Storytelling is often defined in a very limited manner as entertainment for children or as 'reading a book' to children. This concept of storytelling is also often limited into narrow folk art or ethnic art classifications which ignore the artistry and scope of storytelling. Most cultures view storytelling as an art form of adults first and entertainment for children second.
A move is in place to shift the current thinking to bring storytelling to broader audiences and for it to be recognized as an art form.
The National Storytelling Network has prepared a recommendation that storytelling be listed as a Fine Art, as well as a Folk/Traditional Art. Read their memo at
http://www.storynet.org/downloads/NSNtoNEA.pdf.
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