Join us to celebrate the release of our report, “Thriving Folklife: Tucson’s Past, Present & Future” Saturday April 1st 3-6pm Barrio Blue Moon Garden 1501 N. Oracle Rd., Tucson, AZ Food from Taco Rustico and refreshments will be provided thanks to Ward 3. Southwest Folklife Alliance (SFA) was one of many partners …
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Seeking Nominations of Traditional Artists and Culture Bearers for Annual Master-Apprentice Artist Award
It's that time of year again. We've opened up nominations for our annual Master-Apprentice Artist Award. Now in its seventh year, this award supports Arizona-based traditional artists and culture bearers in passing on their artforms to apprentices. This year SFA will make 10 awards—$5,000 for the Master artist and $500 to the emerging …
Announcing the 2022 Master-Apprentice Artist Awardees
We're thrilled to announce the 10 artists and their apprentices who will receive this year's Master-Apprentice Artist Awards. The recipients were nominated by community members and selected by a panel of cultural leaders and peers. SFA provided assistance to nominees and applicants virtually during the application process, to ensure an equitable, …
Culture & Climate in Community: Call for Pitches & Participants
We’re building a cadre of community storytellers, journalists, documentarians, ethnographers, and artist-researchers to dive deep into the intersections of folklife and the climate crisis and produce stories for BorderLore, our monthly journal of culture & heritage. How might stories from the US-Mexico borderlands contribute to …
Life and Death Matters on Nov. 19
We're pleased to partner with the Arizona State Museum on a day of public programming in conjunction with "Walking Each Other Home: Cultural Traditions at End of Life," an exhibit inside the museum presenting our work over the past decade with communities and individuals around end-of-life traditions Saturday, Nov. 19 10am-1pm Arizona State …
Listen to Audio Stories of End-of-Life Caregivers
In 2020-2021, we paired five ethnographers with five end-of-life, home caregivers to observe, document, and record their stories and knowledge. Conversations between caregivers and ethnographers took place during the pandemic, over Zoom and later in person. The pairs created meaningful relationships, and their conversations not only help us “see” …