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Though I will forever be in love with the landscape, the best part of this adventure, by far, has been the people I’ve met along the way.
September 11, 2001, was catalytic in shifting how I thought about the impact of artists and the utility of artistic labor.
Doctors told my grandmother that her children were not to be taught to use sign language, that this would impair their cognitive function and prevent them from becoming “full” members of society.
As the public health crisis continued in 2021, Goucher College students documented the creativity they experienced in celebrations, meet-ups among friends and family, and rites of passage in their own lives.
Between July 20 and 22, 2021, AACI hosted the Craft Institution Consortium, where organizations discussed future collaborations with African American Makers.
In 1996, the Smithsonian hosted a free festival of Southern music, crafts, and dance held outdoors at Olympic Centennial Park.
Mexican and Black hip-hop culture live side by side in many Los Angeles neighborhoods, although sometimes our music gets along better than we do.
Hatfield, a small farming town in western Massachusetts, is known for the richness of both its soil and history.
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.