New York Folklore seeks a Guest Editor for the Spring/Summer 2024 and/or Fall/Winter 2024 volume of its signature publication, Voices: The Journal of New York Folklore. Published twice yearly (Spring/Summer and Fall/Winter), Voices is a peer-reviewed scholarly...
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Mohawk Hudson Folklife Festival 2022
The Mohawk Hudson Folklife Festival is BACK for its second year! Join is on Sunday, October 2nd for another year of artist demonstrations, musical performances and new this year - cooking lessons! The festival will begin at 11:00 am and end at 5:30 pm at the...
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...
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...
New York Folklore Adds New Staff and Board
Here we grow again! As we look towards new projects and programs for 2021 and in the future, New York Folklore is growing - with new leadership and members for the Board of Directors, and with the addition of several new staff members and partnerships.In partnership...
Gratitude
Gratitude. That is a difficult word to embrace this year, as we collectively battled a pandemic, a tumultuous election, and the loss of hundreds of thousands of lives – some of whom were friends, neighbors, and family. However, I would like to take this moment to...
Folk Arts Education in K-12 Educational Settings
Local Learning: The National Network for Folk Arts in Education has been doing innovative work in New York State through its annual Culture, Community and the Classroom workshops. The Culture, Community and the Classroom workshops take place over several days,...
New York Folklore Distributes Relief Funds for Artists Impacted by the COVID-19 Pandemic
New York Folklore is pleased to announce the disbursement of funds totaling $11,000.00 to benefit folk and traditional artists in New York State. These funds are made possible through the generosity of donors from throughout the United States, including support from...
Covid-19 Relief – Some Resources (This is a frequently edited post)
Are you affected by the loss of income from the shut-down caused by the COVID-19 pandemic? The following is a list of some resources that may help you in this troubling time. Thank you to those non-profit leaders who have compiled much of this information that I am...
NYSCA New York State Folk Arts Roundtable in Utica
This year’s NYSCA New York State Folk Arts Roundtable took place in Utica from April 3-5. The NYSCA New York State Folk Arts Roundtable is a professional development meeting and convening that draws the state’s folklorists and traditional arts professionals for three...
New York Folklore Opens Inaugural Exhibit
New York Folklore opened its exhibition gallery with an exhibition of ebru paintings by Hatice Erbas-Sorkunlu. Hatice Erbas-Sorkunlu is an ebru artist originally from Turkey, currently living in Buffalo. Hatice studied the traditional Turkish tile art of çini at...
New Staff for the New Year
As New York Folklore embarks on new projects and programs in 2019, I am pleased to welcome two new additions to our staff. Kira Born is not new to our organization, as she (along with Chibuikem Ajulu-Okeke) designed and wrote our new website....
Folkways and Waterways Grant Received
New York Folklore is pleased to announce the receipt of a $49,500.00 grant from the New York State Council on the Arts. Working in partnership with the Museum Association of New York, “Folkways and Waterways” examines the role of water as portrayed in and utilized by traditional arts and culture.
Welcome to Our New Website!
New York Folklore is excited to announce the launch of our brand new website! This website is part of a new look for New York Folklore, previously called the New York Folklore Society, and is just in time for our organization's 75th anniversary...