People preserve their traditions by passing on stories, skills, ideas, and lessons learned to the next generation. As society and communities change, it becomes more important to celebrate our traditions and present them in concerts, exhibits, workshops and other ways.
The Traditional Arts Program of the New Hampshire State Council on the Arts develops and supports educational programs that help preserve and celebrate traditional arts and folklife in New Hampshire. Grants and technical assistance are also available.
Learn about Traditional Arts Project Grants and Traditional Art Apprenticeship Grants.
Find traditional artists, community scholars, and folklorists who enjoy public presentations in schools, community gatherings, and workshops.
Explore the Traditional Arts and Folklife Listing an on-line directory published by the NH State Council on the Arts.
Learn about how the NH State Council on the Arts has presented traditional arts and folklife through a variety of projects.
Explore past festivals programs.
Learn about past exhibits.
Get involved with traditions in your community. Invite a traditional artist to give a presentation at a local school or festival. Ask traditional musicians to hold a contra dance in your town hall. Help preserve a historic building in your town, join a group that protects our open spaces, help plan your town's next Old Home Day, spend time with the older members of your family and community to talk to them about the way traditions have been a part of their lives!
Dudley and Jacqueline Laufman preserve social dances introduced from England during Colonial times.
Photo credits
All: Photographer - Lynn Martin Graton
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