This year's festival is an in-person scaled-back event … because Culture and Community Are Resilient TUCSON, AZ –The 48th Annual Tucson Meet Yourself (TMY) Folklife Festival returns to downtown Tucson, allowing the public to reconnect with its diverse and distinct cultures. As always, innovation and adaptation are emblematic of shifting …
Audio Stories of End-of-Life Caregivers: Record and Share Your Story
Are you or is someone you know an end-of-life caregiver? Listen to, record, and share their story. End-of-life (EOL) care is tender and important work, but too often end-of-life caregivers go unseen and unheard. This project seeks to change that. How to Participate: REVIEW and download our EOL Caregiver Audio Stories How-to Guides …
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Nominate a Traditional Artist or Culture Bearer for our Master-Apprentice Artist Award by July 1
Nominations for our annual Master-Apprentice Artist Award are now open! NOMINATION DEADLINE EXTENDED: July 1, 2021 These awards provide direct support for master traditional artists living in Arizona to pass on art, culture, and heritage practices to apprentice learners through the annual SFA Master-Apprentice Award. The award is made …
Support Our Emergency Relief Fund for Traditional Artists and Culture Bearers
To date, thanks to individual and institutional donations, our Traditional Artist and Culture Bearers Emergency Relief Fund has assisted 83 people with $500 each, totaling $43,500 in direct assistance to artists hardest hit by Covid. Many traditional artists and culture bearers in communities across Arizona and the Southwest have lost not only …