The definition of American folk art is notoriously difficult to pin down. In the twentieth century “folk art” has embraced everything from Pennsylvania German frakturs to eccentric architectural ...

A number of instruments played by famous folk artists, along with those of less-known and unknown artists, are housed at the Smithsonian's National Museum of American History. National Museum of ...

The Kentucky Folk Art Center (KFAC) is one of Kentucky's unique places. It houses a permanent collection of nearly 1,400nal folk art, which portrays pieces of regio the culture and heritage of ...

Artists such as It's Jo And Danny, Gruff Rhys and Richard James have since all worked hard in creating an alternate folk scene within Wales. It's not just folk sounds that Welsh artists have been ...

The Edgar Tolson Folk Art Library is a space at KFAC honoring the memory of one of the Commonwealth's most well-known folk artists. It features hundreds of books on folk art and a public meeting space ...

Santa Fe's summer folk art market gears up for July with fresh leadership. Find out how the market's new board chair plans to build on its impressive track record.

The American Folk Art Museum in New York has received a new gift of works made by self-taught artists from the legendary collection of Audrey B. Heckler. The works will be exhibited at some point ...