2022 Apprenticeship Program Virtual Showcase - Part 1

Event Date:

Aug 9 2022, 6:00PM CDT - Aug 9 2022, 7:30PM CDT

*This is a virtual event that will stream on the Texas Folklife Facebook Page.*

This is the first event in a two-part series.

In this two-part virtual Showcase, artists share their skills and stories learned through their rigorous, one-year study with their respective mentors. The Showcase will include folk and traditional artists from across Texas that span cultures and geographies, highlighting the breadth of folk art that is practiced and produced in Texas

Both parts will stream live on Texas Folklife's Facebook Page at 6 PM CDT on 8/9 and 8/16, respectively.

PART 1 PARTICIPANTS:

Xelena González (Mentor) and Excy Guardado (Apprentice)

Tradition: Indigenous Storytelling

Location: San Antonio, TX

Rocío Ramírez-Landoll (Mentor) and Diane Torres (Apprentice)

Tradition: Cartonería

Location: Waco, TX

Verónica Castillo (Mentor) and Rosie Torres (Apprentice)

Tradition: Ceramics and Comida Casera

Location: San Antonio, TX

Jesús Muñoz (Mentor) and Andrea González (Apprentice)

Tradition: Flamenco

Location: Albuquerque, NM and Sugar Land, TX

HOSTED BY

Virginia Grice

See the event info for Part 2 of this year's Apprenticeship Show Series.

View Part 2 on 8/16

This project is supported in part by the National Endowment for the Arts in partnership with the Texas Commission for the Arts and Humanities Texas. Additional support comes from the Texas Folklife Members, Donors, and Board of Directors.

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