Meet the 2022 Apprenticeship Program Artists Story Map

Learn about nine apprenticeships fostering the continuity of the folk and traditional arts across the state in Texas Folklife’s “Meet the 2022 Apprenticeship Program Artists” story map. Showcasing the work of each artist team - which ranges from South Indian veena, Chinese erhu, and Western swing guitar performance to flamenco dance and accordion tuning and playing, cartonería and ceramic practice to comida casera preparation and Native American storytelling - the story map features in-depth profiles as well as an interactive digital map. While presenting the geographic scope and artistic breadth of the program, the story map aims to visualize the import of each apprenticeship within the artists’ respective cultural communities. For the best experience, view the story map online here using a computer or tablet; it is also embedded below.