Pang Xiong Sirirathasuk Sikoun: A Celebration of her Life & Legacy
Pang Xiong Sirirathasuk Sikoun, 76, path-breaking Hmong craftsperson and community organizer, passed away on December 22, 2020, at Jeanes Hospital from COVID-19. The family will hold a public memorial on Saturday, August 27, 2022 at Kimberton Fire Company (Main Ballroom), located at 2276 Kimberton Rd, Phoenixville, PA 19460. Please RSVP to pfp@folkloreproject.org. BIOGRAPHY This […]
WHYY Covers PFP Artist, Ivonne Pinto-García, and the Sugar Skull Tradition
PFP Artist Ivonne Pinto-García recently gave a lecture on Day of the Dead accompanied by a sugar skull workshop at the Philadelphia Free Library. Read about the event in the following article by Elizabeth Estrada at WHYY. Article Title: What Día de los Muertos sugar skulls mean to one Mexican artist in Philly Ivonne Pinto-García […]
Statement on Racial Justice
A public interest folklore practice gives us the ability to acknowledge that, as Gerald Davis once said, “we have been slow to plumb our own experiences.” It also provides us with the tools to step outside of ourselves, catch a glimpse of the world around us, and realize that, in the words of Anais Nin, […]
PFP Stands with Asian Communities
At the Philadelphia Folklore Project (PFP), we stand with Asian American and Pacific Islander (AAPI) communities against the reprehensible, ongoing, and significant rise in attacks and hate incidents targeting Asian Americans that have been spurred on by racist pandemic rhetoric this past year. To our AAPI communities, collaborators, partners, staff, and board members: you are […]
Philly Folk Cycle Sessions X 2nd Annual Tianguis Cultural
We are thrilled to launch the Philly Folk Cycle Sessions in partnership with the Iglesias Community Garden’s 2nd Annual Tianguis Cultural. Come celebrate Worker’s Day and stand in solidarity with the artists, chefs, makers and organizers who make this important community project possible 365 days a year! The full festival features local foodways, artisans, performers, […]
Apprenticeship Grant Due
Calling all Artists and Students! Are you interested in applying for a $4,000 grant to fund a personal apprenticeship? If so, the Folk & Traditional Arts Apprenticeship Grant is for you! It’s offered by the Pennsylvania Council on the Arts, and PFP is here to help you through the process. We’ll let you know if […]
Cultural Appropriation Review: “Community Relationships”
As part of the technical assistance program for artists, the Philadelphia Folklore Project decided to hold a series of panels to address the issue of cultural appropriation in community artistic spaces. These panels feature cultural arts practitioners and teachers in music and dance (the most visible forms of appropriated culture) to share their thoughts, concerns, […]
Cultural Appropriation Review: “Teaching Culture”
As part of the technical assistance program for artists, the Philadelphia Folklore Project decided to hold a series of panels to address the issue of cultural appropriation in community artistic spaces. These panels feature cultural arts practitioners and teachers in music and dance (the most visible forms of appropriated culture) to share their thoughts, concerns, […]
Cultural Appropriation Review: “Forming Cultural Lineages”
As part of the technical assistance program for artists, the Philadelphia Folklore Project decided to hold a series of panels to address the issue of cultural appropriation in community artistic spaces. These panels feature cultural arts practitioners and teachers in music and dance (the most visible forms of appropriated culture) to share their thoughts, concerns, […]
Cultural Appropriation Review: “Arts Organizations”
As part of the technical assistance program for artists, the Philadelphia Folklore Project decided to hold a series of panels to address the issue of cultural appropriation in community artistic spaces. These panels feature cultural arts practitioners and teachers in music and dance (the most visible forms of appropriated culture) to share their thoughts, concerns, […]
