Workshops to Help Preserve Traditional Arts And Crafts in Indiana

The workshops will train individuals on the traditional arts and crafts that are prevalent in eastern Indiana and on ways to preserve them.

Source: Inside INdiana Business

Press Release

HAMILTON COUNTY—Traditional Arts Indiana, a partnership of Indiana University’s Folklore and Ethnomusicology Department and the Indiana Arts Commission along with local organizers will host a series of Community Specialist Training workshops along the I-69 Heritage Corridor April 24, May 1 and May 5. All workshops are free. The workshops are designed to train individuals on the traditional arts and crafts that are prevalent in Eastern Indiana and a new movement to preserve its heritage. For more information or to register, go to www.hccvb.org and click on “Workshop Registration” icon or call Sarah at (317) 598-4444 or (800) 776-8687.

During the workshops, attendees will learn to identify, document and support local traditional artists while expanding the rich human resources that build character of places we call home.

Community Development Specialist Training
Monday, April 24 – 8:30 a.m.-5 p.m.
Fort Wayne Museum of Art, 311 East Main Street, Fort Wayne

Monday, May 1 – 8:30 a.m.-5 p.m.
Minnetrista Cultural Center, 311 West Saint Joseph Street, Muncie

Friday, May 5 — 8:30 a.m.-5 p.m. (lunch included)
Conner Prairie, 13400 Allisonville Road, Fishers

“Traditional Arts Indiana is excited to offer community specialist training to individuals along the I-69 Corridor,” said Jon Kay, director of Traditional Arts Indiana. “This is the first set in helping conserve this regions unique sense of place, while supporting community development along the route. TAI spent months talking with locals and taking stock of their cultural assets and needs, so that this training would truly address the cultural heritage of the I-69 Corridor.”

Traditional Arts Indiana is dedicated to expanding public awareness of Indiana’s traditional practices and nurturing a sense of pride among Indiana traditional artists.

The Hamilton County Convention and Visitors Bureau, established in 1991, is a not-for-profit tourism organization dedicated to promote and encourage the development, in Hamilton County, of tourism, conventions, visitors, trade shows, festivals and other special events.

Source: Hamilton County Convention & Visitors Bureau