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Noticias will have articles, notices, photos of interest to members of Amigos de Bolivia y Peru. As items are posted, new items will appear at the top. "Contents" is an index. Noticias will help fill the void until Amigos produces Yachaspas again.
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July 15, 2011
Santa Fe Folk Art Festival (July 2011)
Santa Fe (NM) is the home of many RPCVs, many of whom have been intimately involved in the founding and running of the city’s International Folk Art Festival, claimed to be the largest such event in the world. The co-founder and long time Creative Director of the Festival is Peru/RPCV, Judith Espinar. http://www.bizjournals.com/albuquerque/stories/2009/02/09/story4.html
The 2011 Folk Art Festival (http://www.folkartmarket.org) was held July 8-11 and, because 2011 marks Peace Corps’ 50th anniversary, Peace Corps made Santa Fe one of its five anniversary sites around the U.S. (http://www.santafenewmexican.com/lavoz/folk-art-market-Natural-fit-for-former-Corps-enlistees).
“(It) provides a venue for master traditional artists to display, demonstrate and sell their work.” The artisans, who travel to Santa Fe from their overseas communities, pocket ninety percent of their festival sales. Many of the artisans are representing artisan cooperatives from their communities. Among the 170 artisans from 45 countries marketing their work at the 2011 festival were three artisans from Bolivia (http://www.folkartmarket.org/index.php/profiles/C55) and 11 from Peru (http://www.folkartmarket.org/index.php/profiles/C80).
Artisans from Bolivia and Peru who participated in earlier festivals are also profiled on these web pages, along with photos of their work. Traditionally, the Market is held the second full weekend in July, so mark it on your calendar for 2012 (July 13-15). top
July 14, 2011
(below) Message boards at the Smithsonian Folklife Festival, showing Peru and Bolivia boards.
