2022 Apprenticeship Program Virtual Showcase

This is a virtual event that will stream on the Texas Folklife Facebook Page.

In this two-part virtual Showcase, artists share their skills and stories learned through their rigorous, one-year study with their respective mentors. The Showcase will include folk and traditional artists from across Texas that span cultures and geographies, highlighting the breadth of folk art that is practiced and produced in Texas

Both parts will stream live on Texas Folklife’s Facebook Page at 6 PM CDT on 8/9 and 8/16, respectively. The link for each part will be posted in the event discussion when it is live.

PART 1 PARTICIPANTS:
Xelena González (Mentor) and Excy Guardado (Apprentice)
Tradition: Indigenous Storytelling
Location: San Antonio, TX

Rocío Ramírez-Landoll (Mentor) and Diane Torres (Apprentice)
Tradition: Cartonería
Location: Waco, TX

Verónica Castillo (Mentor) and Rosie Torres (Apprentice)
Tradition: Ceramics and Comida Casera
Location: San Antonio, TX

Jesús Muñoz (Mentor) and Andrea González (Apprentice)
Tradition: Flamenco
Location: Albuquerque, NM and Sugar Land, TX

HOSTED BY
Virginia Grice

PART 2 PARTICIPANTS:
Smt. Rajeswari Pariti (Mentor) and Vishnu Dokka (Apprentice)
Tradition: Carnatic veena performance
Location: Argyle and Austin, TX

Daniel Chen (Mentor) and Eric Wang (Apprentice)
Tradition: Chinese erhu performance
Location: McKinney, TX

Whit Smith (Mentor) and Ian Lee (Apprentice)
Tradition: Western Swing Guitar
Location: Austin and Wimberley, TX

Juan Longoria Jr. (Mentor) and Manuel Tovar (Apprentice)
Tradition: Conjunto Accordion
Location: Brownsville, TX

HOSTED BY
Mark Brill

This project is supported in part by the National Endowment for the Arts in partnership with the Texas Commission for the Arts. Additional support comes from the Texas Folklife Members, Donors, and Board of Directors.