Virtual Conversations about End of Life Now Available
April 13, 2023
In January and February of 2023, in partnership with the Arizona State Museum, we hosted a series of online panel discussions around end-of-life themes. These programs complemented the exhibit, “Walking Each Other Home: Cultural Practices at End of Life,” which ran from September 2022 through February 2023 at the museum. The panel series was supported
Support Loom Market on April 4, AZ Gives Day
March 30, 2023
Tuesday, April 4 is Arizona Gives Day and we’re thrilled to be asking for support for Loom Market, a new platform for traditional artists to sell their work! What is Loom Market? Loom.Market arose out of the pandemic, in response traditional artists who expressed a need for a virtual space to sell their artwork, expand
Celebrate Thriving Folklife in the ’05 on April 1
March 30, 2023
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 that
Seeking Nominations of Traditional Artists and Culture Bearers for Annual Master-Apprentice Artist Award
March 22, 2023
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 artist—engaged in
Announcing the 2022 Master-Apprentice Artist Awardees
December 7, 2022
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, and competitive process. View
Culture & Climate in Community: Call for Pitches & Participants
November 17, 2022
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 intergenerational climate justice? How does documenting and facing loss help
Life and Death Matters on Nov. 19
November 17, 2022
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 Museum SCHEDULE:
Listen to Audio Stories of End-of-Life Caregivers
September 10, 2022
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” and celebrate the work of caregivers,
Exhibit on Cultural Practices at End-of-Life Sept. 10-Feb. 25
August 10, 2022
Walking Each Other Home: Cultural Practices at End of Life An exhibit at the Arizona State Museum September 10, 2022 – February 25, 2023 At once solo and communal, death, dying, mourning, and honoring are part of the circle of life. What makes this universal experience unique are the cultural practices, values, and beliefs that
La Doce Space Activation July 16
July 6, 2022
La Doce Space Activation Celebrates Culture and Neighborhood Pride on Tucson’s South Side Saturday, July 16, 6-9pm Parking lot of Vida Nueva Community Center, 5245 S. 12th Ave Tucson, AZ The Southwest Folklife Alliance (SFA) in partnership with Regeneración announces “La Doce Space Activation,” a public event July 16, from 6 to 9 pm in
Announcing the Catalyst for Change Fellowship
May 18, 2022
We are thrilled to announce the open call for applications for the 2022 Catalyst for Change (CFC) Fellowship program, in collaboration with National Association of Latino Arts and Cultures (NALAC). The Fellowship is made possible with significant support from the Surdna Foundation Thriving Cultures Program and focuses on radical imagination as a key component of
May 6: O’odham Pottery Demonstration
April 18, 2022
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