Scenes from a folk festival
The Lowell Folk Festival is best known for its spectacular array of traditional music and ethnic food. Perhaps less well known is the Folk Craft & Foodways demonstrations that take place every year...
View ArticlePromising young apprentice performs locally and abroad
It’s nice to see a mentoring situation continue after the formal Traditional Arts Apprenticeship has ended. Irish fiddler Laurel Martin was awarded an apprenticeship in September 2010 to work with...
View ArticleApprenticeship Grants Available
Are you interested in applying for a Traditional Arts Apprenticeship from the Massachusetts Cultural Council? Applications are now available. Recent apprenticeships funded by MCC’s Folk Arts and...
View ArticleLearning to carve letters in stone
We first came to know Jesse Marsolais as an apprentice to letterpress printer John Kristensen. An old soul, Jesse has embraced the black art of printmaking and brings new life to the craft. So we were...
View ArticleAn apprentice strikes out on his own
Jesse Marsolais has spent the last six years working alongside master letterpress printer John Kristensen at Firefly Press. In 2009, the two were awarded an MCC-funded Traditional Arts Apprenticeship...
View ArticleBowmaking Apprenticeship
Bowmaker David Hawthorne has been making bows for stringed instruments for over 30 years. This past September, he was awarded an MCC Traditional Arts Apprenticeship to pass on some of the knowledge...
View ArticleAll in the Family: Learning from Master Musicians
It’s that time of year when the MCC’s Traditional Arts Apprenticeships are wrapping up for the year. As part of the grant program, recipients are required to share what they have learned in a public...
View ArticleLearning Chinese calligraphy from a master
Qianshen Bai is a demanding teacher. Leaning over his apprentice’s brush work, he points out tiny things, “This is the problem. Her problem here is that here, so far so good, and she move this way,...
View ArticleLearn from a Master Artist
The Massachusetts Cultural Council’s Folk Arts & Heritage Program offers a unique opportunity to learn first hand from a master traditional artist through its Traditional Arts Apprenticeship...
View ArticleSix New Apprenticeships Funded by MCC
We are delighted to announce this year’s Traditional Arts Apprenticeship grants. The following six traditional art forms will be taught by master artists to their apprentices: Irish uilleann pipe...
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