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After working in the commercial realm, the Festival was a humbling reminder that arts and cultures are organic, with a life of their own.
My internship at Smithsonian Folkways convinced me that music was a powerful tool for understanding the people of the world.
It was eye-opening to hear the New Mexican wood carver find common ground with an Irish stone carver who worked on renovations at the White House.
At the Center for Folklife and Cultural Heritage, we have been thinking a lot about assessing the long-term impact of our work. How does the Center support community agency? How do we learn through reciprocal engagement?
This year’s American Folklore Society (AFS) conference was held in Santa Fe, New Mexico, during the first week of November.
As mascots go, a dead rat found in an alley on the way to the Metro train, slowly becoming flatter every day it was passed, might not seem very inspiring.
My experience in Peru is very limited, but I did catch a glimpse of the Andean country’s uncompromising verticality.
For the past two years, I have supervised the annual visitor survey for the Smithsonian Folklife Festival.
“Talk story” is an expression from Hawai’i that can be used as a noun or a verb, meaning “an informal chat” or “to chat informally.” The Smithsonian Center for Folklife and Cultural Heritage’s new online pub
Folklife Magazine explores how culture shapes our lives. We publish stories about music, food, craft, language, celebrations, activism, and the individuals and communities who sustain these traditions.