We so pleased that Lauren Willette has joined our team at Arkansas Folk and Traditional Arts this summer. Lauren Willette is a doctoral student in the Heritage Studies program at Arkansas State University. She began an internship with AFTA in May and is focusing her time with us on a project she’s developed titled “Coronavirus Pandemic Response: Gardening and Food Production Resourcefulness in Arkansas.”
Contribute to the Quilt Index at Matrix: Center for Digital Humanities and Social Sciences, Michigan State University.
The University Libraries’ Special Collections division and Arkansas Folk and Traditional Arts seek to preserve the personal COVID-19 experiences of University of Arkansas students, faculty and staff. Stories can be submitted online.
Arkansas Folk and Traditional Arts remains open, but we are working remotely and unable to conduct in-person fieldwork or event/site visits at this time. Please continue to feel free to call and email. In the meantime, several resources are listed below.
Nominations are now open for the 2020 Arkansas Arts Council Arkansas Living Treasure Award. Artists skilled in a traditional craft are eligible for nomination.
The Hot Springs Kinfolk Folk Fest will be held on Friday, June 7th, 2019. Festivities begin at noon at 1003 Park Avenue. The event is free to attend but donations are accepted to benefit the Hot Springs Area Cultural Alliance and Park Avenue Community Association.
