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I'm delighted to invite you to Tradition Bearers, Live!, a one-of-a-kind evening celebrating the artists, traditions, and cultural heritage that help define communities across Wisconsin.
Masters of traditional and folk arts -- Aztec dance, Haudenosaunee raised beadwork, and Turkish water marbling -- will join us to offer you a memorable evening of performance, visual arts, storytelling, demonstrations, and conversation.
You'll experience intimate interviews led by folklorist and Community Powered director Chrissy Widmayer that offer a rare opportunity to hear directly from the artists about the histories, techniques, and cultural traditions that shape their work, and how their art became an enduring passion.
Please join me for the reception and meet the artists before the staged program, which will be hosted by Jimmy Gutiérrez of Milwaukee Public Radio. You'll enjoy conversation and a complimentary Mediterranean pita bar while meeting additional artists involved in our Wisconsin By the People program who will display examples of their work, some of which may be available for purchase.
Whether you've long appreciated traditional arts or are discovering them for the first time, Tradition Bearers, Live! is a chance for you to experience Wisconsin's living cultural traditions through the voices of the artists who preserve and share them.
Admission is free, with a suggested donation of $20. Registration is required, so register today!
Tradition Bearers, Live! is part of Wisconsin By the People, a Wisconsin Humanities initiative that supports folk and traditional artists selected for the Wisconsin Arts Board’s Folk & Traditional Arts Apprenticeship Program. Through Community Powered training, public conversations, events, and storytelling, participating artists strengthen their skills in sharing the meaning, history, and cultural context of their art with wider audiences. The program is part of By the People: Conversations Beyond 250, a national initiative of the Federation of State Humanities Councils developed with the Smithsonian Center for Folklife and Cultural Heritage.
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