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East Tennessee Statue University Slocumb Galleries

In These Mountains: Project Grant

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Recipient Information

Location

Johnson City, Tennessee

Project Title

Crafting Blackness: 100 Years of Black Craft History in Tennessee

Year of Award

2024

Grant or Fellowship

In These Mountains - Project Grants

Grant Amount

$10,000

The Crafting Blackness Initiative is a collaborative and inclusive project that documents and exhibits a century of craft-making by African Americans in the state of Tennessee, with community engagements like panels/lectures, performances, and workshops, culminating in a series of exhibitions and publications.

Crafting Blackness