Folk and Traditional Arts
About Folk and Traditional Arts Apprenticeships
About the PCA's Folk and Traditional Arts Partnership
The goals of the PCA's Folk and Traditional Arts Partnership are to investigate, document, present, sustain, and promote the folk and traditional art of Pennsylvania in order to celebrate our diverse heritage. This system of local and regional organizations forms a mutually supportive network and specializes in, or includes, a focus on folk and traditional arts. Current Partnership organizations collectively serve 40 counties by promoting the creation and documentation of folk art; engaging the public in understanding the quality, breadth, and diversity of folk and traditional arts across the state; conducting critical discovery fieldwork in under-represented communities; and providing technical assistance for folk and traditional artists through workshops and gatherings.
Lorraine Felker, a fiber artist, pictured here in her studio at the Walk In Art Center. Felker completed an apprenticeship with master weaver Patti Delman to learn willow basketry, a traditional folk art of the region.
Christine Luschas demonstrates her craft of designing European etched eggs.
About the PCA's Folk and Traditional Arts Partner Organizations
Eric Claypoole with his hex symbols at the 70th annual Kutztown Folk Festival.
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In this photo: master artist Mensura Berberovic works to teach Bosnian ballads.
In this photo: Dina Meng, a master artist of Chinese watercolor and calligraphy.