Folk Arts Program News Today

Flying kites is an international sport that draws thousands of competitors and spectators to competitions each year.

The holiday, which celebrates the Hindu New Year and the triumph of good over evil, falls on Nov. 12, 2023.

The Wyoming Arts Council (WAC) is excited to announce the upcoming airing of a short film, “A Responsibility to Pass It Along: Traditional Arts in Wyoming.”

MONSON — Five master canoe artisans were honored for their craft and skill and efforts to preserve traditions thousands of years old. Steve Cayard, birch bark canoe maker; Barry Dana, a member of the Penobscot nation and birch bark traditional artist; Rollin Thurlow and Jerry Stelmok, wood-canvas canoe makers; and Alexandra Conover Bennett, paddle maker and master Maine guide were each presented with Legislative Sentiments during Monson Arts and Cultural Resources’ “Canoe Land” at the M...

"The Japanese express their hopes for the new year with kakizome, the ritualized first calligraphy of the year," writes Melissa Dvozenja-Thomas.

CANTON — Growing up in the Adirondack foothill hamlet of Hopkinton, Varick A. Chittenden had a penchant for noticing things, fueled by his surroundings: the family’s general store, taking in