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This is a performance by Archie Krout playing at the Indiana State Fair Fiddle Contest in 2014. Archie won the old-time prize for his rustic style of Indiana fiddling.…
Archie Krout playing at Indiana State Fair Fiddle…
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In the 1970s, Keith Ruble learned bowl hewing from legendary bowl maker Bill Day, while the two were demonstrating at the Indiana State Fair’s Pioneer Village.…
Bowl Hewing with Keith Ruble
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Fourth generation rag rug maker, Dee Nierman continues to weave using the same barn loom that her great-grandmother used. She explains, this loom has “seen many,…
Dee Nierman, Rag Rug Weaver
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Elmer Schlensker (1930-2012) was a fourth generation broom maker from Milltown, Indiana. As a child he helped sew the brooms that his father made. However, Elmer had…
Elmer Schlensker : The Broom Maker of Milltown
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Jenny Yang demonstrates her Tai Chi moves at a cultural demonstration at the Brown County Public Library in Nashville, Indiana. The program was sponsored in part by…
Jenny Yang Demonstrating Tai Chi at Brown County…
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In the winter of 2018, through support of the National Endowment for the Arts and the Indiana Arts Commission, Traditional Arts Indiana partnered with Kara Barnard to…
Kara Barnard's Silver Strings at the Salem…
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A Concert and conversation with Helen Keisel, an Accordion player from Haubstadt, Indiana. From old-time fiddle tunes to German Polkas, Helen plays the music of her…
MAA-Podcast-001: Helen Keisel Remembers and Plays…
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Harold Williams Makes MiniaturesWheeling, IndianaHarold Williams makes miniatures of remembered places from his hometown of Wheeling in Gibson County, Indiana. When he…
MAA-Podcast-002: Harold Williams Makes Miniatures
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An afternoon conversation with elder poet and textile artist Jenny Kander, where she talked about her life of words and art, and discussed how her creative practice…
MAA-Podcast-003: Poetry, Memory, and Art with…
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Jenny Kander (Bloomington, Indiana)Born in South Africa, Jenny Kander traveled throughout her life. For years she has written poetry and made collages. After a stay in…
MAA-Podcast-003: Poetry, Memory, and Art with…
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When Mr. Jimmy Moore challenged himself to run 80 kilometers in 1 day for his 80th birthday, his small Mississippi town got behind him to see if they too could "run…
Made Here - Mr. Jimmy's Birthday Challenge
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A bowl adze is a special and hard to find tool used to hew or chop bowls. Machinist and blacksmith Dave Voges began making these special adzes when his friend Keith…
Making a Bowl Adze with Dave Voges
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“We owe our ancestors a debt.” For years, folk artist Karen Collins and her husband built these shadow boxes and crafted these intricate dioramas to form the…
Meet the Woman Behind L.A.’s African…
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After being born and raised in Solsberry, local historian Larry Shute began a lifelong modeling project to preserve the history and heyday of his beloved town. To…
Modeling Historical Solsberry
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Basketmaker Ngai Chum moved to Indianapolis from Chin State in western Myanmar (Burma) in 2013. As a boy, Chum had learned to weave a variety of basket forms by watching…
Ngai Chum: A Chin-dianapolis Basketmaker
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SPOTLIGHT: Jan Boettcher Thorntown, IN Jan Boettcher practices rosemaling, a type of traditional decorative painting. Her desire to connect with her Norwegian ancestry…
Rosemaling with Jan Boettcher
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Sisters of St. Benedict, Indiana Artisan
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The Heritage Place Ladies of the Dance (with… 18 of 25
The Heritage Place Ladies of the Dance (with…
This video explores how a dancing club in Indianapolis support the well being of older women. The "Ladies" have a strong sense of community and purpose in…The Heritage Place Ladies of the Dance (with…
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Filmmaker Kale Brock (The Gut Movie, 2018) visits specific communities with significantly improved average life expectancies, remarkably low rates of disease and an…
The Longevity Film
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In 1982, Minnie Marchant visited the Indiana State Fair's Pioneer Village and saw that no one was demonstrating quilting. She quickly volunteered her home quilt…
The Piecemakers : Master quilters from…
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In 1982, Minnie Marchant visited the Indiana State Fair's Pioneer Village and saw that no one was demonstrating quilting. She quickly volunteered her home quilt…
The Piecemakers : Master quilters from…
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The Rail Splitters of Brown County: Alan and… 22 of 25
The Rail Splitters of Brown County: Alan and…
Generations of Alan Richards’ family has lived in Brown County, where log houses and split-rail fences have remained part of the landscape. Once his grandchildren…The Rail Splitters of Brown County: Alan and…
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A Holocaust survivor's remembrances in uniquely beautiful stitched images and vivid accounts bring an uplifting life story to the screen. More than 40 years…
Through the Eye of the Needle - The Art of Esther…
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John Schoolman's life testifies to the importance of staying active both mentally and physically. An avid walker, he gathers hardwood and sumac sticks, which he…
Walking Stick Maker: John Schoolman
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