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A brightly colored painting of a curandera performing a healing in a bedroom. A woman in a red floral dress leans over a person lying in bed with a cloth on their forehead, sweeping a green palm frond across the turquoise bedspread. A boy in a horse-print shirt watches from the foot of the bed, resting his chin on his hands beside a red apple. Incense smoke rises from a blue can on the floor. The room holds an image of the Virgen de Guadalupe, a lit candle, family portraits on the wall, a sewing machine, and a window looking out onto green leaves.

July 23, 2026

Reconnecting Through Curanderismo: Exploring Healing Traditions in South Texas

Reconnecting Through Curanderismo: Exploring Healing Traditions in South Texas by Oddett Garza, Texas Folklife Community Folklife Fellow Growing up in…

Posted By: Mariela Freire

July 16, 2026

Yiddish Life through Song: When Memory Becomes Performance

Yiddish Life through Song: When Memory Becomes Performance by Samantha Goldberg Blackthorn, Texas Folklife Community Folklife Fellow The Project and…

Posted By: Mariela Freire

June 15, 2026

The Folklorist Next Door is Back on June 17

The Folklorist Next Door is Back on June 17 By Jeannelle Ramirez, Ph.D., Program Director Over the past six months,…

Posted By: Mariela Freire

January 8, 2025

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Community Folklife Fellowship (CFF) Application coming soon! The Community Folklife Fellowship (CFF) helps individuals and communities document and celebrate local…

Posted By: Mariela Freire