Workshops & Training

What We Offer

New York Folklore provides topical workshops, convenings, and training opportunities, both in-person and virtually. These include focused gatherings of artists and community representatives and professional development workshops such as Business 101 for Folk and Traditional Artists and Creatives. Training is developed through New York Folklore initiatives but also in response to requests from New York’s cultural communities.

Ongoing training includes the annual New York State Folk Arts Roundtable, developed in partnership with the New York State Council on the Arts; the Critical Folklife Forum, an topical online discussion program; and the New York State Folk Arts Internship program that provides funding support for graduate students and early career professionals in the field of folk and traditional arts and culture.  Other opportunities are developed in response to community requests.  Please contact us for further information.

Join Us At The Next Training

Community Documentation Workshop

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: oral history interviewing, basic videography using DSLR cameras, synthesizing interview content, and crafting narratives for video or podcast.

Lunch will be provided.  This workshop is free, made possible through a grant from the Ralph C. Wilson, Jr. Foundation.

To Register:  Email New York Folklore at info@nyfolklore.org. Registration is limited

Upcoming Trainings & Workshops

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Workshop: Democratizing the (folk) Arts Nonprofit Workplace February 2016

This was a recorded workshop held in Brooklyn, NY, on February 28, 2016 with panelists Andy Kolovos (Vermont Folklife Center), Selina Morales (Philadelphia Folklore Project), Lisa Rathje (Local Learning: The National Network for Folk Arts in Education), Cooperative Developer and Strategist Joe Rinehart, and UAW Local 2110 President Maida Rosenstein.