Butvin, Halle M.
Director of Special Projects
Butvin, Halle M.
Director of Special Projects
Positions
- Director of Special Projects, Center for Folklife and Cultural Heritage 2016 - 2023
- Senior Advisor, Office of International Relations 2013 - 2016
Geographic Focus
- Armenia Country
- Bhutan Country
- Bosnia and Herzegovina Country
- China Country
- Georgia Country
- Kazakhstan Country
- Kenya Country
- North Carolina State or Province
- Tunisia Country
- Uganda Country
Background And Education
Education And Training
- M.A. in City and Regional Planning, The Ohio State University , Knowlton School of Architecture 2003 - 2005
Professional Biography
- Halle Butvin is director of special projects at the Smithsonian Center for Folklife and Cultural Heritage. She leads the Center's cultural vitality work around the world, designing collaborative projects to support communities in their efforts to safeguard their heritage, promote cultural expression, and elevate cultural practices to improve local economies. An experienced trainer, for more than 15 years Halle has designed and led creative industries projects, including festival-making, artisan craft development, tourism experience development, enterprise development, and organizational development for non-profits in Europe, East Africa, and several countries across Asia.
Research And Grants
Co-principal Investigator On
Investigator On
- UPLIFT North Carolina - Cultural Heritage Tourism Initiative 2023 - 2025
- Kazakhstan Soul of Tengri - Smithsonian Artisan Initiative 2023
- USAID Lookbook of Women Artisans of Central Asia 2023
- USAID Visit Tunisia 2021 - 2023
- Kazakhstan Makerspace! Exchange - Smithsonian Artisan Initiative 2021 - 2022
- Royal Textile Academy of Bhutan - Sustaining Traditional Weaving - Smithsonian Artisan Initiative 2017 - 2022
- Armenia: Creating Home -- 2018 Folklife Festival awarded by The Hirair and Anna Hovnanian Foundation 2018
- USAID Sustainable Economic Growth Activity Bosnia and Herzegovina Center for Folklife and Cultural Heritage, awarded by Chemonics International 2021 -
- USAID support to Ethnic Tibetans in China: Preserving Cultural Heritage in Ethnic Tibetan Communities in China awarded by The Bridge Fund
