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#Arts and #Humanities #YoungArtists #Teenagers #NPR
#Smithonian #FolklifeFestival

'Smithsonian Folklife Festival, the theme of which was Youth and the Future of Culture.'
npr.org NPR @npr.org · Jul 28
"What is it like to be a teen right now?" Young artists explored that question for two different exhibitions of their work this summer. But on the National Mall, their work was deemed too political.
Teen artists portrayed their lives — some adults didn't want to see the full picture
"What is it like to be a teen right now?" Young artists explored that question for two different exhibitions of their work this summer. But on the National Mall, their work was deemed too political.
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July 28, 2025 at 3:10 PM
If you are looking for something to do this weekend in #Seattle, check out the #SeattleModernQuiltGuild exhibit at #Folklife #FolklifeFestival at #SeattleCenter in the #CornishCourtyard here’s a sneak preview prior to hanging.
May 23, 2025 at 8:37 PM
My tribute to the #FolklifeFestival at Seattle Center . . . from Alki.
Cheers!
May 26, 2025 at 4:03 AM
June 14, 2026 at 7:24 PM
The Smithsonian wanted only happy fantasies, not reality:
Teen artists portrayed their lives — some adults didn't want to see the full picture
https://www.npr.org/2025/07/28/nx-s1-5463593/teen-art-smithsonian-folklife-festival
#smithsonian #art #folklifefestival #teens #youth #news
July 29, 2025 at 2:27 PM
The Smithsonian wanted only happy fantasies, not reality:
Teen artists portrayed their lives — some adults didn't want to see the full picture
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#Smithsonian #art #FolklifeFestival #teens #youth #news
Teen artists portrayed their lives — some adults didn't want to see the full picture
"What is it like to be a teen right now?" Young artists explored that question for two different exhibitions of their work this summer. But on the National Mall, their work was deemed too political.
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July 29, 2025 at 2:20 PM
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What the #Smithsonian left out here is that they’re not having their 2026 #FolklifeFestival (historically celebrated at the Nat’l Mall) affiliated w/anything DJT has touched.

He has opted to replace it with that symbol of American cultural & economic collapse: The Fair.
Smithsonian Folklife Festival Goes National for America’s Birthday
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February 6, 2026 at 1:05 PM
Pretty fucked up if accurate. Now all we can do is just imagine what we could've had. Just like we did the day prez excrement took office.

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#CulturalAssassination #NotMy250 #FolklifeFestival
alexandra.cascio on Instagram: "The Great American State Fair isn’t just a failure, it stole the place of the Smithsonian Folklife Festival. #politics #news #freed…"
The Great American State Fair isn’t just a failure, it stole the place of the Smithsonian Folklife Festival. #politics #news #freedom250
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July 3, 2026 at 4:26 AM
August 16, 2025 at 12:41 AM
May 28, 2026 at 8:16 PM
Pretty sure the last #Smithsonian #FolkLifeFestival I went to got more attendance than this.
June 15, 2025 at 12:31 AM
Anyone gonna report on fact that Trump is commandeering the email addresses of people who long-ago unsubscribed to WH Easter Egg Roll or Smithsonian/FolklifeFestival to spam-harass them to attend the Freedom250 State Fair events
July 2, 2026 at 1:22 PM
npr.org NPR @npr.org · Jul 29
"What is it like to be a teen right now?" Young artists explored that question for two different exhibitions of their work this summer. But on the National Mall, their work was deemed too political.
Teen artists portrayed their lives — some adults didn't want to see the full picture
"What is it like to be a teen right now?" Young artists explored that question for two different exhibitions of their work this summer. But on the National Mall, their work was deemed too political.
n.pr
July 29, 2025 at 12:04 PM