Athens Mandolin Maker Don MacRostie Awarded 2022 Ohio Heritage Fellowship Don MacRostie, internationally known and respected as one of the top mandolin builders in the country, has been awarded the 2022 Ohio Heritage Fellowship Award for Material Culture from the Ohio Arts Council (OAC). August 23, 2022 For the Public, News Association of String Instrument Artisans, Athens, Athens County, Don MacRostie, Folk and Traditional Arts, Guild of American Luthiers, Instrument Maker, Mandolin, Mandolin Maker, Material Culture, Media Release, Nelsonville Music Festival, Ohio Heritage Fellowship, Ohio University, Stewart-MacDonald Manufacturing Company Read More »
Traditional Arts in Ohio: Seasonal Art and Family Folklife with Pysanky Ohio Arts Council Folk and Traditional Arts Contractor Cristina Benedetti spoke with pysanky artist Carol Snyder about the art of decorating intricate wax-and-dye-patterned eggs, a tradition that Snyder says is a sure sign of Easter in her Ukrainian family. March 23, 2021 artists, For Artists, For the Public Columbus, Easter, Egg, Folk and Traditional Arts, Franklin County, Pysanky, Ukrainian Read More »