1990 apprenticeship program master artists | 1990 apprenticeship program master artists | Still Image | Teaching of folklore Dancers Banjoists Drummers (Musicians) Fiddlers Musicians Tattoo artists Wood carvers | /fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/catalog_photo.jpg |
1990 apprenticeship program master artists
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- 1990
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- Seven color slides. The Folk Arts Apprenticeship Program began in 1983 with a NEA grant of $22,000. The program provided an opportunity for master folk artists to share technical skills and cultural knowledge with apprentices in order to keep the tradition alive. Apprentices must have had some experience in the tradition and agreed to train for at least six months. The first project director was Blanton Owen, later replaced by folklorist Peter Roller. The program was continued each year through 2003.
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African-Cuban bembe drumming | African-Cuban bembe drumming | Still Image | Musicians Fieldwork Drums Percussion instruments Musical instruments African Americans Cuban Americans Arts, Cuban Performing arts Drummers (Musicians) | /fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/catalog_photo.jpg |
Afro-Cuban drummer Florencia Baro and his apprentices performing | Afro-Cuban drummer Florencia Baro and his apprentices performing | Still Image | Drummers (Musicians) Apprentices African Americans Cuban Americans Arts, Cuban Drums Music performance Musicians | /fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/catalog_photo.jpg |
Afro-Cuban drummer Florencia Baro and his apprentices performing
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- 1989
- Description
- Six color slides; 18 negatives. The Folk Arts Apprenticeship Program began in 1983 with a NEA grant of $22,000. The program provided an opportunity for master folk artists to share technical skills and cultural knowledge with apprentices in order to keep the tradition alive. Apprentices must have had some experience in the tradition and agreed to train for at least six months. The first project director was Blanton Owen, later replaced by folklorist Peter Roller. The program was continued each year through 2003.
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Arabic music demonstration | Arabic music demonstration | Still Image | Schools Teaching of folklore Demonstrations Drums Music performance Performing arts Arab Americans Education Drummers (Musicians) Musicians | /fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/catalog_photo.jpg |
Arabic music demonstration
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- 1985-03-05
- Description
- Fourteen color slides. Performing traditional Arabic music at Loretto Elementary School. The Folk Arts in Education Project in Duval County was a joint venture between the Duval County School System and the Florida Folklife Program. It was started in 1984 by folklorist David Taylor with funding from the National Endowment for the Arts to add to existing social studies curriculum. The project consisted of field research to identify local traditions and folk artists, a series of five two-day seminars to acquaint teachers with the use of folklore and folk arts, and in-school programs conducted by a folklorist and traditionalist which included visits by local folk artists. Taylor ran it until 1986. In 1988, Gregory Hansen re-initiated it with minor changes.
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Bon Festival at the Morikami Museum | Bon Festival at the Morikami Museum | Still Image | Performers Drummers (Musicians) Fieldwork Festivals Holidays and festivals Japanese Americans Arts, Japanese Asian Americans Asian American arts Arts, Asian Clothing and dress Kimonos Ullambana Festivals Japan Lanterns Drums Percussion instruments | /fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/catalog_photo.jpg |
Bon Festival at the Morikami Museum
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- 1987-08-16
- Description
- Eighteen color slides. The Bon Festival is the Morikami Museum version of Obon (Ullambana), a traditional three-day Japanese festival to honor the dead. Traditionally, the day ends with lighted lanterns to guide souls back to the afterlife. In additions to the lanterns, images of the Bon Festival feature folk dancing, street performers, Japanese cultural demonstrations, and Taiku drumming. The festival was held each August. The Folk Arts in Education Project in Palm Beach County was a joint venture between the Palm Beach County School System and the Florida Folklife Program. It was conducted between 1986 and 1987 by folklorist Jan Rosenberg with funding from the National Endowment for the Arts to add to existing social studies curriculum. The goal was to impart an appreciation of multi-ethnic traditions and provide a sense of place to the mobile student population. The project focused on the Florida Studies component for fourth grade students. The project consisted of field research to identify local traditions and folk artists, a series of five two-day seminars to acquaint teachers with the use of folklore and folk arts, in-school programs conducted by a folklorist and traditionalist, which included visits by local folk artists. In total, the project involved 15 schools with 779 students.
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a_s1576_t90-078 | Caribbean Carnival Traditions Workshop at the 1990 Florida Folk Festival (Florida Folklife Area) | Sound | Artisans Storytellers Folk festivals Folklore revival festivals Festivals Special events Workshops (Adult education) Demonstrations Trinidadians Masks Steel drum (Musical instrument) Holidays and festivals Carnivals Drummers (Musicians) | /fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/catalog_audio.jpg |
Craft demonstration area at the 1988 Florida Folk Festival | Craft demonstration area at the 1988 Florida Folk Festival | Still Image | Singers Drummers (Musicians) Whip maker Embroiderers Quiltmakers Farmers Folklore revival festivals Folk festivals Festivals Demonstrations Craft Performing arts Performers Quilting Musicians Whip making Steel drum (Musical instrument) Wood carving | /fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/catalog_photo.jpg |
a_s1576_t90-114a | Cuban drummer Florencio Baro and apprentice performing at the 1990 Florida Folk Festival (Main Stage) | Sound | Folk festivals Folklore revival festivals Festivals Special events Performing arts Music performance Apprentices Drum music Drum performance Drums Cuban Americans Arts, Cuban Drummers (Musicians) Musicians | /fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/audio.jpg |
Cuban drummer Florencio Baro and apprentice performing at the 1990 Florida Folk Festival (Main Stage)
- Date
- 1990-05-25
- Description
- One reel to reel recording. Fitchen served as emcee. Parada and Hernandez apprenticed under drummer Baro in 1990 through the FFP Apprenticeship program. The Folk Arts Apprenticeship Program began in 1983 with a NEA grant of $22,000. The program provided an opportunity for master folk artists to share technical skills and cultural knowledge with apprentices in order to keep the tradition alive. Apprentices must have had some experience in the tradition and agreed to train for at least six months. The first project director was Blanton Owen, later replaced by folklorist Peter Roller. The program was continued each year through 2003.
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Demo recording by the Red Tam Blues Band | Demo recording by the Red Tam Blues Band | Still Image | Fieldwork Recording equipment Bass guitars Drums Keyboards (music) Guitar Guitarists Drummers (Musicians) Music performance Blues (Music) African Americans Bands (Music) Blues singers Musicians | /fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/catalog_photo.jpg |
Demo recording by the Red Tam Blues Band
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- 1988-08-03
- Description
- Twenty color slides. Images of the Red Tam Blues Band making a demo recording at a Jacksonville studio. The band consisted of Red Tam (aka Tony McQueen)(lead guitar, leader); Mike Gallen (keyboard); Kenny Holt (bass); and Kenny Johnson (drums). For an interview with Red Tam (McQueen), see S 1618, Box 4, tape 10. For a copy of the demo tape, see S 1618, box 4, tape 12. The Folk Arts in Education Project in Duval County was a joint venture between the Duval County School System and the Florida Folklife Program. It was started in 1984 by folklorist David Taylor with funding from the National Endowment for the Arts to add to existing social studies curriculum. The project consisted of field research to identify local traditions and folk artists, a series of five two-day seminars to acquaint teachers with the use of folklore and folk arts, and in-school programs conducted by a folklorist and traditionalist which included visits by local folk artists. Taylor ran it until 1986. In 1988, Gregory Hansen re-initiated it with minor changes.
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a_s1640_25_tape01 | Felix and Augustine Omeden interview for the Folk Arts Apprenticeship Program | Sound | Fieldwork Interviews African Americans Arts, Nigerian Nigerian Americans Dance Body movement Costume Drummers (Musicians) Drums Personal experience narratives Arts, African Fire eating Religious rites Religious symbolism Dancers | /fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/audio.jpg |
Felix and Augustine Omeden interview for the Folk Arts Apprenticeship Program
- Date
- 1994-01-23
- Description
- Two audio cassettes. At the time, the Omebens had lived in Miami for ten years. The dances they taught through the apprenticeship program date back over a thousand years, were performed only by males who created their own costumes, and served as a religious declaration and rite of passage. For more information on Omebens and their apprentices Baki and Campbell, see S 1644, box 11, folder 33. The Folk Arts Apprenticeship Program began in 1983 with a NEA grant of $22,000. The program provided an opportunity for master folk artists to share technical skills and cultural knowledge with apprentices in order to keep the tradition alive. Apprentices must have had some experience in the tradition and agreed to train for at least six months. The first project director was Blanton Owen, later replaced by folklorist Peter Roller. The program was continued each year through 2004.
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