Program/Grant: Folk and Traditional Arts

Lee combines tradition, identity, and experimentation to bring the art of hanji to the Midwest and beyond.

Jetter works broadly across cultural genres to continue her family’s long legacy of promoting Black history and culture in a town where it’s otherwise dwindling.

Based in the Driftless region of Wisconsin, Buche shares her skills with students seeking new experiences and ancient wisdom.

Pieper Bloomquist breathes new life into the traditions of dalmålning and bonadsmålning, mixing contemporary stories with historic Swedish icongraphy.

The Bloomington-based director of IU’s African American Dance Company continues a long lineage of dance, community, and exploration.

Pachas’s traditional dances pass down indigenous values through stories about bridge building, Mother Earth, and even Lake Michigan.

Artists from around the U.S. and Mexico participate in the Mexican Folk Art Collective, sharing a variety of arts and crafts and inviting the local community to cross-cultural celebrations.

The Ann Arbor-based artist and scholar builds bridges between Filipino diasporic and indigenous communities through music.

This old-time music and dance festival is set in the chilly woods of northeast Minnesota. The weekend is a celebration of winter triumph, collective joy, and movement.

Constantine Maniakas has contributed his musical talent to Holy Trinity Greek Orthodox Cathedral for 50 years.