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ALABAMA
CENTER
FOR TRADITIONAL CULTURE
The
Alabama Center for Traditional Culture, operating
within the framework of the Alabama State Council on
the Arts, was created in 1990, and is dedicated to
the research, documentation and preservation of the
state's folk cultures.
Alabama's
folklife is comprised of those traditional
expressions of culture that have grown through time
among the many communities that have settled in this
state--communities that share the same historical
experience, ethnic heritage, language, occupation,
religion, or geographic area.
The
unique folk expressions of Alabama identify and
symbolize those communities that have originated them
and nurtured them, enlivening and giving meaning to
the lives of Alabamians.
Gospel
jubilee singing, graveyard decoration days, American
Indian basketry, Anglo-American folk pottery, Sand
Mountain saddleries, west-Alabama blues, shape-note
singing, coastal fishing lore, religious holidays,
examples of Alabama folklife. Handed down across
generations, the folklife of Alabama has taken root
in the social life, history and experiences of the
people of this state, and informs our fundamental
notions of who we are, what we value and how we
relate to the world.
The Objectives of the Alabama Center
for Traditional Culture are:
·To
identify, through research and fieldwork, those
folklife traditions in communities and among
individuals throughout the state of Alabama.
·To
bolster, though projects, initiatives and
technical assistance, the cultural activities of
those traditional communities throughout the
state where expressions of Alabama folklife
exist.
·To
make the power, beauty, diversity and
significance of Alabama's folklife expression
more accessible to all citizens throughout the
state.
The
Alabama Center for Traditional Culture provides an
ongoing programming vehicle for support of the
state's traditional culture. Through research,
publications, touring exhibitions, media productions,
concerts and festivals, school programs and symposia,
the Center produces, statewide, an array of folklife
products and activities, and serves as a partner,
collaborator and resource to colleges and
universities, local arts agencies, libraries,
schools, museums and other cultural organizations
throughout Alabama.
Anne Kimzey and Steve Grauberger working on a radio show.
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