Bob Fulcher, Park Manager of the Justin P. Wilson Cumberland Trail State Park, has been awarded a National Heritage Fellowship, the nation’s highest honor in the folk and traditional arts. Fulcher has spent four decades engaged in folklife fieldwork and programming across the state. The award from the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) recognizes […]

From John Meyer, Museum of Appalachia – The Great Appalachian Fiddlers’ Convention is an opportunity for musicians across the region to compete for cash and bragging rights! This fun event will be held on Saturday, June 1st from 9am-5pm, rain or shine. Join us for a day filled with music, contests, cash prizes, jamming on […]

    From Ivan Schustak, South Arts – South Arts, a nonprofit regional arts organization, has announced the inaugural recipients of the In These Mountains: Folk & Traditional Arts Master Artist Fellowships. These nine folk and traditional artists, from throughout Central Appalachian counties of Kentucky, North Carolina, and Tennessee, will each receive an award of […]

JOB ANNOUNCEMENT: The Tennessee Arts Commission seeks a full-time Traditional Arts Specialist. Under the supervision of the Director of Folklife, this person will work to cultivate the arts for the benefit of all Tennesseans with a focus on sustaining and documenting Tennessee’s traditional art forms and artists, especially within underserved communities. The Traditional Arts Specialist […]