Folklife
Montana Arts Council's Folklife Program
The Folklife Program identifies, encourages, promotes and documents the folklife and traditional arts that are a vital part of Montana's cultural landscape. It accomplishes this by:
- Promoting the continuity of folklife in communities;
- Identifying and showcasing master folk artists;
- Documenting the state's folklife and folk arts to create a lasting record;
- Promoting and presenting folklife programs to foster public awareness and appreciation of the state's traditional arts and artists;
- Providing technical and marketing assistance to folk artists and organizations.
- Funds apprenticeships to celebrate and support folk art masters who want to pass on their skills;
- Encouraging and supporting the use of folklife and traditional artist residencies in the classroom as a way to build understanding of our own cultural heritage and those of other ethnic or cultural backgrounds.
