The artisans create work that is not just handcrafted and rooted in cultural tradition but also distinctively modern in its aesthetic.
The members of Ionkwahronkha’onhátie’ are very involved in growing, harvesting, processing, and cooking corn, which they call ó:nenhste in Kanien’kéha.
The documentary film follows Samuel Habib, a typical twenty-one-year-old, itching to move out, start a career, and find love.
Each day of the Festival, the Stax Music Academy students commanded the attention of visitors with their dynamic performances.
At the Mind-Builders Creative Arts Center, interns study the art, rituals, and traditions that permeate our everyday lives.
The guitarrón is the backbone of mariachi music, anchoring the ensemble with musical bass lines and rhythmic pulse.
As children grow into teens, adults, and beyond, it is common to become more detached and critical of what younger generations say, do, or think.
Unlike the stone masons at the Cathedral, we build the Smithsonian Folklife Festival knowing it will be gone in a matter of days.