THE YEAR OF THE RURAL ARTS 2014 was a program of events, conversations, and online features celebrating the diverse, vital ways in which rural arts and humanities contribute…
This building has been home to the NUNU Arts Collective since 2010. Photo from NuNuCollective.org By Louise Vasher Arnaudville, Louisiana sits at the junction of Bayou Teche and…
Courthouse Tent and the Old Courthouse © Jay Huron 2014- caseSensitive Photos By Savannah Barrett The National Storytelling Festival Jonesborough, TN The National Storytelling Festival celebrated their 42nd…
‘Reflection’, Photo Credit David Weiland Shahrazad: A Tale of Love and Magic The Summer Spectacle, Double Edge Theatre, Ashfield, MA By Savannah Barrett The end of August marked…
Othar Turner’s Rising Star Fife & Drum band playing a picnic at Othar’s farm. Shot by Alan Lomax, John Bishop, and Worth Long in 1978. One weekend a…
By Savannah Barrett and Josh May The Commonwealth of Kentucky has tremendous human, natural, and cultural resources. We are rich in opportunity, but historically, real and imagined barriers…
Photo by Tony Denim, Yellow Dog Productions, Inc. By Rachel Hagan In late July, the small ranching community of White Sulfur Springs, Montana hosted the fourth annual Red…
An Angola inmate tries to hold his own on a bucking bull. By Rachel Hagan, Art of the Rural Intern The Angola Prison Rodeo began in 1964 as…
Road sign for Pittsburgh’s cultural district [Editor’s Note: This article is the continuation of a series we are calling “The State of the Rural Arts” — reflections, interviews,…
Video footage of Seedtime on the Cumberland 2010 By Savannah Barrett and Carrie Carter Appalshop’s Seedtime on the Cumberland is a time for celebration and homecoming in Whitesburg….
Rural Arts and Culture Summitl: University of Minnesota-Morris, June 6-8
Rural Environments Field School: Points across the American High Plains, May 15-June 3
Council on Foundations Annual Conference: Dallas, TX, April 23-26
Open Engagement: Chicago, IL, April 21-23
Delta Regional Authority Leadership Institute: New Orleans, LA, January 23-24
Association of Minnesota Counties Annual Convening: Minneapolis, MN, December 6, 2016
Common Field Convening: Miami, FL, October 20-23, 2016
Grantmakers in the Arts: St. Paul, MN, October 16-19, 2016
Next Generation Rural Creative Placemaking Summit: Iowa City, IA, October 12-14, 2016
Rural 2 Rural Conference: Bylth, Ontario, Canada, September 27-30, 2016
Wisconsin Regional Small Town Downtown Forum: Shell Lake, WI, September 20,
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Our Communities: A Symposium on the Arts, Racine, WI, September 7-9, 2016
Art & Survival 2016: Double Edge Theatre, Ashfield, MA, August 5-7, 2016
