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Kentucky Folklife Program Debuts Legacy Project Zine Draft
The Kentucky Folklife Program is excited to share the draft zine that will accompany the ongoing Musical Legacy Project. This zine has been the project of Brielle Freeman, who is an undergraduate student at Western Kentucky University. The zine will focus on showing how the music scene of Southcentral Kentucky, and specifically gig culture, has…
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Kentucky Folklife Program Partners with Bosnian Community for Symposium
This past Saturday, the Kentucky Folklife Program was honored to partner with the Bosnian Community of Bowling Green, the Kentucky Museum, and the Department of Folk Studies and Anthropology for the Remembering Srebrenica Symposium. The symposium featured a history of the war presented by Arnela Zukic, followed by a screening of the Oscar-nominated film, “Quo…
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Kentucky Folklife Program to Co-Host Remembering Srebrenica Symposium
This Saturday July 10th Bowling Green’s Bosnian Community, along with WKU partners the Kentucky Folklife Program, Kentucky Museum, and Department of Folk Studies and Anthropology, will again be hosting the Remembering Srebrenica Symposium at the Auditorium at Jody Richards Hall/MMTH 166. Parking will be available at the Mimosa Lot, adjacent to Gary Ransdell Hall across Normal Street…
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Kentucky Folklife Program to Attend Split White Oak Basket Contest
Tomorrow, Saturday July 3rd, the Kentucky Folklife Program will be attending the Split White Oak Basket Contest at the Hart County Fair. The contest was founded by Dr. James Middleton, who invited KFP on a split white oak harvest trip this past May. Come join the fun as basketmakers and basket enthusiasts gather to share knowledge…
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Kentucky Folklife Program Interviews Musician Jane Pearl
On Wednesday June 19th, Brent Bjorman and Joel Chapman visited musician Jane Pearl at her home in Bowling Green, Kentucky. After living in England for nearly 20 years, Pearl has returned to Bowling Green to be the primary caregiver of her father’s estate, which includes the stone home he built on Chestnut Street where she…
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2021 Folklife Gathering Features Speakers Available for Viewing
Thank you for participating in the first virtual Kentucky Folklife Gathering! We hope you are still feeling as energized as we are by the innovative and impactful folklife work shared by our guest speakers and panelists. To keep the momentum going, here are a few ways you can stay connected with the Kentucky Folklife Network. …
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The Passing of a Basketmaking Great – Mark Childress
The Kentucky Folklife Program is saddened to share the news of the passing of Mark Childress on March 28, 2021. As a proud 7th generation legacy of Kentucky’s White Oak basketmaking Childress family, Mark was a prolific and inventive artist who touched everyone. Throughout his life, Mark remained the epitome of what it means to be a talented artist…
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Kentucky Folklife Vol. 3 Call for Proposals
We’re at it again, folks! We are now calling for proposals for our Spring 2021 issue of Kentucky Folklife, a multimedia digital publication that explores the broad scope of rich and complex cultural traditions across the Commonwealth. We are accepting proposals for articles, photo essays, documentary film & audio, interviews & oral histories, and performances that document Kentucky’s…
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Kentucky Folklife Program receives NEA grant to further statewide outreach project
The Kentucky Folklife Program, in the Department of Folk Studies and Anthropology at WKU, has been awarded $20,000 by the National Endowment for the Arts to further its Kentucky Folklife Network magazine project and continue its efforts to work with community scholars and others involved in community-based documentation to share their cultural research statewide. “It…
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Kentucky Folklife Gathering Registration Live!
We are just a month out from our virtual gathering to bring together folklorists and cultural workers around the state for two days of sharing ideas, inspiration, and practical advice. The event will feature five discussion panels and four key speakers over two days. The cost of registration is free. All you have to do…
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Folklife Gathering Now Virtual! New Date Announced
Folklife Gathering 2021 Are you a folklorist, community scholar, or cultural/arts worker in Kentucky? Do you want to connect with others across the state, get inspired, and learn how to take your community cultural initiatives to the next level, all for free and from the comfort of your favorite work-from-home chair? Mark your calendars for…
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