On Saturday, September 28, 2024, Allen Centennial Garden hosted its annual Fall Harvest Festival, which included music, dance, student presentations, workshops, and a seed swap. The theme, Enchanted Ground, focused on the emotional connections we …
Year: 2024
FinnFest 2024 in Duluth
This year FinnFest was again a gathering place for artists, scholars, politicians, and community members from the U.S. and Finland to experience Nordic, Sámi, and Native American culture in the region and beyond. Held at …
Indigenous Cultural Capacity Building and Sustainaing Scandinavian Folk Arts
We drove 1,633 miles. From June 9 until June 15, we drove 1,633 miles. From Oslo to Snåsa, from Snåsa to Hattfjelldal, from Hattfjelldal to Arvidsjaur in Sweden, from Arvidsjaur to Jokkmokk, Jokkmokk to Sundsvall, …
Everyday Meets Heirloom: Liesl Chatman and the Department of Fierce Kolrosing, Pt. 2
By Thomas Harb Spoon Carving In addition to being a kolroser, Liesl is also a spoon carver. She has stated that there are few kolrosers in the country, and fewer still that also carve spoons. …
Everyday Meets Heirloom: Liesl Chatman and the Department of Fierce Kolrosing, Pt. 1
By Thomas Harb Liesl Chatman was the 2023 Artist-in-Residence as part of the Nordic Folklife Project. A Madison native, she returned to her hometown from Minneapolis for the duration of the Fall 2023 semester to …