New York Folklore Society

THE CHESAPEAKE GATEWAYS TOURISM AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT GRANTS IDENTIFY, CONSERVE, RESTORE, AND INTERPRET NATURAL, RECREATIONAL, HISTORICAL, AND CULTURAL RESOURCES WITHIN THE CHESAPEAKE BAY WATERSHED AND IDENTIFY AND UTILIZE THE COLLECTIVE RESOURCES AS CHESAPEAKE BAY GATEWAYS SITES FOR ENHANCING PUBLIC EDUCATION OF AND ACCESS TO THE CHESAPEAKE BAY CONSISTENT WITH THE CHESAPEAKE BAY INITIATIVE ACT OF 1998 (PUB. L. 105-312, TITLE V, SEC.502(A)). ALONG THE RIVER: GAWANOWANANEH IS A PLACE-MARKING PROJECT THAT CONNECTS RESIDENTS AND VISITORS TO THE INDIGENOUS CULTURAL HERITAGE OF NEW YORKS SUSQUEHANNA RIVER WATERSHED. HAUDENOSAUNEE TRADITION BEARERS AND ARTIST BILL CROUSE WILL HELP IDENTIFY AND ILLUSTRATE SIGNIFICANT SITES, WHICH WILL BE MARKED WITH SIGNAGE LINKED TO A WEB-BASED MAP AND K-12 CURRICULA. THE PROJECT ENHANCES VISITOR EXPERIENCES BY REVEALING THE REGIONS DEEP CULTURAL TIES TO THE CHESAPEAKE BAY WATERSHED THROUGH ITS INDIGENOUS HISTORIES AND WATERWAYS.

PURPOSE: TO SUPPORT ARTIST-DESIGNED SITE MARKERS GIS STORY MAPPING AND COMMUNITY ACTIVITIES CONNECTING RESIDENTS AND VISITORS TO NEW YORKS APPALACHIAN REGION.

DISCRETIONARY

TO SUPPORT STATEWIDE PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT SERVICES TO PUBLIC FOLKLORISTS FOLK AND TRADITIONAL ARTISTS AND COMMUNITY-BASED NONPROFIT ORGANIZATIONS.

TO SUPPORT STATEWIDE PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT SERVICES TO PUBLIC FOLKLORISTS FOLK AND TRADITIONAL ARTISTS AND COMMUNITY-BASED NONPROFIT ORGANIZATIONS.

TO SUPPORT STATEWIDE TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE AND PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT SERVICES TO FOLK AND TRADITIONAL ARTS CONSTITUENCIES INCLUDING COMMUNITY-BASED NONPROFIT ORGANIZATIONS.

PURPOSE: TO SUPPORT A SERIES OF MULTIDISCIPLINARY ARTS ACTIVITIES THAT HIGHLIGHT CLASSICAL INDIAN MUSIC, DANCE, POETRY, AND PAINTING TRADITIONS.

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

PURPOSE: TO SUPPORT A FOLK ARTS IN EDUCATION STATEWIDE NETWORK.

TO SUPPORT STATEWIDE TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE AND PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT SERVICES TO THE FOLK AND TRADITIONAL ARTS FIELD.

TO SUPPORT STATEWIDE PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT SERVICES FOR FOLK ARTISTS, FOLKLORISTS, AND FOLK ARTS ORGANIZATIONS, IN COLLABORATION OF NEW YORK STATE

TO SUPPORT STATEWIDE PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT SERVICES FOR FOLK ARTISTS, FOLKLORISTS, AND FOLK ARTS ORGANIZATIONS.

PURPOSE: TO SUPPORT THE DOCUMENTATION AND PUBLIC PRESENTATION OF FOLK ARTS IN THE CAPITAL DISTRICT OF NEW YORK.

TO SUPPORT STATEWIDE TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE AND PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT SERVICES TO THE FOLK AND TRADITIONAL ARTS FIELD.

TO SUPPORT STATEWIDE PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT SERVICES FOR FOLK ARTISTS, FOLKLORISTS, AND FOLK ARTS ORGANIZATIONS.

TO SUPPORT FIELDWORK AND PROGRAMMING EXPLORING MUSLIM TRADITIONAL ART AND CULTURE IN NEW YORK STATE.

TO SUPPORT STATEWIDE PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT SERVICES TO FOLK ARTISTS, FOLKLORISTS, AND ORGANIZATIONS, IN COLLABORATION WITH THE NEW YORK STATE COUN

TO SUPPORT FOLK AND TRADITIONAL ARTS INFRASTRUCTURE.

TO SUPPORT THE "UPSTATE LATINO DANCE SYMPOSIUM."

TO SUPPORT A FULL-TIME FOLKLORIST POSITION AND FOLK ARTS PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPEMENT SERVICES TO ARTISTS AND ORGANIZATIONS.

TO SUPPORT FOLKLORE DEVELOPMENT THROUGHOUT THE STATE.

TO SUPPORT THE CREATION OF ARTISTS PORTFOLIOS AND PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT FOR FOLK & TRADITIONAL ARTISTS.

DISCRETIONARY

TO SUPPORT SERVICE TO FOLK ARTISTS AND FOLK ARTS ORGANIZATIONS IN THE CAPITAL DISTRICT OF UPSTATE NEW YORK.

PURPOSE: TO SUPPORT THE IDENTIFICATION AND DOCUMENTATION OF TRADITION BEARERS AND ARTISTS.

TO SUPPORT FOLK ARTS FIELDWORK DOCUMENTATION AND PUBLIC PROGRAMMING EXPLORING THE ROLE OF WATER IN HUMAN LIVES.

TO SUPPORT MARKETING ASSISTANCE FOR FOLK AND TRADITIONAL ARTS ORGANIZATIONS.

TO SUPPORT A MENTORSHIP AND PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM FOR TRADITIONAL ARTISTS FROM REFUGEE AND IMMIGRANT COMMUNITIES.

TO SUPPORT FARM AND FIELD: THE RURAL FOLK ARTS OF THE CATSKILL REGION.

TO SUPPORT "CONVERSATIONS ACROSS COMMUNITIES: LINKING LATINOS IN NEW YORK STATE" IN CONSORTIUM WITH LONG ISLAND TRADITIONS.

TO SUPPORT A STUDY AND CONVENING FOCUSED ON TRADITIONAL ARTS LEARNING.