News

PFP is on Folkstreams. PFP's documentaries are now available on this website which streams folklife videos. Watch Eatala, Plenty of Good Women Dancers, and Look Forward and Carry on the Past: Stories from Philadelphia's Chinatown. Check back as our other films are added. A great resource!

Looking for 100 new or renewing members! Help sustain community-based folk arts in these hard times, and in PFP's 26th year! We invite (and need) your help. Join online or the old-fashioned way. (at any amount).

PFP is on Facebook! Click the link on the left to like us. . .

Resources: We're writing about why we do what we do. Last fall, PFP Director Debora Kodish gave a plenary talk at the meeting of the American Folklore Society. Read it, and other recent essays here. Or browse our magazines, available as pdfs. Send us your feedback!

Events

PFP's 26th BIRTHDAY BASH
June 1: 6:30 PM
(At the Painted Bride Arts Center)
Celebrate PFP's 26th year! Expect a wonderful and meaningful evening of performances, awards, delectable food and drink. Dance with Kulu Mele African Dance and Drum Ensemble. The 2013 Folk Arts and Social Change Awards will be presented to storyteller Linda Goss and artist, activist and teacher Eric Joselyn. Get your tickets now!

PFP will offer free technical assistance workshops this summer (July 8, 15 and 22, from 4 PM - 7 PM) for the PA Council on the Arts Apprenticeship grants (deadline August 2nd). These grants support close work between a master and an apprentice in the folk arts. Read guidelines or access the application here. RSVP if you are interested in pursuing this opportunity or attending workshops: 215.726.1106.

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Spring 2013 programs are listed here. The fall calendar will be out in August.

Exhibits

HONORING ANCESTORS OF RHYTHM, MOVEMENT AND PLACE
New Exhibition Opens
Over the last 60+ years, Philadelphia has witnessed a revolution in cultural traditions that has changed lives, and opened unimagined possibilities. This exhibition, highlighting African and African-sourced dance and drumming in our city, includes an altar dedicated to individuals who paved the way for much of today's local African-rooted artistry. A PFP Folk Arts and Social Change residency, developed in collaboration with the Community Education Center and Philadelphia-based African drummers and dancers. All welcome. Visit Tuesday and Thursday, 10 AM - 6 PM and by appointment. Free. Questions: 215.726.1106 or pfp@folkloreproject.org

IF THESE WALLS COULD TALK
Bill and Miriam Crawford's actual dining room - four walls collaged with 40 years of social change memorabilia - is a permanent exhibition at PFP. Now, listen online to audio recordings from Crawford family and friends. . .