Festival Video

Jay Coleman is a visual artist and educator from Washington D.C. In this time-lapse video, he paints a portrait in fifteenRead More

East L.A. natives and Smithsonian Folkways recording artists Quetzal perform “Estoy Aqui (I am here)” at the  2012 Smithsonian FolklifeRead More

Matthew Ramir, a student at the University of Illinois, reads two poems that he wrote about living with cerebral palsy.Read More

Student poet Lily Diego reads one of her poems at the 2012 Smithsonian Folklife Festival. She is introduced by Dr.Read More

Joan Juster, panel maker and names reader coordinator, discusses the origins of The AIDS Memorial Quilt with Mike Smith, co-founderRead More

Paleontologist Jack Horner has advanced dinosaur science through both unique and controversial methods. His lifelong passion for dinosaurs drove himRead More

Poet and spoken word artist Mary Bowman was born HIV-positive. Bowman’s words express her personal experience with HIV/AIDS and illuminateRead More

The last time The AIDS Memorial Quilt was unfolded in its entirety was October 1996 on the National Mall inRead More

The Ebony Hillbillies, an African American string band, perform at the Sounds of Monticello and the Blue Ridge concert, produced inRead More

Joanie Juster, Reader Coordinator for  The NAMES Project Foundation, joined a Festival panel to discuss the first public displays ofRead More