Kin/Folk/Lore

FAIN: TA-296647-24

COSACOSA Art at Large, Inc. (Philadelphia, PA 19127-1325)
GVGK Tang (Project Director: June 2023 to present)

To support an oral history collection project and a series of dialogues with scholars that examine the history of Philadelphia and identify humanities-based frameworks for understanding everyday stories.

Kin/Folk/Lore is a community-led history project that offers a grassroots, translocal approach to 21st century storytelling by, for, and about Philadelphia communities. Residents forge unlikely connections across cultures, generations, and neighborhoods while considering changing landscapes, core values, and hopes that define their lives—past and present. Through long-term partnerships with neighborhood coalitions, healthcare centers, and schools, participants reclaim the time-honored role of the humanities in building civic participation.