We're launching our fifth year of the Master-Apprentice Award program in support of master traditional artists and apprentices in Arizona. This year we're making 10 awards to pairs of Arizona based artists/tradition bearers: at $2,500 for the Master along with $500 to an emerging artist/tradition bearer engaged in learning and transmission of ... [Continue Reading]
Hidden in Plain View a conversation about folklife with Dr. Maribel Alvarez A kickoff event for DocuNogales Youth Program April 4, 2019 5-7pm Santa Cruz Center, 2021 North Grand Ave. Nogales, AZ ... [Continue Reading]
New Ethnography of the Nogales Produce Industry
SFA is please to announce the publication of "Confianza en la Frontera: A Cultural Glimpse at the Nogales Produce Industry," by Nicholas Hartmann. The study looks at the produce industry in Nogales, Arizona, where generations of families have passed on knowledge and practices about transporting, storing, and marketing Mexican-grown vegetables in ... [Continue Reading]
The Culture of Wildfire: Perceptions, Practices, Policies
by Kimi Eisele It’s been a hot summer in the United States. Literally. As of this writing, 110 large, still-active fires have burned 2.2 million acres, mostly in the American West. Given that fire can devastate landscapes, lives, and livelihoods, it’s hard to think of it as “good.” But fire ecologists and historians say there is good fire and ... [Continue Reading]
Jeff Chang Returns to AZ
Join author and arts activist, Jeff Chang, back to Arizona to work with arts leaders and community organizers in asking: What is the role of artists and arts institutions in advancing racial and social justice in Arizona? Mr. Chang will convene with a dynamic group of cultural workers and community organizers to imagine a more equitable future for ... [Continue Reading]
Tastebud Memories Film
We are pleased to collaborate with Iskashitaa Refugee Network to present: TASTE BUD MEMORIES, a film by Özlem Ayse Özgür Sunday, May 6, 10:00 am The Loft Cinema 3233 E Speedway Blvd, Tucson, AZ 85716 FREE ADMISSION The social act of eating is part of how we become human. If learning to eat is learning to become a human being, perhaps ... [Continue Reading]