Smithsonian Folklife Festival Sponsors

Produced by the Smithsonian Center for Folklife and Cultural Heritage

Co-sponsored by the National Park Service

The Festival is supported by federally appropriated funds; Smithsonian trust funds; contributions from governments, businesses, foundations, and individuals; in-kind assistance; and food, recording, and craft sales. General in-kind support is provided by WPFW, Pacifica Radio, 89.3 FM.

The 2012 Smithsonian Folklife Festival has been made possible through the generosity and support of the following donors and partners:

Campus and Community: Public and Land-grant Universities and the USDA at 150
This program is produced in partnership with the Association of Public and Land-grant Universities and the U.S. Department of Agriculture. Participating universities include University of California, Davis; University of Florida; University of Hawaii; University of Illinois; Indiana University; Iowa State University; University of Maryland; Michigan State University; Mississippi State University; University of Missouri; Montana State University; Oregon State University; University of Tennessee, Knoxville; Texas A&M University; Washington State University and West Virginia University. The University of Vermont is a contributing university.

Citified: Arts and Creativity East of the Anacostia River
This program is produced in collaboration with the Smithsonian Anacostia Community Museum.

Creativity and Crisis: Unfolding The AIDS Memorial Quilt
This program is produced in partnership with The NAMES Project Foundation.