Folklife
Florida Folklife Program
Outreach Program
The Statewide Outreach Initiative broadens the impact of folklife programs by reaching diverse audiences around the state through a variety of formats:
Florida Folk Forums: Modeled, in part, after the Folklife Program's past Folklife Institutes, the Folk Forums, scheduled to begin in 2012, are two-day programs that will present local tradition bearers and train community members to identify and utilize traditional cultural resources in their own regions. Participants will be recruited from local cultural, historical, and educational organizations; interested individuals are also invited to participate. Forum sessions are intended to teach community members to recognize and locate traditional cultural resources and contacts in their own communities, so that they can document, preserve, and present their local cultural heritage through programming at community venues. Each Folk Forum will include presentations by local tradition bearers, scholars, and folklorists.
For more information, contact Blaine Waide at bqwaide@dos.state.fl.us or 800.847.PAST.
Festival Outreach supports performances by traditional artists at events throughout the state. FFP staff recommends local artists and assists with cultural interpretation at the festivals. By collaborating with existing events, FFP reaches areas where we do not provide other programs.
