Organization Type: Arts Education & Support, Community & Cultural, Crafts & Applied Arts, Visual Arts
Mission: Our Mission
Ozark Folkways brings together the hands and hearts of our living heritage.
We nurture a community that shares art, music, and food with love for education, history, and nature. With the help of tireless volunteers, generous donors, and our energetic board of directors, we are keeping the dream alive.
Our Vision
To be a regional hub that preserves, teaches, and celebrates what made—and still makes—folk communities thrive.
Ozark Folkways
Location: Fayetteville, Other
Organization Type: Arts Education & Support, Community & Cultural, Crafts & Applied Arts, Visual Arts
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Mission
Ozark Folkways brings together the hands and hearts of our living heritage.
We nurture a community that shares art, music, and food with love for education, history, and nature. With the help of tireless volunteers, generous donors, and our energetic board of directors, we are keeping the dream alive.
Our Vision: To be a regional hub that preserves, teaches, and celebrates what made—and still makes—folk communities thrive.
About
More than eighty years ago, Clara Muxen dreamed of a school where hands-on skills and community relationships could thrive. That dream became Ozark Folkways, and it still guides us today.
We’ve grown beyond what some might call “arts and crafts.”
Here you’ll find:
- Workshops on gardening, foraging, and cooking
- Regular jam sessions for musicians of all levels
- Playdays and gallery space for artists to share and sell their work
- Festivals and concerts that bring the hills to life
- Volunteer opportunities for those who want to give their time
- Donations and sponsorships that safeguard our programs and our historic building
From Clara’s vision to today’s vibrant mix of workshops, jams, and festivals—from her Muxen Building’s folk school in Winslow to the Walker-Stone House’s Fayetteville Folk School—Ozark Folkways is still keeping the dream alive.