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2005
Academy of American Poets
New York, New York County
Awarded $2,500 for The Poets Forum Seminars: Varieties of Aesthetic Experience in Poetry
Four “poets forum seminars” in which renowned poet-scholars discuss humanities topics related to contemporary poetry. Held in conjunction with a three-day Poets Forum that also includes readings and literary walking tours.
Awarded June 5, 2007
Albany Institute of History and Art
Albany, Albany County
Awarded $ 2,500 for Humanities Scholars Meeting for HUDSON 400
Support for a two-planning meeting with nationally recognized humanities scholars to review and analyze plans for an exhibition commemorating the 2009 Hudson-Fulton-Champlain Qudricentennial.
Awarded December 18, 2007
Alice Desmond and Hamilton Fish Library
Garrison, Putnam County
Awarded $1,200 for Alexander Hamilton’s World
A lecture by noted author Thomas Fleming, author of over a dozen books on the American Revolution, held in conjunction with the presentation of a traveling exhibition about Alexander Hamilton.
Awarded May 10, 2007
American Folk Art Museum
New York, New York County
Awarded $10,000 for Gilded Lions and Jeweled Horses: The Synagogue to the Carousel
An exhibition and catalogue tracing the vernacular visual culture of Jewish life from Central and Eastern Europe to the United States during the era of peak Jewish immigration to this country (1880’s-1920’s).
Awarded March 15, 2007
ArteEast
Brooklyn, Kings County
Awarded $10,000 for “Beur” Cinema: Maghrebi Origins, French Realities-Film Series and One-Day Conference
A film festival, one-day conference, and magazine issue devoted to “Beur” cinema, which grows out of the experiences of the French-born children of North African immigrants.
Awarded June 5, 2007
Bard College
Annandale-on Hudson, Dutchess County
Awarded $2,500 for Toward Open Christianity: A Symposium on Christ in a Pluralistic World
Weekend-long program at Bard College in mid-April focused on pluralism and Christianity.
Awarded February 23, 2007
Bard College
Annandale-on-Hudson, Dutchess County
Awarded $10,000 for Revisiting Chinua Achebe’s ‘Things Fall Apart’: A Fiftieth Year Retrospective
A radio broadcast of a panel discussion of Chinua Achebe’s famous novel. The panel will take place before a live audience.
Awarded March 15, 2007
Bella Italia Mia
Maspeth, Queens County
Awarded $ 2,500 for A Celebration of Italian Artists
A one-day "Celebration of Italian Authors" focused on writers who explore various aspects of Italian culture.
Awarded August 9, 2007
The Bowne House Historical Society, Inc.
New York, New York County
Awarded $5,160 for “Word and Deed: The Flushing Remonstrance and John Bowne”
A panel discussion focusing on the Flushing Remonstrance, an important document in our country’s history with ties to New York City.
Awarded June 5, 2007
Brooklyn Public Library
Brooklyn, Kings County
Awarded $15,800 for Enshrined Memories: Brooklyn and the Civil War
An exhibition and numerous public programs focused on the Civil War and its local commemorations.
Awarded March 15, 2007
Center for Urban Pedagogy
Brooklyn, Kings County
Awarded $9,080 for People and Buildings Lecture Series
A monthly discussion series that involves scholars and practitioners in conversations about urban history and architecture.
Awarded June 5, 2007
Community Works
New York, New York County
Awarded $10,000 for Harlem is…Music Inaugural Programming at the Dwyer Cultural Center
In conjunction with an extant traveling exhibition, Community Works will host monthly public programs, each including moderated dialogues with music figures, guided tours of the exhibition, and musical demonstrations.
Awarded March 15, 2007
CUE Art Foundation
New York, New York County
Awarded $5,300 for Interpretive Exhibition Essays Produced by a Young Art Critics Mentoring Program
A program that involves established art critics mentoring younger critics who produce interpretive texts for contemporary art exhibitions at the CUE Art Foundation.
Awarded June 5, 2007
Culture Project
New York, New York County
Awarded $2,500 for Conversations
A series of panel discussions about the role of women in the world today: as artists, thinkers, and agents of change. Presented as part of the Culture Project’s multidisciplinary celebration “Women Center Stage.”
Awarded April 14, 2007
CUNY Graduate Center, Center for Lesbian and Gay Studies (CLAGS)
New York, New York County
Awarded $ 10,000 for Seminars in the City 2008
A four-session discussion series led by scholars and focused on readings related to Lesbian and Gay themes.
Awarded June 28, 2007
Eldridge Street Project
Awarded $5,500 for History Table
A permanent, interactive, mixed-media exhibition component, a “light table,” in conjunction with a larger reinterpretation project.
Awarded March 15, 2007
Epic Theatre Center
New York, New York County
Awarded $ 2,000 for Epic Forum Series: A HARD HEART
A series of panel discussions utilizing Epic's production of Howard Barker's "A Hard Heart" as a catalyst for civic discourse.
Awarded October 31, 2007
Fort Ticonderoga Association
Ticonderoga, Essex County
Awarded $2,100 for Fort Ticonderoga Seminar on the American Revolution 2007
The Annual Seminar on the American Revolution, a weekend-long program of lectures and discussions at Fort Ticonderoga.
Awarded April 14, 2007
Friends of Johnson Hall
Johnstown, Fulton County
Awarded $1,000 for Diversions of the Mind: 18th Century Entertainments at Johnson Hall
A weekend-long celebration of the music, dance, and other diversions popular during the time of Sir William Johnson-a major figure in the Mohawk Valley during the 18th century.
Awarded June 22, 2007
Genesee-Orleans Regional Arts Council (Go Art!)
Batavia, Genesee County
Awarded $1,475 for The Great American Songbook with Michael Lasser
The Genesse-Orleans Arts Council offers “The Great American Songbook: Stories Behind America’s Most Beloved Songs,” presented by lecturer, theater critic, and author Michael Lasser.
Awarded April 14, 2007
Geneva Free Library
Geneva, Ontario County
Awarded $ 1,230 for Exploring the Humanities
A series of three lectures and film screenings with discussions all designed to introduce the public to the range of humanities disciplines during State Humanities Month.
Awarded June 20, 2007
Going Coastal Media
Brooklyn, Kings County
Awarded $2,500 for Maritime New York Map
An on-line graphic pictorial map of Maritime New York City that will include sites of historical and cultural interest in the harbor area.
Awarded March 12, 2007
Good Old Lower East Side, Inc (GOLES)
New York, New York County
Awarded $7,240 for Lower East Side History Project: Seward Park
A series of four panel discussions and an accompanying brochure that explore the history of organized labor and housing on New York City’s Lower East Side.
Awarded June 5, 2007
Great Neck Center for the Visual and Performing Arts
Great Neck, Nassau County
Awarded $ 2,500 for The Holocaust: History, Social Responsibility & Legacy
A series of three public programs that explore issues related to the Holocaust and its impact in the United States, using short documentary films as the catalyst for discussion between scholars and audience members.
Awarded November 19, 2007
Hofstra University, Department of Anthropology
Hempstead, Nassau County
Awarded $2,405 for The Archaeology of Slavery and Freedom in Early New York: Community Forums
Three public programs which include sites tours and presentations focusing on an archaeological excavation of the slave quarter at the Joseph Lloyd Manor in Long Island, former residence of the nation’s first published African American writer Jupiter Hammon.
Awarded June 5, 2007
Hudson Highlands Nature Museum
Cornwall-on-Hudson, Orange County
Awarded $2,500 for The Hudson Valley: Art, Nature, and Sustainability
A four-session lecture series devoted to topics related to the history, culture, and environment of the Hudson River Valley.
Awarded June 13, 2007
Hunter College-CUNY
New York, New York County
Awarded $5,000 for Cuba, France and the Canary Islands: Nivaria Tejera’s Literary Exiles
A two-day conference on the work and impact of Cuban writer Nivaria Tejera and her experience as a writer in exile.
Awarded June 5, 2007
Immaterial Incorporated (d.b.a. Cabinet Magazine)
Brooklyn, Kings County
Awarded $ 2,500 for In Defense of Sloth
A one-day public symposium hosted exploring the history and meaning of sloth in our society co-sponsored by Cabinet Magazine, the Slought Foundation and Cooper Union.
Awarded September 25, 2007
Institute of History, Archaeology and Education
Purchase, Westchester County
Awarded $2,500 for American History Lecture Series
An eight-part lecture series by scholars currently working on research topics related to New York State and American history presented at a variety of venues throughout the Hudson Valley.
Awarded May 10, 2007
Ithaca College, Park School of Communications
Ithaca, Tompkins County
Awarded $ 2,500 for Now Is the Winter, International Symposium and Screenings on Media, Art and Politics in Russia and the United States
This event will bring together scholars, critics and artists from the United States and Russia for a weekend of free and public talks, screenings and discussions. This project aims to foster a common, rather than comparative dialogue for considering current intersections between media, art and politics in both societies.
Awarded August 9, 2007
The Jewish Museum
New York, New York County
Awarded $15,000 for Action/Abstraction: Abstract Expressionism and Postwar America
A major exhibition examining the cultural context of the Abstract Expressionism movement including the competing views of its significance by two influential critics of the time.
Awarded June 5, 2007
Katonah Museum of Art
Katonah, Westchester County
Awarded $15,000 for Children Should Be Seen: The Image of the Child in American Picture Book Art
An exhibition on children’s book illustration.
Awarded March 15, 2007
Lehman College Art Gallery
Bronx, Bronx County
Awarded $10,000 for Bronx Architecture: An On-line Guide
An on-line guide to Bronx architecture
Awarded June 5, 2007
Long Island Children’s Museum
Garden City, Nassau County
Awarded $10,000 for Your House, My House
A children’s literature symposium and family guide designed to complement the traveling exhibition for young people, Your House, My House, which explores cross-cultural homes.
Awarded June 5, 2007
The Long Island Museum of Art
Stony Brook, Suffolk County
Awarded $2,500 for Suburbia at Sixty: Levittown and Long Island’s Postwar Boom
Daylong symposium to accompany the “Suburbia at Sixty: Levittown and Long Island’s Postwar Boom” which involves illustrated lectures by five presenters, as well as an exhibition tour.
Awarded March 12, 2007
The Mama Foundation for the Arts
New York, New York County
Awarded $10,150 for Legends, Masters & Scholars: MFA’s Music Intensive Series
Four two-day programs, each of which examines a different genre of music (jazz, R&B/soul, hip-hop/rap, and gospel) from a variety of perspectives including discussions, performances, and workshops.
Awarded March 15, 2007
The Matilda Joslyn Gage Foundation
Fayetteville, Onondaga County
Awarded $14,750 for The Wonderful Weekend of Oz: A Community Celebration
An conference connected to a weekend-long celebration of L. Frank Baum and Oz books.
Awarded June 5, 2007
Medgar Evers College, Center for Black Literature
Brooklyn, Kings County
Awarded $2,500 for A Symposium on Bob Marley: Lyrical Poet of the People
A daylong symposium about Bob Marley as a lyrical poet that examine the influences on and impact of his writing.
Awarded February 14, 2007
Memorial Art Gallery of the University of Rochester
Rochester, Monroe County
Awarded $1,280 for Stephanie Hanor Lecture in conjunction with TRANSactions
A public lecture by Stephanie Hanor, Curator of the Museum of Contemporary Art, San Diego, related to the exhibition TRANSactions: Contemporary Latin American and Latino Art at the Memorial Art Gallery.
Awarded June 13, 2007
Mohawk Valley Heritage Corridor Commission
Canajoharie, Montgomery County
Awarded $20,350 for Agents of Change in Colonial New York: Sir William Johnson’s World
A weekend-long symposium exploring “agents of change” and emerging cultures in the Mohawk Valley during the pre-Revolutionary War era.
Awarded June 5, 2007
Munson Williams Proctor Institute
Utica, Oneida County
Awarded $10,000 for Auspicious Vision: Edward Wales Root and American Modernism
An exhibition and public programs organized around a collection of approximately 230 paintings and works on paper. Includes a catalogue and interpretive audio programs.
Awarded March 15, 2007
Museum for African Art
Long Island City, Queens County
Awarded $10,000 for Africans in New York/21st Century
A publication of essays (in print and in digital form) based on a 2006 symposium on the experience of immigrant Africans in New York City.
Awarded June 5, 2007
Museum of Biblical Art MOBIA
New York, New York County
Awarded $2,500 for Exhibition Brochure for Angels of Light: Ethiopian Art from the Walters Art Museum
The printing and design of an illustrated brochure to accompany a traveling exhibition of Ethiopian art at the Museum of Biblical Art.
Awarded February 14, 2007
Museum of the City of New York
New York, New York County
Awarded $2,500 for New York Rises: Photographs by Eugene de Saliganc
A photography exhibition of the works of Eugene de Salignac, the photographer for New York City’s Department of Bridges, Plant, and Structures during the first part of the 20th century.
Awarded April 11, 2007
Museum of Jewish Heritage
New York, New York County
Awarded $2,500 for Neuremberg: The Nazis Facing Their Crimes-Documentary Film and Discussion
A screening of the documentary film Neuremberg: The Nazis Facing Their Crimes followed by a discussion between the French director/historian Christian Delage and law professor Harry Reicher, an expert in the legal aspects of the Holocaust and human rights.
Awarded March 29, 2007
Museum of Jewish Heritage
New York, New York County
Awarded $10,000 for Through the Prism of Andrzej Wajda: Polish Memory and the Jews-Film and Discussion Series
A film and scholar-led discussion series focused on the works of Andrzej Wajda, a Polish filmmaker whose works deals with the history of Jews in Poland and the complex relationship between Jewish and non-Jewish Poles.
Awarded June 5, 2007
Museum of the Moving Image
Astoria, Queens County
Awarded $2,400 for Fashion in Film
A four daylong festival that will include films and public programs that investigate how the moving image has represented and interpreted fashion as a concept, industry, and cultural form.
Awarded March 6, 2007
National Abolition Hall of Fame and Museum
Peterboro, Madison County
Awarded $ 2,192 for Induction Program for National Abolition Hall of Fame & Museum
A weekend of public events including lectures, book signings, and tours celebrating the induction of four abolitionists into the National Abolition Hall of Fame and Museum.
Awarded September 25, 2007
Ndakinna Education Center
Greenfield Center, Saratoga County
Awarded $9,810 for Continuing Histories, Native American Views on Northeastern Native History
A series of nine programs presenting Native American history through the lens of a diverse group of American Indian scholars and tradition bearers.
Awarded June 5, 2007
Neversink Valley Area Museum
Cuddebackville, Orange County
Awarded $2,400 for Neversink Valley Area Museum Silent Film Competition and Symposium
A two-day event focused on the history of the early film industry in Orange County. The program will include screenings of early silent films made in the area, presentations by film historians, and the presentation of entries to a museum-sponsored contest for new silent films.
Awarded June 5, 2007
New York Botanical Garden
Bronx, Bronx County
Awarded $10,000 for Darwin’s Garden: An Evolutionary Adventure
An exhibition exploring Darwin’s contributions to our understanding of the concept of nature, presented as part of a Garden-wide project exploring Darwin’s legacy.
Awarded June 5, 2007
New York Folklore Society
Cobleskill, Schenectady County
Awarded $ 2,100 for Lecture: "Staccato Incandescence: Towards a History of Mambo"
A lecture exploring the history of Mambo by Dr. Robert Farris Thompson of Yale University followed by a Latin dance party.
Awarded October 19, 2007
New York Society of the Archaeological Institute of America
New York, New York County
Awarded $2,495 for Dual Passions: Archaeology and Film-making
A daylong archaeology film festival that includes introductions by the filmmakers and a panel discussion at the close of the program.
Awarded May 7, 2007
New York State Archives Partnership Trust
Albany, Albany County
Awarded $7,500 for The Flushing Remonstrance: Exploring the New World’s First Declaration of Religious Freedom
A discussion about religious freedom set within the context of the Flushing Remonstrance, a seminal document in our country’s religious history celebrating its 350th anniversary.
Awarded June 5, 2007
New York State Archives Partnership Trust
Albany, Albany County
Awarded $2,088 for Archives Month Poster 2007
The production and distribution of a poster to promote Archives Month in New York State (October 2007). The poster will list websites that give people information about Archives-related public offerings in their region.
Awarded June 5, 2007
The North Sea Poetry Scene
Southampton, Suffolk County
Awarded $2,500 for Let’s Talk Poetry
A series of four monthly lectures about poetry.
Awarded February 14, 2007
Oneida Public Library District
Oneida, Madison County
Awarded $1,550 for The Muses of Madison County
Arts and humanities program series that includes to six session courses (one on the American musical and one on Shakespearian plays) as well as a presentation about immigrants to Madison County.
Awarded February 23, 2007
openhousenewyork
New York, New York County
Awarded $15,000 for The 5th Annual openhousenewyork Weekend
Educational materials including an event guide, tours, and podcasts included as part of the annual openhousenewyork architectural festival.
Awarded June 5, 2007
Orpheus Chamber Orchestra
New York, New York County
Awarded $10,000 for Orpheus Unwrapped Pre-Concert Symposia
A series of three pre-concert programs with music scholars, composers, artists, and educators that focus on specific themes related to that evening’s performance.
Awarded June 5, 2007
Poets House, Inc.
New York, New York County
Awarded $10,000 for Lyrics and Lives: Investigating the Intersection of Poetry & Biography
A series of seven public programs devoted to exploring the intersections of art and life, particularly as it pertains to the use of biographical material in creative writing.
Awarded June 5, 2007
Poughkeepsie Public Library District
Poughkeepsie, Dutchess County
Awarded $6,392 for Creative Non-Fiction: Studying Cultures through History and Compassion
A series of scholar-moderated interviews with authors.
Awarded March 15, 2007
Rattapallax
New York, New York County
Awarded $10,000 for Literary and Poetry Tour of New York City
A lecture series featuring prominent poets and writers discussing literary figures and their connections to New York City landmarks. These lectures will then be turned into audio podcasts linked to an interactive on-line map.
Awarded June 5, 2007
The Research Foundation of SUNY on behalf of University at Buffalo
Buffalo, Erie County
Awarded $5,000 for Olson Now Buffalo
A series of programs highlighting the contributions of poet Charles Olsen held at an arts space in downtown Buffalo.
Awarded March 15, 2007
The Research Foundation of SUNY on behalf of Purchase College
Purchase, Westchester County
Awarded $5,000 for African Diaspora Film Festival
Three evening film screenings focused on the African diaspora with related scholar-led discussions after each presentation.
Awarded June 5, 2007
Rochester Historical Society
Rochester, Monroe County
Awarded $1,259 for Reading Into the Past: The Immigrant Experience
A four-session reading and discussion series that focuses on the immigrant experience and is facilitated by a scholar who specializes in immigration and ethnic history.
Awarded February 20, 2007
Rochester Institute of Technology
Rochester, Monroe County
Awarded $9,525 for The Fate of Romanticism: From Faust to the Present
A three-day “multi-disciplinary humanities event” that includes scholarly presentations, art, theater, poetry, and music all related to the legacy of Romanticism and its contemporary significance.
Awarded June 5, 2007
Roeliff Jansen Community Library
Hillsdale, Albany County
Awarded $ 1,500 for Learning Through Music
“Learning Through Music,” a pre-school program that introduces young people to a variety of cultural traditions, folklore, and history through literature and music.
Awarded November 19, 2007
Sag Harbor Whaling and Historical Museum
Sag Harbor, Suffolk County
Awarded $ 2,500 for Oil! Whales, Wells and...What's Next
A planning project to develop an exhibition about the rapid decline of whaling in 19th century America and its link to the birth of the modern petroleum industry.
Awarded August 30, 2007
Saratoga Springs History Museum
Saratoga Springs, Saratoga County
Awarded $ 500 for The Pavillion Springs Riot: A Power Point Lecture and Presentation
A lecture about the 1841 Pavilion Springs Riot and its implications for the development of Saratoga Springs
Awarded September 25, 2007
Schenectady County Historical Society
Schenectady, Schenectady County
Awarded $ 2,500 for "Hauling the World:" Schenectady and ALCO
An exhibition about the history of the American Locomotive Company (ALCO) and its role in the growth and development of Schenectady, the region, and the nation.
Awarded December 5, 2007
Seneca Falls Library
Seneca Falls, Seneca County
Awarded $ 350 for The Pursuit of Happiness and Positive Psychology
A lecture by Dr. Reis in conjunction with a year long series based on the WTP Bookshelf "The Pursuit of Happiness."
Awarded November 15, 2007
Southampton Historical Museum
Southampton, Suffolk County
Awarded $2,500 for We’re Still Here! Evolution of the Shinnecock Nation, Past and Present
The opening celebration of an exhibition about the Shinnecock community on Long Island, Jointly presented by the Southampton Historical Museum and the Shinnecock Museum.
Awarded June 13, 2007
Southold Historical Society
Southold, Suffolk County
Awarded $ 1,000 for Southold Historical Society Lecture Series 2007
The creation and implementation of a winter lecture series to be held at Peconic Landing and sponsored by the Southold Historical Society. The lectures would focus on Long Island local and regional history.
Awarded August 9, 2007
St. Bonaventure University
St. Bonaventure, Cattaraugus County
Awarded $2,500 for Quick Center Exhibition: African Odyssey
An exhibition entitled African Odyssey: The Living Arts of a Continent that displays over 300 objects within an interpretive framework that takes into account their role in daily life and as reflections of social values.
Awarded June 13, 2007
St. John Fisher College
Rochester, Monroe County
Awarded $ 1,300 for Frankenstein Lives! The Continuing Relevance of Mary Shelley's Novel
A public program devoted to the exploration of the contemporary medical ethical issues seen through the lens of the popular novel Frankenstein by Mary Shelly.
Awarded September 25, 2007
Staten Island Institute of Arts and Sciences
Staten Island, Richmond County
Awarded $11,000 for New York Metropolitan Ferryboats
Revision and reprinting of a popular exhibition catalogue on the Staten Island Ferry.
Awarded March 15, 2007
Stepping Stones Foundation
Bedford Hills, Westchester County
Awarded $ 2,500 for Stepping Stones Interpretive Plan
Interpretive planning to use the historic home of Bill and Lois Wilson to tell the story of their lives and their contributions to society in an educational, accurate and inspiring way. The Wilsons founded Alcoholics Anonymous.
Awarded October 31, 2007
SUNY Albany, Research Foundation, Office of Sponsored Programs
Albany, Albany County
Awarded $ 2,500 for Researching New York: Perspectives on Empire State History
A film screening and discussion of with noted filmmakers Lawrence Hott and Diane Garey. A public program held in conjunction with the Researching New York conference.
Awarded October 22, 2007
ThaiLinks
Brooklyn, Kings County
Awarded $2,500 for Understanding Thai Cinema: Transnational Intersections and New Voices
Two weekend-long festival which will include a number of post-film discussions and one panel.
Awarded March 6, 2007
Theodore Roosevelt Inaugural National Historic Site
Buffalo, Erie County
Awarded $2,029 for Long-Range Exhibit Planning
The development of a comprehensive long-range exhibition plan for the Theodore Roosevelt Inaugural Site in Buffalo, NY.
Awarded April 18, 2007
Thomas Cole National Historic Site
Catskill, Greene County
Awarded $4,395 for Asher B. Durand: Symposium on a Hudson River School Master
A symposium on Asher B. Durand to open an exhibition on Durand at the Historic Site the same weekend.
Awarded March 15, 2007
Underground Railroad History Project of the Capital Region
Albany, Albany County
Awarded $ 2,185 for Underground Railroad: How It Worked-Two Centuries of Resistance, Escape and the UGR in New York and Across the Continent
A public history conference focused on the history and lasting impact of the Underground Railroad movement.
Awarded November 28, 2007
University of Rochester, Medical Humanities, Center for Ethics, Humanities, and Palliative Care
Rochester, Monroe County
Awarded $1,090 for Literary Readings for the University of Rochester School of Medicine’s Journal of the Literary Arts
Organize two free public reading annually for a combination of medical center and community members to broaden the reach of the biannual journal turlequill, published by the University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry.
Awarded June 5, 2007
Westchester Society of the Archaeological Institute of America
Purchase, Westchester County
Awarded $ 2,400 for Ancient Civilization Lecture Series 2007
A series of four public lectures about current archaeological issues, developments, and discoveries presented by the Westchester Society of the Archaeological Institute of America at various libraries in the region.
Awarded August 30, 2007
Words Without Borders
New York, New York County
Awarded $ 2,500 for New Stories from the Portuguese: A Celebration of the Lusophone World from Africa to Latin America to Europe
An evening program focused on Portuguese literature and its translation including a reading and panel all sponsored by Words Without Borders.
Awarded September 25, 2007
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