IllinoisCAPE, Chicago Arts Partnerships in Education connects teachers and schools with artists and artistic resources, including folk arts and artists. Contact: 954 W. Washington, 5th Floor, Chicago, IL 60607, 312/870-6140, cape@capeweb.org. Chicago History Museum offers education resources and programs. Contact: 1601 N. Clark St., Chicago, IL 60614, 312/642-4600. Company of Folk serves Illinois and Indiana and offers fieldwork, education projects, collaborations, and aid in grant writing. Great Chicago Fire: The Web of Memory provides compelling stories and models for student fieldwork. Illinois Arts Council offers support for folk arts. Old Town School of Folk Music holds a wide array of classes and concerts. Contact: 4544 N. Lincoln Ave., Chicago, IL 60625, 773/751-3323. Urban Gateways: Center for Arts Education provides in-school arts residencies, after-school, and summer programs. Contact: 200 W. Jackson Blvd., Suite 300, Chicago, IL 60606, 312/922-0440, info@urbangateways.org. IowaIowa Arts Council Folklife Program offers multimedia resources for teachers and students, including the award-winning curriculum guides Iowa Folklife: Our People, Communities, and Traditions and Iowa Folklife, Vol. 2, audio portraits in Iowa Roots, Iowa Place-Based Foods, and a roster of traditional artists to teach residencies. Contact: Riki Saltzman, 600 E Locust, Des Moines, IA 50319, 515/242-6195, Riki.Saltzman@iowa.gov.
IndianaCrafting Sound: Indiana Instrument Makers is the web site for an exhibit profiling several instrument builders through the lenses of aesthetics, community, tradition, and creativity. Heritage Education Resources, Inc., specializes in curriculum development, teacher training on integrating folklife across required curricula, and classroom presentations for grades K-12. Contact Jan Rosenberg, 1061 Knollwood Cir., Bloomington, IN 47401, 812/339-2180, janrosenberg@att.net. Indiana Arts Commission is a partner for "Traditional Arts Indiana." Contact: 100 N. Senate Ave., Room N505, Indianapolis, IN 46204, 317/232-1268, IndianaArtsCommission@iac.in.gov. Indiana University Department of Folklore and Ethnomusicology is a leading center for the study of traditional culture and expressive forms. Contact: 504 N. Fess, Bloomington, IN 47408, 812/855-1027, folkethn@indiana.edu. Traditional Arts Indiana is a partnership of IU's Folklore and Ethnomusicology Department and the Indiana Arts Commission to document, promote, and present Indiana's traditional arts and artists. Services include support for K-12 educators. Contact: Jon Kay, 504 N. Fess Ave., Bloomington, IN 47408, 812/855-0418, tradarts@indiana.edu. MichiganCHICO, Cultural Heritage Initiative for Community Outreach is a web site hosting online exhibits, audio/video recordings, and photographs of expressions of cultural heritage. Michigan Council for Arts and Cultural Affairs. Contact: 702 W. Kalamazoo, Lansing, MI 48909, 517/241-4011, artsinfo@michigan.gov. Michigan State University Museum's Michigan Traditional Arts Program produces education materials for schools and community programs. Go to their online store to order educational publications, including the 4-H FOLKPATTERNS guides and Folk Arts in Education: A Resource Handbook, Vol. II. Contact: MSU Museum, East Lansing, MI 48824, 517/355-2370.
MissouriMissouri Arts Council is a partner for the Missouri Folk Arts Program. Contact: 815 Olive St., Suite 16, St. Louis, MO 63101, 314/ 340-6845, moarts@ded.mo.gov. Missouri Folk Arts Program, is a program of the Museum of Art and Archaeology at the University of Missouri and the Missouri Arts Council, offering funding, residencies, and the curriculum guide Show-Me Traditions, winner of the 2011 AFS Folklore and Education Section Dorothy Howard Prize. Contact: Lisa Higgins, 21 Parker Hall, University of Missouri, Columbia, MO 65211, 573/882-6296, HigginsLL@missouri.edu. OhioCityfolk runs a jazz education initiative and concerts year round. Contact: 126 N. Main St., Suite 220, Dayton, OH 45402, 937/223-3655, cityfolk@dayton.net. Kwanzaa Playground provides visual art and other activities related Kwanzaa history. Ohio Arts Council has a part-time folk arts coordinator who is also the arts education coordinator. Contact: Jeff Hooper, 727 E. Main St., Columbus, OH 43205, 614/466-2613, jeff.hooper@oac.state.oh.us. Ohio Traditions is produced by Cityfolk and the Ohio Arts Council to profile traditional artists, report on folk arts activities statewide, and publicize funding opportunities for folk artists and young people who want to develop skills in the folk arts. TexasDocumentary Arts produces books for young people, education guides, and the NEA National Heritage Fellowships DVD-Rom, including The Masters of Traditional Arts Education Guide (order for free at http://www.nea.gov/honors/heritage). Contact: Alan Govenar, P.O. Box 140244, Dallas, TX 75214, alan@docarts.com. Texas Commission on the Arts does not have a folk arts coordinator. Contact: 920 Colorado, Suite 501, Austin, TX 78701, 512/463-5535. Texas Folklife Resources hosts exhibits, touring programs, concerts, and school residencies such as Pow Wow in the Schools. Contact: 1317 S. Congress Ave., Austin, TX 78704, 512/441-9255, tfr@io.com. WisconsinCenter for the Study of Upper Midwestern Culture supports education projects and the "Teachers of Local Culture" network. See "How We Did It" in the Hmong Cultural Tour to find free downloads of Teacher's Guide to Local Culture and Kids' Field Guide to Local Culture. Wisconsin Arts Board has a strong folk arts in education program. Contact: Anne Pryor, 101 East Wilson St., First Floor, Madison, WI 53702, 608/266-0190, Anne.Pryor@Wisconsin.gov, Wisconsin Folks is produced by the Wisconsin Arts Board to highlight over 70 folk artists around the state. Engaging components include student activities tied to state standards and multimedia artists' profiles plus classroom residency information. Wisconsin Teachers of Local Culture is a statewide network of educators dedicated to infusing local culture into the school curriculum. Online you will find examples of local culture projects as well as links to folklife education resources. Wisconsin Weather Stories combines folklore and scientific knowledge as an online education resource. |
