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TN Folklife Institute

January 25 - April 26

The Tennessee Arts Commission Folklife Program, in partnership with Humanities Tennessee, presents the Tennessee Folklife Institute, an immersive training workshop designed to encourage and increase the documentation, preservation, and presentation of our state’s folklife traditions. Over the course of five daylong sessions spread over three months, participants will develop skills necessary to cultivate Tennessee’s diverse cultural traditions. Our upcoming workshop will focus on the living traditions of the Upper Cumberland. Workshop sessions will be held at the Buffalo Valley Community Center near Cookeville, Tennessee, in winter of 2025.

For more information, visit: https://tnfolklife.org/programs/tennessee-folklife-institute/

2025 Session Schedule:

Session One, January 25: Foundations of Folklife and Fieldwork

Session Two, February 1: Fieldwork Techniques

Session Three, February 22: Multi-Media Presentation

Session Four, March 15: Festivals, Exhibits and Project Management

Session Five, April 26: Final Presentations and Wrap Up