Elgin is going to be part of a nationally known folk artist’s project honoring America’s 250th birthday. Eric Dowdle is planning a tour called “Land That I Love” in which he’ll visit different cities ...

SANTA FE — “Truths Be Told: Artists Activate Traditions” at the Museum of International Folk Art (MOIFA) made me reconsider what folk art really is. I’m used to curators making the case for why ...

Some songwriters leave behind a legacy; others, a flash of lightning. For every ten artists you’ve heard of, there are ten thousand who created art, shared it with the world, then silently disappeared ...

The International Folk Art Market has chosen University of Colorado professor Stacey Edgar as its new executive director. “I am really excited for the folk artists because of Stacey’s background,” ...

Folk art plays a large role in rural Idaho’s history. It is a form of utilitarian art that is typically passed on and preserved through families over the generations, but as modernization and ...

Veteran folk artist Raghuveer Khedkar, awarded the Padma Shri, sees the honor as recognition of his efforts to preserve traditional art. Khedkar's 53-year career focuses on tamasha performances, ...

JOHNSON CITY, Tenn. (WJHL) – East Tennessee State University’s Martin Center for the Arts hosted the Mountain FOLK Appalachian Artists Market on Saturday. The market supported Appalachian artists and ...

The world returns to Santa Fe this week as the 21st annual International Folk Art Market unfolds. Featuring 142 artists from 57 countries from across the globe, the market is a singular, not-to-be ...