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![["Kim Johnson and Cody Jordan were participants in the 2020-2021 West Virginia Folklife Apprenticeship Program. Jordan plays guitar in The Modock Rounders with Johnson, touring across the state and region, and is looking forward to expanding his knowledge of central West Virginia old-time banjo traditions.See our feature on Johnsons apprenticeship with Jordan here: https://wvfolklife.org/2020/09/04/2020-folklife-apprenticeship-feature-kim-johnson-cody-jordan-banjo-traditions-of-central-west-virginia/The West Virginia Folklife Apprenticeship Program offers up to a $3,000 stipend to West Virginia master traditional artists or tradition bearers working with qualified apprentices on a year-long in-depth apprenticeship in their cultural expression or traditional art form. These apprenticeships aim to facilitate the transmission of techniques and artistry of the forms, as well as their histories and traditions.The apprenticeship program grants are administered by the West Virginia Folklife Program at the West Virginia Humanities Council in Charleston and are supported in part by an Art Works grant from the National Endowment for the Arts. West Virginia Folklife is dedicated to the documentation, preservation, presentation, and support of West Virginias vibrant cultural heritage and living traditions."]](/thumb/4224JordanCodyArtistProfile9120 "Artist profile of Cody Jordan")
- Identifier:
- 4224.JordanCody.ArtistProfile.9.1.20
- Title:
- Artist profile of Cody Jordan
- Date:
- 2020-09-01
- Creator:
- Jordan, Cody
- Subject:
- Fiddling, Folk music festivals, Old-time music, Banjo, Apprenticeship programs, Johnson, Kim (Banjoist), Fiddle tunes, and Folk music--West Virginia
- Location:
- Charleston (W. Va.) and Kanawha County (W. Va.)
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- Identifier:
- 4224.WVTeachersStrike.Audio.001.3.2.18
- Title:
- Speeches of and interviews with students participating in the rally at the West Virginia State Capitol in support of striking teachers
- Date:
- 2018-03-02
- Creator:
- Hilliard, Emily
- Subject:
- Teaching, Teachers' unions--United States, Labor disputes--West Virginia, Strikes and lockouts--Teachers, Public schools--Employees, and West Virginia Capitol Complex (Charleston, W. Va.)
- Location:
- Wayne County (W. Va.), Charleston (W. Va.), Mingo County (W. Va.), Fayette County (W. Va.), Kanawha County (W. Va.), and Boone County (W. Va.)
![["On February 22, 2018, thousands of West Virginia public school teachers and school service employees walked out of their classrooms in what would become a nine-day statewide strike. Teachers demands included a 5% raise and affordable healthcare coverage through the West Virginia Public Employees Insurance Agency or PEIA. These photos are part of a series of photos, videos, and interviews documenting the labor lore and expressive culture of the 2018 and 2019 West Virginia Teachers Strike.For more information on the 2018 and 2019 West Virginia Teachers Strike visit e-WV: https://www.wvencyclopedia.org/articles/2454"]](/thumb/4224WVTeachersStrikeVideo0013218 "Elliot Ventura, Spring Valley High School student and son of a West Virginia Spanish teacher, speaks during a student rally in support of striking teachers")
- Identifier:
- 4224.WVTeachersStrike.Video.001.3.2.18
- Title:
- Elliot Ventura, Spring Valley High School student and son of a West Virginia Spanish teacher, speaks during a student rally in support of striking teachers
- Date:
- 2018-03-02
- Creator:
- Hilliard, Emily
- Subject:
- Labor disputes--West Virginia, Labor union members, Teachers' unions--United States, Teaching, West Virginia Capitol Complex (Charleston, W. Va.), Strikes and lockouts--Teachers, and Public schools--Employees
- Location:
- Wayne County (W. Va.), Charleston (W. Va.), and Kanawha County (W. Va.)
