Read about Oregon’s Traditional Artists in the news! All artists featured are a part of the Oregon Culture Keepers Roster, an ever-expanding, juried selection of Oregon-based folk and traditional artists.
 | Featuring Eddie Melendrez (Chicano Painting) |
 | July 31, 2025 Oregon Folklife Network supports 'culture keepers' who carry on folk traditions Jefferson Public Radio Featuring Feryal Abbasi-Ghnaim (Palestinian Embroidery) |
 | July 31, 2025 Weaving the Future: The First Taproot Fellows Gathering in Washington D.C. Alliance for California Traditions Arts Featuring Inna Kovtun, (Ukrainian Folklorist, Singer, and Dancer) |
 | Summer, 2025 In the Crosshairs: Tom Swearingen Western Way Magazine Featuring Tom Swearingen (Cowboy Poetry) |
 | *Artist Awarded* Featuring Sara Siestreem (Hanis and Miluk Coos Traditional Basketweaving; 2017 OFN Traditional Arts Apprenticeship Program Awardee) |
 | *Artist Awarded* May 21, 2025 Announcing the 2025 Taproot Fellows The Alliance for California Traditional Arts Featuring Inna Kovtun, (Ukrainian Folklorist, Singer, and Dancer) |
 | May 08, 2025 Featuring Jayanthi Raman, (Bharatha Natyam Classical Indian Dancing) |
 | *Artists Awarded* February 26, 2025 2025 Traditional Arts Apprenticeship Program Recipients Announced Oregon Folklife Network Featuring Feryal Abbasi-Ghnaim (Palestinian Embroidery), Sweta Ravisankar (Bharatanatyam Dancing, Nattuvangam (Cymbals)), Steve Harris (Gear and Saddle Making, Rawhide Braiding), and Hossein Salehi (Persian Santoor) |
 | *Artist Awarded* December 17, 2024 Featuring Tuaopepe Tasi Keener (Polynesian Dancing) |
 | *Artist Awarded* April 24, 2024 Doris Duke Foundation Featuring Acosia Red Elk (Jingle Dancing) |
| *Artist Awarded* Meet the 2024-26 Fields Artist Fellows Oregon Humanities Featuring Eddie Melendrez (Chicano Painting) |
 | September 23, 2024 Confluence annual gathering honors traditional storyteller and welcomes new leader Indian Country Today Featuring Ed Edmo (Native American Storytelling) |