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Photographed in daylight, the Yeater Ghost Legends and Lore Marker stands in the foreground of the photo. The sign itself is a golden yellow bordered red sign, the golden yellow font too small to read. Behind the sign is a the Laura J. Yeater Hall building, a large red brick and limestone building with 4 levels.

Learn More about Legends & Lore Marker Grants

Missouri’s first Legends & Lore Marker grant has been installed! William G. Pomeroy Foundation awarded a grant to the University of Central Missouri‘s McClure Archives and University Museum in Warrensburg, marking the legend of the…

A black and white pamphlet cover. From top to bottom the pamphlet reads: A Master of Metal, by Jeff Joiner, Rural Missouri Magazine. Guy McConnell uses ancient techniques and some modern tools to make mysterious Damascus steel-. In the center of the pamphlet taking up most of the cover is a black and white photo og Guy McConnell. Guy is an elderly white male with white hair and a white mustache. He wears a white baseball cap, a light short sleeved button down shirt, and a working apron covering his outfit. He holds a black pen-like object in one hand, the other rests on the table in front of him.

200 Stories for Missouri’s Bicentennial, September 2021

200 Stories, September 2021 #ShowMeFolk #200Stories #Missouri2021 #Missouri200 In Missouri’s bicentennial year, Missouri Folk Arts will share 200 stories over the course of 52 weeks in 2021 about folk and traditional arts in the Show Me State. We…

200 Stories for Missouri’s Bicentennial, August 2021

200 Stories, August 2021 #ShowMeFolk #200Stories #Missouri2021 #Missouri200 In Missouri’s bicentennial year, Missouri Folk Arts will share 200 stories over the course of 52 weeks in 2021 about folk and traditional arts in the Show Me State. We…

Photographed in black and white, from left to right appears Beto Lopez and his apprentice Antonio Sierra, Jr. Beto is a middle-aged Latino man, he has curly black hair which falls over his forehead, and wears a light sweater with darker pants. Beto holds a trumpet to his mouth, eyes closed in concentration as he blows into the instrument. Beside him on the couch is his apprentice Antionio, a younger Latino man with a long black mullet. He is looking up from his own trumpet to something right of the camera.

200 Stories for Missouri’s Bicentennial, JULY 2021

200 Stories, July 2021 #ShowMeFolk #200Stories #Missouri2021 #Missouri200 In Missouri’s bicentennial year, Missouri Folk Arts will share 200 stories over the course of 52 weeks in 2021 about folk and traditional arts in the Show Me State. We…

Photographed from the audience of a theater, On stage appear five dancing women from left to right in a line formation. The dancers wear Latina cultural dresses in white, the skirts of the dresses lined with multiple rows of red gingham.

Social Media and Video Links! Together for ’21 Fest, August 6-8, 2021

Images and Video Links! Together for ’21 Fest, August 6-8, 2021 It has been our pleasure to join colleagues and organizations across the state as members of the Bicentennial Alliance. Years of discussions and months…

Photographed against a dark stained wooden background, a gray rectangular metal plate reads "BLACKSMITH SHOP". The plate is held against the wood with 4 metal screws, two on top and two on bottom.

“Together for ’21 Fest” in Columbia, August 6, 7, and 8, 2021

We’re excited to co-coordinate a few events for the upcoming Together for ’21 Fest. Read more below; then visit the SHSMO website. Missouri Folk Arts Program: Masters’ Fiddling Jam Session August 6, 3:00 pm…

Photographed in black and white, Roger Curry sits in the foreground of the photo. Roger is a middle-aged tan skinned man, he appears wearing a cap which reads "BOSCH Spark Plugs" wearing dark aviator style glasses and a light colored short sleeve workshirt. Roger appears posing for the photo with a smile, he holds a "U" shaped basket handle in both hands. Behind him appears a pick up truck with camper shell, beside three other vehicles

200 Stories for Missouri’s Bicentennial, JUNE 2021

200 Stories, June 2021 #ShowMeFolk #200Stories #Missouri2021 #Missouri200 In Missouri’s bicentennial year, Missouri Folk Arts will share 200 stories over the course of 52 weeks in 2021 about folk and traditional arts in the Show Me State. We…

200 STORIES, FEATURING MARIDETH SISCO

As Missouri Folk Arts staff continues to share 200 stories over the course of 52 weeks in 2021, we occasionally will feature guest portraits composed by community scholars. Previously, we shared a story by Marideth…

SHOW ME FOLK: STORIES FROM SPRINGFIELD WITH OZARKS ALIVE

With a grant from the National Endowment for the Arts and support from the Missouri Arts Council, our state folk arts staff has been thrilled these last four years to establish new relationships and strengthen established relationships via…

Photographed in an unfinished basement with wooden slats above her head, Mary Luka Kemir stands peering to the right smiling at someone off-camera. Mary is a taller Black woman, her dark black hair is tied in the back in a ponytail. She has high shiny cheeks, and wears a short sleeved white shirt tucked into an African patterned purple and yellow skirt. Mary wears a beaded necklace and holds a saucer to it, scraping the plate against the beads to make music.

200 Stories for Missouri’s Bicentennial, May 2021

200 Stories, May 2021 #ShowMeFolk #200Stories #Missouri2021 #Missouri200 In Missouri’s bicentennial year, Missouri Folk Arts will share 200 stories over the course of 52 weeks in 2021 about folk and traditional arts in the Show Me State. We…

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