Welcome to the New Hampshire Folklife website, a resource for learning about folklife and traditional arts in New Hampshire.

Teachers, students, and families are invited to explore our living heritage arts.

Try this "Quick Link" to photos of traditional arts & folklife in NH!
New Hampshire tartan plaid being woven by Robert Roy Robb.

This educational resource is a project of the New Hampshire State Council on the Arts Traditional Arts Program.

For information on grants to individuals and non profit organizations, visit the New Hampshire State Council on the Arts website and select "grants."

Click here for the State Arts Council's directory of traditional artists and cultural specialists who can present at schools and community gatherings.

 

Top:  | Canoe builder Jay Trayner
Bottom left:  | Dogsledding by Beth Krommes .   Bottom center:  | Fiddler Rodney Miller.   Bottom right: |  NH tartan by Robert Roy Robb.

Photo credits - Lynn Martin Graton, Traditional Arts Coordinator

New Hampshire Folklife
Jay Trayner caning a seat for one of his handmade canoes
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Kids & Teachers


CLICK HERE for the interactive Heritage Arts Build-A-Picture activities!

Heritage Arts Build-A-Picture

Interested in Music?

SEARCH a directory of CDs & videos of traditional music featuring many NH musicians!