George Frederick Bristow, born 200 years ago this month, struggled to find American champions of his music as orchestras ...

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 traditional artisans or “folk” ...

The pop-up shop from Avon Hills Folk School is open through Dec. 21 and features unique handmade goods from artists within 50 ...

The African American Museum in Fair Park is presenting a retrospective of the self-taught Louisiana artist Clementine Hunter's work, which captures the rhythms, rituals, and realities of Black life on ...

The performance is composed of two one-act operas, each running less than 60 minutes, and includes multiple returning favorites in the cast and crew.

Before there was Bob Dylan, the folk revival icon, there was Odetta. Before there was Janis Joplin, the wailing blues singer, there was Odetta. The woman whom Martin Luther King Jr. called the “Queen ...

Kutztown, Pa -- Eric Claypoole has painted more than 100 barns, a craft he began as a child alongside his father, the late barn star legend Johnny Claypoole. Each brushstroke, he says, requires a ...

On a quiet street near Bayou Teche in New Iberia, where live oaks cast long shadows, Becky and Wyatt Collins’ yard gives away their secret. A gigantic wire rabbit sits on a bench reading a book. A two ...

Becky and Wyatt Collins don't just collect folk art — the live in it. The couple's collection of 2,000-plus pieces are exhibited throughout their home and in their yard. The collection includes pieces ...

KUTZTOWN, Pa. (WPVI) -- In a not-so-distant past, barn stars and hex signs were iconic symbols of rural life in central Pennsylvania. Today, only a fraction remain, but a local cultural center is ...

From local musicians to hands-on art opportunities with member artists, Good Folk Fest is a celebration of creativity for all. Gabrielle Calise is a culture reporter who covers music, nostalgia and ...