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Patricia S. Hight, 1947-2019
It is our honor to pay tribute to Patricia S. “Pat” Hight, a recent apprentice in the Traditional Arts Apprenticeship Program. We learned via her Facebook posts and a Caring Bridge online journal that over…
Reunions: Missouri Friends of the Folk Arts
Back in 1973, a group based mostly in St. Louis, Missouri came together formally after a few years of programming traditional arts events and documenting regional traditions to establish the non-profit Missouri Friends of the…
Parting Thoughts, with Folk Intern Sam Kendrick
We’re a bit sad to say farewell to our summer intern–Sam Kendrick of Vernon County, Mo. We’re also happy to know that he is heading back to do good work at Western Kentucky University’s Folk…
THEN AND NOW: APPRENTICE JOURNEYS ON YOUTUBE
We invite everyone to visit our YouTube channel, where we are pleased to say, you will find edited videos from all eight Then and Now: Apprentice Journeys oral histories. Feel free to watch all eight via…
Traditional Arts Apprenticeship Program Applications Due August 31, 2019
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 grant proposals to request funds for TAAP…
Missouri Summer Music, with Folk Intern Sam Kendrick
The Missouri Folk Arts Program is happy to welcome our summer intern–Sam Kendrick of Vernon County, Mo. During the academic year, Sam is a graduate student in Western Kentucky University’s Folk Studies and Anthropology program…
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…
A Tribute to Becky Walstrom by Dr. Gladys Coggswell
The storytelling community in Missouri and beyond grieves at the unexpected loss of Becky Walstrom earlier this week. We at the Missouri Folk Arts Program thank master storyteller, author, and community scholar Dr. Gladys Caines…
2019 TRADITIONAL ARTS APPRENTICESHIP PROGRAM: PEGGY KINDER AND CINDY JARRAR
Meet Peggy Kinder and her 2019 apprentice Cindy Jarrar, enrolled members of the Citizen Potawatomi Nation, who reside in Clay County, Missouri. Since 2011, Peggy Kinder has taught in the Traditional Arts Apprenticeship Program three…