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SCATTS:  Sustaining Culture and Tradition Through Storytelling
A Groundwork Project

Cultural Sustainability
Rory Turner, PhD.
Fall Residency 2010

The objective in our  initial course in the Masters of Arts in Cultural Sustainability Program (MACS)  is to produce a groundwork project in the field.  This research paper conceptualizes a program to sustain storytelling and folk life in our communities.






How Can an African-American Community Arts-in-Practice Prototype Sustain Culture and Tradition Through Storytelling? 

Leadership and Self Development
Ross-Veatch, PhD.
Fall Residency 2010

This paper presents my intent to set forth a theory in action emulating the mission for a Community Arts-in-Practice program prototyped in the African-American Community.


Read the full paper here
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In FACT, Inc.
Innovative Solutions through Folk Art, Culture & Tradition
Business Plan for a cultural sustainability organizations

Financial Skills
Patricia Ourednik
Fall Semester 2010


My groundwork project, SCATTS is delineated in the required business plan that is a manifestation of this course.  I was able to present the plan to key staff members of Willingboro Township, New Jersey Council of the Arts and other arts agencies.  The township of Willingboro agreed to align as partners in the project and the development of SCATTS is officially in motion.

Read full paper here.

Prezi Presentation




 




The African American Museum of Philadelphia
Our History – Our Place
Considering a Dedicated Plan for Community Involvement
in the Interpretive Planning Process

Interpretive Planning
Melissa McCloud, PhD.
Fall Semester 2010

The objective in this course is to partner with a museum or cultural institution to study the interpretive planning process and develop ideas to affect community involvement.  I was able to apply scholarly discourse in establishing an Artists-as-Catalyst program between Keepers of the Culture:  Philadelphia's Afrocentric Storytelling Group and the African-American Museum of Philadelphia.




Project Arabber:  A Documentation Research Plan 


Documentation 
Harold Anderson, PhD.
Winter Residency 2011

With all residency courses, extensive readings are required before the on-campus experience. 

During the residency we were introduced to methods of fieldwork and began to apply techniques in predetermined sites chosen by the professor.   Our work included, field notes, personal journals, narratives, photography, as well as audio and video recordings.  In preparation for our Fieldwork Course, we prepared a Document Research Plan.  Several of my colleagues are currently taking this course.  I will not be doing my field work until the fall 2011 session.  However, I wanted to continue working with the Arabber and Food Desert Project which was introduced during our residency.  I submitted my Documentation Plan to continue working with Dr. Anderson on this project.



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