By Bradley Hanson, Director of Folklife – The Tennessee Arts Commission Folklife Program will host a public reception to mark the opening of its new exhibition celebrating the inaugural year of the Tennessee Traditional Arts Apprenticeship Program on Thursday, June 1 from 5:00 – 7:00 p.m. at the Tennessee Arts Commission Gallery. Artists from the program […]
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Tennessee Arts Commission seeks Traditional Arts Specialist
The Tennessee Arts Commission seeks a fulltime Traditional Arts Specialist. Under the supervision of the Director of Folklife, this position works to cultivate the arts for the benefit of all Tennesseans with a focus on sustaining and documenting Tennessee’s multiple heritages and traditional art forms. Specifically, the position manages grants, programming, research, and special projects […]
An Exhibit of the Tennessee Traditional Apprenticeship Program
Exhibit Opens May 19 through July 14. Artist reception is June 1, from 5:00 – 7:00 p.m. By Dr. Bradley Hanson and Dr. Dana Everts-Boehm – This exhibit presents photographs, videos and objects documenting the inaugural year of the Tennessee Traditional Arts Apprenticeship Program. The eight Master and Apprentice teams include fiddle maker Jean Horner […]
White Oak Basketmaking Team To Exhibit and Demonstrate at Dayton’s Scopes Festival
By Dr. Dana Everts-Boehm Master white oak basketmaker Sue Williams of Morrison and her apprentice Brenda Kucharski of Spring City have been invited to display and demonstrate their folk craft at the Scopes Festival in Dayton, Tennessee from 10:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. on Saturday, July 16, 2017. Williams and Kucharski will be demonstrating on […]
Folklife Master and Apprentice team to present concert of American Fiddle Tunes and Styles
By Dr. Bradley Hanson, Director of Folklife – Master fiddler and guitarist Jim Wood of Shelbyville and his apprentice Ben Ayers of Winchester will perform a concert of traditional American fiddle tunes at 7:00 p.m. Friday, May 5, 2017. The event will take place at McCrory Hall for the Performing Arts on the campus of […]
McMinnville Basketmakers Offer Public Demonstration
By Dane Everts-Boehm, Folklife Program Assistant – A master and apprentice team from the Tennessee Traditional Arts Apprenticeship Program will be demonstrating white oak basketmaking in McMinnville on March 14, 2017, from 8:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. Master white oak basketmaker Sue Williams of McMinnville, along with her apprentice Brenda Kucharski, have been invited to display […]