In anticipation of this weekend's BIG FEED, I'd like to print a series of links related to my rural arts and culture presentation. Many thanks to the M12 for the opportunity to visit Yuma and share the work of The Art of Rural; for folks in attendance, and perhaps even for those just looking to browse some links, I offer this distillation of the artists and organizations mentioned in my talk. With so much extraordinary work out there in the contemporary rural arts, I would like to stress that these links come together as a narrative of shared values and sensibilities, not a definitive "best of." Please visit our Rural Arts Links page for much more information on the range of artists and organizations at work right now in rural (and urban) America.
M12: Open Space: Derek Grubaugh and Lindsay Kotovsky, in collaboration with Kirsten Stoltz and Vincent Family Farms
Jay-Z and Alan Lomax: Ethan Hein's Music, Technology, Evolution blog
Dust-to-Digital and Goodbye, Babylon
Alan Lomax's Southern Journey series and Fred McDowell: The Alan Lomax Recordings
Nathan Salsburg's Root Hog Or Die
Ishilan n-Tenere
Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art
Rural Studio
Bob Arnold and Longhouse Press
Lorine Niedecker
The Winding Stream
Don't Forget this Song:David Lasky & Frank Young's comic book project
The Carter Family Project
Where Soldiers Come From
Last of the Pagan Babies
Double Edge Theatre
North Carolina Farmer Voices
Farmer-Veteran Coalition
The Lexicon of Sustainability
The Art of Regional Change
Appalachia Rising
Southern Foodways Alliance
Western Folklife Center
National Cowboy Poetry Gathering
Deep West Documentaries
Appalshop
Thousand Kites
Roadside Theater
Chris Sauter
Jetsonorama
Thornton Dial
Chris Verene
The Quilt Index
Maine Indian Basketmakers Alliance
Amy Stein
David Lundahl
Richard Saxton
M12: The Ornitarium
