The NH State Council on the Arts announced that six arts organizations will receive a total of $37,220 through its Folklife and Traditional Arts Project Grants program for Fiscal Year 2022.
Passed down from one generation to the next through observation, conversation, imitation and practice, folklife and traditional arts include music, dance, storytelling, crafts, foodways, celebrations, architecture and more.
The Arts Council’s grant program supports projects that focus on presenting, cultivating, documenting and preserving folklife and traditional arts in NH.
Applicants are encouraged to develop projects that have a multi-faceted approach to folklife and traditional arts. Previously funded projects include festivals, workshops, lecture and performance series, exhibits and more.
All funded projects must include presentations by traditional artists, cultural specialists, community scholars or folklorists.
Organizations receiving 2022 Traditional Arts project grants are:
- NH Preservation Alliance, Concord
- American Independence Museum, Exeter
- Friends of the Hampton Falls Bandstand, Hampton Falls
- NH Antiquarian Society, Hopkinton
- Belknap Mill Quilters Guild, Laconia
- Spark the Dream, Manchester
The NH State Council on the Arts, a division of the NH Department of Natural and Cultural Resources, stimulates economic growth through the arts, investing in the creativity of students, making the arts accessible to underserved populations and preserving heritage arts. Learn more at nh.gov/nharts.
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