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Culture Keepers: Honoring Over a Decade of Master–Apprentice Artist Awardees
February 28 @ 1:00 pm – 4:00 pm
Join us as over a decade of Master and Apprentice Artist Awardees come together for this special award ceremony. Enjoy live, unplugged performances beginning at 1pm. Families, the public, and friends of the festival are warmly invited to attend.
The Master–Apprentice Artist Award recognizes traditional artists living in Arizona who are passing on art, culture, and heritage practices to apprentices within their communities. This award is made possible in part by the National Endowment for the Arts and the Arizona Commission on the Arts.
For more information about the event please contact Denise Uyehara at duyehara@arizona.edu. For more information on the program please visit https://southwestfolklife.org/new-master-apprentice-awardees/.
This event is free and open to members of Friends of the Festival and the public. Limited space. RSVP early!
RSVP required to attend. Respond by Feb 15, 2026.
To RSVP please reply via our RSVP form.
Programming is part of Southwest Folklife Alliance’s Artist Support program. For more information about SFA’s Artist Support program please reach out to info@southwestfolklife.org.
Location: YWCA Frances McClelland Community Center: 525 N. Bonita Ave, Tucson, AZ 85745
Free parking and admission.