Alabama Folk elevates under-documented cultures and traditions from across the state through interviews with traditional artists and makers, the Alabama Folk podcast, and hands-on community workshops.

Learn from a traditional artist in your community by contacting us!

Past workshops:

October 28, 2023: Bharatanayam (Indian Classical) Dance, Armory Learning Arts Center, Montgomery

April 29, 2023: Choctaw Cultural Workshops: sassafras tea, sharing elders stories, pottery, pine needle basketry, Choctaw language, Native homes, dreamcatchers, MOWA Choctaw Tribal Offices, Mt. Vernon

November 15-17, 2022: Pine Needle Basket Making with Della Marsh, Foley Public Library, Foley

September 20-22, 2022: Pine Needle Basket Making with Della Marsh, Foley Public Library, Foley

June 3, 2022: Lye Soap Making with Betty Anderson, Black Belt Treasures Cultural Arts Center, Camden

May 14, 2022: Alabama Folk: Lao cooking, Brazilian brigadeiro, and Mexican dance, Mobile Arts Council, Mobile

May 7, 2022: Native Flute Making with Charlie Mato-Toyela, Burritt on the Mountain, Huntsville

March 19, 2022: Chair caning with Roy Cooley, Landmark Park, Dothan

Sept. 1, 2021: Hanji: Korean paper making, A-KEEP, Montgomery

Thank you to our funders and partners!