Philadelphia Folklore Project
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Description: The Philadelphia Folklore Project is an independent public folklife agency that documents, supports, and presents Philadelphia-area folk arts and culture – including the arts of people who have been here generations and those who have just arrived. They work to preserve and strengthen the folk cultural life of our communities because we believe that the quality of urban life is directly related to the persistence, diversity and vitality of our vernacular folk cultures. Annually, they offer exhibitions, concerts, workshops and assistance to artists and communities. They conduct ongoing field research into community-based local arts, history, and culture, and we preserve a record of Philadelphia’s folklife in our archive.