Chinese Calligraphy

Indiana University presents a demonstration by James Yang.

Chinese Calligraphy demonstration at the State Fair on Sunday, August 23. For more information please contact Traditional Arts Indiana at info@folktraditions.com. 
 
 
For the past decade IU’s Traditional Arts Indiana (TAI) has been an active participant at the Indiana State Fair. This year TAI has expanded its presence at the fair. TAI will present a major exhibition in the Home and Family Arts Building at the fair, August 7 - 23, 2009. The exhibit features the works of over 30 Hoosier folk artists, craftspeople and musicians.  From hoop-net makers and African American quilting to handmade chocolates and fiddle tunes, the display celebrates the persistence of many of the Indiana’s traditions as well as the emergence of folkways brought to the state by its immigrant communities.

In addition to the exhibit TAI will host the Indiana State Fair Fiddle Contest on Saturday August 15th from 9am to 3pm. The event gathers some of the finest fiddlers in the state, as well as may young fiddlers. The contest is in the Pioneer Village at the Fair Grounds and will feature a special performance by the Not Too Bad Bluegrass Band at noon.

Thursday, August 20th is Traditional Arts Indiana Day at the State Fair, which features Indiana Bluegrass on the Main Street Stage. Throughout the day Olivia Smiley’s Bluegrass Band and the White Lightning Boys will perform. Also, at 3:00pm representatives from the State Fair and TAI will honor the Indiana State Fair Masters, an award which highlight the work of long-time fair participants This year’s honorees are Patti Light, a baton twirler from Boone County, and Tuttle Orchard from Hancock County. The Ceremony will debut two short documentaries about each master.

In conjunction with the large exhibit at the Fair, TAI will feature the following demonstrations throughout each day on the third floor of the Home and Family Arts Building at the fairgrounds:

On the Third Floor of the
Home and Family Arts Building

Saturday, August 8th
Geoff Davis - Indiana Ukulele Music

Sunday August 9th
Larry Hopkins  - Fiddle, Mandolin, and Guitar Builder

Saturday, August 15th
Roy Spight  - African Drum Making

Harold Klosterkemper  - Fiddle Tunes

Sunday, August 16th
Viki Graber - Willow Basketry

Carol Powers  - Ukrainian Eggs

Saturday, August 22nd
Sisters of the Cloth  - African American Quilting

Dan Cain - Hoop Net Making

Sunday, August 23
James Yang - Chinese Calligraphy

for more information, contact TAI at info@folktraditions.com

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The Center for Folk Traditions celebrates the everyday creativity of Indiana residents. From quilting, sheep shearing, and fiddling to dance, storytelling, and candy making, the artistic diversity displayed in our center highlights Indiana's rich folk traditions. The Center offers exhibits, film screenings, public programs, musical performances, and hands-on demonstrations that showcase individuals and communities in the state.   Visit the Center for Folk Traditions at 46 Gould Street East in Nashville, IN (812-988-2899), email: info@folktraditions.com

To learn more about folk traditions in Indiana please visit us on the Internet at www.folktraditions.com