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What is an RSVP Folk Art Fair?
An RSVP Folk Art Fair is a
daylong intergenerational event at a school.
Young and old are brought together to share and learn from one
another. Usually, the fairs
are held in a school gymnasium. Tables
are set up along the perimeter of the gym.
Volunteer presenters place examples of their particular craft,
skill, hobby, or art on the tables. Groups
of students of 50 to 125 come in for about one hour to look at the
demonstrations and to ask questions.
Children can sometimes try their hand at a craft or instrument
and/or complete a sample to take home.
For
the first fifteen minutes of the fair, the children enjoy musical entertainment and/or a story.
During the remaining time, they enjoy the exhibits and visit
with the Folk Art Fair presenters.
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What arts or crafts are
presented?
Among the many arts and crafts presented at Folk Arts Fairs are:
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Bird and Wood Carving
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Chair Caning
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Quilt Tying
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Butter Churning
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Puzzles and Gadgets
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Corn Husk Craft
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Wood Inventions
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Heddle Loom Beadware
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Antique Toys
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Spinning Wheel.
What is the purpose of an RSVP
Folk Art Fair?
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To preserve our country's
cultural and ethnic heritage,
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To join together people of
all ages to reveal and revive arts, crafts, hobbies, and skills,
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To continue to help break
down stereotypes children may have of seniors and vice versa,
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To share in the wealth of
personal "know-how" seniors possess, helping to insure that
valuable and interesting arts and crafts are not lost to future
generations.
Who can host a fair?
Any Dane County public or
private school may host a fair. Twelve
fairs are presented each year, six in the fall and six in the spring.
A three-year waiting list of requests exists.
For information on becoming an
RSVP Folk Art Fair volunteer, or to host a fair, please contact Diane, Folk Art Fair
Coordinator, at (608) 441-7894.
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