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National Folk Organization
The National Folk Organization of the United States of America (NFO) is an organization that seeks to unify both individuals and organizations interested in maintaining and enjoying folk arts Folk and traditional arts are rooted in and reflective of the cultural life of a community. They encompass the body of expressive culture associated with the fields of folklore and cultural heritage. Material culture, Tangible folk art includes ob ... in the United States. History NFO was founded in 1986 by Vytautas F. Beliajus, Mary Bee Jensen, George Frandsen, and L. DeWayne Young to make information about and opportunities in the folk arts around the United States available to members. The organization has membership in 50 states including well-known folk festivals in the United States. Activities NFO hold an annual conference to promote activities relating to the folk arts as well as unify individuals and organizations with interest in the folk arts. They also sponsor "Pourparlair", a se ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Folk Arts
Folk and traditional arts are rooted in and reflective of the cultural life of a community. They encompass the body of expressive culture associated with the fields of folklore and cultural heritage. Material culture, Tangible folk art includes objects which historically are crafted and used within a traditional community. Intangible cultural heritage, Intangible folk arts include such forms as music, dance and narrative structures. Each of these arts, both tangible and intangible, was originally developed to address a real need. Once this practical purpose has been lost or forgotten, there is no reason for further transmission unless the object or action has been imbued with meaning beyond its initial practicality. These vital and constantly reinvigorated artistic traditions are shaped by values and standards of excellence that are passed from generation to generation, most often within family and community, through demonstration, conversation, and practice. It is these cultural a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
American Folk Art
Folk art covers all forms of visual art made in the context of folk culture. Definitions vary, but generally the objects have practical utility of some kind, rather than being exclusively decorative. The makers of folk art are typically trained within a popular tradition, rather than in the fine art tradition of the culture. There is often overlap, or contested ground with 'naive art'. "Folk art" is not used in regard to traditional societies where ethnographic art continue to be made. The types of objects covered by the term "folk art" vary. The art form is categorised as "divergent... of cultural production ... comprehended by its usage in Europe, where the term originated, and in the United States, where it developed for the most part along very different lines." For a European perspective, Edward Lucie-Smith described it as "Unsophisticated art, both fine and applied, which is supposedly rooted in the collective awareness of simple people. The concept of folk art ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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