Educational Partnership Profile: Middlebury College’s Dr. Amy Morsman’s “Chronicling COVID-19” Project
This past January, Education and Media Specialist Mary Wesley introduced Middlebury College students to the VFC’s ethnographic approach to oral history through Professor Amy Morsman’s course “Chronicling COVID.” … READ MORE
Listening in Place: Winter Lights
As we slog through the lingering darkness and await the return of the light, it is no surprise that cultures across the world have long filled this period of the year with festivals, feasting, dance, song and bonfires that emphasize, above almost anything else, the persistence of light. Join us for Listening in Place: Winter Lights, a series of short audio shorts that explore what it means to share light during the darkest time of the year.
Sound Education - "Listening in Place" in Schools
VFC Education staff is bringing Listening in Place into the classroom. Learn how educators at Hazen Union School in Hardwick, VT are drawing on the tools of audio production and community interviewing as they adapt to teaching and learning in 2020.
Vermont Traditional Artists - Staying Connected During Covid
As summer arrives the 2019-2020 cycle of the Vermont Traditional Arts Apprenticeship Program (VTAAP) is winding down. We share some highlights from our pre- and post-Covid field visits with artists around the state.