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NY Artists Unlimited
New York, New York County
Awarded $1,500 for A Builder Of Dreams
A theatrical presentation of the life and times of Myrtle Evelyn Lawrence (1893-1963), the New York activist and historical "witness," performed by her granddaughter, Melba LaRose
Awarded October 23, 2000
New York Public Library, Donnell Library Center
New York, New York County
Awarded $1,500 for Four Corners: A Celebration of the New Millennium
A series of programs exploring the rich cultures of Brazil and Africa, presenting examples of films, art, music, and history
Awarded October 3, 2000
National Academy of Design
New York, New York County
Awarded $1,500 for Pen and Brush: A Dialogue Between Artist and Critic
A panel discussion with two contemporary artists, an art historian and an art critic, examining the ongoing relationship between art and art criticism
Awarded September 29, 2000
Nazareth College
Rochester, Monroe County
Awarded $980 for India's Epics: Mahabharata, Ramayana, and the Construction of Hinduism
A public lecture on Indian epic poetry and the history of Hinduism, presented by Dr. M. Narasimhachary, a visiting scholar from Madras
Awarded September 28, 2000
Union Settlement Association
New York, New York County
Awarded $1,500 for Fourth Annual Literature Festival of El Barrio
A celebration of Hispanic literature in East Harlem
Awarded September 22, 2000
The New-York Historical Society
New York, New York County
Awarded $1,500 for The Giglio
A community forum, bringing together scholars and community members, devoted to "The Giglio," an important folk tradition for Italian Catholics in NYC
Awarded September 20, 2000
Albany County Historical
Association
Albany, Albany County
Awarded $1,050 for Celebrating Our Heritage: Perspectives on the Immigrant Experience
An exhibition devoted to the German-American experience in Albany, NY
Awarded September 14, 2000
Scarsdale Historical Society
Scarsdale, Westchester County
Awarded $1,500 for In Search of the Lenape, a Two-Part Lecture Series
A two-part lecture series, held on weekends in the fall, devoted to the historical and contemporary experiences of Lenape Indians, in conjunction with an exhibit
Awarded September 14, 2000
Huntington Free Library
Bronx, Bronx County
Awarded $1,300 for Living the Legend: Indian Life Today in the New York City Area
Three public programs devoted to the lives of contemporary Native Americans in New York City and Long Island
Awarded September 6, 2000
Bethlehem Humanities Institute
Delmar, Albany County
Awarded $1,500 for Books in the Morning
A reading and discussion group featuring great works of Western literature
Awarded August 30, 2000
Canajoharie Library and Art Gallery
Canajoharie, Montgomery County
Awarded $400 for Winslow Homer in New England
A public lecture to accompany an exhibition of artworks by Winslow Homer
Awarded August 18, 2000
Yonkers Public Library
Yonkers, Westchester County
Awarded $800 for The Black West: Black Women, Black Indians and Black Cowpunchers
A lecture by the historian William Loren Katz on the African-American presence in Western U.S. history
Awarded August 15, 2000
Fraunces Tavern Museum
New York, New York County
Awarded $600 for Public Programs at Fraunces Tavern Museum
Programs to accompany an exhibition about politics in the early American republic, including lectures by the historians Andrew Robertson and Thomas Fleming
Awarded August 3, 2000
Cornell University, ILR Extension
New York, New York County
Awarded $1,500 for Labor's Voice
A travelling exhibit devoted to the history of labor journalism in the United States, to be unveiled at a regional conference in New York City
Awarded July 17, 2000
Foundation For Baroque Music
Greenfield Center, Saratoga County
Awarded $1,500 for Baroque 2000 - Symposium on 'Words and Music'
A public symposium on the historical background to Baroque music, presented in conjunction with a summer-long music festival
Awarded June 26, 2000
Adirondack Architectural Heritage
Keeseville, Essex County
Awarded $1,500 for 2000 Summer and Fall Lecture Series
A series of lectures at ten upstate sites, exploring the architectural and environmental history of the Adirondacks
Awarded June 21, 2000
Women Make Movies
New York, New York County
Awarded $1,500 for Dvorak and America Screening & Talk
The New York premier of a powerful documentary about the Czech composer Antonin Dvorak's encounter with American music, which the Council helped fund during the pre-production stage
Awarded June 19, 2000
Center for Lesbian and Gay Studies (CLAGS)
New York, New York County
Awarded $11,600 for Seminars in the City
Awarded June 14, 2000
Museum for African Art
Long Island City, New York County
Awarded $10,200 for African Crossroads
Awarded June 14, 2000
Cooperstown Graduate Program
Cooperstown, Otsego County
Awarded $13,200 for The Quest for a Cure: Tuberculosis and America
A traveling exhibition on aspects of the social history of tuberculosis
Awarded June 14, 2000
Theatre for a New Audience
New York, New York County
Awarded $8,670 for Scholars and Teachers
Awarded June 14, 2000
TRANSART and Cultural Services
West Park, Ulster County
Awarded $6,500 for Making a Living - Making a Community: Blacks in the Mid-Hudson Valley, 1945-2000
Awarded June 14, 2000
Upper Hudson Library System
Albany, Albany County
Awarded $5,200 for The Fabric of Freedom: Explorations in Slavery and Liberation
Awarded June 14, 2000
New York State Fair
Syracuse, Onondaga County
Awarded $7,200 for Six Nations of the Iroquois Confederacy: Living History in the Indian Village at the New York StateFair
Awarded June 14, 2000
Howland Public
Library
Beacon, Dutchess County
Awarded $3,000 for Words With Wings
Awarded June 14, 2000
East Meadow Public Library
East Meadow, Nassau County
Awarded $1,500 for From Rosie to Roosevelt: A Film History of Americans in World War II
A six-part screening and discussion series, combining documentaries that explore different ways Americans were involved in World War II
Awarded June 11, 2000
Erie Canal Museum
Syracuse, Onondaga County
Awarded $1,000 for National Mule Day Festival
Awarded June 9, 2000
Castellani Art Museum
Niagara University, Niagara County
Awarded $5,000 for Beadwork in Iroquois Life: A Conference and Community Conversation
Awarded June 9, 2000
Port Jervis Free Library
Port Jervis, Orange County
Awarded $700 for Ghouls and Saints: The Significance of Halloween
Awarded June 9, 2000
College of Staten
Island
Staten Island, Richmond County
Awarded $1,000 for Staten Island on the Cusp of the Millennium
Awarded June 9, 2000
Fayetteville Chamber of Commerce
Fayetteville, Onondaga County
Awarded $1,000 for Grover Cleveland Days
Awarded June 9, 2000
Interreligious Foundation for Community Organization
New York, New York County
Awarded $5,000 for John Brown Lives! Lecture Series
Awarded June 9, 2000
Hillwood Art Museum
Brookville, Nassau County
Awarded $1,000 for Abstraction: Toward the New – American Abstract Artists
Awarded June 9, 2000
Hendrick Hudson Free Library
Montrose, Westchester County
Awarded $1,000 for Copland Centennial Celebration: An Exhibit and Concert
Awarded June 9, 2000
Roxbury Arts Group
Roxbury, Delaware County
Awarded $955 for The Changing Roles of Women on the Family Farm
Awarded June 9, 2000
First Battle Revival Alliance
Brooklyn, Kings County
Awarded $1,000 for Humanities Month Dutch Musicale
Awarded June 9, 2000
Museum of Chinese in the Americas
New York, New York County
Awarded $1,000 for The Chinatown Files: Film Screening and Discussion
Awarded June 9, 2000
Lewiston Council on the Arts
Lewiston, Niagara County
Awarded $940 for Marble Orchard Historic Tours
Awarded June 9, 2000
Women's Studio Workshop
Rosendale, Ulster County
Awarded $900 for Women in Clay
Awarded June 9, 2000
Lynbrook Public Library
Lynbrook, Nassau County
Awarded $1,250 for Looking at Ourselves Through the Eyes of Others
Awarded June 9, 2000
Trinity Emmanuel Presbyterian Church
Rochester, Monroe County
Awarded $850 for From Savannah to Rochester, From Shackles to Freedom: From the First Railroad to the Underground Railroad
Awarded June 9, 2000
History Center in Tompkins County
Ithaca, Tompkins County
Awarded $1,000 for The Fugitive Slave Law: Tompkins County African Americans
Awarded June 9, 2000
Ovid Historical Society
Ovid, Seneca County
Awarded $1,000 for The Recreation of an 1864 Sanitary Fair
Awarded June 9, 2000
The Long Island Museum of American Art
Stony Brook, Suffolk County
Awarded $50 for Utopian Visions of Gotham
Awarded June 9, 2000
Long Island Maritime Museum
West Sayville, Suffolk County
Awarded $1,000 for Celebrate The Bay: A Culture Revealed
Awarded June 9, 2000
Hilbert College SGA
Buffalo, Erie County
Awarded $1,000 for Frank Lloyd Wright's Darwin Martin House: The Warp and Woof of a Prairie Masterpiece
Awarded June 9, 2000
Saratoga Springs Public Library
Saratoga Springs, Saratoga County
Awarded $600 for My History is America's History
Awarded June 9, 2000
Middletown Thrall Library
Middletown, Orange County
Awarded $600 for Forgotten Founder: Thomas Jefferson and the Creation of the United States Military Academy at West Point
Awarded June 9, 2000
Greene County Historical Society
Coxsackie, Greene County
Awarded $1,000 for Heritage Craft Fair
A community event that will build audiences for the museum
Awarded June 9, 2000
Albany County Convention and Visitors Bureau
Albany, Albany County
Awarded $975 for Out of the Ashes: The Death and Rebirth of Iroquois Pottery
A fusion of traditional crafts and a contemporary revival of pottery-making among the Iroquois
Awarded June 9, 2000
Holland Patent Free Library
Holland Patent, Oneida County
Awarded $980 for Drawings of Dante's 'Inferno' by Robert Cimbalo
Awarded June 9, 2000
Hoosick Township Historical Society
Hoosick Falls, Rensselaer County
Awarded $925 for Symposium on the Battle of Bennington
Awarded June 9, 2000
Lynbrook Historical and Preservation Society
Lynbrook, Nassau County
Awarded $1,000 for East Rockaway Gristmill Model Presentation
Awarded June 9, 2000
Westchester Community College, Division of Continuing Ed.
Valhalla, Westchester County
Awarded $1,000 for Preserving the Past - Sharing Westchester's Legacy
Awarded June 9, 2000
China Institute in America
New York, New York County
Awarded $1,000 for Beyond Shangri-la Lecture Series
Awarded June 9, 2000
Concordia College
Bronxville, Westchester County
Awarded $1,000 for Books and Coffee
Awarded June 9, 2000
Greene County Council on the Arts
Catskill, Greene County
Awarded $550 for Migrant Families of the Mid-Hudson Valley: A Retrospective
Awarded June 9, 2000
Genesee Community College Wyoming
Arcade, Wyoming County
Awarded $1,000 for The Spirit Way: Cults, Utopias and Mystical Communities in Western New York
Awarded June 9, 2000
Traditional Arts in Upstate New York
Canton, St. Lawrence County
Awarded $5,000 for Seeking the North Country's Sense of Place
Awarded June 9, 2000
Rochester Museum and Science Center
Rochester, Monroe County
Awarded $1,000 for Haudenosaunee Speakers Series
Awarded June 9, 2000
SUNY Brockport, Art Department
Brockport, Monroe County
Awarded $1,000 for Day of the Dead Celebration and Exhibit
Awarded June 9, 2000
Rochester Institute of Technology
Rochester, Monroe County
Awarded $5,000 for Ethics and Politics
Awarded June 9, 2000
Prospect Park Alliance
Brooklyn, Kings County
Awarded $5,000 for The Unsolved Mystery of Brooklyn History
Awarded June 9, 2000
Alice T. Miner Museum
Chazy, Clinton County
Awarded $40 for Dreaming of Timbuctoo: A Lecture and Slide Presentation
Awarded June 9, 2000
The New-York Historical Society
New York, New York County
Awarded $4,750 for Cass Gilbert: Inventing the Skyline: A Symposium
Awarded June 9, 2000
North Brooklyn Development Corporation
Brooklyn, Kings County
Awarded $1,000 for North Brooklyn: A Study in Wood
Awarded June 9, 2000
Old Fort Niagara Association
Youngstown, Niagara County
Awarded $1,000 for Fur Trade Frontier
Awarded June 9, 2000
New York Public Library
New York, New York County
Awarded $5,000 for Utopia: The Search for the Ideal Society in the Western World
Awarded June 9, 2000
Chemung County Historical Society
Elmira, Chemung County
Awarded $880 for Echoes of the Century - Ethnic and Immigrant Communities
Awarded June 9, 2000
Marist College
Poughkeepsie, Dutchess County
Awarded $5,000 for Changing Meaning of the American Revolution: The 225th Anniversary of the American Revolution
Awarded June 9, 2000
The Hyde Collection
Glens Falls, Warren County
Awarded $13,000 for Picturing Gentility: Portraits of Women in American Art
Awarded June 9, 2000
Walworth-Seely
Public Library
Walworth, Wayne County
Awarded $250 for Teddy Roosevelt Comes to Walworth
Awarded June 9, 2000
The Skyscraper Museum
New York, New York County
Awarded $1,000 for Aspiring Skylines: Popular Images of New York City's Skyscrapers
Awarded June 9, 2000
Frederic Remington Art Museum
Ogdensburg, St. Lawrence County
Awarded $750 for Frederic Remington: What The People 'Se'd'
Awarded June 9, 2000
Oceanside Library
Oceanside, Nassau County
Awarded $525 for The American Novel: Southern Roots
Awarded June 9, 2000
Putnam County Historical Society and Foundry School Museum
Cold Spring, Putnam County
Awarded $1,000 for Exhibition of Hudson River School Paintings and three lectures
A small exhibition devoted to the Hudson Valley School, to be accompanied by three lectures: by a curator, an art historian, and a contemporary artist who uses the Hudson Valley as his inspiration
Awarded May 31, 2000
Constable Hall Association
Constableville, Lewis County
Awarded $500 for Arts and Crafts Fair - Yesterday's News - Folk Music Presentation
A program of folk music tracing the history of the Erie Canal and other highlights of life in the North Country, performed by "Yesterday's News"
Awarded May 15, 2000
St. Paul's Church National Historic Site
Mount Vernon, Westchester County
Awarded $1,500 for The Storm of War: Westchester County and the American Revolution
A small exhibition exploring local aspects of the American Revolution, especially conflicts over divided
loyalties
Awarded May 12, 2000
SUNY Purchase, Research Foundation
Purchase, Westchester County
Awarded $1,000 for Cultural Interpretation of Contemporary Gamelan Music
A presentation of gamelan music from the Philippines, with commentary by the Filipino musician/scholar Pedro Abraham and two ethnomusicologists
Awarded May 4, 2000
Spencertown Academy
Spencertown, Columbia County
Awarded $600 for Glimpses into American Life in the 19th Century
Three programs illustrating life in 19th-century America: a demonstration of folk arts and crafts, a dramatic reading from Emily Dickinson's letters, and a concert of period music
Awarded May 3, 2000
Port Jervis Free Library
Port Jervis, Orange County
Awarded $750 for Unfolding the Layers: Quilts, Oral History, and Folklore
A public symposium on quiltmaking, focusing on what quilts can tell us about folklife; presenters include folklorists and traditional quiltmakers
Awarded April 20, 2000
Scarsdale Historical Society
Scarsdale, Westchester County
Awarded $500 for Symposum: An African American Legacy
A public symposium on African-American history, including presentations on black soldiers, writers, inventors, and local black residents through history
Awarded April 20, 2000
Women's Project and Production
New York, New York County
Awarded $1,500 for Private Truths, Public Silences: Women and Mormonism
A panel discussion about women and Mormonism in 19th-century America, in conjunction with a new play on the topic
Awarded April 11, 2000
Linwood Gardens
Pavilion, Genesee County
Awarded $610 for William Carlos Williams at Linwood
A lecture on the poetry of William Carlos Williams, focussing on the poems he wrote at the site of the lecture, Linwood Gardens, near Rochester
Awarded March 21, 2000
Cayuga Museum of History and Art
Auburn, Cayuga County
Awarded $680 for Documenting
A hands-on project for children and their families, designed to introduce participants to the important role that primary documents play in the creation of a museum exhibit
Awarded March 14, 2000
Mercantile Library of New York
New York, New York County
Awarded $1,500 for The Cook's Muse: Food and Literature
A series of four lectures devoted to the interaction between literature and culinary culture
Awarded March 8, 2000
Pregones Theater
Bronx, Bronx County
Awarded $1,500 for Voices From Home
A presentation about the music, culture, and folkways of two mountain cultures: Puerto Rico and Appalachia
Awarded March 8, 2000
Theatre for a New Audience
New York, New York County
Awarded $750 for 2000 Symposia Series and New Deal Dialogues
A series of symposia and lectures by humanities scholars, journalists and theatre professionals, offered in conjunction with two plays, "King John" by Shakespeare and "Waste" by Harley Granville Baker
Awarded February 28, 2000
Jim Henson Foundation
New York, New York County
Awarded $10,200 for Henson International Festival of Puppet Theater Symposium
Awarded February 26, 2000
National Video Resources
New York, New York County
Awarded $10,000 for Fast Forward: Science, Technology, and the Communications Revolution
Awarded February 26, 2000
Westchester Library System
Ardsley, Westchester County
Awarded $10,500 for Expanding the Conversation: Making New Connections Through Literature
Awarded February 26, 2000
Poets House
New York, New York County
Awarded $15,200 for The Poet's Mind is the World's Mind
Awarded February 26, 2000
Harvestworks
New York, New York County
Awarded $10,000 for Hudson River Radio Series
Awarded February 26, 2000
Prospect Park Alliance
Brooklyn, Kings County
Awarded $8,700 for A Park for All Seasons
Awarded February 26, 2000
Mountain Top Historical Society of Greene County
Haines Falls, Greene County
Awarded $15,000 for Rip Van Winkle: An American Icon and the 21st Century
Awarded February 26, 2000
Lower East Side Tenement Museum
New York, New York County
Awarded $10,200 for The Sweatshop
Awarded February 26, 2000
Katonah Museum of Art
Katonah, Westchester County
Awarded $15,200 for The Art of the Puzzle: Astounding and Confounding
Awarded February 26, 2000
Ithaca College, Department of Philosophy and Religion
Ithaca, Tompkins County
Awarded $500 for Andrew Revkin Lecture
A public lecture by the environmental reporter Andrew Revkin of The New York Times, hosted by a leading environmental studies program
Awarded February 24, 2000
Cornell University, ILR Extension
New York, New York County
Awarded $1,000 for New York Labor History in Photos and Performance: A Public History Event
A reenactment of NYC's labor history, performed in conjunction with a related exhibition
Awarded February 23, 2000
Oysterponds Historical Society
Orient, Suffolk County
Awarded $1,500 for Lecture Series
A series of eight public lectures, plus complementary exhibit of work by local photographers, documenting various aspects of the hsitory and archaeology of Long Island's North Fork
Awarded January 21, 2000
Classic Stage Company
New York, New York County
Awarded $1,500 for Tuesday Talks and Saturday Symposium
A series of post-production talks and Saturday symposia exploring Ben Johnson's classic play "The Alchemist" (1610)
Awarded January 19, 2000
SUNY Cortland, Dowd Fine Arts Gallery
Cortland, Cortland County
Awarded $1,500 for Siting the Millennium: Visions and Revisions
An exhibition and related public programming devoted to the comparative history of millenarianism, focusing on the special role that home and Jerusalem have played in the Christian millennial tradition
Awarded January 19, 2000
Saratoga Springs Public Library
Saratoga Springs, Saratoga County
Awarded $325 for Video on Video 2000: Viewing Video in the Information Age
A lecture by the art historian and media critic Laura Marks on video arts and contemporary technology, part of a series of programs on media
Awarded January 10, 2000
Hillwood Art Museum
Brookville, Nassau County
Awarded $750 for Mary at the Third Millennium: Images of the Virgin in Art
An exhibition, with accompanying public programs, devoted to images of the Virgin Mary in art
Awarded December 17, 1999
Queens Borough Public Library
Jamaica, Queens County
Awarded $1,500 for Visible Traces: Treasures from the National Library of China
A public symposium in conjunction with an exhibition of rare books and other artifacts from the National Library in China
Awarded December 17, 1999
Morrisville Library
Morrisville, Madison County
Awarded $1,500 for Country Living: Rural Life in Literature and Art
A series of six scholar-led discussions and accompanying art exhibits, focusing on images of rural life
Awarded December 13, 1999
Hicksville Public Library
Hicksville, Nassau County
Awarded $1,500 for Century of Change
A year of lectures, one per month, devoted to a particular decade of the 20th century or particular topic in the century's history; part of a year-long initiative to explore the century, involving lectures and other public programs
Awarded December 13, 1999
B. Davis Schwartz Memorial Library
Greenvale, Nassau County
Awarded $550 for Nonviolence: Global Choice!
Two lectures, one on assimilation, the other on pluralism, in conjunction with an exhibit devoted to nonviolence. The program helps celebrate the UN's Year of the Culture of Peace and Nonviolence
Awarded November 22, 1999
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