Jon Kay

Jon Kay is an Associate Professor in the Department of Folklore and Ethnomusicology at Indiana University Bloomington's College of Arts & Sciences. He serves as Director of Traditional Arts Indiana and can be contacted at jkay@iu.edu.

• Ph.D., Indiana University, Bloomington, 2014
• M.A., Western Kentucky University, 1997

His research focuses on public folklore, folk arts and aging, material culture, and digital humanities. Recently, he has explored Indiana folklife, museums, and occupational folklife through fieldwork and curatorial projects.

Jon Kay has received notable accolades including:

• 2023 Mary Burgan Distinguished Service Award
• 2020 Bicentennial Professor
• 2018 NEA Art Works Folk & Traditional Arts grant
• 2013 Indiana Governor’s Arts Award