ARTISANS AND INTERPRETATION AT VERMILIONVILLE [TO ENGAGE GUESTS WITH UNIQUE CULTURAL AND HISTORICAL EXPERIENCES THROUGH ...

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ARTISANS AND INTERPRETATION AT VERMILIONVILLE [TO ENGAGE GUESTS WITH UNIQUE CULTURAL AND HISTORICAL EXPERIENCES THROUGH HANDS-ON ACTIVITIES. SINCE ITS CONCEPTION, ONE OF THE PRIMARY ELEMENTS OF VERMILIONVILLE'S APPROACH, AND ALSO WHAT MAKES IT DISTINCTIVE IN THE REGION, IS THAT IT OFFERS GUESTS THE OPPORTUNITY TO ENGAGE WITH HISTORY AND CULTURE THROUGH HANDS-ON INTERACTIONS WITH OUR ARTISANS. EACH OF OUR ARTISANS IS TRAINED IN CULTURAL CRAFT AND TRADE THAT WOULD HAVE BEEN PRACTICED BY ACADIANS, NATIVE AMERICANS, AND CREOLES AND PEOPLE OF AFRICAN DESCENT IN OUR REGION DURING THE PERIOD BETWEEN 1760 AND 1890. NOT ONLY DO OUR INTERPRETERS DEMONSTRATE THESE CRAFTS, BUT THEY CREATE OPPORTUNITIES FOR GUESTS TO EXPERIENCE THIS HISTORY AS WELL. WHETHER IT'S GINNING AND SPINNING COTTON, FEEDING LIVESTOCK, PLAYING A 'TIT FERE WITH A CREOLE MUSICIAN, OR PULLING A FERRY ACROSS THE BAYOU, OUR ARTISANS' OFFERINGS OF THESE UNIQUE EXPERIENCES HELP TO IMMERSE EACH GUEST IN THE HISTORY AND UNIQUE CONTEMPORARY FOLKLIFE OF OUR REGION.] [PURPOSE: THE PURPOSE OF THIS GRANT TO PROVIDE HANDS-ON CULTURAL AND HISTORICAL EXPERIENCES AT VERMILIONVILLE LIVING HISTORY MUSEUM, INCLUDING PROVIDING GUESTS WITH INFORMATION TO INCREASE UNDERSTANDING AND APPRECIATION OF FOLKLIFE TRADITIONS. ACTIVITIES TO BE PERFORMED: VERMILIONVILLE WILL RESUME PROVIDING HANDS-ON EXPERIENCES THAT REFLECT CRAFT AND TRADE PRACTICED BY ACADIANS, NATIVE AMERICANS, AND CREOLES AND PEOPLE OF AFRICAN DESCENT IN THE REGION DURING THE PERIOD BETWEEN 1760 AND 1890. ARTISANS, OR INTERPRETERS, WILL PROVIDE GUESTS WITH INFORMATION ABOUT THE HISTORICAL TRADES AND CRAFTS OF THE REGION AND GUIDE GUESTS THROUGH CRAFTING ACTIVITIES. CRAFTING ACTIVITIES INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO QUILTING, WEAVING, COOKING OVER A HEARTH, PLAYING THE TRIANGLE ALONGSIDE PROMINENT CAJUN MUSICIANS, FEEDING LIVESTOCK, LEARNING TO QUILT, LEARNING TO DANCE JUR?. EXPECTED OUTCOMES: THE ACTIVITIES WILL PROVIDE GUESTS WITH AN INTERACTIVE EDUCATIONAL AND CULTURAL EXPERIENCE AND A UNIQUE OPPORTUNITY TO LEARN ABOUT AND PARTICIPATE IN RARE AMERICAN FOLKLIFE TRADITIONS. VERMILIONVILLE WILL RETAIN GIVE PART-TIME ARTISANS TO FACILITATE THE ACTIVITIES. INTENDED BENEFICIARIES: MUSEUM GUEST AND ARTISAN WORKERS WILL BENEFIT FROM VERMILIONVILLE?S UNIQUE CULTURAL AND HISTORICAL ACTIVITIES. SUBRECIPIENT ACTIVITIES: THE RECIPIENT DOES NOT INTEND TO SUBAWARD FUNDS.]