Multimedia storytelling to preserve folklife and cultural heritage

Philadelphia Folklore Project

Recipient

Grant Year 2021

Grant Amount $120,000

Status Active

Updated May 30, 2023

Reorganized staff structures, along with new technological capacity, will strengthen Philadelphia Folklore Project’s mission to sustain the vitality of folklife and living cultural heritage through collaborative community archives and multimedia storytelling projects. Upgraded digital tools and a newly envisioned folk art and social change fellowship will focus on digital humanities and asset management to reinforce the organization’s role as a secure and accessible archive for local history and culture.

The total grant amount represents project funding plus an additional 20% in unrestricted general operating support.

Recipient

Philadelphia Folklore Project

Since its founding in 1987, Philadelphia Folklore Project has documented, supported, and presented Philadelphia-area folk arts and culture to sustain living cultural heritage in communities. Annually, the Folklore Project offers exhibitions, concerts, and workshops to artists and communities. The organization conducts ongoing field research into community-based local arts, history, and culture, and preserves a record of Philadelphia's folklife in its archive.

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