Calling all Central New York Educators! CNY Teaching Artist Conference 2024 will be held on October 24 - 25, 2024 in Syracuse, NY. Registration is now open! This conference offers a unique professional development experience for teaching artists, arts educators,...
This documentation workshop will equip grassroots organizations in our region with the skills and perspectives to document and present their cultural traditions and histories from their own points of view. Come learn the basics of community documentation, including:...
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. In 2024, Local Learning partnered with the Mid-Hudson Teachers...
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...