Folk & Traditional Arts Fellowship Recipients All recent recipients of the Folk and Traditional Arts Fellowships can be found on our Arts and Artists page .
For more information on these or other artists, please contact Lisa Rathje, Arts & Heritage Program at (717) 238-1770.
Award
Artist
Art Form
County of
Performing
2007
Vera Nakonechny
Ukrainian Weaving
Philadelphia
Craft
2007
Nicholas Papas
Iconography
Westmoreland
Craft
2007
Ross Shourds
Decoy Carving
Tioga
Craft
2007
Mathew Smith
Hand Drum Making
Bucks
Craft
2006
George Batyi
Gypsy Violin
Allegheny
Performing
2006
Linda Goss
Storytelling
Philadelphia
Performing
2006
Ann Walko
Eastern Slovak secular song
Allegheny
Performing
2006
Dorothy Wilkie
West African Dance
Philadelphia
Performing
2005
Yekini Atanda
Batik
Philadelphia
Craft
2005
James Hoffman
Blacksmith
Beaver
Craft
2005
Olga Kolodij
Ukrainian beadwork
Philadelphia
Craft
2005
Michael Kapeluck
Iconography
Allegheny
Craft
2004
Germaine Ingram
African American Tap Dancing
Philadelphia
Performing
2004
Shuyuan Li
Chinese Beijing Opera
Philadelphia
Performing
2004
Mogauwane Mahloele
South African Drumming
Philadelphia
Performing
2004
Tito Rubio
Spanish Flamenco Guitar
Philadelphia
Performing
2003
Dosina Blemahdoo
Ghanaian dress
Allegheny
Craft
2003
Charles Culleiton
Sawdust carpets
Allegheny
Craft
2003
Paul Sabin
Sculpture
Wayne
Craft
2003
Chamroeun Yin
Cambodian dance costume
Delaware
Craft
2002
Beth Phillips Brown
Welsh Storytelling
Delaware
Performing
2002
Jerry Grcevich
Croatian Tamburitza Music
Westmoreland
Performing
2002
Shu Pui Cheung
Kung Fu/Lion Dance
Delaware
Performing
2002
Raphael Xavier
Hip hop Dance
Philadelphia
Performing
