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Home > Exhibits > Tennessee Traditional Arts Apprenticeship Program 2017

Master Artist Jean Horner sits near a display of his fiddles in his shop in Westel, TN.

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Master Artist Jean Horner sits near a display of his fiddles in his shop in Westel, TN.
  • Master Artist Jean Horner sits near a display of his fiddles in his shop in Westel, TN.
  • Apprentice Austin Derryberry displaying pieces of an unfinished fiddle.
  • Master Jean Horner and apprentice Austin Derryberry discuss the fine points of fiddle making at Horner's shop in Westel, TN.
  • Jim Wood listens back to recorded fiddle tunes in his studio in Flat Creek, TN.
  • Master artist Jim Wood pointing out details of a fiddle accompaniment notation
  • Master artist Jim Wood and apprentice Ben Ayers during lesson on guitar accompaniment for fiddle tunes, in Flat Creek, TN.
  • White oak basketmaking team Kucharski and Williams select and cut down a tree for their baskets.
  • Williams and Kucharski processing the wood to make the parts of the white oak basket.
  • White oak basketmaking team Kucharski and Williams select and cut down a tree for their baskets.
  • Apprentice Madison Dean and Master Sally Wells show off their Choctaw beadwork.
  • Madison watches as Sally shows her which beads to select.
  • Apprentice Madison Dean holds up a Choctaw collar necklace she is working on.
  • Ramirez teaches his apprentices the art of playing the congas.
  • Close up of master conguero Ramirez playing the congas.
  • Ramirez and apprentices perform on the congas at Las Fajitas in Antioch.
  • Master Ghanaian drummer Kofi Mawuko in his studio in Chattanooga
  • Close-up of master drummer Mawuko on the Ewe drum.
  • Mawuko gives Demarland a lesson on the Ewe drums.
  • Apprentice Jack Tipton demonstrates broom stitching, in Selmer, TN
  • Master artist Jack Martin stitches a rainbow broom at his shop in Selmer, TN.
  • Apprentice Jack Tipton and Master Artist Jack Martin cutting a child's broom, in Selmer, TN.
  • Master artist Thomas Maupin dancing on his back porch in Murfreesboro during a lesson with his apprentice and other visitors.
  • Master artist Thomas Maupin and apprentice Courtney Williams practice flatfoot buckdancing on their dance boards, at Maupin's home in Murfressboro.
  • Apprentice Courtney Williams practicing flatfoot buckdancing at the home of master artist Thomas Maupin, in Murfressboro.
Tennessee Traditional Arts Apprenticeship Program 2017

This program is designed to encourage the preservation of our state’s diverse folklife traditions, especially those that are rare or endangered. Learn more.

 

 

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