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A young woman and young girl hold up painted, decorated tree sculptures approximately six inches tall, both smiling for the camera. Behind them, more sculptures against white gallery walls.

Art & Design, Community

Fotos y Recuerdos from the Tree of Life & Ceramics Workshop with Verónica Castillo

December 19, 2023 | Natalie Amador Solis

Artist Verónica Castillo aims to “change the world one clay piece of art at a time.”

About a dozen elder people sit in a circle of folding chairs under a white gazebo playing acoustic guitars, banjos, and fiddles.

Community, Music

Music Parties in the Missouri Ozarks: Continuity and Change in a Traditional Community

June 23, 2023 | Julie Henigan

The Ozarks region is home to a particular brand of house entertainment, one that unites social, recreational, and artistic aspects.

Sonny Mehta of Riyaaz Qawwali, sings into a microphone while drumming.

Community, Music, Religion & Spirituality

“A Houston Story”: Finding Connection between Gospel and Qawwali Devotional Music

June 22, 2023 | Daniel Zhang

Riyaaz Qawwali and The Jones Family Singers will perform together on the evening of July 2.

In the left foreground, a colorful sign with the words “Armenia Creating Home” stands on a patch of grass next to a dirt path. A large, white obelisk points towards the blue sky in the background. Between the sign and the obelisk is a large green field, with some tents and a sound stage.

Community, Cultural Sustainability

Preserving the Personal: Armenian American Visitors Reflect on Festival Memories

October 13, 2021 | Anna Beth Corson

How do the personal photographs of American American visitors at the 2018 Festival affect our understandings of cultural preservation?

Three cylindrical bottles on a table, each containing clear liquid and a plant root with many thin tendrils.

Community, Immigration & Migration

The Root of Our Community

March 31, 2021 | Grace Dahye Kwon

Growing up, I felt like these pieces of ginseng, suspended and unable to root myself to one place.

The U.S. Capitol building in the distance, with event banners reading KENYA and CHINA in the foreground.

Community

Beyond January 6, 2021: What Future for a Festival in the Shadow of the Capitol?

February 9, 2021 | Sabrina Lynn Motley

I admit that I asked myself more than once: “What is the point?”

Two women dance synchronized at a DJ booth.

Community, Music

I’m in the Band ✕ D.C.: The Social Power of Music, Episode 2: Anthology of Booty

December 10, 2020 | Allison Wolfe

DJs Ebony Dumas, Kristy Chavez-Fernandez, and Darby Hickey discuss the experiences that shaped their lives and brought them together.

A large museum display case, lit from above and behind glass. A sign at the top reads AMERICANS WITH DISABILITIES ACT / 25 YEARS, but the blurb below is too small to read. Items in the case include blown-up photos of protests in black and white, President George H.W. Bush signing the act into law, an old yellow bicycle, and a timeline.

Community, Social Justice

ADA Past, Present, and Future, through the Lens of the Coronavirus

July 28, 2020 | Rebecca Cokley

The coronavirus is showing us what a massive expansion of the disability community could look like.

Black-and-white photo of three people working in the backstage kitchen.

Community

An Open Letter of Appreciation to Our Festival Volunteers

June 8, 2020 | Sabrina Lynn Motley

This year we have been tested in ways that are simultaneously unimaginable and utterly predictable.

Community, Music

I’m in the Band ✕ D.C.: The Social Power of Music, Episode 1: First Ladies DJ Collective

March 29, 2020 | Allison Wolfe

Kristina Gray, Maegan Wood, and Les Talusan discuss how their collective activities made waves in the D.C. music scene.

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