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This Is Folklife: Summer Classes
This Is Folklife: Classes and Workshops Our "This Is Folklife" series offers cultural immersion experiences (Up Close), focused explorations of culture in action ... [Continue Reading]
End of Life Programs
SFA’s End of Life: Continuum (EOL) project shares cultural knowledge about traditions, expressions, and practices associated with end of life, grief, mourning and death ... [Continue Reading]
Become a Member
Invest in the Beauty of Everyday Life. Become a Member of SFA Today! Now more than ever, cultural learning is an important part of being a loving citizen and a ... [Continue Reading]
La Doce Research Findings
SFA is pleased to announce the release of La Doce Barrio Foodways: A report on community knowledge and recommendations for sustainable change. This bilingual report shares findings from the La Doce Barrio Foodways Project, a project which aimed to look beyond the commercial landscape to identify opportunities for food resiliency and creativity among residents. The […]
From Cameroon to the Desert: Atelier Diama Designs by Tradition
by Lisa M. O’Neill “This is the first collection,” says Ndifor Chesi, as he gestures to a rack full of brightly patterned dresses. Chesi is the designer for Atelier Diama, a Tucson-based designer clothing studio. He pulls out a lime green and brown short dress with an open back and a V-neckline, and places it […]
Taking the Park to the People: The Changing Culture of the National Park Service
by Kimi Eisele It’s summer time, which means many people take to the roads to visit America’s National Parks. Full of wildlife, remote beauty, and park rangers in Stetson hats, national parks draw deep love and respect from many. But for others, parks have always seemed like places out of reach. A new generation of […]