C.A.R.T.S.

MID-AMERICA

The traditional skills required to construct buildings such as this Iowa barn, or other houses, covered bridges, corncribs, and tree houses grouped under the term "vernacular architecture," are all part of folklife. Folklife also may describe artwork used to personalize a space to create and celebrate a sense of place.
Photo by Steve Ohrn

Iowa Folklife Program [http://www.iowaartscouncil.org/guidebook/gb32.htm] offers teacher institutes and helpful resources for the classroom, including five-minute online Iowa Roots radio programs. The Iowa Folklife Education Guide is available in junior and senior high schools, libraries, and senior citizen centers around the state. Contact folklife coordinator Riki Saltzman, [riki.saltzman@iowa.gov] Iowa Arts Council, 515/242-6195.

CAPE, Chicago Arts Partnerships in Education [http://www.capeweb.org] connects teachers and schools with artists and artistic resources, including folk arts. Order the award-winning Renaissance Contact.954 W. Washington, 5th Floor, Chicago, IL 60607, 312/870-6140, [cape@capeweb.org].

Chicago Historical Society [http://www.chicagohs.org] offers education resources and interesting programs.

Ethnic and Folk Arts Program of the Illinois Arts Council [http://www.state.il.us/agency/iac] offers apprenticeships, funding, residencies, and resources.

Great Chicago Fire: The Web of Memory [http://www.chicagohs.org/fire/index.html] provides not only compelling stories but a strong model for student fieldwork.

Maxwell Street Blues [http://www.openair.org/maxwell/maxblu.html] is all about Chicago blues.

Old Town School of Folk Music, 4544 N. Lincoln Avenue, Chicago, IL 60625, 773/751.3323 offers a huge array of classes and concerts.

Urban Gateways: Center for Arts Education [http://www.urbangateways.org] provides residencies, after-school, summer programs. Contact 200 W. Jackson Blvd., Suite 300, Chicago, IL 60606, 312/922-0440, info@urbangateways.org.

IN
Indiana University's Department of Folklore and Ethnomusicology [http://www.indiana.edu/~folklore] is a leading center for the study of the world's traditional culture and expressive forms. Among online resources is the Archives of African American Music and Culture [http://www.indiana.edu/~aaamc]

Traditional Arts Indiana [http://www.indiana.edu/~tradarts] is a partnership of IU's Folklore and Ethnomusicology Department and the Indiana Arts Commission established in 1998 to document, promote, and present Indiana's traditional arts and artists. Services include support for K-12 educators. Contact Erin Roth, 504 N. Fess Ave., Bloomington, IN 47408, 812/855-0418, tradarts@indiana.edu.

CHICO, [http://www.si.umich.edu/CHICO] Cultural Heritage Initiative for Community Outreach, is sponsored by the University of Michigan School of Information and includes online exhibits, streaming audio/video, and images on various cultural expressions.

Michigan Traditional Arts Program [http://museum.msu.edu/s-program/MTAP/index.html] has a long history of producing high-quality education materials for schools and young programs such as 4-H. Find 4-H Folk Patterns [http://museum.msu.edu/s-program/folkpatterns/index.html] materials online. Contact LuAnn Kozma, MSU Museum, East Lansing, MI 488254, 517/353-5526, [kozma@pilot.msu.edu].

Nadjeschda Overgaard, Danish American Hardanger Needleworker, Kimballton, IA
1998 NEA National Heritage Fellow

Photo by Alan Govenar

MO

Missouri Folk Arts Program, [http://museum.research.missouri.edu/mfap] a program of the Museum of Art and Archaeology at the University of Missouri and the Missouri Arts Council, offers funding and residencies and is developing curriculum materials. Contact Lisa Higgins 157 McReynolds Hall, University of Missouri, Columbia, MO 65211, 573-882-6296, [HigginsLL@missouri.edu]

MN
We are awaiting updates and hope to post new resources available in Minnesota soon. If you have information, please contact our National Network Coordinator, Paddy Bowman, paddybowman@verizon.net.

Cityfolk [http://www.cityfolk.org] has a jazz education initiative and plenty of concerts and activities during the year,126 N. Main St., Suite 220, Dayton, OH 45402, 937-223-3655, [cityfolk@dayton.net].

Department of Popular Culture, Bowling Green State University. Distributes To Dance Irish, a resource guide that explores Irish and Irish American dance and more generalized ideas relevant to exploring and documenting cultural heritage with young people. Contact Lucy Long, [lucyl@bgnet.bgsu.edu] Department of Popular Culture, Bowling Green State University, Bowling Green, OH 43403, 419/372-2981.

Kwanzaa Playground [http://www.arts.ohio-state.edu/ArtEducation/kplayground] provides visual art and other educational activities, Kwanzaa history, and the saga of making this playground in Columbus.

Documentary Arts [http://www.docarts.com] supports a gallary, school residencies, curriculum material, and major documentation efforts such as the "Masters of Traditional Arts" initiative to preserve and publish materials on NEA National Heritage Fellows. Contact Alan Govenar [alan@docarts.com], P.O. Box 140244, Dallas, Texas 75214, 214/824-3377.

Texas Folklife Resources [http://www.texasfolklife.org] hosts exhibits, touring programs, concerts, school residencies, teacher training, and teaching materials, 1317 S. Congress Ave., Austin, TX. 78704, 512- 441-9255, tfr@io.com.

WI

Dane County Cultural Tour [http://csumc.wisc.edu:16080/cmct/DaneCountyTour] site offers a rich model for conducting fieldwork with students. Follow Mark Wagler's 4th and 5th graders as they define folklife in their own lives and then go on the road documenting through photos, writing, and sketches all they discover in their own county.

Wisconsin Folks [http://arts.state.wi.us/static/folkdir/index.htm] provides interactive resources for students, teachers, and parents in a very engaging format with audio, video. photographs, and activities. Contact information for traditional artists who conduct school residencies is included along with quizzes and listening activities for students.