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We're happy to share this video from Honoring Traditions/Bridging Generations, an educational program offered by the Arizona State Museum celebrating traditional artists in the state. Funded by a grant from the National Endowment for the Arts, the program brought together master and emerging artists to learn from each other and to stimulate …

Join Southwest Folklife Alliance and VozFrontera for a special screening of youth videos on life in Ambos Nogales. Thursday, June 6, 2019 5:30-7:30 Pierson High School Auditorium 451 N. Arroyo Blvd., Nogales, AZ 85621 DocuNogales is a pilot project of VozFrontera, a program of SFA, making culture and heritage in the borderlands more …

Our program to boost cultural activities and bring opportunities to youth and artist in border communities, VozFrontera, got a splash of cultura cubana this spring with a visit from Nereida García-Ferraz, a mixed-media artist who splits her time between Miami and Havana, Cuba. Born in Havana in 1954, Nereida migrated to the United States in …

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 …

Hidden in Plain View a conversation about folklife with Dr. Maribel Alvarez A kickoff event for DocuNogales Youth Program April 4, 2019 5-7pm Santa Cruz Center, 2021 North Grand Ave. Nogales, AZ …

SFA is please to announce the publication of "Confianza en la Frontera: A Cultural Glimpse at the Nogales Produce Industry," by Nicholas Hartmann. The study looks at the produce industry in Nogales, Arizona, where generations of families have passed on knowledge and practices about transporting, storing, and marketing Mexican-grown vegetables in …