Friends of Oaxacan Folk Art

Current Exhibit: ‘Shaping the Future’

FOFA — Tue, 17 Jan 2012 22:34:33 +0000

‘Shaping the Future: Young Folk Artists of Oaxaca 2011” opens to public. Enjoy images from the exhibit opening below.

On October 29, FOFA and Museo Estatal de Arte Popular Oaxaca (MEAPO, or the Oaxaca State Museum of Popular Art) sponsored the opening ceremony of their most recent collaborative exhibit, “Shaping [...]

Oaxacan Chanteuse Lila Downs returns to New York

FOFA — Wed, 26 Oct 2011 18:52:03 +0000

Lila Downs returns to Carnegie Hall in the Stern Auditorium on Tuesday November 15th to promote her latest album, “Sins and Miracles”. Don’t miss this chance to see her perform live. Tickets can be purchased here.

Lila does extensive community work within her home state of Oaxaca and generously donated [...]

Young Folk Artists Catalogue 2011

FOFA — Mon, 24 Oct 2011 00:06:07 +0000

SHAPING THE FUTURE: YOUNG FOLK ARTISTS OF OAXACA 2011

A 64-page full color catalogue is being released at the inauguration on October 29th, 2011 of the exhibition that grows out of FOFA/MEAPO’s Second Competition for Young Folk Artists. Entitled, “Shaping the Future: Young Folk Artists of Oaxaca 2011,” it features the 41 artists who [...]

2011 HOLIDAY FOLK ART SALE

FOFA — Sun, 23 Oct 2011 22:51:20 +0000

Friends of Oaxacan Folk Art (FOFA) together with The Mexican Cultural Institute of New York

Invite you to a

2011 HOLIDAY FOLK ART SALE

To fund FOFA’s continuing work with the folk artists of Oaxaca

Friday Evening November 18, 6:30 pm – 9:30 [...]

Opening Ceremony for FOFA & MEAPO’S Latest Exhibit

FOFA — Sun, 23 Oct 2011 22:39:42 +0000

October 29, 2011 1:00 pm

You are invited to a unique craft fair and opening ceremony celebrating Friends of Oaxacan Folk Art and Museo Estatal de Arte Popular Oaxaca’s latest collaborative Exhibit,

“Shaping the Future: Young Folk Artists of Oaxaca 2011”

From 1:00-5:00 pm, join us for a craft fair of works by winning [...]

Artists: Rubí Fuentes and Efraín Broa

FOFA — Sat, 17 Sep 2011 21:09:27 +0000

Rubí Fuentes and her husband, Efraín Broa, participated and received honorable mention in FOFA’s first young artist’s competition in 2008. Their submission was a whimsical wooden lion carved by Efraín and painstakingly painted by Rubí. The work caught the eye of an American children’s book writer visiting the exhibit of young competitors. [...]

Second Young Artesano Concurso

FOFA — Tue, 09 Aug 2011 22:18:28 +0000

FOFA held its Second Contest for Young Folk Artists ages 14-28 on August 9, 2011, in collaboration with Museo Estatal de Arte Popular Oaxaca (MEAPO, or the Oaxaca State Museum of Folk Art). Beginning in April the contest was publicized in all crafts pueblos surrounding Oaxaca City by loudspeaker, posters and postcards [...]

Hub Project

FOFA — Tue, 03 May 2011 20:20:22 +0000

NEW INTIATIVE TO ENHANCE YOUNG ARTISTS’ FUTURES

To help young, talented folk artists learn new skills and continue to flourish, FOFA – in collaboration with the HUB (www.huboaxaca.org) — launched a 12-week course on Saturdays from January 15th through April 9th in downtown Oaxaca. They were offered English classes geared to selling folk art [...]

Artisanal Mezcal featuring Casa Mezcal, NYC Oaxacan Cultural center

FOFA — Sun, 01 May 2011 02:38:03 +0000

Mezcal, Meet Manhattan By Naren Young | Photographs by Naren Young and Susanna Blavarg

City drinkers summon up an ancient Oaxacan spirit.

“It’s going to blow up like tequila did 10 years ago,” says Guillermo Olguin. We’re sitting in Casa Mezcal, the Oaxacan restaurant and cultural center he opened last spring on Orchard Street, [...]

Second FOFA Concurso For Young Artists

FOFA — Sat, 30 Apr 2011 20:44:30 +0000

FOFA — in collaboration with MEAPO (Museo Estatal de Arte Popular Oaxaca) — is gearing up for its Second Young Artists Competition on August 9, 2011. Artists from 14-28 years of age are invited to submit one work of art in any of the following five categories:

Ceramics Woodcarving Decorative Painting of a [...]