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| Collection ID: | LIB-ASL002 |
| Collection Title: | Rudy Bruner Award Digital Archives |
| Departmental Affiliation: | University Libraries. Arts & Sciences Libraries. |
| Institution: | State University of New York at Buffalo |
| Item ID: | 2001_village |
| Title: | Village of Arts and Humanities; |
| Short Title: | Village of Arts |
| Overview: | The Village is a private, nonprofit community-based organization dedicated to revitalizing its host neighborhood through the arts. Begun in 1986 as a summer project to engage neighborhood children in building a community park, the village has grown into a major provider of arts-inspired programs in education, land transformation, construction, and economic development.The organization serves over ten thousand low-income, primarily African-American youth and families in North Philadelphia. It seeks to build community through innovative arts, educational, social, construction and economic development programs. In all of its activities, the Village seeks to do justice to the humanity and social conditions of people in North Philadelphia and similar urban situations |
| Award Type: |
Arts Citizen Participation Community Center Education Urban Design |
| Location: | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
| Award Cycle: | 2001 |
| Awarded: | Gold Medal Winner |
| Completion Date: | 12/31/2000 |
| Budget: | $1,300,000 |
| Project Type(s): | private, non-profit |
| Subject heading(s): |
Architecture and youth--Pennsylvania--Philadelphia. Arts and society--Pennsylvania--Philadelphia. Arts facilities--Pennsylvania--Philadelphia. Community development, Urban--Pennsylvania--Philadelphia. Parks--Pennsylvania--Philadelphia. Public spaces--Pennsylvania--Philadelphia. Urban renewal--Citizen participation. Village of Arts and Humanities (Philadelphia, Pa.) |
| Bibliography: | The Village of Arts and Humanities DESIGNER/builder (January 1999) : 25-29.;Boasberg, Leonard W. "Arts Groups in Phila. And Malvern Win Awards." The Philadelphia Inquirer (September 27, 2000).;CICADA Architecture/Planning Helps the Village of Arts and Humanities [Brochure];Kelly, Donald C. "Arts Build Community." Shelterforce 109 (January/February 2000) : 10-13+.;Leggiere, Phil. "Lily Yeh's Art of Transformation." The Pennsylvania Gazette (July/August 2000) : 30-35. World Art." (1999).;Michelmore, Peter. "Lily Yeh's Magic Village." Reader's Digest 152 (April 1998) : 106-112.;Murray, Elizabeth. "Replenishing Soil and Souls." Unity Magazine (September 1998) : 40-47.;Rankin, Tom, ed. Local Heroes Changing America: Indivisible. New York: Center for Documentary Studies, 2000.;Salisbury, Stephan. "Flight of a Visionary Angel." The Philadelphia Inquirer (January 23, 2000).;The Village of Arts and Humanities. Section I & II Background;The Village of Arts and Humanities. Section III Long Range Plan;The Village of Arts and Humanities. Section IV Finances;The Village of Arts and Humanities: [Brochure].;The Village of Arts and Humanities: The Vision.;Yeh, Lily. "A Personal Journey Made Public." |
| File Size: | 8001 Bytes |
| Rights Management: | Use for educational purposes only. Single copies (print, photocopy, download) are permitted for personal study, research, and teaching. |
| DCMI Type: |
Image Still Image |
| File Name: | index.cpd |
Description
| Collection ID: | LIB-ASL002 |
| Collection Title: | Rudy Bruner Award Digital Archives |
| Departmental Affiliation: | University Libraries. Arts & Sciences Libraries. |
| Institution: | State University of New York at Buffalo |
| Title: | Photo |
| File Size: | 169739 Bytes |
| Rights Management: | Use for educational purposes only. Single copies (print, photocopy, download) are permitted for personal study, research, and teaching. |
| DCMI Type: |
Image Still Image |
| File Name: | village_01pho.jpg |
