Here at the Philadelphia Folklore Project, we are committed to paying attention to the experiences and traditions of "ordinary" people. Our focus is to build critical folk cultural knowledge, sustain vital and diverse living cultural heritage in communities in our region, and create equitable processes and practices for nurturing local grassroots arts and humanities.... more
NewsWe mourn the passing and stand grateful for the lives of musician and activist Joaquin Rivera, artist Ayesha Rahim, and writer Don Belton. On this site: More media! Visit our exhibitions and events sections for images, audio and video of recent programs featuring local folk and traditional artists.
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EventsTechnical Assistance workshops for winter/spring are rolling again. Leeway Foundation representaives stop by February 11 (drop in 2 PM - 7 PM) and we offer our Folk Arts-Friendly Funding workshop on February 13 (10 AM - noon *not" February 20, as originally announced). We'll have warm drinks and refreshments to ward off winter chill! Read more. |
ExhibitsAt PFP (Opens February 26, 6-8 PM): Under Autumn Moon: Reclaiming Time and Space in Chinatown. Joan May Cordova and Kathy Shimizu share photographs and block prints documenting Chinatown’s Mid-Autumn Festival, a vital celebration of culture and community. Initiated and produced by Asian Americans United (AAU) for 15 years, Mid-Autumn Festival has been a resource for sustaining this last remaining community of color in Philadelphia’s center city, and for pushing back against predatory development schemes. Organized as part of a series of events celebrating AAU’s 25th Anniversary. Get your own postcard here. At PFP: If these walls could talk. Bill and Miriam Crawford's actual dining room: four walls collaged with 40 years of social change memorabilia.... Online: Tatreez: Palestinian Women's Embroidery in Philadelphia. Curated by Nehad Khader, this exhibition traces local women's connections to homeland and to one another. View an online version. |