Folk Arts at WSAC

08/02/2011

06/28/2011

We have a couple new images up on our blog of Otto Oja, an amazing logger, chainsaw artist, writer, cartoonist, and historian.

Otto Oja Biography It’s been over a month since we’ve added anything to our Tumblr blog! Without insights and inspiration from our intern, Nora, who has finished her internship here, things have...

06/07/2011

Photographed in 2006, this album spotlights Que Tran, an artist who specializes in folded paper crafts, food carving, and floral arrangements. She has won several Folk Arts Apprenticeship Grants and is shown here at her table among the festivities for the Vietnamese Lunar New Year.

06/07/2011

A great article about Maya Lin working with the Chinook Tribe, including Chief Cliff Snider who's featured in one of our driving tours.

Maya Lin marks Lewis and Clark’s westward journey by undoing some of the environmental damage that followed in their wake.

05/31/2011

On our blog: a tribute to Chief Joseph from our Folk Arts intern

Chief Joseph, 1840-1904 Grave of Chief Joseph, Nespelem, WA, photographed by Jens Lund, 1994, -ph000583 Known also as Hin-mah-too-yah-lat-kekt, Chief Joseph is buried in Nespelem, Washington, on...

05/25/2011

A post on a few of Washington's amazing basketweavers

Washington's Basketweavers The main purpose of digitizing the Folk Art Program’s photographic materials is to care for and scan our slide collections, which are the most likely to become faded and...

05/18/2011

The Folk & Traditional Arts in the Parks Program (FTAPP) is a collaboration between the WA State Parks & Recreation Commission and the Folk Arts Program of the WA State Arts Commission. The Cinco de Mayo celebration held at Lake Osoyoos State Park in Oroville, WA, is one of the events sponsored by Folk & Traditional Arts in the Parks. These photos are from the 2005 Cinco de Mayo happenings.

05/12/2011

Photos from the 2004 Northwest Native American Basketweavers' Association annual gathering.

Shelton, WA

October 1-3, 2004

05/10/2011

Take a look! We have a new entry on our blog about champion birler Diane Ellison!

“Never Take Your Eyes Off Your Opponent’s Feet” Introducing Diane Ellison, female birler and 1961 World Champion. Personal Photograph of Diane Ellison Competing at Hayward Rolleo, Hayward, WI, 1961,...

05/10/2011

These are photos of a few of the artists and performers who participated in the World Folk Arts Festival held in Tacoma, WA. The festival was part of the "With Our Hands: World Folk Arts of Washington" exhibit, a collaboration between the Folk Arts Program of the Washington State Arts Commission and the Washington State History Museum.

April 18-19, 2009

05/06/2011

Don't forget to check out the Folk Art Program's archiving blog to see what exciting finds we're pulling out and featuring!

archiving folk culture one slide at a time