Young Traditions: Meet the Next Generation of Culture Bearers
February 21 - April 23
Free
When we consider the folk arts that infuse our lives, images of community elders, wizened in years are often conjured. Every master tradition bearer, was once a young and passionate novice. The essence of folk arts is the transmission of expressive culture between community members, often from generation to generation.
In this exhibit you will meet just a handful of the young people who are part of the active process which secures the continuation of tradition. New York Folklore is proud to support this cohort and many others through programming, trainings, and grant writing.
The exhibit can viewed whenever the New York Folklore Shop and Gallery are open. New York Folklore is located at 129 Jay Street, Schenectady, on the Jay Street Marketplace pedestrian mall. The Gallery is open Tuesday through Saturday, 10AM to 3:30PM, and Sundays 10AM to 2PM (April- December). Please call 518-346-7008, email NYF at info@nyfolklore.org, or visit our web site, www.nyfolklore.org for additional information.
Parking in downtown Schenectady is free on Sunday, and there is ample parking both in convenient LAZ lots, and on the street.
Funding is provided for this exhibit by the New York State Council on the Arts with the support of the Office of the Governor and the New York State Legislature and Schenectady County Initiative Program.