 2018
St. Louis Public Radio: Carmen Dence
In this news story from St. Louis Public Radio, master Colombian folkloric dancer and retired Research Associated Professor in Radiology at Washington University Carmen Dence describes the multi-generational dance community she fosters at home and at public events like Festival of Nations.
June 11, 2018
Faye Dant: Hannibal Juneteenth
Welcome back to Stories from the Field and a new 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 photo essays on an array of topics in Missouri’s traditional arts and folklife. We first met Faye Dant, a community scholar from Hannibal, Missouri, at a workshop MFAP organized in St. Louis in 2011. Since, then, Faye has invited us to Hannibal on several occasions to learn more about Hannibal arts and history, particularly African-American cultural contributions to the river city and its region. Retired from a…
June 6, 2018
Deloris Gray Wood, Cherokee Bike Ride
Welcome back to Stories from the Field and a new 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 photo essays on an array of topics in Missouri’s traditional arts and folklife. Today’s blogger is Deloris Gray Wood of Salem, Mo., an amazing community scholar and journalist who is one of the busiest volunteers in the state, if not beyond. Deloris is President of the Missouri Chapter of the National Trail of Tears Association and a delegate to the National Trail…
May 17, 2018
Then & Now: Deb Swanegan
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 photo essays on an array of topics in Missouri’s traditional arts and folklife. By now, our blog followers know that the Missouri Folk Arts Program added a new component to the Traditional Arts Apprenticeship Program in 2016. With Then and Now: Apprentice Journeys, MFAP seeks to showcase and document previous apprentices who ultimately achieved master artist status in TAAP. In each of the first three years…
April 19, 2018
Tribute to Joseph Frank Patrickus II
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, even before it was called the Missouri Folk Arts Program. He was an early participant in the Traditional Arts Apprenticeship Program, where he taught apprentices Joseph F. Patrickus, III and Franklin Holler in 1987, the third year of the program. Joe went on to teach more apprentices, including his daughter Kate, between 1989 and 2007. The Missouri Folk Arts Program…
April 9, 2018
emissourian.com: Basketmaking
A fantastic profile of master basketmakers Joe and Alice Dudenhoeffer with apprentice Aaron Holsapple by Missouri’s favorite travel writer, Barbara Gibbs Ostmann for the online emissourian.com. …
April 9, 2018
Folk Arts @ the Capitol, April 10, 2018
Feb. 20, 2018
2018 Kansas City Folk Festival
Welcome back to Stories from the Field at 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 photo essays on an array of topics in Missouri’s traditional arts and folklife. “EAT, SLEEP, FOLK, REPEAT” A VISIT TO THE KANSAS CITY FOLK FEST by Lisa L. Higgins, director “Eat, Sleep, Folk, Repeat” is the motto printed on the new Folk Alliance International t-shirts, which I found for sale in the Westin Hotel at Crown Center this weekend. On Saturday afternoon (2/17), I visited the…
Feb. 7, 2018
Holtgrave: Missouri Folk Arts Archives
Welcome back to Stories from the Field at 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 photo essays on an array of topics in Missouri’s traditional arts and folklife. Please welcome our latest guest blogger, folklorist Darcy Holtgrave, PhD, who has played many roles at the Missouri Folk Arts Program over almost a decade, from graduate student intern and graduate assistant to consultant, evaluator, and panelist. We at MFAP have been beholden to Dr. Holtgrave over the years for many tasks and projects. These days, Dr. Holtgrave is an…
Jan. 25, 2018
Arts and Access
Most of our friends, followers, and constituents know that the Missouri Folk Arts Program is based at the Museum of Art and Archaeology at the University of Missouri. MFAP has been anchored at the Museum since 1993, and, since 2013, MFAP has been housed in the same building (Mizzou North). For MFAP staff, being in the same physical space as our colleagues has been beneficial for any number of reasons, like being in close proximity to our colleagues, learning more about the Museum’s operations and collections, and finding opportunities occasionally to collaborate on projects. Typically, MFAP has programmed…