This Artist-Focused Culture, Community, and the Classroom special workshop (June 22) prepares folk and traditional artists to bring their artforms into k-12 educational spaces. Artists will develop or refine artist statements and portraits that introduce audiences to...
Join us on Sunday April 28th for a concert of North Indian Classical Music and Ghanaian Drumming. Over the past year teaching artists Veena Chandra, Devesh Chandra, and Zorkie Nelson have worked collaboratively with the Schenectady School District to bring folk music...
The 2-day Culture, Community, and the Classroom workshop (August 19 & 20) will include 12 CTLE hours of learning with instructors. All educators are welcome to register until space is filled. Additionally, 8 educators will have the opportunity to host a...
In collaboration with Local Learning: the National Network for Folk Arts Education, New York Folklore is offering a Arts Education Roundtable for Folk and traditional artists. By invitation only, this two day Roundtable will provide opportunities for networking,...
New York Folklore provides an annual professional development meeting for community folk arts practitioners to share best practices for working within and in partnership with communities. By invitation only, please contact New York Folklore if you are interested in...
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...
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...
The Culture, Community and the Classroom Showcase is a culminating event that provides opportunities to highlight the exciting programs that resulted from teacher/artist pairings in the k-12 classroom. Experience important local artforms and learn what happened when...
The Culture, Community and the Classroom Showcase is a culminating event that provides opportunities to highlight the exciting programs that resulted from teacher/artist pairings in the k-12 classroom. The event is free to the public and the museum will be open to...
A professional development convening for individuals working within the arena of folk and traditional arts and culture in New York and New Jersey, supported in part by funds from the New York State Council on the Arts through the NYS Legislature, and the New Jersey...
Local Learning’s 6th annual New York Culture, Community, and the Classroom workshop explores culturally responsive, engaged learning through local traditional arts. It introduces concepts of cultural identity and opportunities to practice ethnographic research skills...
Occupational culture contributes to sense of place, history, and aesthetics. This 6-hour interactive, hands-on workshop offers educators of all grade levels an opportunity to visit and practice documentation of vital local occupations and to connect their experiences...
In this workshop, middle- and high-school educators will learn how to teach using primary sources drawn from their local community. Primary sources from ethnographic and folklife collections go beyond historical documents and include photographs, recorded interviews,...
The Local Learning program celebrated throughout New York State is coming to Schenectady! Culture, Community and the Classroom applies in any subject area K-12. This professional learning experience explores culturally responsive, engaged learning through local...
An online discussion with Jordanian textile artists, Ishraq Zraikat and Kate Mitchell about NGO’s and Fair Trade. Support is provided by the New York State Council on the Arts, with support of the Governor and the New York State Legislature. Register here.