FOLKLIFE SPOTLIGHT
Traditional Arts Apprenticeship Program
Nurturing heritage arts across Oregon

Alseny (left) and Papa Yansane

LaRhonda Steele
Meet the six
2021 TAAP
awardees:
- José Antonio Huerta will teach Mexican Charrería (rope work) to his apprentice, Rafael Acevedo Reveles.
- Clair Kehrberg will teach buckaroo leather working to her apprentice, Julianna Smucker.
- LaRhonda Steele will teach gospel singing to her apprentice, Lauren Steele.
- Francisco Bautista will teach Zapotec Weaving to his apprentice Daniel Bautista.
- Alseny Yansane will teach Guinean drum making and tuning to his apprentice, Papa Yansane.
- Jayanthi Raman will teach Asian Indian dance to her apprentice, Lavanya Mohanraj.
Learn more about TAAP.
Read more about our folklife activities in the latest edition of OFN’s blog, Rooted in Tradition.
Header image: Leather art by Clair Kehrberg
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