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Folklife Sourcebook: A Directory of Folklife Resources in the United States

Folklife Programming in Public Agencies and Organizations

The following is a list of organizations and institutions that have an ongoing programmatic commitment to folklife study, conservation, and presentation, demonstrated either through their own activities or through grant support. Asterisks indicate the locations of folk cultural programs recognized for their statewide scope and, as with many others in the list, provide coordinative and advisory assistance. Many programs are funded by the National Endowment for the Arts and a number of them provide grant assistance for educational research, apprenticeships, and presentation programs.

| ALABAMA | ALASKA | AMERICAN SAMOA | ARIZONA | ARKANSAS | CALIFORNIA | COLORADO | CONNECTICUT | DELAWARE | DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA | FLORIDA | GEORGIA | GUAM | HAWAI'I | IDAHO | ILLINOIS | INDIANA | IOWA | KANSAS | KENTUCKY | LOUISIANA | MAINE | MARYLAND | MASSACHUSETTS | MICHIGAN | MINNESOTA | MISSISSIPPI | MISSOURI | MONTANA | NEBRASKA | NEVADA | NEW HAMPSHIRE | NEW JERSEY | NEW MEXICO | NEW YORK | NORTH CAROLINA | NORTH DAKOTA | OHIO | OKLAHOMA | OREGON | PENNSYLVANIA | PUERTO RICO | RHODE ISLAND | SOUTH CAROLINA | SOUTH DAKOTA | TENNESSEE | TEXAS | UTAH | VERMONT | VIRGIN ISLANDS | VIRGINA | WASHINGTON STATE | WEST VIRGINIA | WISCONSIN | WYOMING |

ALABAMA

Alabama Center for Traditional Culture*
310 North Hull Street
Montgomery, AL 36104
(205) 264-0400

Alabama Folklife Association*
Alabama Center for Traditional Culture
310 North Hull Street
Montgomery, AL 36104
(205) 264-0400

ALASKA

Alaska State Council on the Arts*
411 West 4th Avenue, Suite 1E
Anchorage, AK 99501
(907) 279-1558

Language and Culture Studies
Sealaska Heritage Foundation
One Sealaska Plaza, Suite 301
Juneau, Alaska 99801
Phone: (907) 463-4844

Totem Heritage Center
629 Dock Street
Ketchikan, AK 99901
Phone: (907) 225-5900

AMERICAN SAMOA

American Samoa Council on Arts Culture and the Humanities*
c/o Executive Offices of the Governor American Samoa
Historic Preservation Office American Samoa Government
Pago Pago, AS 96799
Phone: (684) 633-2384

ARIZONA

Arizona Commission on the Arts
417 West Roosevelt Street
Phoenix, AZ 85003
Phone: (602) 255-5882
Email: info@ArizonaArts.org

The Southwest Center*
1052 North Highland Avenue
University of Arizona
Tucson, Arizona 85721
Phone: 520/621-2484

Coconino Center for the Arts
Flagstaff Cultural Partners
2300 North Fort Valley Road
Flagstaff, AZ 86002
Phone: (928) 779-2300

ARKANSAS

Arkansas Arts Council*
1500 Tower Building
323 Center Street
Little Rock, AR 72201
Phone: 1-501-324-9766
e-mail: info@arkansasarts.com

Ozark Folk Center
PO Box 500
Mountain View, AR 72560
Phone: 870-269-3851

CALIFORNIA

Traditional Arts Program
Department of Anthropology
California Academy of Sciences
875 Howard St.
San Francisco, CA, 94103
Phone: (415) 321-8385

Folk Arts Program
City of Los Angeles
Cultural Affairs Department
Folk & Tradition Art Program, City Hall
514 S. Spring Street, Los Angeles 90013
(213) 485-6759

Institute for the Study of the American West
Autry National Center
4700 Western Heritage Way
Los Angeles, CA 90027-1462
Phone: 323-667-2000

The Mexican Museum
Fort Mason Center Building D
San Francisco, CA 94123
Phone: (415) 202-9700

Mingei International Museum
PO BOX 553
La Jolla CA 92038
Phone: 619-239-0003

Southwest Museum of the American Indian
P.O. Box 41558
Los Angeles, CA 90041-0558
(213) 221-2164

California Arts Council
1300 I St., Suite 930
Sacramento, CA 95814

Craft and Folk Art Museum
5814 Wilshire Boulevard
Los Angeles, CA 90036
Phone: (323) 937-4230

Craft and Cultural Arts Department
City of Oakland City Hall
1 Frank H. Ogawa Plaza, 9th Floor
Oakland, CA 94612
Phone: (510) 238-2103

COLORADO

Colorado State Folklorists
Colorado Council on the Arts
1380 Lawrence Street, Suite 1200
Denver, CO 80204
Phone: 303-866-2723
Email: coloarts@state.co.us

Arvada Center for the Arts and Humanities*
6901 Wadsworth Blvd.
Arvada, CO 80003-9985

Museum of Western Colorado*
462 Ute Ave.
Grand Junction, CO 81501
Mailing Address: P. O. Box 20000, Grand Junction, CO 81502-5020
Phone: 970-242-0971

CONNECTICUT

Connecticut Cultural Heritage Arts Program*
Institute for Community Research
Two Hartford Square West, Suite 100
Hartford, CT 06106-5128
Phone: 860-278-2044

Mystic Seaport Museum
75 Greenmanville Avenue
PO Box 6000
Mystic, CT 06355-0990
Phone: 860.572.0711

DELAWARE


Division of Parks and Recreation *
The Department of Natural Resources and
Environmental Control
89 Kings Highway
Dover, DE 19901
Phone: (302) 739-4401
Email: parkinfo@state.de.us

DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA

American Folklife Center
Library of Congress
101 Independence Ave., SE
Washington, DC 20540-4610
Phone: (202) 707-5510
EMAIL folklife@loc.gov

Smithsonian Institution Center for Folklife and Cultural Heritage
P.O. Box 37012
Victor Building, Suite 4100, MRC 953
Washington, DC 20013-7012
Phone: (202) 275-1150

D.C. Commission on Arts and Humanities*
Government of the District of Columbia
410 8th Street, NW, 5th Floor
Washington, DC 20004
Phone: (202) 724-5613

Indian Arts and Crafts Board
U.S. Department of Interior
1849 C. Street, N.W.
MS 2058-MIB
Washington, DC. 20240
Telephone: (202) 208-3773
Toll Free: (888) ART-FAKE
Fax: (202) 208-5196
E-mail: iacb@ios.doi.gov

National Endowment for the Arts (NEA home Web site)
Folk and Traditional Arts Program
1100 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW
Washington, DC 20506
(202) 682-5400
Traditional Arts Program Network (TAPNet)

National Museum of the American Indian
Fourth Street & Independence Ave., S.W.
Washington, DC 20560
Phone: 202-633-1000

National Endowment for the Humanities
1100 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW
Washington, DC 20506
Phone: (800) NEH-1121
Email: info@neh.gov

FLORIDA

Folklife Program
Historical Museum of Southern Florida
101 West Flagler Street
Miami, Florida 33130
Phone: 305-375-1492
Email: hasf@historical-museum.org

University of Central Florida Heritage Alliance
12461 Research Parkway, Suite 500, Room 135
Orlando, FL 32826
Phone: 407 823-4534
Email: heritagealliance@dm.ucf.edu

Florida Folklife Program*
Bureau of Historic Preservation
500 S. Bronough Street
Tallahassee, FL 32399-0250
(850) 245-6333
email: tbucuvalas@mail.dos.state.fl.us

GEORGIA

Southern Arts Federation
1800 Peachtree Street NW
Suite 808
Atlanta, Georgia 30309
Phone: (404) 874-7244

Folklife Program*
Georgia Council for the Arts
260 14 Street N. W., Suite 401
Atlanta, GA 30318-5360
Phone: (404) 685-2787

The Foxfire Fund, Inc.
Post Office Box 541
Mountain City, GA 30562-0541
(706) 746-5828 Tel
Email: foxfire@foxfire.org

GUAM

Guam Council on Arts & Humanities*
P.O. Box 326359
Hagatna, GU 96932
Email: guamsc@prel.org

HAWAI'I

Bishop Museum *
1525 Bernice Street
Honolulu, Hawai'i 96817
Phone: 808-847-3511

Folk Arts Program
State Foundation on Culture and Arts*
250 South Hotel Street, 2nd Floor
Honolulu, HI 96813
Phone: (808) 586-0300
Email: ken.hamilton@hawaii.gov

Lyman Museum & Mission House *
276 Haili Street
Hilo, Hawaii 96720
Phone: 808-935-5021
Email: info@lymanmuseum.org

Volcano Art Center *
P.O. Box 129
Volcano, HI 96785
See Web site for additional contact information (gallery, membership, etc.)

IDAHO

Idaho Commission on the Arts*
P.O. Box 83720
Boise, Idaho 83720-0008
Phone: 208/334-2119 or 800/278-3863

ILLINOIS

Folk and Ethnic Arts Program*
Illinois Arts Council
James R. Thompson Center
100 West Randolph
Suite 10-500
Chicago, IL 60601
Phone: 312/814-6750 Toll free in Illinois 1/800-237-6994
info@arts.state.il.us

Old Town School of Music
4544 N. Lincoln Avenue
Chicago, IL 60625
(773) 728-6000

INDIANA

Connor Prairie Living Museum
13400 Allisonville Road
Fishers, IN 46038-4499
Phone: 317-776-6000 or 800-966-1836

Traditional Arts Indiana
504 N. Fess Avenue
Bloomington, IN 47408
Email: tradarts@indiana.edu

IOWA

State Historical Society of Iowa
State of Iowa Historical Building
600 East Locust
Des Moines, IA 50319-0290
Phone: 515-281-5111

Iowa Folklife Program*
Iowa Arts Council
Capitol Complex
600 East Locust
Des Moines, IA 50319
Phone: (515) 242-6195

Iowa Ethnic Heritage Association
Iowa Folklife Staff
Iowa Arts Council
600 E Locust
Des Moines, IA 50319
Phone: (515) 242-6195
Email: Riki.Saltzman@iowa.gov

KANSAS

Kansas State Historical Society*
6425 SW 6th Ave.
Topeka, KS 66615-1099
(785) 272-8682

KENTUCKY

Kentucky Center for the Arts
501 West Main Street
Louisville, KY 40202
Phone: (502) 562-0100

Kentucky Folklife Program*
100 West Broadway
Frankfort, KY 40601
Phone: (502) 564-1792

Kentucky Arts Council
500 Mero Street, 21st Floor
Frankfort, KY 40601-1987
Phone: 502-564-3757
Email: kyarts@ky.gov

Kentucky Folk Art Center
102 West First Street
Morehead, KY 40351
Phone: 606-783-2204
Email: folkart@moreheadstate.edu

Appalshop
Appalshop
91 Madison
Whitesburg, KY 41858
Phone: 606/633-0108

LOUISIANA

Louisiana Folklife Program*
Division of the Arts
P.O. Box 44247
Baton Rouge, LA 70804
(504) 342-8180
email: folklife@crt.state.la.us

Center for Acadian and Creole Folklore
Department of Modern Languages
University of Louisiana at Lafayette
P.O. Box 40831
Lafayette, LA 70504
(318) 482-6811

The Louisiana Folklife Center
NSU Box 3663
Natchitoches, LA 71497-0014
(318) 357-4332

Louisiana Folklife Festival
1800 Riverside Drive
Monroe, LA 71201
(318) 324-1665

Jean Lafitte National Park
419 Decatur Street
New Orleans, LA 70130-1035
Phone:(504)589-3882 (Headquarters recorded message)
          Visitor Information (504)589-2133

MAINE

Maine Arts Commission*
193 State Street
25 State House Station
Augusta, Maine 04333-0025
auto attendant: 207/287-2724
e-mail: MaineArts.info@maine.gov

Maine Folklife Center & Northeast Archive of Folklore and Oral History
University of Maine
5773 South Stevens Hall
Orono, ME 04469-5773
Phone: (207) 581-1891
Email: folklife@maine.edu

MARYLAND

Maryland State Arts Council*
175 West Ostend Street
Suite E
Baltimore, Maryland 21230
Phone: 410-767-6555
Email: msac@msac.org

Maryland Historical Trust Cultural Conservation Program
Maryland Department of Housing and Community Development
Division of Historical and Cultural Programs
100 Community Place
Crownsville, MD 21032-2023
Phone: (410) 514-7653

National Council for the Traditional Arts
1320 Fenwick Lane, Suite 200
Silver Spring, MD 20910
(301)565-0654
E-mail: info@ncta.net

MASSACHUSETTS

New England Foundation for the Arts*
145 Tremont Street, 7th Floor
Boston, MA 02111
Phone: 617-951-0010
Email: info@nefa.org

Folk Art Center of New England
42 West Foster Street
Melrose, MA 02176
Phone: 781-662-7475
Email: fac@facone.org

Dublin Seminar for New England Folklife
Boston University Scholarly Publications
985 Commonwealth Avenue
Boston, MA 02215
Phone: 978/369-7382
E-mail: dublsem@bu.edu

Folk Arts & Heritage
Massachusetts Cultural Council
10 St. James Ave., 3rd Floor
Boston, MA 02116-3803
Phone: 617-727-3668
Toll Free (in MA only): 800-232-0960
Email: web@art.state.ma.us

New England Folklife Center of Lowell*
Boott Cotton Mills Museum
400 Foot of John Street
Lowell, MA 01852-1195

Massachusetts Cultural Council *
10 St. James Ave., 3rd floor
Boston, MA 02116

MICHIGAN

Folkpatterns Program
Michigan Traditional Arts Program
Michigan State University Museum
East Lansing, MI 48824-1045
Phone: (517) 353-5526
E-Mail: kozma@pilot.msu.edu

Michigan Traditional Arts Program*
Michigan State University Museum
East Lansing, MI 48824-1045
(517) 355-2370

MINNESOTA

Minnesota State Arts Board*
Park Square Court, Suite 200
400 Sibley Street
Saint Paul, MN 55101-1928
Phone: (651) 215-1600
Toll-free (800) 8MN-ARTS (800-866-2787)
E-mail: msab@arts.state.mn.us

MISSISSIPPI

Delta Blues Museum
#1 Blues Alley
P.O. Box 459
Clarksdale, MS 38614
Phone: 662-627-6820

Mississippi Arts Commission*
501 North West Street
Suite 701B Woolfolk Building
Jackson, Mississippi 39201
Phone: 601-359-6030

Center for the Study of Southern Culture
Barnard Observatory
The University of Mississippi
P.O. Box 1848
University, MS 38677-1848
Phone:(662) 915-5993

MISSOURI

Missouri Folk Arts Program
157 McReynolds Hall
Columbia, MO 65211-1420
(573) 882-6296
email: HigginsLL@missouri.edu (Lisa L. Higgins, Director)

Ralph Foster Museum
College of the Ozarks
Point Lookout, MO 65726
Phone: 417-334-6411 ext. 3407
Email: museum@cofo.edu

MONTANA

Montana Arts Council*
316 North Park Ave., Suite 252
PO Box 202201
Helena MT 59620-2201
Phone: 406-444-6430
Email: mac@state.mt.us

Nebraska State Historical Society
P.O. Box 82554, 1500 R Street
Lincoln, NE 68501

West Nebraska Arts Center
Box 62
Scottsbluff, NE 69361
Phone: (308) 632-2226

NEVADA

Western Folklife Center
501 Railroad Street
Elko NV 89801
Phone: (775) 738-7508

Nevada Arts Council*
716 North Carson Street, Suite A
Carson City, NV 89701
Phone: (775) 687-6680

NEW HAMPSHIRE

New Hampshire State Council on the Arts
2 1/2 Beacon Street - 2nd Floor
Concord, NH 03301-4974
Phone: 603/271-2789

NEW JERSEY

Folklife Program*
New Jersey Historical Commission
NJ Department of State
PO Box 305
Trenton, NJ 08625-0305
Phone: 609-292-6062
Email: njhc@sos.state.nj.us

New Jersey State Council on the Arts*
P.O. Box 306
225 West State Street
Trenton, New Jersey 08625 USA
Phone: 609-292-6130

NEW MEXICO

Maxwell Museum of Anthropology
MSC01 1050
1 University of New Mexico
Albuquerque, NM 87131-0001
Phone: (505) 277-4405
Email: maxwell@unm.edu

The New Mexico Heritage Center
Box 3X
New Mexico State University
Las Cruces, NM 88003
(505) 523-7261

Museum of International Folk Art
P.O. Box 2087
Santa Fe, New Mexico 87504-2087
Main telephone: 505-476-1200 Museum Front Desk: 505-476-1204
Email: info@moifa.org

New Mexico Arts Division*
Department of Cultural Affairs
P.O.Box 1450
Santa Fe, New Mexico 87504-1450
Phone: 505-827-6490
Fax: 505-827-6043

School of American Research
PO Box 2188
Santa Fe, NM 87504-2188
Phone: (505) 954-7200
Email: info@sarsf.org

NEW YORK

The ERPF Catskill Cultural Center
PO Box 504
Arkville, NY 12406
Phone:845-586-2611
Email inverna@catskill.net.

Traditional Arts in Upstate New York
2 West Main Street
Canton, NY 13617-0665
Phone: (315) 386-4289
E mail: tauny@northnet.org

New York State Historical Association
PO Box 800
Cooperstown, NY 13326
Phone: 607-547-1400

Crandall Public Library's Center for
Folklife, History and Cultural Programs

251 Glen Street, City Park
Glens Falls, NY 12801-3593
Phone: 518-792-6508 (Library's main number)
Email: info@crandalllibrary.org

Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture
515 Malcolm X Boulevard
New York, NY 10037-1801
Phone: (212) 491-2200

Ollantay Center for the Arts
PO Box 720636
Jackson Heights, NY 11372
Phone: 1-718-565-6499
Fax: 1-718-446-7806

Delaware Valley Arts Alliance
P.O. Box 170
37 Main Street
Narrowsburg, New York 12764
Phone: 845-252-7576
Email: info@artsalliancesite.org

Long Island Traditions
382 Main Street
Port Washington, NY 11050
Phone: 516-767-8803
Email: litrad@i-2000.com

American Folk Art Museum (formerly Museum of American Folk Art)
45 West 53rd St.
New York, NY 10019
Phone: 212-265-1040

Wenner-Gren Foundation for
Anthropological Research

470 Park Avenue South, 8th Floor
New York, NY 10016
Phone: 212-683-5000

Native American Center for the Living Arts
25 Rainbow Boulevard S.
Niagara Falls, NY 14303


TriCounty Arts Council Gallery (formerly Schoharie County Arts Council)
107 Union Street
Cobleskill, NY 12043
Phone: 518-254-0611
Email: tricountyarts@verizon.net
Documenting and presenting the traditional arts of Schoharie, Montgomery, and Fulton Counties

Queens Council on the Arts
One Forest Park at Oak Ridge
Woodhaven, N.Y. 11421-1166
Phone:718 647-3377
Email: qca@queenscouncilarts.org

Hallockville Folk Arts Center of
Suffolk County

6038 Sound Avenue
P.O. Box 765
Riverhead, NY 11901
Phone: 631/298-5292
Email: hallockv@optonline.net

Asian American Arts Center
26 Bowery
New York, NY 10013
Phone: 212-233-2154
aaac@artspiral.org

Brooklyn Arts Council
55 Washington Street, Suite 218
Brooklyn, NY 11201
Phone: 718.625.0080
Email: bac@brooklynartscouncil.org

Center for Traditional Music and Dance
32 Broadway, Suite 1314
New York, NY 10004
Phone: 212-571-1555
Email: traditions@ctmd.org

The Arts Center of the Capital Region
265 River Street
Troy, NY 12180
Phone: (518) 273-0552
Email: info@theartscenter.cc

Association of Hispanic Arts
161 East 106th Street, Ground Floor
New York, NY 10029
Phone: (212) 876-1242
Email: ahanews@latinoarts.org

Roberson Museum and Science Center
30 Front Street
Binghamton, NY 13905
Phone: 607-772-0660
Email: info@roberson.org

Caribbean Cultural Center
408 W. 58th Street
New York, NY 10019
(212) 307-7420

The ARTS
32 West Market St.
Corning, NY 14830
Phone: (607) 962-5871
Serves Chemung, Schuyler and Steuben Counties

The Culture Spot
Cultural Resources Council
John H. Mulroy Civic Center at OnCenter
411 Montgomery St.
Syracuse, NY 13202
Phone: (315) 425-2155

City Lore
72 East First Street, #1
New York, NY 10003-9322
Phone: 212/529-1955
Email: citylore@citylore.org

American Craft Museum
40 West 53 Street
New York, NY 10019
(212) 956-3535
Fax: (212) 956-3699

New York Folklore Society
P.O. Box 764
Schenectady, NY 12301
Phone: 518/346-7008
Email: nyfs@nyfolklore.org

Arts & Cultural Council for Greater Rochester, Inc.
277 North Goodman Street
Rochester, NY 14607
Phone: (585) 473-4000

Delaware County Historical Association
46549 State Highway 10
Delhi, NY 13753.
Phone: (607) 746-3849
Email: dcha@delhi.net

New York State Museum Historical Collections
New York State Museum
Rm 3023
Cultural Education Center
Albany, New York 12230

South Street Seaport Museum
207 Front Street
New York, NY 10038
Phone:212 748 8600

NORTH CAROLINA

Southern Highlands Craft Guild
382 Blue Ridge Vis
Asheville NC, 28805
Phone: 828-298-7928
See Web page for Email form

John C. Campbell Folk School
One Folk School Road
Brasstown, NC 28902
Phone: (704) 837-2775 or Toll Free 1-800-FOLK SCH

Folklife Resource Center*
North Carolina Arts Council
Department of Cultural Resources
Raleigh, NC 27699-4632
Phone: 919-733-2111

Mountain Heritage Center
150 H. F. Robinson Building
Western Carolina University
Cullowhee, NC 28723
Phone: 828-227-7129

North Carolina Maritime Museum
315 Front Street
Beaufort, NC 28516-2125
Phone:(252) 728-7317

NORTH DAKOTA

Folklife Program*
North Dakota Council on the Arts
1400 East Century Ave
Bismark, ND 58503
Phone: 701-328-7590

OHIO

Cityfolk
126 N. Main St. Suite 220
Dayton, OH 45402
Phone: 937-223-3655
Email: cityfolk@cityfolk.org

Traditional and Ethnic Arts Program*
Ohio Arts Council
727 East Main St.
Columbus, OH 43205
Phone: 614-466-2613

OKLAHOMA

Oklahoma Arts Council*
P.O. BOX 52001-2001
Oklahoma City, OK 73152-2001
Phone: (405) 521-2931

OREGON

Oregon Folklife Program
775 Summer Street NE, Ste 200
Salem, Oregon 97301-1284
Phone: (503) 986-0082

PENNSYLVANIA

Institute for Cultural Partnerships
3211 North Front Street
Harrisburg, PA 17110-1342
Phone: (717) 238-1770

Rivers of Steel National Heritage Area
Steel Industry Heritage Corporation
The Bost Building
623 East 8th Avenue
Homestead, PA 15120
Phone: 412-464-4020
Email: info@riversofsteel.com

Center for Arts and Folklife
Northern Tier Cultural Alliance
One Washington Street, Suite A
Towanda, PA 18848
Phone: 570-265-7455

Philadelphia Folklore Project
735 South 50th Street
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19143
Phone: 215-726-1106
email: pfp@folkloreproject.org

Historical Society of Pennsylvania (includes collections of the former Balch Institute)
1300 Locust Street
Philadelphia, PA 19107
Phone: 215-732-6200

Duquesne University Tamburitzans
1801 Boulevard of the Allies
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15219
Phone: (412) 396-5185
Email: tamburitzans@duq.edu

PUERTO RICO

Instituto de Cultura Puertorriqueña (Institute for Puerto Rican Culture)
Apartado 9024184
San Juan, Puerto Rico 00902-4184
Phone: 787-724-0700

RHODE ISLAND

Rhode Island Historical Preservation & Heritage Commission*
Old State House
150 Benefit Street
Providence, RI, 02903
Phone: (401) 222-2678

Rhode Island State Council on Arts*
One Capitol Hill, 3rd Floor
Providence, RI 02908
Phone: (401) 222-3880

Haffenreffer Museum of Anthropology
300 Tower Street
Bristol, R. I. 02809
Phone: (401) 253-8388

SOUTH CAROLINA

McKissick Museum*
College of Arts and Sciences
University of South Carolina
816 Bull Street
Columbia, South Carolina 29208
Phone:803-777-7251

South Carolina Arts Commission
1800 Gervais Street
Columbia, SC 29201
Phone: 803-734-8696

SOUTH DAKOTA

South Dakota State Historical Society*
900 Governor's Drive
Pierre, SD 57501-2217
Phone: 605-773-3458

TENNESSEE

Folk Arts Program*
Tennessee Arts Commission
Citizens Plaza Building
401 Charlotte Avenue
Nashville, TN 37243-0780
Phone: (615) 741-1701

Country Music Foundation / Country Music Hall of Fame
222 Fifth Ave. S.
Nashville, TN 37203
Phone: 615-416-2001

Center for Southern Folklore
P.O. Box 226
Memphis, Tennessee 38101
Phone: (901) 525-3655
Email: queenbee@southernfolklore.org

Museum of Appalachia
PO Box 1189
Norris, TN 37828
Phone: 865-494-0514 or 494-7680

National Storytelling Network
132 Boone Street
Suite 5
Jonesborough, TN 37659
Phone: 1-800-525-4514 or 423-913-8201
Email: nsn@storynet.org

Tennessee River Folklife Museum
Nathan Bedford Forrest Historic Area
Eva, TN 38333

 

TEXAS

Institute of Texan Cultures
University of Texas
801 South Bowie St
San Antonio, TX 78205
Phone: (210) 458-2300

Documentary Arts, Inc.
P.O. Box 140244
Dallas, TX 75214
Phone: (214) 824-3377

Texarkana Regional Arts and Humanities Council
PO Box 1171
Texarkana, TX 75504
Phone: (903) 792-8681
Email ArtsInfo@trahc.org

Texas Folklife Resources *
1317 South Congress Ave.
Austin, TX 78704
Phone: 512-441-YALL (9255)

UTAH

Utah Arts Council*
617 East South Temple
Salt Lake City, Utah
Phone: (801) 236-7555

VERMONT

Vermont Folklife Center*
3 Court Street ; P.O. Box 442
Middlebury, VT 05753
Phone: 802-388-4964
Email: info @ vermontfolklifecenter.org

VIRGIN ISLANDS

Virgin Islands Humanities Council
#7 Kongens Gade
St. Thomas, Virgin Islands 00802-6746
Phone: (340) 776-4044
Email:info@vihumanities.org

Virgin Islands Council on the Arts
41-42 Norre Gade
St. Thomas, VI 00802

VIRGINIA

American Folklore Society
Timothy Lloyd
AFS Executive Director
Mershon Center, Ohio State University
1501 Neil Avenue
Columbus, OH 43201-2602
Phone: Phone 614-292-3375

Blue Ridge Institute
Ferrum College
PO Box 1000
Ferrum, VA 24088-9000
Phone: 540-365-4416

Abby Aldrich Rockefeller Folk Art Center
The Museums of Colonial Williamsburg
P.O. Box 1776
Williamsburg, VA 23187-1776
Phone: 1-757-229-1000

Virginia Folklife Program
Virginia Foundation for the Humanities

145 Ednam Drive
Charlottesville, VA 22903-4629
Phone: 434-924-3296

Department of Historic Preservation
University of Mary Washington
1301 College Avenue
Fredricksburg, VA 22401-5358
Phone: 540-654-1041

WASHINGTON

Washington State Arts Commission*
711 Capitol Way S. Suite 600
PO Box 42675
Olympia, WA 98504-2675
Phone: (360) 753-3860

Washington State Folklife Council
11507 N.E. 104th St.
Kirkland, WA 98033
Phone: (206) 827-6430

WEST VIRGINIA

West Virginia Division of Culture and History*
The Cultural Center
Capitol Complex
1900 Kanawha Boulevard East
Charleston WV 25305-0300
Phone: (304) 558-0220

Augusta Heritage Center
100 Campus Drive
Elkins, WV 26241
Phone: 304-637-1209

WISCONSIN

Wisconsin Arts Board*
101 East Wilson Street, First Floor
Madison, WI 53702
Phone: 608-266-0190

Cedarburg Cultural Center
W62 N546 Washington Avenue
Cederburg, WI 53012
Phone: 262-375-3676

Old World Wisconsin
S103 W37890 Highway 67
Eagle, WI 53119
Phone: 262-594-6300
Email: oww@whs.wisc.edu

WYOMING

American Heritage Center
University of Wyoming
Dept. 3924
1000 E. University Avenue
Laramie, WY 82071
Phone: 307-766-4114

Wyoming Council for the Humanities
1315 E. Lewis St.
Laramie, WY 82072
Phone: (307)721-9243

 

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