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May 6: O’odham Pottery Demonstration

April 18, 2022 By //  by SFA Staff Leave a Comment

We're honored to present the O'odham Pottery Collective's demonstration of traditional pottery methods and foodways as part of the Pueblos del Maiz Fiesta in Tucson.   Friday, May 6, 10am-3pm San Xavier Co-op Farm 8100 Oidak Wog, Tucson, AZ, 85746 Free and open to the public   Join members of the O'odham Pottery Collective Reuben …

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May 5 lunch lecture: El Maíz en Sonora

April 18, 2022 By //  by SFA Staff Leave a Comment

SFA and Alianza para el Folclore y el Patriomonio Cultural del Norte join Pueblos del Maíz, a month-long celebration of the rich traditions of maíz across four UNESCO Cities of Gastronomy (Tucson, San Antonio, Merida, and Puebla). Presented by Tucson City of Gastronomy, the Tucson segment of the festival kicks off May 5-8.   SFA hosts a free …

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Support from The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation will help us grow transborder folklife initiatives

March 9, 2022 By //  by SFA Staff Leave a Comment

Southwest Folklife Alliance Receives $750,000 from The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation to support transborder folklife initiatives and capacity building We're thrilled to announce we've received a grant of $750,000 from The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation to support transborder folklife initiatives in Northern Mexico and Tucson, Arizona for the next …

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Big Jim Griffith

James “Big Jim” Griffith: July 30, 1935-December 18, 2021

January 14, 2022 By //  by SFA Staff Leave a Comment

It is with humility and sadness that we share our beloved teacher, elder, and Tucson Meet Yourself Folklife Festival co-founder, Dr. James S. “Big Jim” Griffith has transitioned from this earth. Big Jim passed quietly and peacefully at his home. His love for these lands and their cultures is a light that will continue to illuminate new ways to come …

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NEA Funds Tucson Meet Yourself 2022

January 12, 2022 By //  by SFA Staff Leave a Comment

We are thrilled to share that we've been awarded a $35,000 Grant for Arts Projects from the National Endowment for the Arts in support of our annual folklife festival, Tucson Meet Yourself.  To be included in the NEA's first round of awards for 2022 is an honor, and these funds monies will help us produce TMY 2022 and bring you three days of …

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Announcing the 2021 Master-Apprentice Artist Awardees

December 15, 2021 By //  by SFA Staff Leave a Comment

We are delighted to announce the SFA Master-Apprentice Artist Awardees for 2021! (Just in time.) This award program supports master traditional artists/culture bearers with $5,000 to work with emerging-artist mentees ($500) in a yearlong exchange to support the transmission of traditional cultural knowledge and practice. The first award program of …

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