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	Folk art - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Folk Art describes a wide range of objects that reflect the craft traditions, and traditional social values, of various social groups.
		Folk art is generally produced by people who have little or no academic artistic training and use established techniques and styles of a particular region or culture.
		Grassroots Art Center Lucas, Kansas is the offical Grassroots Art Capital of Kansas.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Folk_art (250 words)

	Chinese folk art - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Folk arts have a long history in China.
		One of the oldest forms of folk art is puppetry.
		Another popular folk art is the quyi, which consists of various kinds of storytelling and comic monologues and dialogues, often to the accompaniment of clappers, drums, or stringed instruments.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Chinese_folk_art (169 words)

	Indian folk art: Miniature and madhubani paintings from India, AarnavCraft. (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		Folk art of Madhubani region of north Bihar and Miniature arts from Rajasthan.
		Folk art is usually part of a long-standing tradition, often nationalistic in character.
		The magic of Indigenous folk art is the window it creates for us to appreciate and learn of ancient cultures, their spiritual values and the artistry which expresses the soul of who they are as native people.
	www.aarnavcraft.com /folkart.asp (243 words)

	Reader's Companion to American History - -FOLK ART (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		This notion of art, as social icon and economic indicator, was repeated in the Hudson River Valley where, in the early eighteenth century, the rich merchants and planters dominated every aspect of colonial life between New York City in the south to Albany in the north.
		Folk art occupies the brief interval between court taste and commercial taste." Definitions used by other scholars support Black's theories in general, and it is possible to derive from them a consensus of the qualities usually associated with great folk art.
		Now, however, interest in contemporary folk art is widespread, and as the efforts of the modern-day folk artists gain credibility with collectors, museums, and the academic world, new definitions for the field will have to be devised.
	college.hmco.com /history/readerscomp/rcah/html/ah_031900_folkart.htm (1325 words)

	American Folk Art Museum formerly Museum of American Folk Art, New York
		Chartered as the Museum of Early American Folk Arts when it was founded in 1961, the Museum originally focused on the vernacular arts of 18th and 19th century America, especially of the northeast.
		The American Folk Art Museum’s Inaugural Season of Exhibitions, launched with the opening of the new building, will illustrate the Museum’s commitment to an expanded range of interests from traditional folk art of the 18th and 19th centuries to the work of contemporary self-taught artists from the U.S. and abroad.
		Art will also be integrated into public spaces, such as the lobby, stairwells, and hallways, utilizing a system of niches throughout the building that offers interaction with a changing group of folk art objects beyond the gallery setting.
	www.ny.com /museums/museum.of.american.folk.art.html (1024 words)

	FOLK ART
		Folk art is not art made to look quaint or primitive, but rather art made with an awareness of and a connection to tradition and community.
		Much folk art today similarly reflects a past where the "art" was more "craft," in other words, it was made to serve a specific and important function – to be used in everyday life by those who made it, to serve as furniture, tools, and for other workaday needs.
		Unlike most art in museums, such as paintings we are trained to consider as art, folk art is not limited to a frame.
	www.faculty.de.gcsu.edu /~mmagouli/folk_art.htm (2341 words)

	93.04.10: The Folks of Folk Art
		Folk art is a subject I’ve been interested in for a long time.
		The specific criterion for art brut which Dubuffet had was “the artist shall be innocent of pictorial influences and perfectly untutored; he shall be socially non-conformist, even to the point of diverging violently from the psychological norm; and he shall not cater for a public”.
		Folk art of the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries tended to be traditional to the familiar surrounding of the artists quilts, stitched samplers and figureheads were all very popular.
	www.yale.edu /ynhti/curriculum/units/1993/4/93.04.10.x.html (4876 words)

	black folk art history, art history encyclopedia, figure paintings in art history, korean art history, psychedelic art ... (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		fl folk art history - Independent - zandra rhodes, 65, is the pink-haired founder of the fashion and textile museum in london se1.
		art - the teacher would use my stuff as an example - and i did it at a-level in a year, as well as history.fl folk art history - Tampa tribune - nut,48p4 napier, new zealand s, architecture reflects styles popular when it rebuilt from a 1931 quake.
		forces of personality, culture and art into a broad and emblematic story.fl folk art history - The awesome art in autumn gardens show will be oct. 15-16 in the gardens at houmas house plantation and will display more than 300 works in competition for prizes.
	art-history.allabout703.com /black-folk-art-history.html (339 words)

	Folk Art Hand Crafted Handicrafts (folkart)
		folk art (folkart) is hand crafted handicrafts, defined as original one-of-a-kind hand made both wholesale and retail.
		The distinction between folk art and handicrafts is that if the utility of a work predominates, then it is considered a craft object (ie: a chair); if decoration predominates, then it is an example of folk art.
		Folk Art is hand crafted handicrafts, defined as original one-of-a-kind art made by hand (hand made) both wholesale and retail is created by and for the artistically less sophisticated.
	www.folkartcentral.com (517 words)

	American Folk Art
		Folk Art is characterized by a naive style, in which traditional rules of perspective and proportion are not employed." (from Artcyclopedia)
		American Folk Art and Antiques Southern folk art and crafts.-- features a collection of significant 18th, 19th, and 20th century Americana and contemporary Southern folk art-- paintings, pottery, furniture and more.
		Folk art from the early 20th century - examples of pyrography, rustic, matchstick, folk marquetry, penknife whimseys, chip carving, memory, tramp art, crown of thorns and fretwork.
	www.princetonol.com /groups/iad/lessons/middle/am-folk.htm (986 words)

	Interesting Ideas: Folk and outsider art links
		The Dixie Folk Art gallery in Florida is stocked with an electic collection of work, from the the Highwaymen group to Mama Johnson.
		Jeanine Taylor Folk Art Gallery in Winter Park, FL, is showing work by a number of stalwarts, including Ruby Williams, Jim Sudduth, Ab the Flagman and Mary Proctor.
		I'm don't think what the folks do at Treasure Island in Australia is outsider art, but creations like Pauline an Oxley Moron Voodoo Doll, along with some of the paintings for sale at their site, are close enough in spirit to warrant a visit.
	www.interestingideas.com /out/outlinks.htm (6765 words)

	Country Craft and Folk Art from Architecturals.net
		This country craft is widely defined as art created by people who have had little or no formal education in the discipline.
		Folk artists generally employ traditional techniques and content in styles developed regionally over many generations.
		Folk Art hand-crafted on our New England farm in the hills of New Hampshire.
	www.architecturals.net /artisans/home.cfm?page=artisanlist&CategoryID=73 (373 words)

	Folk Art: Outsider Art, Roadside Attractions, Visionary Artists and More
		This great Gallery located in Atlanta, GA offers the very best of contemporary self-taught art, ranging from first rate examples by long recognized Masters in the field, to exciting new works by a select group of emerging artists who are becoming recognized for their talent.
		Contemporary folk art, self-taught art and vernacular art in Seattle Washington.
		Her folk art pieces showcase her ability to imbue essential line and form with vibrant color to depict the universal meaning that resides at the heart of everyday experience.., the spirit that lives at the core of our temporal existence.
	www.jantjeblokhuismulder.com /galleries.shtml (1221 words)

	ARTinaClick.com \| Folk Art
		Folk art, academically speaking, is a definition for art created by often self-taught artists who were not concerned with classical theories of dimension, proportion, or technique.
		It's the story that matters in most traditional folk art, not the style or the craftsmanship.
		He developed an interest in folk art, archtecture, and Early American furniture while working as a professor at Castleton State...
	www.artinaclick.com /showrooms/Folk-Art.asp (121 words)

	Museum of Greek Folk Art (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		nna Apostolaki was the director of the Museum of Greek Folk Art from1935 to 1953.
		Parenthetically, the Society "The Friends of the Museum of Greek Folk Art" (1989) assists in furthering the various objectives of the Museum and is responsible for the operation of the Museum Shop.
		In this context the Museum created in 1989, in collaboration with the Peloponnesian Folklore Foundation and the Lyceum of Greek Women, and under the aegis of the Department of Folk Culture of the Ministry of Culture, the National Archive of Greek Traditional Costume.
	www.culture.gr /4/42/421/42101/42101t/e42101a.html (572 words)

	Romanian Folk Art Informational Center
		Similar to the Dresses, folk art and crafts of other regions, the traditional costumes of the approximately 90 Romanian ethnographical areas have developed in close contact with that of neighboring ethnic groups.
		Straw made objects represent the Romanian folk art form that has been practiced for generations in our country.
		Romanian folk art is especially famous for the icon painting and the eggs' coloring which are all under the sign of the originality and ingeniosity.
	www.folk-art-center.com (237 words)

	Folk Art Unit
		History and photos of Nick Engelbert's folk art farm in Wisconsin.
		Before beginning your exploration of folk art, divide the class into groups of 2 or 3.
		Throughout the unit, students should be evaluated by the amount of effort being shown during each activity, and not the subjective artistic merit of his or her work.
	www.libsci.sc.edu /miller/folkart.htm (1840 words)

	Folk art, antiques, outsider art links from Artisans Folk art, antiques, and outsider art Gallery. CALL 256-634-4037.
		The Hobo Nickel Guy: Coin carving is an old folk art made popular by HOBOS during the depression.
		San Angel Folk Art: A San Antonio based gallery featuring a diverse collection of Outsider and Self-taught Southern American Folk Artists along with an extensive representation of Mexican folk art masters.
		The Art Deadlines List: Juried competitions, jobs, internships, call for entries/proposals/papers, contests, scholarships, residencies, auditions, fellowships, casting calls, tryouts, grants, festivals, funding, financial aid, and other opportunities for artists, art educators and art students of all ages.
	www.folkartisans.com /sup/links.html (1170 words)

	ArtLex on Folk Art
		Folk artists usually make works of art with traditional techniques and content, in styles handed down through many generations, and often of a particular region.
		Paintings, sculptures, ceramics, metalwork, costume, tools, and other everyday objects all may be folk art.
		Also see Aboriginal art, double loading, ethnic, Index of American Design, naive, obsession, outsider art, paint-by-number, primitive, rustic, and tole.
	www.artlex.com /ArtLex/f/folkart.html (547 words)

	Encyclopedia of American Folk Art
		Folk Art captures the spirit of American life with individual, independent expression and balks at the straight pursuit of established convention.
		The range and gamut of folk arts are here represented in stunning visuals, many from the collections of the prestigious American Folk Art Museum in New York.
		Recognized as an authority on the art and culture of the Shakers, he is the author the The Four Seasons of Shaker Life (Simon and Schuster, 1986).
	www.routledge-ny.com /folkart (416 words)

	Self-taught folk art, outsider art, contemporary folk art, outsider, folk art, mose tolliver, finster, sudduth (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		Self-taught folk art, outsider art, contemporary folk art, outsider, folk art, mose tolliver, finster, sudduth
		This art, which touches a deep emotional nerve in me, is easily attainable, and at prices anyone can afford.
		You don't need to have studied art history, or know the vagaries of the current art world to understand their message.
	alumnus.caltech.edu /~dacrotty/folkart.html (485 words)

	Folk Art Lessons for Kids: KinderArt ®
		Drawing on the natural folk art tendencies of children, who love to collect buttons, bottle caps, shells, and Popsicle sticks to create beautiful, imperfect art, this activity guide teaches kids about the history of this organic art and offers inspiration for them to create their own masterpieces.
		The full breadth of American folk art is surveyed, including painting, sculpture, decorative arts, and textiles from the 17th century through today.
		Learn about birds in folk art while you paint your own Tree of Life serving tray.
	www.kinderart.com /folkart (264 words)

	Folk Art, Furniture and Fine Crafts at traditionalfolkart.com
		If you're looking for handmade furniture, folk art or fine crafts for your home and your life, you're in the right place.
		traditionalfolkart.com (TFA) is a showcase for a new definition of American folk art, furniture and fine crafts, offering classics from Windsor chairs and fraktur to miniatures and 20th century sailors' valentines.
		Inspired by antique folk art and furniture from the 18th and 19th centuries, the artists' work featured here is all newly made with the attention to detail no factory can match.
	www.traditionalfolkart.com (287 words)

	Folk Art: Artists and their Works
		Folk Art is art which does not come out of the fine art tradition.
		Folk Art is characterized by a naive style, in which traditional rules of proportion and perspective are not employed.
		Well-known Folk Artists include the American painters Grandma Moses and Edward Hicks, and the Canadian painter Maud Lewis.
	www.artcyclopedia.com /history/folk.html (95 words)

	African-American Folk Art in Kentucky
		The show was organized for the Kentucky Folk Art Center in Morehead, where it premiered earlier this year.
		A continuation of the African and slave use of figural wood carving is carried forward by Lavon Van Williams of Lexington, a former college and professional basketball player taught to carve by his brother and their great-uncle.
		The whimsy of folk art and a love of craft for its own sake appear in toys and painted animals by Marvin Finn of Louisville and in baroque mixed-media pencil holders by Charles Williams of Lexington.
	www.kentuckycrafts.org /AfricanFolk.htm (506 words)

	Violette's Folk Art
		When i opened my portfolio and showed the folks some of my art, magnets, cards, illustrations etc. they were in awe when i mentioned that the Printers that i used was the company (family owned)of the young woman in attendance.
		For those of you interested in altered art wear you just might to want to join an online group (which i'm about to join) i heard about from Rice Freeman-Zachary.
		Jessica is a graphic designer so she did an incredible job of compiling photos and text to depict the very full life her grandfather had lead.
	www.violettesfolkart.com /index.php (3464 words)

	Outsider Art, Folk Art, Visionary Art, Self-taught Art.
		Outsider Art, Folk Art, Visionary Art, Self-taught Art.
		At the age of 93, Georgia Folk Art Icon R. Miller has gone to be with the Lord.
		RA will be missed by all of us in the Outsider Art community and will live on in the tin cutouts and whirlygigs that he created throughout his long lifetime.
	www.visionaryart.com (551 words)

	Mingei International Museum Home Page (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		From questioning why this might be, he gained insight as to the nature of beauty embodied in objects that are integrally related to life and born of a state of mind not attached to a conscious idea of beauty or ugliness.
		Within these timeless arts of the people (Mingei), he recognized a quality of expression in which there was no fragmentation of body, mind and spirit.
		This art shares a direct simplicity and reflects a joy in making, by hand, useful objects that are satisfying to the human spirit.
	www.mingei.org (357 words)

	Southern Illinois Fish Folk Art
		Folk Artist Pat Brown first discovered his gift about 10 years ago when he started to shape scrap pieces of wood into a variety of different fish.
		His fish folk art includes both two and three dimensional pieces and paintings.
		Take a look at the anatomy of a Southern Illinois Fish Folk Art piece from beginning to the finished wall mounted Black Crappie.
	www.siffa.com (120 words)

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