««Go Back

Festival Photo Daily Dozen: June 29, 2012

by Smithsonian Folklife Festival

Against a backdrop of Quilt blocks commemorating artists, The NAMES Performers present work showcasing community responses to HIV/AIDS in theater, music, dance, and design. Photo by Willa Friedman, Smithsonian Institution

Despite the record temperature that topped 100 degrees, Day 3 of the Folklife Festival continued with more great performances, narrative sessions, and activities.

Click on images to enlarge and view captions.

Imamyar Hasanov and Pezhham Akhavass performed an evening concert of traditional mugham improvisations and love songs from Azerbaijan. Photo by Francisco Guerra, Smithsonian Institution

View of The AIDS Memorial Quilt with the Smithsonian castle in the background. Photo by Josh Weilepp, Smithsonian Institution

Visitors make their way across the landscape of The AIDS Memorial Quilt. Photo by Robert Friedman, Smithsonian Institution

Visitors to the

Gideon Mendel, David Gere, Billy Howard, and Anthony Knight discuss the use of photography to document life with HIV/AIDS in a narrative session in the

Against a backdrop of Quilt blocks commemorating artists, The NAMES Performers present work showcasing community responses to HIV/AIDS in theater, music, dance, and design. Photo by Willa Friedman, Smithsonian Institution

Dancers from the University of Hawai‘i perform on the Justin S. Morrill Performing Arts Center stage. Photo by Pruitt Allen, Smithsonian Institution

Visitors to the Oregon State University exhibit of the

Paleontologists from Montana State University demonstrate the process of preparing fossils. Photo by Robert Friedman, Smithsonian Institution

Two visitors try their hands at milking Maggie the dairy cow in the exhibit presented by the Mississippi State University's College of Agriculture and Life Sciences. Photo by Robert Friedman, Smithsonian Institution

Members of the Albus Cavus mural collective continue to create powerful works of art in the

Artist Chor Boogie works on a piece in the

Be Sociable, Share!

Tweet

Comments

0 comments

There are no comments yet.: Please feel free to leave a message below.

Leave a Comment