The ARTS Council of the Southern Finger Lakes (The ARTS Council) and Ancient Voices Media are thrilled to announce that Pottery Pete: Revitalizing Hodinöhšo:ni:h Pottery is an official selection for the 2024 Buffalo International Film Festival! Pottery Pete: Revitalizing Hodinöhšo:ni:h Pottery(2024) is an intimate exploration of the artistic journey of Peter B. Jones (Onondaga, Beaver […]
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CDW Screening
Thank you to everyone who joined us for our Community Documentation Workshop (CDW) screening at The Park Church in Elmira! It was a wonderful evening, filled with moving films created by local community groups. Huge thanks to the filmmakers and many partners for their time, efforts, and generosity during the question and answer portion of […]
Save the Date
Save the date for The ARTS Council of the Southern Finger Lakes’ upcoming Community Documentation Workshop (CDW) Screening on June 12, 2024, at The Park Church — more details to come. Follow us on Facebook and Instagram for the latest updates. Questions? Contact folkarts@eARTS.org This program would not be possible without the partnerships of the […]
Folklife Archive Project Continues
The ARTS Council of the Southern Finger Lakes has been collecting stories and documenting cultural practices from across the Southern Finger Lakes Region for 40 years. The ARTS Council’s first folklife program began in 1983 as the Schuyler County Folk Arts Project, which documented the folklore and folklife of Schuyler County. Three years later, in […]
CDW Wrap Up
The training portion of the Community Documentation Workshop (CDW) has concluded. Teams spent the fall filming interviews and events and turned what they gathered into short 5-7 minute videos. It can be challenging to condense long interviews into something succinct that conveys the values of an individual or community. Teams spent a lot of time […]
CDW Filming Underway
The Community Documentation Workshop (CDW) is well underway. Teams are out filming events and conducting interviews. In our conversations together, we’re reflecting on the themes we hear in our interviews. What is most important to our interviewees? What moves us? Where do we find a story? Might there be a call to action? Are there […]
Community Documentation Workshop 2023 Launch
This year’s Community Documentation Workshop launched a few weeks ago, and is underway at a swift clip. Our partners at Ancient Voices Media, Food for the Spirit, the Islamic Association of the Finger Lakes, and United Steel Workers Local 1000 are hard at work designing their projects and gaining the skills necessary to create short […]
Folk Culture Archive Project
Thanks to the efforts of New York Folklore, The ARTS Council and other folklife organizations across Upstate New York will have the opportunity to work with Andy Kolovos, Associate Director and Archivist of Vermont Folklife. Kolovos will assess our archive and develop a preservation plan for ongoing maintenance. This fantastic opportunity is the first phase of managing, preserving, […]
Rural & Traditional Arts Fellowship Grant
The Folk Arts Program at The ARTS Council of the Southern Finger Lakes congratulates musician Isaiah Smallwood on receiving the Rural & Traditional Arts Fellowship Grant administered by the Arts Council of Wyoming County in partnership with the New York Council of the Arts (NYSCA). Isaiah is a musician living in Elmira and is part of the praise team of His […]
Tales of Agnes Available on CD
Tales from Agnes available on CD Tales from Agnes, the podcast series from The ARTS Council featuring local stories of the 1972 Flood in the Chemung Valley of New York has been produced as a CD with liner notes. It’s available at The ARTS Council 32 West Market Street, Corning, New York for $12 tax […]
