{"id":47269,"date":"2023-08-31T10:09:40","date_gmt":"2023-08-31T17:09:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.humanities.org\/?p=47269"},"modified":"2023-08-31T10:09:40","modified_gmt":"2023-08-31T17:09:40","slug":"announcing-the-2023-2024-heritage-arts-apprenticeship-pairs","status":"publish","type":"story","link":"https:\/\/www.humanities.org\/story\/announcing-the-2023-2024-heritage-arts-apprenticeship-pairs\/","title":{"rendered":"Announcing the 2023-2024 Heritage Arts Apprenticeship Pairs"},"content":{"rendered":"

From West African dance to Mariachi music, Nooksack language preservation, canoe making, and more, The Center for Washington Cultural Traditions is excited to announce the new apprenticeship pairs for the 2023-2024 Heritage Arts Apprenticeship Program.<\/span>
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Created to preserve traditional arts, crafts, or skills, the Heritage Arts Apprenticeship Program (HAAP) helps carry on cultural traditions important to Washington\u2019s communities. A skilled master artist will mentor their apprentice for at least 100 hours of one-on-one time throughout the program year. Now entering its sixth year, over 100 people have participated in the program.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cThe HAAP program is vital because it really meets traditional artists where they live, and allows them to practice and teach as they want, where they want, and with whom they want,\u201d said Thomas Grant Richardson, director of the Center for Washington Cultural Tradition. \u201cFolklife is about understanding cultural traditions in context, but often arts programing has to decontextualize those traditions to present them elsewhere. The HAAP program allows traditional arts to thrive where they already live.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

Folk and traditional arts practices are often learned informally in one-on-one settings and many practitioners lack the resources and network to pass on their skills. Because of this, many traditions are at risk of being lost. In addition to both preserving traditional skills and generating income for the practitioners, the program also helps apprentices develop important leadership skills that will help them advocate for their communities.\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Many who have been part of the Heritage Arts Apprenticeship Program use their experience to create businesses centered on their traditional products, or better establish themselves as teaching artists or paid performers. But most importantly, folk and traditional artists and practices provide meaningful ways for people to connect with their past, and to build bridges to other communities in the present.\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Program participants may teach or study music, visual art, occupational arts, dance, culinary traditions, storytelling and other verbal arts, and much more.<\/span><\/p>\n

Check out information about participants, their traditions, and their progress throughout the year at <\/span>waculture.org.<\/span><\/a>\u00a0 The Heritage Arts Apprenticeship Program will culminate in a free event to introduce the public to these unique cultural traditions, date and time to be announced.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

The Center for Washington Cultural Traditions is managed through a partnership between ArtsWA and Humanities Washington.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Meet the 15 teams of artists and culture bearers chosen to help preserve traditional skills across Washington State:<\/span><\/i>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

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Native Beadwork<\/span><\/b>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Master: Denise Emerson (Din\u00e9\/Skokomish), Burien<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Apprentice: Isabella MacKeige, Marysville<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Master beadworker Denise Emerson will teach Native beadworking. Her designs are inspired by historical photos of Native life, as well as modern graphic design influences. <\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

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Bulgarian Folk Dance<\/span><\/b>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Master: Daniela Nyberg, Silver Lake<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Apprentices: Victoria and Gabriela Lenkov, Kirkland<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

This team will study Bulgarian traditional dance in both theory and practice, and learn patterns from different folklore regions.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

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Comidas y Tejidos<\/span><\/b>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Master: Guadalupe Marquez, Wapato<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Apprentice: Ellah Hunter, Yakima<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

This project sees artist Guadalupe Marquez passing on traditional Mexican knowledge, aesthetics, and values through food and needlepoint to granddaughter Ellah Hunter.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

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Corean (Korean) Traditional Mask Dance: Songpa Sande Nori\u00a0<\/span><\/b>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Master: Kevin Okcheon Shim, Federal Way<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Apprentice: Che Sehyun, Seattle<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Songpa Sandae Nori is a traditional art form that has been practiced in Korean for over 300 years, and designated by the Korean government as a National Treasure of Intangible Cultural Value. This pair will study many aspects of this hours-long masked dramatic performance.\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

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Cowlitz Shovelnose Canoe<\/span><\/b>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Master: Robert Harju, Toledo<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Apprentice: Danial Harju, Federal Way<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Working in conjunction with Washington State Parks, Robert will carve a shovelnose dugout canoe alongside his son Danial, whom he will teach the techniques and importance of canoe making. The canoe will be displayed at the Silver Lake Mount Saint Helens Visitor Center at Seaquest State Park in Castle Rock.\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

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West African dance<\/span><\/b>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Master: Franchesska Berry, Seattle<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Apprentice: Nola Taylor. Seattle<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Master artist Franchesska Berry will teach dances of West Africa, combining them with cultural and stylistic elements of ballet, modern, jazz, and improvisational dance.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

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Danza Azteca-Chichimeca<\/span><\/b>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Master Esmael Lopez, Yakima<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Apprentice Ema Guzman, Yakima<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Danza Azteca-Chichimeca is one of the biggest driving forces of Mexican Indigenous heritage and culture. Danza Ceatl Tonalli is a traditional dance group with roots in Mexico and branches across Washington State.\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

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Divine Geometrical Arts of the Muslim World<\/span><\/b>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Master: Mohsen Hourmanesh, Kelseyville, CA<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Apprentice: Azadeh Weber, Spokane<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

This project focuses on drawing girih, divine geometrical patterns from the Muslim world which emphasize the golden\/divine ratio (PHI). Master Mohsen Hourmanesh with work with his daughter, Azadeh Weber, to teach hand-drawn techniques and how to incorporate these designs into a digital software program for 3D-printed jewelry.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

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Iu-Mien Cultural Dance Apprenticeship Program<\/span><\/b>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Master: Koihinh “Tracee” Saelee, Auburn<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Apprentices: Audrey Saechao, Auburn, and Nathaly Ying Saelee, Normandy Park<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Master artist Koihinh “Tracee” Saelee will teach traditional Iu-Mien cultural dances to young Iu-Mien children and teenagers with the hope of instilling ethnic\/cultural pride and improved connections with both Iu-Mien and non-Iu Mien communities.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

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Mariachi Estrellas del Valle de Parque Padrinos<\/span><\/b>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Master: Daniel Cedeno, Wenatchee<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Apprentice: Yajayra Ramirez, Wenatchee<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Mariachi music has a deep significance in the Hispanic culture, and master Daniel Cedeno will teach the art form in the hope that the younger generation will understand and appreciate this aspect of their heritage.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

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Lh\u00e9chalosem (Nooksack language) <\/span><\/b>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Master: George Adams, Bellingham<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Apprentice: Joseph Olsen, Everson<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Tribal elder and fluent speaker George Adams will work with apprentice and nephew Joseph Olsen to learn <\/span>Lh\u00e9chalosem through<\/span> an immersive experience. Most Coast Salish languages are in peril of being lost due to colonization and cultural erasure. Language retention is key to Native cultural sovereignty, health, and identity.\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

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Reviving the Art of Bustle Making<\/span><\/b>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Master: Leon\/Wapt\u00e1\u0161waluk Thompson, Toppenish<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Apprentice: Mersaedy Atkins, Toppenish<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Master Leon\/Wapt\u00e1\u0161waluk Thompson will be making Fancy Dance bustles\u2014an important part of many Indigenous dance traditions\u2014as well as teaching song, dance, histories, and language to apprentice Mersaedy Atkins.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

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African Dance<\/span><\/b>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Afua Kouyate, Seattle<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Nailah Bulley, Bremerton<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

In this intense study of traditional and authentic West African Dance and its folkloric preservation, Nailah Bulley, a dancer of hip hop, jazz, and ballet since the age of two, will learn from her mother, master African dancer Afua Kouyate.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

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Tahitian and Polynesian Culture Through Music and Dance<\/span><\/b>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Master Symphorien A “Tapo” Aroquiame, Federal Way<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Apprentices: Keilah Fanene, Seattle, and Nicolas Bajnoczy, Puyallup<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Master Symphorien A “Tapo” Aroquiame will teach Tahitian\/Polynesian dance, drumming, ukulele, and guitar.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

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Yiddish Music as a Roots Music of American Immigration<\/span><\/b>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Master Jimmy Austin, Seattle<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Apprentice Tate Linden, Seattle<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Master Jimmy Austin and apprentice Tate Linden of Seattle will focus on the traditional klezmer instrumental music often played for weddings and other gatherings. This will be done alongside extensive study of its cultural and historical context, including learning about various categories of Yiddish song, dance forms, social movements, theater, and Jewish-American immigration.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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