Calandra Italian American Institute
New York, New York County
Awarded $2,143 for The Story of a Holocaust Survivor in Germany and Italy
Awarded October 13, 2003

Interfaith Center of New York City (IFCNY)
New York, New York County
Awarded $2,499 for M.C. Richards: The Fire Within
A screening of a new film on the life of M.C. Richards, followed by a scholarly panel discussion
Awarded September 25, 2003

Friends of Philipse Manor Hall
Yonkers, Westchester County
Awarded $1,000 for The History, Art, and Architecture of Philipse Manor Hall
A lecture series on aspects of the history of Philipse Manor Hall: architecture and the decorative arts, public sculpture, and the biography of Frederick Philipse
Awarded August 6, 2003

Sag Harbor Whaling and Historical Museum
Sag Harbor, Suffolk County
Awarded $1,200 for Masonic Ideals and the Early Republic: Celebrating 200 Years of Freemasonry in Sag Harbor, New York
Planning for an exhibition and lecture series on the significance of American Freemasonry in shaping the ideals of the new republic, as well as the lives of sea captains and their communities
Awarded July 29, 2003

Montauk Point Lighthouse Museum
Montauk, Suffolk County
Awarded $1,900 for Richard T. Gilmartin Exhibit of Montauk and Long Island History
Planning for a new permanent exhibit at the Lighthouse
Awarded July 29, 2003

ArteEast
Brooklyn, Kings County
Awarded $2,500 for Cinema East
A series of eight screenings of new films from the Middle East, followed by audience discussions with panels composed of scholars and film experts
Awarded July 29, 2003

Albany Institute of History and Art
Albany, Albany County
Awarded $1,000 for Public Programs for All Aboard!
A lecture by David Stowell on the relationship between railroad companies and the city of Albany in the 1870s, a facilitated public meeting on resident's railroad experiences, and a musical presentation of American railroad songs, in conjunction with an exhibition
Awarded July 29, 2003

Chapman Historical Museum
Glens Falls, Warren County
Awarded $2,500 for Seneca Ray Stoddard's Hudson River Photographs
An exhibition of 50 photographs by Seneca Ray Stoddard depicting the Hudson River, from its Adirondack source to New York City's harbor, with a lecture series
Awarded July 28, 2003

General Society of Mechanics and Tradesmen of the City of New York
New York, New York County
Awarded $2,500 for Labor, Literature & Landmarks
A 15-lecture series on New York City's unique cultural and built environments
Awarded July 28, 2003

Traditional Arts in Upstate New York
Canton, St. Lawrence County
Awarded $2,500 for Common Places, Uncommon Stories: A Conference on Cultural Landmarking and Cultural Conservation in Upstate New York Communities
A one-day conference devoted to the issues in identifying, documenting, and interpreting cultural landmarks
Awarded July 7, 2003

Southold Historical Society
Southold, Suffolk County
Awarded $1,000 for Southold Historical Society Lecture Series
A series on Long Island history and heritage, with topics including the sugar trade, the Henry L. Sanford family, and local archives
Awarded July 6, 2003

SUNY Rockland Community College
Suffern, Rockland County
Awarded $2,045 for Latinos and the Media
A lecture and video presentation by Lillian Jimenez, followed by a scholarly panel and audience discussion
Awarded June 30, 2003

Upper Hudson Library System
Albany, Albany County
Awarded $2,500 for Who Hates and What To Do About It
Scholars will explore hate and its consequences in 12 programs held in six public libraries; audiences will discuss topics including racism, Internet hate sites, terrorism, anti-Semitism, and scapegoating
Awarded June 30, 2003

Center for Lesbian and Gay Studies (CLAGS)
New York, New York County
Awarded $2,500 for Bad Law
A two-panel, interdisciplinary event featuring historians, cultural critics, legal scholars, and activists, looking at the broad cultural and social impact, for good and ill, of legislation and case law that define such terms as 'family' and 'disability'
Awarded June 27, 2003

Center for the Study of Gender and Sexuality
New York, New York County
Awarded $2,500 for Looking Back, Looking Beyond: Women Speak on Art, Politics, and Exile, Middle East/USA
A roundtable discussion between women artists and scholars on exile and belonging, gender and politics, art and displacement in the Middle East and the U.S.
Awarded June 23, 2003

Wyckoff House and Association
Brooklyn, Kings County
Awarded $1,637 for Bread: Staff of Dutch Life in the Old and the New World
A slide lecture and open-hearth cooking demonstration, given by food historian Peter G. Rose, exploring the meaning of bread in the Dutch colonial world
Awarded June 23, 2003

SUNY Brockport
Brockport, Monroe County
Awarded $2,496 for Understanding Evil
An interdisciplinary public discussion series about the nature of evil
Awarded June 23, 2003

Museum of the Hudson Highlands
Cornwall-on-Hudson, Orange County
Awarded $2,500 for The Hudson Valley: A Lecture Series with a Historical Perspective
A five-week lecture series focusing on the history of the inhabitants of the Hudson Valley, including Native Americans, George Washington and Revolutionary War soldiers, turn-of-the-century inhabitants, African Americans, and painters in the Hudson River Valley
Awarded June 23, 2003

Bayside Historical Society
Bayside, Queens County
Awarded $1,860 for The Castle: Exhibit Renovation
Renovation of the permanent exhibit "The Castle," including updated text and reproductions of historical photographs, a film loop, "Face of Freedom: the History of Fort Totten," and an accompanying exhibit brochure
Awarded June 23, 2003

Hillwood Art Museum
Brookville, Nassau County
Awarded $2,500 for Online Exhibition of Pre-Columbian Antiquities
An online exhibition of pre-Columbian antiquities from Meso-,  Central, and South America
Awarded June 23, 2003

Hallwalls Contemporary Art Center
Buffalo, Erie County
Awarded $2,500 for Kino Polskie V: Takes on History - Hallwalls' 2003 Polish Film & Video Festival
A film and video festival focusing on representations of history by Polish filmmakers and artists of Polish descent
Awarded June 19, 2003

South Street Seaport Museum
New York, New York County
Awarded $2,500 for African-American Walking Tour of Lower Manhattan
Lecture and printed, self-guided walking tour of lower Manhattan's African-American historical sites
Awarded June 19, 2003

American Indian Community House
New York, New York County
Awarded $2,500 for Warrior Mother Spirit: Native American Women's Panel Discussion
Presentation and panel discussion by Native American scholars and artists on the image of Lady Liberty as symbolic of an Indiginous spirit and Native feminine presence in the Americas
Awarded June 19, 2003

Staten Island Institute of Arts and Sciences
Staten Island, Richmond County
Awarded $2,500 for All Aboard: 19th Century Staten Island Railroads
A booklet to accompany a public program exploring how railroads on Staten Island impacted the island community socially and financially in the 19th century
Awarded June 19, 2003

Canajoharie Library and Art Gallery
Canajoharie, Montgomery County
Awarded $350 for New York Perspectives – A Humanistic View of New York Painting
Lectures on two specific New York State collections of fine and decorative arts and their biographical connections
Awarded June 19, 2003

American Sephardi Federation
New York, New York County
Awarded $2,500 for And They Came from Greece Too
An exhibit, panel discussion, and gallery talks chronicling life in Greece and the fate of the Sephardic Jews of Greece
Awarded June 19, 2003

openhousenewyork
New York, New York County
Awarded $2,500 for openhousenewyork weekend site guide
Development of a site guide, supplemental handouts, and corresponding website guide to accompany a first annual tour of New York City architectural sites
Awarded June 19, 2003

The New-York Historical Society
New York, New York County
Awarded $2,000 for The Souls of Black Folk: Its Legacy and Relevance in 21st-Century America
An interdisciplinary conference to explore the legacy of W.E.B. DuBois' “The Souls of Black Folk,” and its relevance to 21st-century America
Awarded June 19, 2003

Friends of Schuyler Mansion
Albany, Albany County
Awarded $1,300 for Coping with Life's Necessaries
Exhibition exploring life before indoor plumbing, including the usage and language of chamber pots, privies, and commodes in the late 18th century, as well as bathing and sanitary habits
Awarded June 18, 2003

Multicultural Music Group
Yonkers, Westchester County
Awarded $10,000 for Multicultural Music Encounters
A performance integrating lectures and new compositions in five musical traditions (African American, Arabic, Asian, Jewish, and Latino), to be presented in five New York City neighborhoods
Awarded June 17, 2003

Amherst Museum
Amherst, Erie County
Awarded $10,000 for From Forest to Front Lawn
A permanent exhibition portraying the changing relationship between people and the landscape of the Town of Amherst
Awarded June 17, 2003

Louis Armstrong House and Archives
Flushing, Queens County
Awarded $10,000 for Implementation of 'Satchmo's Stuff: The Treasures of Louis Armstrong' Exhibit; inaugural exhibition at the Louis Armstrong House Museum
Awarded June 17, 2003

Rye Historical Society
Rye, Westchester County
Awarded $6,000 for Small Town, Big People: Residents Who Changed Rye 1904-2004
An exhibition exploring social change in Rye from 1904 to 2004 resulting from the actions of individual citizens of Rye
Awarded June 17, 2003

China Institute in America
New York, New York County
Awarded $7,000 for Passion for the Mountains: 17th Century Jinling Landscape Paintings from the Nanjing Museum
Exhibition exploring the body of art produced in the city of Jinling during the volatile 17th century
Awarded June 17, 2003

Farmers' Museum
Cooperstown, Otsego County
Awarded $6,870 for From Garden to Pharmacy: Nineteenth Century Design and Function
Expansion and enhancement of historical garden tours and new interpretation of medicinal and pharmacy gardens
Awarded June 17, 2003

TRANSART and Cultural Services
West Park, Ulster County
Awarded $10,000 for 'Somebody's Calling My Name' Regional Touring Exhibition
A touring exhibition and public programs on the contributions of people of African descent to the mid-Hudson Valley throughout its rich history
Awarded June 17, 2003

Queens Museum of Art, New York City Building
Corona Park, Queens County
Awarded $10,000 for Ralph Bunche: An American Legend
Touring exhibition dramatizing the life of Ralphe Bunche (1903-1971), the African American and Nobel Peace Prize-winning advocate of civil rights, decolonialization and international diplomacy
Awarded June 17, 2003

Pregones Theater
Bronx, Bronx County
Awarded $10,000 for Pregones Theater's Conversations on Latino Arts and Culture
A series on Latino music, performance and culture, with lectures on melodrama, recent Puerto Rican theater, the declamatory tradition, and Latino big bands; conducted in bilingual Spanish/English format
Awarded June 17, 2003

Orange County Historical Society
Arden, Orange County
Awarded $10,000 for A Visit to the Vanishing Ironworks of the Ramapos
An exhibition focusing on the life and times of the undocumented immigrant workers at the former iron mining and industrial operations of the Sterling Iron and Railway Company at Tuxedo, NY
Awarded June 17, 2003

The New-York Historical Society
New York, New York County
Awarded $15,000 for Enslaved City
Exhibition, catalogue, and public and educational programming to unmask the hidden history of slavery in New York
Awarded June 17, 2003

National Video Resources
New York, New York County
Awarded $15,000 for The Sixties: America's Decade of Crisis and Change
A six-week library program of scholar-led lectures, documentary film screenings, readings, and discussions on a period of change and social conflict in American history
Awarded June 17, 2003

Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual & Transgender Community Center
New York, New York County
Awarded $8,000 for Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender Experience in Comparative Religious Practice and Belief
A series of panel discussions on topics pertaining to lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender experiences within the major world religions
Awarded June 17, 2003

University of Rochester, River Campus Libraries
Rochester, Monroe County
Awarded $2,900 for Rochester's Urban Parks: The Changing Prospects of Nature and Recreation
A lecture, exhibit, and walking tour exploring the changing visions and ideals associated with Rochester's urban parks
Awarded June 17, 2003

Onondaga County Public Library, Soule Branch
Syracuse, Onondaga County
Awarded $1,200 for Cultural Studies in the 19th Century and Beyond
An interdisciplinary series featuring eight lectures by distinguished scholars from around the region
Awarded May 13, 2003

Oceanside Library
Oceanside, Nassau County
Awarded $910 for The World of JRR Tolkien: His Life, Works, and Influence
A literary lecture, film presentation, and book discussion group dedicated to Tolkien
Awarded May 6, 2003

Wayne County Historical Society
Lyons, Wayne County
Awarded $1,929 for Sounds of War
A lecture on the music of the Civil War, accompanied by a performance of some of the pieces discussed
Awarded April 17, 2003

Hilbert College, Department of English
Hamburg, Erie County
Awarded $2,500 for Visiting Artist Lecture Series
A reading and discussion with United States Poet Laureate Billy Collins, with a question and answer session moderated by Diane Christian, SUNY Distinguished Professor of English
Awarded April 17, 2003

North Country Community College
Saranac Lake, Franklin County
Awarded $2,498 for Traditions of the Iroquois:  A Pictographic History
A permanent exhibition of pictographs by Ray Fadden, founder of the Six Nations Museums at Onchiota, depicting the history of the Iroquois
Awarded March 19, 2003

World Awareness Children's Museum
Glens Falls, Warren County
Awarded $2,496 for Planning for an Exhibition: Balinese Children's Artwork, Then and Now
Consultation phase of a planned exhibition on Margaret Meade's work on Balinese children's artwork in comparison with the WACM's own collection of chilren's art from that region
Awarded March 19, 2003

Mercantile Library of New York
New York, New York County
Awarded $2,500 for On (and Sometimes Over) the Edge: Literary New York in the Fifties
Seven lectures on the literary and artistic foment of New York City in a decade often overlooked by literary studies
Awarded March 7, 2003

CUNY Dominican Studies Institute Library
New York, New York County
Awarded $2,500 for Dominican/American Art Exhibit
An exhibition and public programs on the art of the Dominican diaspora, with an emphasis on New York City
Awarded March 7, 2003

Town of Berne
Berne, Albany County
Awarded $2,499 for Berne Heritage
A two-day festival celebrating the history and people of the hamlet of Berne, including a lecture on local historical documents by Bruce Dearstyne and a historical house tour by Assemblyman Jack McEneny
Awarded March 7, 2003

Farmers Library Company of Ogden, d/b/a Ogden Farmers' Library
Spencerport, Monroe County
Awarded $2,500 for Pathways to the Past: A Walking Tour of Historic Spencerport
A signage project in the Erie canal and downtown districts of Spencerport using historical photographs, with guided tours each weekend in summer and fall, self-guided tours, and accompanying website Awarded February 25, 2003

Staten Island Institute of Arts and Sciences
Staten Island, Richmond County
Awarded $10,000 for The Architecture of Snug Harbor: Past, Present & Future
An exhibition on Sailor's Snug Harbor, which contains some of America's most important Greek Revival, Italianate, and Beaux Arts buildings
Awarded February 24, 2003

University of Rochester Memorial Art Gallery
Rochester, Monroe County
Awarded $8,000 for Gallery Guide and Interactive CD-ROM to Accompany "The Coffins of Pa-Pa-Debehu-Aset" Exhibition
A permanent exhibit of an important Egyptian sarcophagus, with interactive features for younger visitors
Awarded February 24, 2003

Weeksville Society
Brooklyn, Kings County
Awarded $10,000 for Re-Interpreting the Hunterfly Road Historic Houses of Weeksville
Development and implementation of a docent program interpreting three historic houses in Brooklyn, where a middle-class African American community flourished in the 19th century
Awarded February 24, 2003

F. D. Kenney Museum at the Quick Center for the Arts
St. Bonaventure, Cattaraugus County
Awarded $8,000 for George Inness and the Drama of Nature
An exhibition bringing together the landscape paintings of late 19th-century American artist George Inness; with public programs
Awarded February 24, 2003

Parrish Art Museum
Southampton, Suffolk County
Awarded $9,735 for American Sculptors and Architects in the Public Realm
Two symposia in conjunction with exhibitions:  one on sculptor Augustus Saint Gaudens (1848-1907),  and another on sculptor Costantino Nivola (1911-1988)
Awarded February 24, 2003

New York Botanical Garden
Bronx, Bronx County
Awarded $10,000 for Scenes of Magnificence and Nature: Rare Garden Books from the Elizabeth Kals Reilley Collection
An exhibition of rare books illustrating the history of European landscape architecture
Awarded February 24, 2003

Katonah Museum of Art
Katonah, Westchester County
Awarded $10,000 for The Birth of the Banjo
An exhibition tracing the evolution and development of the banjo, the only truly American – and African-American – musical instrument
Awarded February 24, 2003

Hostos Community College
Bronx, Bronx County
Awarded $7,500 for The Legacies of Jose Marti and Eugenio Maria de Hostos; A Lecture Series
Anniversary lectures on José Martí (1853-1895), the Cuban patriot-poet, and Eugenio María de Hostos (1839-1903), the Puerto Rican philosopher and educator
Awarded February 24, 2003

Everson Museum of Art of Syracuse and Onondaga County
Syracuse, Onondaga County
Awarded $7,560 for Adirondack Vernacular: The Photography of Henry M. Beach, 1905-1925
An exhibition of Beach's large-format and postcard photography of the Adironacks
Awarded February 24, 2003

Great Neck Arts Center
Great Neck, Nassau County
Awarded $8,000 for Cinematheque 2003-2004: "Take Four" Film Forum
A series of four premiere screenings of new films followed by discussions with film scholars
Awarded February 24, 2003

Yeshiva University Museum
New York, New York County
Awarded $6,000 for A Portion of the People Program Series
A series of public programs to accompany the exhibition "Three Hundred Years of Southern Jewish Life"
Awarded February 24, 2003

New York State Archives Partnership Trust
Albany, Albany County
Awarded $10,000 for Keeping History Alive: The New York State Archives' 25th Anniversary
A keynote lecture by the presidential historian Michael Beschloss
Awarded February 24, 2003

Cornell University, Herbert F. Johnson Museum of Art
Ithaca, Tompkins County
Awarded $10,000 for Byrdcliffe: An American Arts and Crafts Colony
A symposium in conjunction with a traveling exhibition on Byrdcliffe, an artists' colony founded in Woodstock, NY in 1902-03
Awarded February 24, 2003

Jewish Museum
New York, New York County
Awarded $10,000 for Schoenberg, Kandinsky and the Blue Rider
An exhibition on the relationship between the Austrian composer Arnold Schoenberg and the Russian artist Wassily Kandinsky, in the context of the arts and ideas of their time
Awarded February 24, 2003

Slate Valley Museum Foundation
Granville, Washington County
Awarded $10,000 for The Dream and the Reality: Immigration and Assimilation in the Slate Valley of New York and Vermont, 1840-Present
A long-term exhibition on the Welsh, Italian, Irish, and Eastern European immigrant groups drawn to this area of the New York-Vermont border by the slate quarries
Awarded February 24, 2003

Westchester Society of the Archaeological Institute of America
Scarsdale, Westchester County
Awarded $1,200 for Egypt, Israel, and Arabia in Ancient Times
A panel of three scholarly presentations on aspects of ancient life, beliefs, and politics in the Middle East
Awarded February 18, 2003

Friends of Ganondagan
Victor, Ontario County
Awarded $1,500 for Ganondagan's Native American Lecture Series: Indian Roots of American Democracy
A series of lectures by scholars and Native American leaders on Native American contributions to the democratic institutions of the U.S.
Awarded February 14, 2003

The GRIAN Association
New York, New York County
Awarded $650 for U.S. Premiere of the Irish Language Film “Aqua”
A film screening and discussion session with the Irish-language poet Nuala ni Dhomnhaill and the scholar Lucy McDiarmid of Villanova University
Awarded January 28, 2003

Adelphi University
Garden City, Nassau County
Awarded $2,000 for New York in Literature: A Conversation with Michael Chabon
A facilitated dialogue between the American writer Michael Chabon, author of "The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier & Clay," and Dr. Kris Fresonke of Adelphi's English Department
Awarded January 28, 2003

Louis Armstrong House and Archives
Flushing, Queens County
Awarded $2,500 for Planning for Opening Exhibition - Louis Armstrong House
Consultation and planning phase advised by Dan Morgenstern, Director of the Institute of Jazz Studies at Rutgers University
Awarded January 28, 2003

University of Rochester Memorial Art Gallery
Rochester, Monroe County
Awarded $2,500 for George Bellows Symposium
A symposium on the American painter George Bellows, with a keynote address by Joyce Carol Oates
Awarded January 28, 2003

F. D. Kenney Museum at the Quick Center for the Arts
St. Bonaventure, Cattaraugus County
Awarded $1,634 for All You Need Is Courage: How American Women Came to Photography
A lecture by the art historian Dr. Naomi Rosenblum in conjunction with an exhibition on Dorothea Lange's Farm Security Administration photographs
Awarded January 10, 2003

Brooklyn College Conservatory of Music
Brooklyn, Kings County
Awarded $2,500 for Folk Music in the American Century - An Alan Lomax Tribute
A two-day festival celebrating the career and achievements of the musician and ethnomusicologist Alan Lomax
Awarded January 10, 2003

Poetry Society of America
New York, New York County
Awarded $2,000 for Poetry in Translation: A Project of the Poetry Society in America
An evening of readings and scholarly discussion of poetry in two lesser-known world languages, Irish and Yiddish
Awarded January 10, 2003

Cave Canem Foundation
New York, New York County
Awarded $2,500 for Legacy/Conversation with Michael Harper and Afaa M. Weaver
A public dialogue between the distinguished African-American poets Michael Harper and Afaa M. Weaver
Awarded January 3, 2003

Spencertown Academy
Spencertown, Columbia County
Awarded $2,500 for Lost in Time: Rediscovering Northern Columbia County's Past, 1850-1940
An exhibition of photographs of 19th-century Columbia County's people, places, and vernacular architecture
Awarded January 3, 2003

Schweinfurth Memorial Art Center
Auburn, Cayuga County
Awarded $2,450 for Emerging Traditions
A series of three public programs introducing the culture and traditions of three recent immigrant groups - Burmese, Senegalese, and Bosnian - to Central New York
Awarded January 2, 2003

Alliance for the Arts
New York, New York County
Awarded $2,500 for Belated Bohemia: Art and Identity in the East Village
A symposium exploring the history of the artistic and social network of the East Village in the late 1970s and early 1980s
Awarded December 9, 2002

Historic Albany Foundation
Albany, Albany County
Awarded $2,500 for The Underground Railroad: Movement and Context
A day-long conference on the local history of the Underground Railroad, with speakers from a variety of public history institutions
Awarded December 9, 2002

Apexart Curatorial Program
New York, New York County
Awarded $2,500 for Interpretive Exhibition Brochure for "Walking in the City" Exhibition
A brochure with an original essay by the curators Melissa Brookhart Beyer and Jill Dawsey on the intersections of urban space and contemporary art
Awarded December 9, 2002

Prospect Park Alliance
Brooklyn, Kings County
Awarded $2,500 for Playing Ball: Baseball at the Prospect Park Parade Ground 1866-2003
Planning for an exhibition on the social history of baseball at the Parade Ground in Prospect Park
Awarded November 8, 2002

Westchester Holocaust Education Center
Purchase, Westchester County
Awarded $2,500 for Martin Rumscheidt: Distinguished Lecture Series and Interfaith Dialogue
A lecture and discussion with the theologian Dr. Martin Rumscheidt about his reflections on being the son of a Nazi perpetrator
Awarded November 8, 2002