Programs | Contact & Membership Information | Staff | Funders | Site Specs
CARTS (Cultural
Arts Resources for Teachers and Students) is a project of City Lore,
a cultural organization dedicated to the documentation, presentation,
and preservation of New York City's — America's — living cultural
heritage. We believe that our quality of life is tied to the vitality
of our grassroots folk cultures — the neighborhoods and communities
in which we live our daily lives. In an era when mass culture and commercial
media increasingly press upon our lives and threaten us with sameness,
traditional culture — whether our own or our neighbor's — is
a resource we can turn to for renewed inspiration and a better quality
of life.
We have over seventeen years of experience working in K-12 and undergraduate
education. Our education program includes staff development, artist training,
in-school programs, instructional materials, the Culture Catalog,
our annual C.A.R.T.S. Newsletter, and this award-winning resource website.
Local Learning, our national teacher institute program, provides training,
resources, and mentoring for teachers around the country who are interested
in using community-based resources in their teaching.
Other City Lore programs include the People's Hall of Fame — a biannual
award ceremony for extraordinary individuals who have contributed to the
folk culture of New York City; the People's Poetry Gathering — a
festival that brings together literary and folk poets from around the
world; Place Matters, a program to identify, interpret, and protect places
that tell the history and anchor the traditions of New York's many communities;
as well as exhibits; concerts; and radio and film documentaries.
The CARTS.ORG website is filled with folklore, history, culture, and arts-in-education resources and educational activities. Search our site to find the information you need.
Through our offices in downtown Manhattan, City Lore sponsors the following:
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The
Culture Catalog An online catalog offering over 150 multimedia resources in folklore, history, culture and the arts for integration across the curriculum. Catalog Categories: Sense of Place—Community-Based Research—Exploring and Making a Difference—Keepsakes and Memories— Generations: Children, Families, and Elders—People of: The United States, Latin America/Caribbean, Asia, Africa, Europe, The Arab World—Curriculum Connections Browse and shop online or call 1.800.333.5982 ext 305 to order or questions. |
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National
Network for Folk Arts in Education (formerly the Task Force for
Folk Arts in Education)
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In-School
Programs In New York City, City Lore offers individual and school-wide infusion programs that help teachers integrate folklife and community resources across the curriculum. Programs may include artist residencies, performances, workshops, and instructional materials. Content is tailored to the needs of the school and designed to meet applicable learning standards. Email us carts@citylore.org for more information. Click on school projects to see a model of our in-school work. City Lore’s is an approved New York City Board of Education vendor: #CIT 040. |
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Staff Development
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Teacher Resource
Center Located in City Lore’s downtown Manhattan office, the center is stocked with reference books, photographs, and videos on folklore, history, culture, and the arts. Please call at least three-days in advance to schedule an appointment to visit. |
Contact
& Membership Information:
City Lore: The New York Center for Urban Folk Culture
72 East First Street
New York, NY 10003
(212) 529-1955
carts@citylore.org
Become an Education Member of City Lore and get a 10% discount on all Culture Catalog orders (excludes sale items).
Your $35 membership gives you a 10% discount on Catalog orders (excludes sale items), our
annual newsletter C.A.R.T.S., the City Lore Magazine, and discounts on tickets
to City Lore events. Send a membership inquiry letter to emartinez@citylore.org.
Staff
Amanda Dargan, Education Director (adargan@citylore.org)
PhD, Folklore, University of Pennsylvania
Roles: Direct and develop education components for all City Lore public
programs and publications; Editor, CARTS Catalog, Co-Editor CARTS Newsletter;
direct all teacher and teaching artist training and development and curriculum
development
Interests: Urban culture; sense of place; occupational culture; family
history; folk arts-in-education; regional U.S. culture; folk-fine arts
collaborations; children's folklore and games; immigration; storytelling
Anika Selhorst, School Programs Director (anika@citylore.org)
Ed.M., Arts in Education, Harvard Graduate School of Education
Roles: Manage school partnerships program and budget; coordinate program documentation and assessment. Assist in designing and delivering professional development for teachers and teaching artists; developing program materials and new education initiatives; grant writing
Interests: Visual arts; the arts as a tool for social change; youth development; identity politics; museum education
Paddy Bowman, Coordinator,
National Network for Folk Arts in Education (pbowman@citylore.org)
MA, Folklore, University of North Carolina
Roles: Coordinate network of folk arts in education practitioners integrating
folklore and fieldwork research in K-12 education nationwide; co-edit
the CARTS Newsletter; conduct teacher training; provide techincal assistance;
design interdisciplinary curriculum
Interests: Folklore in K-12 education; arts in education; curriculum development;
race relations; place-based education
Hiroko Kazama,
CARTS Catalog Manager (hkazama@citylore.org)
Roles: Manage all aspects of sales and marketing for online
Culture Catalog, a multi-media educational catalog of cultural arts resources
for teachers and students
George Zavala, Resident Teaching Artist and Education Associate (gzavala@citylore.org)
BA, Philosophy and Art, Catholic University, Ponce, Puerto Rico and Childhood
Education, InterAmerican University, Ft. Buchannan, Puerto Rico
Roles: Teaching artist; presenter; teacher and teaching artist trainer
Interests: Sculpture; painting; multimedia installation; interdisciplinary
collaborations; art as cultural and political expression; political theater;
comedy; arts-in-education; Puerto Rican culture and history; gender politics
Funders
Major
funding for CARTS.org comes from the National Endowment for the Arts and
the National Endowment for the Humanities. Funds
for City Lore’s education programs have been granted by Joseph E.
Seagram & Sons and Project Arts, through the New York City Board of
Education, and the Empire State Partnership, comprised of: New York State
Council on the Arts, New York State Education Department, New York State
Alliance for Arts Education, Monroe #1 BOCES, and The Center for Children
& Technology at the Education Development Center.
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