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...
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,...
On Saturday, November 16th at 11 am Anping will present an introduction to traditional Chinese brush painting. Topics will include: history, philosophy, composition, elements, and popular subjects. He will demonstrate how to use bush, ink, and paint and teach some...
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:...
Nikolayev is a performance of music composed by members of the Charitonow family, who lived in the Russian Empire town of Nikolayev at the end of the 19th century. Avraham and his two sons, Aharon and Sholom, were renowned musicians, as well as kosher butchers in...
Celebrate the Arab community and families from the Middle East and North Africa (MENA), connecting the past with the present and over a 100 years of immigration from the Arab world. The event will feature cultural art, music, and food made local families who...
As part of Downtown Schenectady's Art Night for October, New York Folklore will hold an opening reception for "Yellow Mountain Journey," a study of Zhong Hua Lu's journey in the Yellow Mountain region of China through the medium of Chinese brush painting. We invite...
Zhong-Hua Lu is a recipient of an Individual Artist Grant from the New York State Council on the Arts. This grant funded the creation of a 1000-foot scroll based on the artist's trip to the Yellow Mountains (Huang Shan) of Anhui Province in China. You can read more...
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...
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...
In 2024, New York Folklore will celebrate its 80th Anniversary. We invite you to view our fall exhibit which will celebrate the past, present, and future of our organization. This exhibit is in conjunction with out 80th Birthday Bash which take place September 21st at...
Inspired by the Ghanaian Pan African Orchestra, Schenectady's Pan African Youth Orchestra is led by master drummer, Zorkie Nelson, one of the original members of the original Ghanaian Pan African Orchestra. Instruments are traditional to African music, including the...