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 or teach your tradition by contacting us!
UPCOMING WORKSHOPS
Gee’s Bend Quilting
with Francesca Charley
an AFA-AU Traditional Artist-in-Residence
March 10-14, 2025
Auburn and surrounding communities. Stay tuned for details!
Past workshops
Dec. 1, 2024: Pine Needle Basket Weaving with Annette Jordan, Lower Alabama Native Plant Society, Mobile
Oct. 14, 15, 16, 17, 2024: Pine Needle Basket Weaving by Master Artist and Traditional Artist-in-Residence Annette Jordan, Tuskegee, Shorter, Auburn, and Tallassee
Sept. 5, 19, 25, Oct. 3, 2024 : Crochet for Beginners, Lawrence County Public Library, Moulton
September 12, 2024: Bharatanatyam (Indian classical) dance, Alabama State University Dance Dept., Montgomery
August 17, 2024: Rangoli, Tennessee Valley Museum of Art, Tuscumbia
July 18, 2024: Capital City Shape Note Singing, Old Alabama Town, Montgomery
June 1, 2024: Greek cooking, Montgomery Greek Food Festival and Pastry Sale, Greek Orthodox Church of the Annunciation, Montgomery
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!
