From the Field Mohawk Valley
This From the Field Feature is courtesy of New York Folkore Staff Folklorist - Anne Rappaport Berliner. Since late 2021 she has been working with beekeepers in the Mohawk Valley. The Mohawk Valley has a rich history of beekeeping. Moses Quinby, an important figure in...
37th Annual Folk Arts RoundTable
At our 37th annual New York Folklore Arts Roundtable, we did things “new” in an old-fashioned way! A new and old hotel, a new and old format, and new and familiar faces! We excitedly welcomed Roundtablers who attended last year and colleagues like George Ward and...
Pysanky For Peace Supports Ukrainian Relief Efforts
New York’s Capital Region is home to a large community of Ukrainian people. Many are the children of immigrants who came during the late 19th and early 20th centuries. These communities grew in towns like Watervliet, Cohoes, Troy, and others across the state. This is...
Capital Region Artists Receive Community Grants
Congratulations to New York Folklore-supported artists who received a Statewide Community Regrant (SCR). These grants from the New York State Council on the Arts, are distributed by community arts partners. In the Capital Region, we are happy to work with the Arts...
2022 Folk Arts Graduate Internship Program Announced
Applications are now being accepted for this paid opportunity, supported through the Internship program of New York Folklore and the New York State Council on the Arts. The Folklore Graduate Student Folk Arts Internship provides opportunities for graduate students in...
Artist Spotlight: Efthimios (Altin) Stoja
Efthimios (Altin) Stoja is an Albanian and Greek artist and iconographer. Ancient frescoes decorating the church walls in his father’s village in Albania first inspired his love of art. Altin trained in the Byzantine/ Macedonian style iconography under master artist...
New York Folklore Announces its Slate for Board of Directors for the 2022-2024 Term
The nominating committee of the New York Folklore Board has announced their slate for the 2022-2024 Board of Directors. Thank you to these talented individuals who have agreed to offer their expertise to New York Folklore! As is stated in the New York Folklore...
Folk Artists Benefit from Individual Artists’ Grants from the New York State Council on the Arts
Folk and Traditional Artists pursue an art form or activity that is rooted within their community, family, and/or heritage. This form of artistic expression is often learned over time through repeated experience and purposeful or informal teaching. These one-on-one or...
36th Annual Folk Arts Roundtable
Our 36th annual Roundtable has officially wrapped! This year we were joined by 35 of our colleagues at the Hotel Syracuse, the Roundtable's Birthplace. It is poetic that while revisiting the Roundtable's roots we welcomed a record number of new peers. We are thrilled...
North Country Folklorist, Varick Chittenden Receives the Prestigious Benjamin A Botkin Award from the American Folklore Society
Each year, the Public Programs Section of the American Folklore Society joins with the AFS Executive Board to award the Benjamin A. Botkin Prize. This annual award honors an individual for significant lifetime achievement in public folklore. New York Folklore joins...
Welcome to Mira Johnson as the New York Folklore in Education Network Coordinator
Felix Nelson, conducting a dance lesson as part of a Ghanaian drumming and dance residency as part of the Schoharie River Center's Middleburgh, NY Advantage Afterschool Program in 2021. Photo by Ellen McHale Local Learning and New York Folklore are pleased to...
Mohawk Hudson Folklife Festival
The Capital District (Albany and Rensselaer Counties) Upstate Regional Initiative is ending with a BANG this Fall. On October 3rd from Noon to 5 pm join us in Albany's Washington Park at the Lake House Amphitheater for the Mohawk Hudson Folklife Festival. The festival...