Join New York Folklore for Art Night in Schenectady! This event is free and open to the public. New York Folklore will host Oksana Zakhariia, who will demonstrate pysanky eggs, often called "Ukrainian Easter Eggs," pysanky is a tradition practiced across Eastern...
As part of Downtown Schenectady's Art Night for November, New York Folklore will host a live painting demonstration by Zhong Hua Lu. His current exhibit, Yellow Mountain Journey, depicts the region of China through the medium of Chinese brush painting. We invite you...
Observe cultural food demonstrations led by locals sharing recipes brought to Hudson from around the world, and enjoy a taste! This month, Sonia Cintron will show us how to cook Puerto Rican arroz con gandules (rice with pigeon peas) and Wendy Kanel will demonstrate...
Observe cultural food demonstrations led by locals sharing recipes brought to Hudson from around the world, and enjoy a taste! This month, Sonia Cintron will show us how to cook Puerto Rican arroz con gandules (rice with pigeon peas) and Wendy Kanel will demonstrate...
New York Folklore will have an ongoing demonstration by Efthimios (Altin) Stoja, outside of the New York Folklore gallery at 129 Jay Street. Altin trained in the Byzantine/ Macedonian style of iconography under master artist Tsuni Spilio in Nea Makri, Greece, before...
Monica and Lenin are artists and asylees from Ecuador, the cities of Ambato and Quito respectively, both are of Quechuan heritage (indigenous community of South America). Lenin is a master craftsman of leather and metals like silver and copper, his education began as...
Join us for this informative webinar to explore thorny issues around collections, archives, and the stewardship of folklife materials. What are the best practices for ethnographers and folklorists who are working in partnership with communities? What is shared...
New York Folklore is excited to continue its partnership with the Hudson Library to present a Chestnut Roast at Oakdale Beach. Join Arthur’s Point Farm Manager, Emerson Martin, to learn all about the ecology and use of chestnut trees while enjoying a toasty treat of...
Join us for this informative webinar to learn about legal issues around intellectual property rights for the folk and traditional artist or cultural worker. How does one protect artists’ rights when recording live music? Who owns the rights to ethnographic...
Join us on September 14th from 4:00 - 6:00 for a reception for "Hattitude! The Hats of Louise Hughes Rolling" with curator, Vicie Rolling. The daughter of the millener, Louise Hughes Rolling, Vicie will give a presentation on her mother and her mother's work as a...
Observe cultural food demonstrations led by locals sharing recipes brought to Hudson from around the world, and enjoy a taste! In August, Paulette Clark will show us how to make Jamaican Curry Chicken. No registration required. All are welcome. This program is a...
Each Sunday, the Schenectady Green Market will feature an artist or arts activity as part of the New York State Council on the Arts funded series “Art in Bloom.” The program aims to foster participation in the arts and to add to a sense of community. Art in Bloom will...
On May 24th at 6pm María Romero of Casa Latina will demonstrate Pupusas, originally from El Salvador, María has been a resident of Hudson for the last 20 years. She started cooking and making pupusas (thick corn tortillas that can be stuffed with various fillings,...
On April 26th at 6 pm Pamela Badila will demonstrate Mikate, a Congolese dessert, also known as puff-puff in western Africa. These beignets come with mango sauce and mint leaves. Contrary to New Orleans beignets, the Mikate are made with just flour and sugar and...
THIS EVENT HAS BEEN CANCELLED. PLEASE CONTACT US FOR FUTURE OPPORTUNITIES Betty Fikes Pillsbury, award winning quilter and historian of the Crazy Quilt - a late 1800’s American fad – will be the presenter at a March 25, 2023 Crazy Quilt Trunk Show at New York...