New York Folklore

“Miwa Ginen-Nou Se Lwa” (Mirror of Ginen: We are the Sprits) is an artistic cultural immersion into the Haitian-Vodou pantheon through paintings, food, & performances, led by artist and practitioner Aisha Jean-Charles. OPENING CELEBRATION: JUNE 19 (JUNETEENTH), 5-8:30 PM at NYF Gallery, 129 Jay St.

FY2027 GUIDELINES AND APPLICATION NOW AVAILABLE for Support for Organizations, Sponsored Organizations, Artists, Targeted Opportunities and Regrants and Services!

DEADLINE WEDS JULY 8 2026 at 5 PM

Download the Guidelines at link: https://arts.ny.gov/OpportunityGuidelines

Please note: Capital Project Fund applications will open fall 2026.

Ways to Keep Racoons Out of Your Garden (But Were Afraid to Ask). Our friends at the Kanatsiohareke Mohawk Community are hosting a workshop about planting by the moon phases, companion planting, and seed keeping.

Join us at Kanatsiohareke on Saturday, May 30 10AM-4PM for an on-site workshop about traditional farming practices led by seed keeper and food sovereignty advocate Stephen McComber.

Lunch is provided. Cost: $40 Register at tinyurl.com/yb68m84n

✨️🌿May 30th from 10-4pm Kanatsiohareke is hosting a workshop about planting by the moon phases, companion planting, and seed keeping, led by Stephen McComber from Kahnawake.

🌿We need to have a minimum of 15 folks in person to host this event ♡ Please like & share. Niawen!

💎Join us for an on-site workshop about traditional farming practices led by seed keeper and food sovereignty advocate Stephen McComber.

Lunch will be provided.

Stephen McComber from the Bear clan has always been connected to the land through the practice of gardening and farming. Throughout his life, he has been a seed teacher and is often a keynote speaker at various seed conferences all across Turtle Island, educating people on traditional Kanien'kehá:ka planting practices and cultures. He is a part of the Haudenosaunee Seed Keepers Society with other Kanien'kehá:ka seed savers. He is now the Chief of sustainability at the Mohawk Council of Kahnawake. With this role, he is able to have more power over sustainable and food sovereignty initiatives in and around Kahnawake. 🌿✨️

https://www.eventbrite.com/e/ways-to-keep-a-raccoon-out-of-your-garden-but-were-afraid-to-ask-tickets-1989276653019

Are you a writer? Pitch your work to "Voices," New York Folklore's biannual magazine!

We accept research articles,
photo essays, fiction and creative non-fiction, poetry, foodways, urban legends and lore, songs and sheet music, exhibit and book reviews, and more!

Content must: be based in New York state, be related to folklore, folklife, or culture, and connect to the modern era.

Email [email protected] to pitch your piece or for more info! Or visit https://nyfolklore.org/publications/voices/

Members of New York Folklore Ellen McHale and Zorkie Nelson African Drummers led the 2nd Annual Schenectady Trash Parade! Great Fun!

Come down and see our current exhibit, ASTRA, and make folded stars with artist Victoria van der Laan!

Here is the map, map, MAPPPPPP for Art Night Schenectady on Friday beginning around 4:30/5 p.m.! Head to any of the places listed and find amazing art work, classes, music and more being offered. We highly suggest stopping at Every Single Place, but hey that's just us.

Don't forget you can get in on the Trash Parade happening over at Jay Square!

See you all for Art Night Schenectady!

Thank you to NYF Board member, Nada Odeh for introducing New York Folklore to this fine group of folks! We enjoyed sharing our methods for connecting with communities and learning from others!

We can't wait for Schenectady Kids Arts Festival 2026!

Happy Cinco de Mayo to all!
New York Folklore always brings the magic of other cultures to our festival. For the 32nd Annual Kids Arts Festival , they will bring 2 ~ stone carving and fairy tails!
Dr. Anping Liu, shone here with a watercolor, will demonstrate Chinese stone carving, while tradition bearer D’Vonne Faulks will be teaching kids how to braid “fairy” hair, using traditional African American hair braiding techniques and sparkly “fairy hair!”
Both of these artists received Support for Artist grants from the New York State Council on the Arts, which is also an event sponsor of our festival.