Oregon Folklife Network

Oregon Folklife Network We document, sustain, and promote Oregon’s folklife and cultural heritage!

08/11/2026

NOW ACCEPTING APPLICATIONS until Thursday, October 1, 2026 for our Traditional Arts Apprenticeship Program (TAAP).

The program offers folk and traditional artists (also known as culture keepers) a $3,500 stipend to teach their art form to apprentices from their same communities, Tribes, sacred or occupational groups. The stipend supports mentor artists in sharing their knowledge, skills and expertise with apprentices of great promise, empowering them to carry on and strengthen Oregon’s living cultural traditions.

To learn more, visit https://mnch.uoregon.edu/oregon-folklife-network

Watch this video of Alseny and Papa Yansane, a father son duo who received a TAAP award in 2023 to complete a Guinean Drumming project.

This is the LAST DAY TO GIVE. We are only 10 (!!) donations away from unlocking an additional $5,000 challenge gift. Hel...
07/31/2026

This is the LAST DAY TO GIVE. We are only 10 (!!) donations away from unlocking an additional $5,000 challenge gift. Help us cross the finish line and secure over $15,000 to support traditional art apprenticeships for culture bearers like Alseny and Papa Yansane, a father and son duo who practice making and playing Guinean drums in Eugene, Oregon.

https://mnch.uoregon.edu/give-oregon-folklife-network

Congratulations! We’ve met our first challenge gift of $10,000 – BUT WAIT! Our anonymous benefactor has offered another ...
07/29/2026

Congratulations! We’ve met our first challenge gift of $10,000 – BUT WAIT! Our anonymous benefactor has offered another $5,000 challenge gift! This gift unlocks after only 50 donations, at any amount. Your $$ directly supports traditional arts apprenticeships like Beth’Ann Gipson and Sarah Thompson Moore’s traditional basketry project.

This is the last week of giving, help us cross the finish line by Friday, July 31st. https://mnch.uoregon.edu/give-oregon-folklife-network

We have ALMOST unlocked $10,000 to support our Traditional Arts Apprenticeship Program! Give $5 today to support apprent...
07/23/2026

We have ALMOST unlocked $10,000 to support our Traditional Arts Apprenticeship Program! Give $5 today to support apprentices like Mariachi Musician Jason Villa (pictured). Jason worked alongside his esteemed mentor, Arturo Zavala, to hone his trumpeting skills and build confidence as a culture bearer of Mariachi traditions.

Visit this link to give: https://www.givecampus.com/campaigns/68690/donations/new?designation_id=7345121&utm_id=97758_v0_s00_e0_tv2_a1demo0jfodl4e&fbclid=IwZXh0bgNhZW0CMTAAYnJpZBExUEFGb0hRNEVCYlJ4cWlkUHNydGMGYXBwX2lkEDIyMjAzOTE3ODgyMDA4OTIAAR5OMasuco0TCkD24cP3RwkVa1V9epPog14o7qhGgFHSiXG-VkADjktzz0BS5Q_aem_pCAwiqgwbUuhCVN1W7pr-w

Your $5 helps Oregon Folklife Network keep traditional artforms alive. Help us unlock $10,000 to support artists like Pa...
07/17/2026

Your $5 helps Oregon Folklife Network keep traditional artforms alive. Help us unlock $10,000 to support artists like Palestinian Embroiderer, Feryal Abbasi-Ghnaim (pictured) whose mother and grandmother instilled in her as a life skill that carries the stories of their people and culture.

Visit this link to give: https://www.givecampus.com/campaigns/68690/donations/new?designation_id=7345121&

Be the thread between generations. Right now, your gift of $5 or more can unlock $10,000 to support traditional arts. He...
07/15/2026

Be the thread between generations. Right now, your gift of $5 or more can unlock $10,000 to support traditional arts. Help make an impact for culture bearers like Ukrainian Weaver Tetyana Horner (pictured) who pass on their traditions onto promising apprentices through our Traditional Arts Apprenticeship Program.

Give here! https://mnch.uoregon.edu/give-oregon-folklife-network

Traditional Arts VIRTUAL Documentary Film Screening PremiereWednesday, July 01, 6:30pm – 8:00pmBring your popcorn! Be th...
06/26/2026

Traditional Arts VIRTUAL Documentary Film Screening Premiere

Wednesday, July 01, 6:30pm – 8:00pm

Bring your popcorn! Be the first to watch short documentary videos summarizing Oregon Folklife Network’s 2025 Traditional Arts Apprenticeship projects. After each video, hear live reflections from the featured apprenticeship teams. This FREE film screening will happen virtually via ZOOM.

Register to attend the event here: https://uoregon.zoom.us/meeting/register/wMLjl8gnQpyM93XMK-dvFw #/registration

Featured Apprenticeship Teams: Steve Harris and Caitriona Harris (Vaquero Leatherwork), Feryal Abasi-Ghnaim and Jenan Bisharat (Palestinian Embroidery), Sweta Ravisankar and Arshia Rajeshnarayanan (Nattuvangam), Hossein Salehi and Benhamin Malihi (Persian Santoor).

OFN’s Traditional Arts Apprenticeship Program supports mentor traditional artists in sharing their knowledge, skills and expertise with apprentices of great promise who aim to carry on and strengthen Oregon’s living cultural traditions. Applications for the 2027 year will open on Monday, July 13th. If you are interested in applying, reach out to program coordinator Kait Glasswell at [email protected].

This program is made possible due to support from the National Endowment for the Arts and the Oregon Arts Commission.

Let's celebrate Folklorico Papalotl Portland. Artistic Director Kenya Marquez shares, "Ballet PAPALOTL 🦋ready for the Ca...
06/11/2026

Let's celebrate Folklorico Papalotl Portland. Artistic Director Kenya Marquez shares, "Ballet PAPALOTL 🦋ready for the Care and Starlight parade: this is the proof of our hard work as culture keepers, with quality and joy."

Let's celebrate Folklorico Papalotl Portland ... as Artistic Director Kenya Marquez shares, "Ballet PAPALOTL 🦋ready for ...
06/11/2026

Let's celebrate Folklorico Papalotl Portland ... as Artistic Director Kenya Marquez shares, "Ballet PAPALOTL 🦋ready for the Care and Starlight parade: this is the proof of our hard work as culture keepers, with quality and joy!"

We are two days away! Bring us through the finish line and help us meet our campaign goal of $10,000 by Friday, December...
12/17/2025

We are two days away! Bring us through the finish line and help us meet our campaign goal of $10,000 by Friday, December 19th.

This week, we are saying thank you to all donors with a special gift.

Give in any amount, and receive VIP access to OFN's upcoming virtual film premiere featuring short documentaries about our 2025 Traditional Arts Apprenticeship Program.

All Oregon Folklife Network Programming, including our cornerstone Traditional Arts Apprenticeship Program, is developed alongside our Culture Bearer Advisory Board (pictured). Your gift will continue to steward community-led programming and the board members who provide yearlong program direction. One board member, Sushmita, shares, “Oregon Folklife Network is a place of healing, of rest, of collaboration for culture keepers.”

Click the link in our description or use this link to give today: https://www.givecampus.com/campaigns/68690/donations/new?designation_id=7345121&

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