PROGRAMS & SERVICES
New York State Folk Arts Roundtable
Originated by the Folk Arts Program of the New York State Council on the Arts, the New York Folk Arts Roundtable is over 25 years old and provides a professional development opportunity for those working in the field of folk and traditional arts. For several years, the roundtable was organized with the assistance of the Cultural Resources Council of Syracuse and Onondaga County; in 2011, the New York Folklore Society became the convening organization for the New York State Folk Arts Roundtable.
Annually, approximately 45 folklorists and community scholars gather for three days of training and discussion of issues relevant to the work of folklorists and traditional arts advocates. Everyone attending the Roundtable actively participates through discussing their own experiences with folk arts programming, and by attending sessions of general interest to the folk arts field. New program ideas and collaborative projects often develop out of discussions and experiences at the Roundtable.
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2013 FOLK ARTS ROUNDTABLE
May 13–15, 2013
In Schenectady, NY
The theme for the conference will be Cultural Recovery and Sustainability, with a special focus on cultural recovery from natural disasters. Our conference sessions will be held at Proctors Theater in Schenectady as well as several other venues in and around Schenectady.
Overlooking the beautiful Mohawk River and Schenectady’s historic Stockade Neighborhood
Lodging at the Glen Sanders Mansion, Scotia
(Additional lodging at the Stockade Inn, Schenectady)
Lodging registrations — your intention to attend and your room preference (single or double) — needs to be conveyed by this Friday, April 12th! Please call the New York Folklore Society at (518) 346-7008 or send an email to Laurie Longfield at llongfield@nyfolklore.org.
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2013 Roundtable Auction—the Details
8-10 p.m. Tuesday Night (May 14th) in the Mohawk Room of the Glen Sanders with CASH BAR and MUNCHIES!
This year we will open our event with a White Elephant / Yankee Swap!
Bring an objet to regift (wrapped if possible) and a $5.00 donation
to NYFS and join the fun. Everyone gets a prize!
Then, we’ll be back with the live auction you’ve come to love and
expect, auctioneers Kay Turner and Steve Zeitlin presiding.
Our special theme
is play, games, and folk toys. So please bring, bring, bring so that we
can ring, ring, ring those sales to benefit our beloved NYFS!
Contributors: Please leave your items at the front desk of the Glen Sanders, marked to the attention of Lisa Overholser.
Contact Lisa with any questions: lisa@nyfolklore.org / 518-346-7008 or 812-360-9271 (cell) |
Bobble Head Doll of NYSCA Folk Arts Director, Robert Baron, displayed by Emily Socolov.
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For the past two years, the Roundtable has met in Saratoga Springs. In 2012, the Roundtable was planned in conjunction with two other affinity groups: the Mid-Atlantic Folklore Association and the Folklorists in New England (FINE), expanding the attendance to number in attendance to approximately 80 individuals and including folklorists from as far away as Washington, DC, and Maine. Focused on a theme of sustainability, the group spent one day exploring southern Washington County and its use of traditional arts and agriculture to sustain the local economy. The New York Folklore Society is especially appreciative of Sally van de Water of the Mid-Atlantic Arts Foundation for her work as co-chair of the event, for Todd DeGarmo’s organizing the day in Washington County, and of Empire State College and Hubbard Hall in Cambridge for providing additional meeting venues.
Besides professional development opportunities, the New York Folklore Society hosted a charity auction of donated art and publications. A highlight of the 2012 Roundtable Auction was the addition of custom-made bobble head dolls by Eileen Condon which featured noted New York State folklorists.
NYFS board member, Kay Turner, providing her expert auctioneering skills.
Mid-Atlantic Folklorists’ Retreat and New York Folk Arts Roundtable
“Sustaining Culture: A Regional Conversation”
Saratoga Springs, New York
May 23–25, 2012
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“Sustaining Culture: A Regional Conversation,” brought together folk and traditional arts practitioners, professionals and enthusiasts from the mid-Atlantic region and New England. The meeting included professional development workshops, a conversation with local cultural activists, documentary film screening, and field trips, along with the opportunity to meet informally with peers. Public sector and academic folklorists, community scholars, tradition bearers, students, and others interested in traditional culture were welcome to attend.
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READ Todd DeGarmo’s article, “Local Sustainability in the Battenkill Valley”: Focus of Folklorist Retreat in Washington County, in Voices, 38-1-2.
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