Marshall Art Professor Receives Living Traditions Folk Art Grant
January 11, 2024
January 11, 2024
HUNTINGTON, West Virginia, Jan. 11 -- Marshall University issued the following news release:
Dr. Miyuki Akai-Cook, an associate professor in Marshall University's School of Art & Design, was awarded a Living Traditions Folk Art Grant from the West Virginia Division of Arts, Culture & History to support research in Japan to create a new body of work combining rug tufting, Japanese Folklore and environmental awareness.
Akai-Cook teaches fibers, with her focus . . .
Dr. Miyuki Akai-Cook, an associate professor in Marshall University's School of Art & Design, was awarded a Living Traditions Folk Art Grant from the West Virginia Division of Arts, Culture & History to support research in Japan to create a new body of work combining rug tufting, Japanese Folklore and environmental awareness.
Akai-Cook teaches fibers, with her focus . . .