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Collection: Open Folklore Web Archive
Description: The mission of the Alaska Native Heritage Center is to share, perpetuate and preserve the unique Alaska Native culture, languages, traditions and values through celebration and education. The Center does this by promoting the arts and languages of these people through programs in school and at the Center that focus on the culture around these arts and languages. The Center also focuses on preserving the past as well as establishing a clear idea of the present culture of the people in this area.
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Subject: Art Education, Culture, Languages, Education , Folk Culture, Folk Museums, Indigenous Arts, Indigenous People
Collection: Open Folklore Web Archive
Description: The Center for Folklore Studies at the Ohio State University supports the learning, teaching, research, and outreach of folklorists and students of folklore. With participation from across the colleges of Arts and Humanities, Social and Behavioral Sciences, and Education and Human Ecology, the Center provides OSU folklorists with a network for cooperation and interdisciplinary dialogue.
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Subject: Post-Secondary Education, Folklore, Arts, Humanities, Social Sciences, Behavioral Sciences, Education , Human Ecology
Group: Folklore Academic Programs
Creator: The Ohio State University
Publisher: The Ohio State University
Type: Web Archive
Collection: Open Folklore Web Archive
Description: City Lore’s mission is to foster New York City – and America’s – living cultural heritage through education and public programs. They document, present, and advocate for New York City’s grassroots cultures to ensure their living legacy in stories and histories, places and traditions. They work in four cultural domains: urban folklore and history; preservation; arts education; and grassroots poetry traditions. In each of these realms, they see ourselves as furthering cultural equity and modeling a better world with projects as dynamic and diverse as New York City itself.
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Subject: New York, Heritage, Cultural studies, Urban Folklore, Urban History, Education , Traditions, Heritage, Preservation, Poetry
Creator: City Lore
Type: Web Archive
Collection: Open Folklore Web Archive
Description: The Kentucky Historical Society was formed in 1836 with the goal of preserving the history of the commonwealth. In 1838, it was chartered as the state society and began to collect items reflecting Kentucky’s history including printed materials and books. By the early 1950s, the Kentucky Historical Society became an agency of the Kentucky state government. The mission of the Kentucky Historical Society is to engage people in the exploration of the commonwealth’s heritage. The Society looks to accomplish this through educational programs, the continuation of their museum, and the preservation of items of Kentucky history.
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Subject: Kentucky, Historic Preservation, Governors, Historical museums, Education
Collection: Open Folklore Web Archive
Description: The Rose Center Council for the Arts is an organization that is based out of the Rose Center and focuses on folk artists and their works. This center used to be a school and has become the cultural center for Morristown and Hamblen County, Tennessee. The organization puts on a major festival entitled Mount Makins Festival, which focuses on folk arts such as painting, storytelling, and sewing. The Rose Center also houses galleries that feature local artists and folk artists and the exhibits include painting, photography, and student art.
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Subject: Folk Festivals, Education , Photography, Painting, Performing Arts Center, Storytelling, Folk Artists, Performing Arts Centers, City Centers, Dance
Collection: Open Folklore Web Archive
Description: The Hawaii State Foundation on Culture and the Arts look to preserve and highlight the culture of the islands of Hawaii. This foundation believes that the preservation of culture and history as well as access to the arts is a central tenant of the quality of life for the citizens of Hawaii. This is done through outreach programs, grants, and education programs in the communities of Hawaii.
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Subject: Education , State Foundation on Culture and the Arts (Hawaii), Art, Folk Art, Research Grants, Exhibitions
Collection: Open Folklore Web Archive
Description: The Wisconsin Folks site is a branch of the Wisconsin Arts Board that showcases folk artists throughout the state. The highlighted artists are members of traditional communities throughout Wisconsin and use their talents to showcase their heritage. The artists of the Wisconsin Folks come from different backgrounds including Greek, Chinese, Korean, Iraqi, Cuban, Ho Chunk, and other cultures that inhabit the state. This organization looks to showcase the talent of these artists and their cultures.
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Subject: Wisconsin Arts Board, Field Teaching, Education , Folk Art, Folk dance music--Wisconsin, Folk Artists
Collection: Open Folklore Web Archive
Description: The mission of Arkansas Heritage is to identify the heritage of Arkansas and the quality of life of the people of Arkansas by the discovery, presentation, and presentation of the state’s cultural, historical, and cultural resources. Arkansas Heritage looks to preserve the collective memory of all of the people of Arkansas and highlight the important dates and people behind the stories. This organization also looks to bring the natural resources of the region to the attention of others since it has a great impact and rich history on the Arkansas of today.
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Subject: Folklore, Natural Resources, Education , Government Departments, Folklife, Museums
Collection: Open Folklore Web Archive
Description: The mission of the Illinois Arts Council Agency is to build a strong, creative, and connected Illinois through the arts and they attempt to accomplish this through government means. The council is governed by up to twenty-one private citizens chosen by the governor for their commitment to the arts. The council provides programs, technical assistance, and ensures the responsible and impactful distribution of all funds. The Illinois Arts Council Agency also looks to support Illinois’ arts sector, advance arts education, foster creativity, and encourage working artists.
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Subject: Arts, Grants, Government Departments, Art Education, Education , Educational Endowments, Folk Dancers, Folk Music, Folk Artists
Collection: Open Folklore Web Archive
Description: The Wisconsin Arts Board has produced Wisconsin Folks as a portal to allow for the public to interact with the traditional artists of Wisconsin. The site features over seventy traditional and ethnic folk artists from all over Wisconsin to allow for the citizens of Wisconsin to learn about their art, cultural life, and discover links with cultural arts in their community. Through the site’s focus on the intersection of culture and art, it is possible to connect the students of Wisconsin with the ideas of cultural recognition and the production of folk art.
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Subject: Folk Art, Folk Artists, Wisconsin, Wisconsin Arts Board, Education , Art Education, Folk dance music
Collection: Open Folklore Web Archive
Description: The Arts Center of Cannon County looks to provide the arts to the under served population of 12,000 in Cannon County. This center uses the principles of self-sustainability, fiscal responsibility, and social entrepreneurship. The Center was established in 1980 and looks to educate the people of Cannon County through the visual and performing arts.
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Subject: Arts, Arts Center of Cannon County, Education , Performing Arts, Performing Arts Centers
Collection: Open Folklore Web Archive
Description: The mission of ChinaVine is to educate English speakers about China’s cultural heritage. To complete this mission, ChinaVine has created an interactive website to help bring the English speaking community information about the folk art of China as well as the evolving visual, dramatic, and fiber arts of the country. Another goal of ChinaVine is to preserve the folk art of the rural parts of this country since many young people are moving to the cities of China to further their education.
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Subject: Folk Art, Education , Architecture, Dance, Festivals, Culture, Religion, Fiber Art, Literature, Drama, Visual Arts
Collection: Open Folklore Web Archive
Description: This award-winning center was created by the Crandall Library’s Board of Trustees in 1993. The mission of the Folklife Center is to research and present the cultural traditions of the upper Hudson valley and southern Adirondacks of upstate New York through its research, documentation, special collections, public programs, gallery and educational services.
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Subject: Folklife, Galleries & museums--New York (State)--New York—2000, Art Galleries, Archives, Folklore, New York, Public Libraries, Education
Collection: Open Folklore Web Archive
Description: The California Traditional Music Society is an educational organization that supports, promotes and encourages participation in traditional arts of the diverse communities of southern California. The California Traditional Music Society attempts to accomplish these goals through festivals, concerts, and other events, public education and services to artists. The two major ways they achieve this is by holding Music in the Schools workshop series and a House Concert Series.
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Subject: Education , Folk Music, Folk Culture, Concerts, Music Festivals, Outreach Programs
Creator: California Traditional Music Society
Publisher: California Traditional Music Society
Type: Web Archive
Collection: Open Folklore Web Archive
Description: Talking Across the Lines is a folklife documentary consulting and production firm. This firm looks to tell the stories of minority groups and underrepresented groups that have not been represented in modern media. The oral histories they capture include ethnic groups from all over the southern United States as well as gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender stories.
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Subject: Oral Histories, Interviews, Folklore, Folk Art, Research, Ethnic Groups, Education , Folklife
Collection: Open Folklore Web Archive
Description: The mission of the Iowa Arts Council is to enrich the lives of Iowans through the arts as well as recognize that the arts are essential to the quality of life for the people of Iowa. The Arts Council accomplishes this goal by offering scholarships, awards, and grants to artists that come from or live in the state of Iowa.
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Subject: Iowa, Folk Art, Arts, Education , Educational Endowments, Art--Awards
Collection: Open Folklore Web Archive
Description: The Jubilee Community Arts seeks to preserve and present the traditional arts of the Southern Appalachians. The organizations defined mission is “to promote, preserve and present the performing arts of the Southern region and to nurture the cultural milieu responsible for the birth and evolution of these and related art forms”.
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Subject: Archives, Research, Radio, Folk Festivals, Education , Folk Art Museums, Folk Art, Concerts, Concert Halls
Collection: Open Folklore Web Archive
Description: Local Learning began as the National Task Force for Folk Arts in Education during a 1993 national roundtable at the National Endowment for the Arts. Today, it is a loose network of hundreds of people interested in engaging young people with their own traditional culture and with the local culture and folklore of their families, regions, and the larger world. Local Learning is an organization comprising folk cultural specialists, folk artists, and educators, who have developed Folk Arts in Education (FAIE) programs in a wide variety of educational venues.
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Subject: Folk Art, Folklore, Education , Folklorists, Oral Histories, Music, Dance, Cultural Conservation, Traditions, Popular Cutlure
Creator: National Task Force for Folk Arts in Education
Publisher: National Task Force for Folk Arts in Education
Type: Web Archive
Collection: Open Folklore Web Archive
Description: Long Island Traditions documents the culture and folk around the Long Island area. This group, in part, focuses on the local architecture that surrounds the area including bay houses, garden apartments, and farm buildings. Since Long Island has a disappearing maritime and farming culture, the Long Island Traditions is looking to preserve the traditions of this culture. Since Long Island has a wealth of diverse ethnic cultures they support major cultural activities including Irish stepdance, African American quilting, and Jewish klezmer music. By employing field interviews and oral histories, Long Island Traditions looks to preserve the cultural heritage of the people of the Island as well as break down boundaries between existing groups.
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Subject: Oral Histories, Folk Art, Historic Preservation, Ethnic Groups, Traditions, Education , Folk Artists, Architectural History
Creator: Long Island Traditions
Type: Web Archive
Collection: Open Folklore Web Archive
Description: The Massachusetts Cultural Council is a group that looks to provide monetary and educational guidance to artists in the Massachusetts area. This is done through multiple grants including artists fellowships, local cultural events, and the Artist Space.
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Subject: Massachusetts, Culture, Art, Education , Folk Arts
Collection: Open Folklore Web Archive
Description: The Missouri History Museum wants to deepen the understanding of past choices, present circumstances, and future possibilities of Missouri. The history museum looks to help foster the bonds of community and facilitate solutions to common problems. The Missouri History Museum adopted six core values in 2001: civil society, empathy, inspiration, integrity, remembrance, and stewardship. The Missouri History Museum also looks to use exhibits to display the past of Missouri.
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Subject: Missouri, Historical museums, Exhibits, Education
Collection: Open Folklore Web Archive
Description: The Pacific Northwest is composed of a rich mix of heritage and traditions and the traditional arts of the cultures that inhabit this area. Northwest Heritage Resources goal is to focus on the cultures of this area and encourage the utilization of their tools to bring attention to the people of the region. This website includes a searchable database of traditional artists from Washington State and a useful educational tool for learning about Washington cultural traditions. The Northwest Heritage Resource website provides audio heritage tours of the Washington State region and there is also a calendar that lists the Heritage events happening in the Northwest.
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Subject: Folklife, Folk Art, Heritage Tourism, Education , Storytellers, Oral Tradition
Collection: Open Folklore Web Archive
Description: The Philadelphia Folksong Society is dedicated to serving the past, promoting the present and securing the future of folk music and related forms of expression through education, presentation, and participation. This organization was founded in 1957 and offers programs of presentation, engagement, and education throughout Greater Philadelphia and the nation. Many of these programs are focused on the present of folk music and the education around it. Philadelphia Folksong Society promotes and stages the following festivals of note: The Philadelphia Folk Festival, Fall Fling, Spring Thing, and Cabin Fever Festival.
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Subject: Folk Music, Folk Festivals, Education , Music Education, Music Festivals
Creator: Philadelphia Folksong Society
Publisher: Philadelphia Folksong Society
Language: English
Type: Web Archive
Collection: Open Folklore Web Archive
Description: The Sealaska Heritage Institute is a regional Native American organization founded for the Tlingit, Haida and Tsimshian people of Southeast Alaska. This institute administers Sealaska Corporation’s cultural and educational programs. The mission of the Institute is to perpetuate and enhance Tlingit, Haida, and Tsimshian cultures. They do this through art programs, educational programs, and language and culture workshops. The Institute also produces publications that relate to Native Alaskan cultures, languages, and historical events. The Sealaska Heritage Institute holds rare items and books that are representative of the history of the native peoples of Southeast Alaska.
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Subject: Native American, Native American Association, Tlingit Indians, Haida Indians, Tsimshian Indians, Folk Art, Folklife, Folklife Archives, Education , Publications, Folklore
Collection: Open Folklore Web Archive
Description: The North Dakota Council for the Arts looks to preserve, promote, and perpetuate the art of North Dakota. This council intends to promote these endeavors by deepening citizens’ art and cultural engagement as well as enable community grass-roots projects focusing on art as a reflection of North Dakota culture. North Dakota Council on the Arts also looks to expand education in the K-12 sector and give citizens a greater understanding of art by encouraging artists’ creative expression and recognize artists as an essential educational tool in the classroom and outside of it.
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Subject: Legislative Bodies, Folklore, Folk Art, Public Art, Proposals, Teaching, Education
Collection: Open Folklore Web Archive
Description: The Tuckerton Seaport looks to preserve, present and interpret the rich maritime history, artistry, heritage and environment of the Jersey short and the unique contributions of its baymen. The Tuckerton Seport has evolved into a maritime village located along the historic Tuckerton Creek in Tuckerton, New Jersey. This 40-acre site includes historic and recreated buildings connected by a boardwalk, a maritime forest and wetlands nature trail. The Tuckerton Seport looks to expand education on the Tuckerton Seaport by providing exhibits about the past of this place, folk art education programs, and looks to expand awareness about the folklife of the area with the Jersey Shore Folklife Center.
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Subject: Folklife, New Jersey, Tuckerton Seaport (Tuckerton, N.J.), Museums, Learning Activities, Education , Folk Festivals
Creator: Tuckerton Seaport and Bayman's Museum
Publisher: Tuckerton Seaport and Bayman's Museum
Type: Web Archive
Collection: Open Folklore Web Archive
Description: Founded in 1984, The Vermont Folklife Center is dedicated to preserving and presenting the cultural traditions of Vermont and the surrounding region. The Center attempts to do this through ongoing field research, exhibits, media, and educational projects to bring recognition to the skills, talents, and traditions of Vermonters, past and present. The Center has made a major breakthrough with one area: the preservation of spoken word and have an archive that comprises over 4,500 taped interviews in order to help preserve the traditions that make Vermont unique.
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Subject: Folklife, Vermont Folklife Center, Digital Archives, Education , Vermont, Exhibitions
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