Eastern Regional Folklife Network Meeting & Workshops- Hazard

289 Black Gold Boulevard,Hazard KY 41701

09 April, 2022

Description

Join us of our Kentucky Folklife Network Regional Meeting in Hazard KY on April 9 from 10am-3:30pm at the Perry County Public Library! We are back on! After postponing due to inclement weather, we are happy to annouce a new date and location for our Eastern meeting in Hazard! The Kentucky Folklife Program, part of the Department of Folk Studies and Anthropology at WKU, is hosting a Regional Folklife Network Meeting on April 9 from 10am to 3:30pm at the Perry County Public Library in Hazard, KY. This free event, funded by a grant from the National Endowment for the Arts, will include two workshops, lunch and a debrief and information on the Kentucky Folklife Network. The first hands-on workshop will focus on Folk Arts & Education, presented by Judy Sizemore and Nicole Musgrave, which includes a certificate of participation for a standard aligned workshop integrating folk arts across the curriculum. This will provide teachers and community members with ideas for activities for engaging students in researching and documenting their own communities. Activities are aligned to standards in Social Studies, Reading, and Writing, Visual and Performing Arts, and Media Arts and empower students to understand primary and secondary sources through hands-on activities. There will also be suggestions for documenting local artists and tradition bearers and sharing community research through media, writing, or theater. The second workshop is focused on Oral History in Practice presented by Kentucky Folklife Program Director Brent Björkman and Folklife Specialist Joel Chapman. This will teach the basics of oral history interviews, including hands-on experience with recording equipment and a chance to practice interviewing skills. Lunch and opportunities to learn more about Kentucky Folklife Network and ways to get involved will be included. To learn more and register for this free event, visit Kentuckyfolklife.org or register here!