A capoeirista, a Navajo weaver, a horse hair and agave fiber rope maker, a mariachi folk violinist, a steel pan craftsman, a paper flower maker, an O’odham silversmith, an ancestral foodways chef, glass blower, and a folk musician are the 2020 recipients of the annual Southwest Folklife Alliance (SFA) Master-Apprentice Award. The recipients were nominated … Read more
Our annual Master-Apprentice Artist Award recognizes and supports artists working in traditional or heritage forms who are passing on their knowledge to an apprentice or apprentices. We are currently seeking nominations of master traditional artists and apprentices in Arizona for the 2020 award. Artists/tradition bearers receive t $2,500; apprentices receive $500. Artists may self nominate … Read more
A Navajo bead worker, a percussionist, a violinist, a blacksmith, a mariachi vocalist, a Navajo tapestry artist, a Mexican folk harpist, a capoeirista, a ceramic artist, and an adobe brick maker are the 2019 recipients of the annual Southwest Folklife Alliance (SFA) Master-Apprentice Award. The recipients were nominated by community members and selected by a … Read more
We’re launching our fifth year of the Master-Apprentice Award program in support of master traditional artists and apprentices in Arizona. This year we’re making 10 awards to pairs of Arizona based artists/tradition bearers: at $2,500 for the Master along with $500 to an emerging artist/tradition bearer engaged in learning and transmission of traditional knowledge. Nominate … Read more