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A Living Stage: Reflections from South Africa
Music and storytellers from the 2002 National Arts Festival in Grahamstown, South Africa.

Ball
The Ball is a sphere, composed entirely of aluminum foil of various varieties. This site provides a great quantity of information about the ball; how it is made, how large it is now, etc. It will even give you hints should you wish to create one of your own.

Chapel Hill Public Arts Commission
The Chapel Hill Public Arts Commission (CHPAC) is a special commission of the Town with non profit 501(c)3 status. Established in 1992 by a resolution of the Town Council, the CHPAC continues to serve as the only public arts organization of the Town.

This site includes resources for artists, a calendar, and information on programs.

Cultural Heritage of China
An extensive look into the culture of one of Humanity's oldest continuous civilizations. There is always a symbolic meaning behind almost everything in the daily life of the China.

CyberSufis
CyberSufis is an attempt to offer a small digital multimedia fragrance of the many roses that open up when one walks down the path of Sufism.

DefineDesign

DefineDesign is a point of confluence of design ideas. Information design, graphic design, interface design and interaction design have a strong overlap of interest and expertise. Architecture, urban planning and environmental design have traditionally overlapped. With the integration of computers and technology into the manual areas of design, such as architecture and illustration, multiple fields of design are drawing closer together.

This is not a proposal for interface designers to design high rise towers, or for architects to become graphic designers. But with technology, there is a convergence. DefineDeisgn is an exploration of how the varied array of design professions can informa each other in the examination and application of design issues, visual communication and visual thinking.

DefineDesign newsletter offers regular updates on current design articles, thoughts and issues.

Folkstreams
Folkstreams logo A National Preserve of Documentary Films about American Roots Cultures streamed with essays about the traditions and filmmaking. The site includes transcriptions, study and teaching guides, suggested readings, and links to related websites.

Folktunes.org - The Folktunes Archive
Folktunes Archive for Teaching and Learning

As folk music is for the people and by the people anyone may contribute to this collection via wiki. There are a few types of recordings available for streaming and download: instructional, jam sessions, albums/demos, and vintage.

Wiki powered by MediaWiki.
Recordings hosted by Archive.org.

Gaston County Museum of Art and History
Located in a National Register of Historic Places District, the museum is housed in an elegantly simple Greek Revival building. Other museum buildings include the Old Jail (1848), Train Depot (1901) and a modern Carriage House. At GCM, you will see period rooms and permanent exhibits, including the new Carolinas Textile Exhibit and NC's largest exhibit of horse-drawn vehicles. Changing exhibits illuminate regional history and visual arts.

gnawa stories
Somewhere in Morocco. Between African Shamanism and Islam. Between primitive traditions and modernity. At the crossroads of Globalism. You will find the Gnawa. Mystical Musician Healers from Morocco. From marginalized subculture to "official" representatives of Moroccan culture, many Gnawa have undergone a dramatic transition in the past decade. This is the first multimedia website project of its kind dedicated to the Gnawa. Mixing video, audio, photographs and text, Gnawa Stories takes you inside the uncharted waters of this secret world, and explores the Gnawas' commitment to connect with their traditions while adapting to a new Global Age.

Heirs to a Fighting Tradition: Storytelling for Social Change
The Heirs Project Mission Heirs to A Fighting Tradition: * Records and archives oral histories of NC social justice activists, * Transfers documentary and interviewing skills to young people so they can record stories of community power with their elders and peers, and * Holds interactive community-building events that blend the heirs' stories with participatory group discussions.

Layers of Meaning
Commentary on fiber art, textiles and modern embroidery

material.mississippi documenting the visions of emerging Mississippi artists
This multimedia documentary project currently features artists of the Mississippi Delta.

Music Maker Relief Foundation
Music Maker Relief Foundation, Inc. is a nonprofit organization dedicated to helping the true pioneers and forgotten heroes of Southern musical traditions gain recognition and meet their day to day needs. Today, many such musicians are living in extreme poverty and need food, shelter, medical care, and other assistance. Music Maker's aid and service programs improve the quality of recipients lives. Their work affirms to these artists that we value the gifts of music and inspiration they have delivered to the world. Their mission is to give back to the roots of American music.

NC Folk Arts
Preserving North Carolina Folk Arts is an integral part of the folk art tradition and shares the stage with crafting and fine-tuning the various art forms.

North Carolina ABANA
NC-ABANA is the North Carolina Chapter and affiliate of the Artist-Blacksmith's Association of North America, Inc. We are a non-profit organization run by volunteers dedicated to promoting and sharing the art of blacksmithing. The state Chapter meetings are quarterly and are held in different locations throughtout the state at member's shops or homes. They are sometimes held at the NC State fair grounds in Raleigh, NC. The meeting at the John C. Campbell folk school in Brasstown, NC. is not to be missed. Regional area meetings are held on varying schedules throughout the state. Both state and area meetings are anounced in the NC-ABANA newsletter "The Hot Iron Sparkle".

On Outsider Art and the Margins of the Mainstream
Academic examination of the term "outsider art" and it's application.

Orange County Arts Commission
The Arts Commission works to develop the arts in Orange County, North Carolina. This site features a searchable database of over 1200 local artists and organizations, a list of local arts calendars, and a substantial links page.

We also offer several programs in support of local arts, including grants, a newsletter, and others.

Priyatosh Banerjee and Radha Banerjee
Dr. Priyatosh Banerjee is a leading exponent of Indian and Central Asian Art. He has its his credit about 200 Research articles and 10 books on Indian Art and Central Asian Art and Religions. Many full text articles on the site.
Dr. Radha Banerjee is a young scholar of Chinese and Central Asian Buddhist Art. She was the receipient of the UNESCO / Silk Route Fellowship (1996-97) and Chinese
Govt. Fellowship (1993-95). Currently she is working as a Research Associate in the Indira Gandhi National Centre for the Arts, New Delhi. Full text articles and book excerpts on site.

Southern Oral History Project
Founded in 1973, the Southern Oral History Program seeks to foster a critical yet democratic understanding of the South - its history, culture, problems, and prospects. We have recorded more than 2,900 interviews with men and women from all walks of life, and currently maintain an active research and teaching program.

The site includes information about the project and its activities, and recordings of interviews collected by the project.

The People's Channel
For a democratic society to function properly, citizens must participate in their government, be educated to think critically and be able to freely communicate their ideas.The Peoples Channel’s mission is to advance democratic ideals by ensuring that people have access to electronic media and by promoting effective communication through community uses of media. Through this mission, we aim to provide the means and promote the opportunity for area citizens to exercise free speech through media production, education and distribution of cable television programming. The primary goal of The Peoples Channel is to promote use of the designated access channel(s) by coordinating the use of the public access channel(s) and providing production facilities, and to provide technical assistance and media training to any individual, group, or organization interested in producing cultural, informational, entertainment, or educational media productions of interest to the community. The Peoples Channel will provide Chapel Hill and the surrounding area residents, organizations, agencies and institutions with media training, equipment, production and related services on a first-come, first-served First Amendment basis. Our policies are designed to ensure maximum convenience and fairness for all in the community. Since we want public access and community media facilities to be available to the whole community, we welcome your suggestions on how we may improve these policies. All suggestions received will be reviewed by the Board of Directors.

Transoxiana

Journal de Estudios Orientales
Electronic - Full-Text Open Access

Escuela de Estudios Orientales
Universidad del Salvador

Triangle Woodworkers Association
The Triangle Woodworkers Association has members with a wide range of interests and experience, from those who are just getting started to some of the leading woodworkers in the area. Our basic objective is teaching and exchanging woodworking ideas and techniques. The only qualification for membership is an interest in working with wood.

The Association meets the third Tuesday of every mouth

Videobloggers.org
Free services for the videoblog culture such as blog hosting, directory listing, education, workshops and collaborative projects. All content is public domain or creative commons licensed. Services are not available to all.

World Music Central
World Music Central is dedicated to the dissemination of world music news, information and resources. Its mission is to provide information about musicians, dancers and their national or regional cultures, to publish a series of databases of international musical instrument makers, international music and dance festivals, glossaries and many other resources; to educate a global audience about other cultures; and to to create connections among musicians, booking agents and cultural organizers around the world.