I would suggest renaming this article "Mexican folk art." Until I looked at the article, I would have thought that artesanias were female artisans, but in any case, the word is not English and in my opinion fails Wikivoyage:Naming conventions. Any objections to renaming? Ikan Kekek (talk) 16:40, 11 June 2025 (UTC)Reply

Thank you for reading the article, but I think your proposed re-naming is counter-productive. In Mexico, nobody uses the term folk art and anyone who is looking for high-quality crafts that embody traditions will quickly encounter the word "artesanias" and will recognize it as "the keyword" that gets them what they actually want. I use it primarily as respect for the culture. Take a look at this article, which might give a little more insight: https://www.southernborder.org/artesania-gives-voice-to-mexican-heritage-in-southern-arizona

A big reason I dislike the term "folk art" is because of the negative connotations it carries. Too often I've been in historic towns in the U.S. where "folk art" seems to mean "things somebody bought at Hobby Lobby and then decorated with the stencils they also bought at Hobby Lobby." Basically: junk that's of no genuine historical or cultural significance.

If the article absolutely '''must''' be renamed, I would be less adamantly opposed to a term like "popular art" than "folk art". (At least, that's in line with the most significant museum of artesanias, the Museo de Artes Populares in Mexico City.

In summary, yes, I object to the renaming. It seems unnecessary and doesn't reflect cultural sensitivity.

Best regards, Mrkstvns (talk) 18:56, 11 June 2025 (UTC)Reply

If it's a culturally sensitive issue, then I'd suggest keeping the name as-is – but I would encourage creating a redirect from both those terms. //shb (t | c | m) 21:46, 11 June 2025 (UTC)Reply

A redirect is essential if we absolutely have to keep a Spanish name that I maintain violates Wikivoyage:Naming conventions. But nix on one from "popular art". The short version of that is w:Pop art, which is not at all relevant to traditional folk art. For what it's worth, I haven't come across a negative connotation of "folk art", and there is an American Folk Art Museum in New York, so they don't think that's a negative term, either. Ikan Kekek (talk) 22:52, 11 June 2025 (UTC)Reply