Welcome to Season 3! Join as as we talk with Zoe van Buren. Zoe serves as the Folklife Director for the North Carolina Arts Council, a division of the North Carolina Department of Natural and Cultural Resources. In this role, Zoe manages grants and projects dedicated to preserving and revitalizing folk and traditional arts across all 100 counties of North Carolina. Her work includes overseeing programs like the North Carolina Heritage Awards, Traditional Arts Programs for Students, Folklife Apprenticeships, and grants supporting folklife organizations. To learn more about all of these programs and the work that Zoe does you can visit https://www.ncarts.org/ and be sure to stay updated on what UPLIFT is doing at https://www.uplifttourism.com/.