Junious Lee Brickhouse (Urban Artistry Inc.)
The presentation explores the 2022-2023 project, Follow the Music: Exploring the Multi-Linear Legacies of House Culture, which documents urban dance forms born in Black and Brown communities in several cities across the U.S., as part of the American Folklife Center’s Community Collection Grant program. As project leader and Founding Director of the recipient organization Urban Artistry, Inc., I discuss the approaches taken, and challenges faced, by the project team in building trust with participants in creating together an archival collection that honors their voices on their terms, as well as their continued contributions to urban dance traditions nationwide.
Part of V2-02 Self-representation in Cultural Documentation and Archival Preservation: Projects in the American Folklife Center’s Community Collections Grants Program, Wednesday, October 11, 3:30 pm–5:30 pm