City Lore Inc

SUPERHEROES!

AMERICA, WHALING, AND THE WORLD

THE PILGRIMS

THE WOMEN WHO REPORTED VIETNAM [FILMMAKERS SALLY ROSENTHAL AND JULIA MARCHESI, IN ASSOCIATION WITH CITY LORE INC., ARE SEEKING AN NEH PRODUCTION GRANT FOR A FEATURE DOCUMENTARY FILM ABOUT THE WOMEN WHO REPORTED ON THE VIETNAM WAR, THEIR EXTRAORDINARY EXPERIENCES, AND THEIR UNTOLD IMPACT ON CONFLICT JOURNALISM. AMONG THE COUNTLESS WOMEN WHO HAVE CHALLENGED TRADITIONAL GENDER ROLES TO PURSUE NONTRADITIONAL VOCATIONS, THE WOMEN WHO REPORTED ON VIETNAM OCCUPY A UNIQUE PLACE. DEFYING SOCIETAL NORMS WITH THEIR UNCONVENTIONAL CAREER CHOICE, THEY CONFRONTED BOUNDARIES BOTH OFFICIAL AND UNSPOKEN, AS VIEWS ON WOMEN?S ROLES SHIFTED WITH THE TIMES; TAKING THE FULL MEASURE OF THEIR WARTIME EXPERIENCE REVEALS A GROUP OF AMBITIOUS WOMEN WHO SERVED AS A KIND OF FEVER CHART FOR CHANGING GENDER NORMS IN 1960S AMERICA. THE WOMEN WHO REPORTED VIETNAM WILL EXPLORE THE WORK AND LEGACY OF THESE BRAVE AND BRAZEN JOURNALISTS, AND HOW THAT CONFLICT FOREVER CHANGED THE OPPORTUNITIES AND IMAGE OF FEMALE WAR CORRESPONDENTS.]

FIGHTING ON TWO FRONTS: JEWISH AMERICAN SOLDIERS IN WORLD WAR II

JIMMIE & SANORA [JIMMIE & SANORA IS A FEATURE DOCUMENTARY FILM DIRECTED BY LI-SHIN YU AND PRODUCED BY JAMES Q. CHAN IN ASSOCIATION WITH THE CENTER FOR ASIAN AMERICAN MEDIA AND CITY LORE INC. IT TELLS THE STORY OF A VISIONARY ARTIST COUPLE: TWO-TIME OSCAR-WINNING CINEMATOGRAPHER, JAMES WONG HOWE (1899-1976), AND RADICAL WRITER SANORA BABB (1907-2005). TOGETHER THEIR LIVES AND WORKS REVEAL VIVID EXPERIENCES??FROM DEEP WITHIN HOLLYWOOD, THE SOUTHERN AMERICAN HIGH PLAINS, THE DUST BOWL MIGRATION CAMPS IN CALIFORNIA, AND THE WEST COAST LITERARY LEFT??AS THEY PURSUED THEIR UNSTOPPABLE ARTISTIC AMBITIONS WHILE FACING DISCRIMINATION. STRENGTHENING ONE ANOTHER AND OPENING DOORS TO OTHERS, THIS POWERHOUSE COUPLE?S DECADES-LONG INTERTWINED STORY FORMS A PRISM THROUGH WHICH TO WITNESS THE PERIL AND PROMISE OF TWENTIETH-CENTURY AMERICA.]

?ADELANTE! [WE ARE SEEKING A PRODUCTION GRANT IN THE AMOUNT OF $700,000 FOR A PROJECT ON THE LIFE OF THE CHICANO PLAYWRIGHT, ACTIVIST, AND DIRECTOR LUIS VALDEZ, WHOSE GROUND-BREAKING THEATER COMPANY, EL TEATRO CAMPESINO, AND PIONEERING THEATER AND FILM PRODUCTIONS, REIMAGINED AND REDEFINED THE CHICANO EXPERIENCE IN AMERICA. THE CENTERPIECE OF THE PROJECT IS A DOCUMENTARY FILM WITH THE WORKING TITLE ?ADELANTE! THAT WILL BE BROADCAST AS PART OF PBS? AMERICAN MASTERS SERIES. MORE THAN JUST A PROFILE OF A PROLIFIC AND IMPORTANT ARTIST, ?ADELANTE! IS A POWERFUL PORTRAIT OF THE HISTORY AND MEANING OF CHICANO IDENTITY SEEN THROUGH THE LENS OF ONE OF THE MOST CONSEQUENTIAL LATINO ARTIST OF THE 20TH CENTURY.]

STEEPLECHASE FILMS: DANTE

CHINESE EXCLUSION

POETIC VOICES OF THE MUSLIM WORLD

THE 19TH AMENDMENT

BECOMING AMERICAN

CITY LORE WILL CREATE EXHIBITIONS AND PROGRAMMING FOCUSED ON IMMIGRANT COMMUNITIES AROUND THE TOPICS OF WOMEN IN THE BLUES, CUBAN MUSIC, J’OUVERT FESTIVAL TRADITIONS, AND THE MATERIAL CULTURE OF HOUSE BALLROOM IN THE NEW YORK LGBTQ+ COMMUNITY. THE EXHIBITIONS WILL BE HELD IN SEVERAL LOCATIONS IN NEW YORK, MASSACHUSETTS, AND FLORIDA. PROJECT STAFF WILL CONSULT WITH CULTURAL AMBASSADORS TO WORK WITH ARTISTS AND COMMUNITIES AND CURATE EXHIBITIONS. STAFF WILL TRAIN CULTURAL AMBASSADORS ON ETHNOGRAPHIC METHODS TO DOCUMENT CULTURAL EXPRESSION AND ASSIST THEM IN ESTABLISHING RELATIONSHIPS WITH LOCAL GOVERNMENT AUTHORITIES. AN ONLINE TOOLKIT WILL BE DEVELOPED, WHICH WILL PROVIDE PROFESSIONAL INFORMATION FOR ARTISTS, SUCH AS WORK SAMPLES FOR GRANT PROPOSALS AND EVENT PRODUCTION AND PROMOTION.

POETIC VOICES OF THE MUSLIM WORLD

CITY LORE WILL EXPAND ITS “CREATIVE TRADITIONS” INITIATIVE BY IMPLEMENTING A SERIES OF COMMUNITY-CURATED EXHIBITIONS, PUBLIC PROGRAMS, AND MENTORING OPPORTUNITIES TO SUSTAIN THE CULTURAL TRADITIONS OF DIVERSE COMMUNITIES IN NEW YORK CITY. THE CENTER WILL CREATE A CITYWIDE NETWORK OF FOLK AND COMMUNITY-BASED ARTISTS, HOST MONTHLY CONVENINGS AND PERFORMANCES, AND OFFER FELLOWSHIPS FOR FOUR CULTURAL AMBASSADORS TO CURATE EXHIBITIONS ABOUT THEIR COMMUNITIES’ TRADITIONS AND ASPIRATIONS. CITY LORE WILL ALSO PRODUCE AN ONLINE TOOLKIT WITH RESOURCES TO HELP ARTISTS CREATE WORK SAMPLES, PRODUCE SMALL COMMUNITY-BASED EXHIBITIONS, IMPROVE THEIR EVENT PRODUCTION AND PROMOTION SKILLS, AND CONNECT WITH CITY AGENCIES. THIS PROJECT WILL FURTHER THE CENTER’S WORK TO CREATE A TRUSTED SPACE FOR DIVERSE COMMUNITIES TO PRESENT THEIR MATERIAL CULTURE AND PERFORMING ARTS TO A BROAD AUDIENCE.

A REVERENCE FOR WORDS: UNDERSTANDING MUSLIM CULTURES THROUGH THE ARTS

A REVERENCE FOR WORDS: UNDERSTANDING MUSLIM CULTURES THROUGH THE ARTS

A REVERENCE FOR WORDS: UNDERSTANDING MUSLIM CULTURES THROUGH THE ARTS

STARS STRIPES AND THE CRESCENT: UNDERSTANDING MUSLIM CULTURES THROUGH POETRY

SOMOS BORICUAS: UNDERSTANDING PUERTO RICAN MIGRATION AND COMMUNITY BUILDING THROUGH THE ARTS AND HUMANITIES [SOMOS BORICUAS: UNDERSTANDING PUERTO RICAN MIGRATION AND COMMUNITY BUILDING THROUGH THE ARTS AND HUMANITIES, SUMMER INSTITUTE USES PUERTO RICAN MIGRATION TO THE MAINLAND UNITED STATES AS A CASE STUDY TO EXPLORE KEY HUMANITIES QUESTIONS THAT ARE AT THE HEART OF THE AMERICAN MIGRATION EXPERIENCE: WHO IS A CITIZEN? WHAT RIGHTS IS A CITIZEN ENTITLED TO AND WHAT OBLIGATIONS DOES CITIZENSHIP CARRY WITH IT? WHAT ROLES DO CULTURAL TRADITIONS AND EXPRESSIVE ARTS PLAY IN HOW MIGRANT COMMUNITIES FORGE IDENTITIES IN THEIR NEW HOMES AND MAINTAIN CULTURAL CONNECTIONS TO THEIR PLACES OF BIRTH?]

UNDERSTANDING MUSLIM CULTURES THROUGH POETRY: WRITTEN, ILLUMINATED, SPOKEN, AND SUNG

THE CORONA CHRONICLES: DOCUMENTING, ARCHIVING AND DISSEMINATING CREATIVE RESPONSES TO THE CORONA VIRUS ERA

TO SUPPORT MULTICULTURAL COMMUNICATION WORKSHOPS FOR HEALTHCARE PROVIDERS INCORPORATING ARTS EXPERIENCES FROM DIVERSE ETHNIC COMMUNITIES IN PARTNERSHIP WITH THE NURSE PRACTITIONER HEALTHCARE FOUNDATION.

THE COLFAX MASSACRE [THIS PROJECT EXPLORES THE HISTORY OF THE 1873 COLFAX MASSACRE, THE SUBSEQUENT SUPREME COURT CASE U.S. VS. CRUIKSHANK AND THEIR EFFECT ON THE POLITICAL RIGHTS OF THE SOUTH?S BLACK POPULATION AND THE ULTIMATE FATE OF RECONSTRUCTION.]

LOST LABOR OF LOVE: THE CETA ART AND HUMANITIES PROJECT

INTO THE DEEP: AMERICA, WHALING AND THE WORLD

TO SUPPORT ROOTS, ROUTES & RHYTHMS.

TO SUPPORT ARTIST RESIDENCIES AND RELATED FOLK ARTS PROGRAMMING IN NEW YORK CITY SCHOOLS.

TO SUPPORT ARTIST RESIDENCIES AND RELATED FOLK ARTS PROGRAMMING IN NEW YORK CITY SCHOOLS.

TO SUPPORT "ARTS IN PLACE."

PURPOSE: TO SUPPORT THE PRESENTATION AND DOCUMENTATION OF FOLK AND TRADITIONAL ARTISTS PERFORMANCES AND WORKSHOPS IN K-12 CLASSROOMS.

PURPOSE: TO SUPPORT PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT FOR MUSIC TEACHERS.

TO SUPPORT THE "CITY LORE DOCUMENTARY INSTITUTE", A THREE WEEK SUMMER TRAINING PROGRAM WITH FOLLOW-UP INTERNSHIPS, FOCUSING ON URBAN TRADITIONS AND C

TO SUPPORT ARTIST RESIDENCIES AND RELATED FOLK ARTS PROGRAMMING IN NEW YORK CITY SCHOOLS.

TO SUPPORT COMMUNITY ARTS, A FOLK ARTS IN EDUCATION PROGRAM.

TO SUPPORT A FOLK ARTS IN EDUCATION PROGRAM FOR URBAN ELEMENTARY AND MIDDLE SCHOOLS, CALLED ARTFUL STORIES.

TO SUPPORT A FOLK ARTS IN EDUCATION PROGRAM FOR URBAN ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS, CALLED "ARTFUL STORIES," IN CONSORTIUM WITH THE COMMUNITY SCHOOL DISTRICT 2

TO SUPPORT "TELLING STORIES: EXPLORING CULTURE THROUGH THE ARTS."

TO SUPPORT THE PRESERVATION OF JOBS THAT ARE THREATENED BY DECLINES IN PHILANTHROPIC AND OTHER SUPPORT DURING THE CURRENT ECONOMIC DOWNTURN.

TO SUPPORT ROOTS, ROUTES & RHYTHMS.

PURPOSE: TO SUPPORT TRAINING IN EDUCATION FOR MASTER FOLK ARTISTS.

FIGHTING ON TWO FRONTS: JEWISH AMERICAN SOLDIERS IN WORLD WAR II

PURPOSE: TO SUPPORT PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT FOR MUSIC TEACHERS.

TO SUPPORT TRAINING FOR MASTER FOLK ARTISTS.

TO SUPPORT PRODUCTION AND POST-PRODUCTION OF THE DOCUMENTARY FILM "WE LIKE IT LIKE THAT: THE STORY OF LATIN BOOGALOO."

TO SUPPORT "SECOND HARVEST: REVISITING THE WELLSPRINGS OF AMERICAN FOLK TRADITION" IN CONSORTIUM WITH THE WESTERN FOLKLIFE CENTER.

TO SUPPORT "RIVER OF RHYME: POETRY DUELS IN THE AMERICAS," IN CONSORTIUM WITH RATTAPALLAX.

TO SUPPORT "ABKUA, PALO, AND VODOU: AFRICAN CULTURAL EXPRESSIONS FROM CUBA, THE DOMINICAN REPUBLIC, AND HAITI."

TO SUPPORT ARTIST RESIDENCIES AND RELATED FOLK ARTS PROGRAMMING IN NEW YORK CITY SCHOOLS.

TO SUPPORT POST-PRODUCTION COSTS FOR A DOCUMENTARY BY RAQUEL CEPEDA.

TO SUPPORT A VIRTUAL MAPPING PROJECT TO CREATE ONLINE TOURS OF CULTURALLY SIGNIFICANT SITES IN SEVERAL OF NEW YORK CITY'S ETHNIC AND NEW IMMIGRANT CO

PURPOSE:TO SUPPORT A QUALITATIVE STUDY EXPLORING THE RESILIENCE OF ORGANIZATIONS WITH ARTS PROGRAMMING THAT ARE EXCLUDED FROM THE ARTS PHILANTHROPIC SUPPORT SYSTEM.

TO SUPPORT A QUALITATIVE STUDY EXPLORING THE SUSTAINABILITY AND POTENTIAL IMPACT OF ARTISTIC PRACTICES THAT THRIVE IN ORGANIZATIONS LARGELY EXCLUDED FROM THE ARTS PHILANTHROPIC SUPPORT SYSTEM.

TO SUPPORT POST-PRODUCTION COSTS FOR A VIDEO AND ACCOMPANYING WEB SITE ABOUT ENDANGERED LANGUAGES.

TO SUPPORT HISTORY HAPPENS HERE: COMMUNITY-BASED PLACE MARKING, AN INNOVATIVE WEB-BASED RESOURCE, IN CONSORTIUM WITH THE MUNICIPAL ART SOCIETY.