Paul Robeson House & Museum / West Philadelphia Cultural Alliance
The West Philadelphia Cultural Alliance owns and operates the Paul Robeson House and Museum. The alliance was established in 1984 to “stimulate community participation in the arts by cultivating an interest in, understanding of, and appreciation for the arts in the greater Philadelphia region.”
It grew out of a City of Philadelphia initiative to assess the cultural needs of neighborhoods, Frances P. Aulston, the Robeson House’s longtime director and tireless champion, said in a 2015 interview.
Awarded Grants
2021
Media Artist + Activist Residency (MAR)
Overview
Malkia Okech will be working in collaboration with Paul Robeson House & Museum to digitize their archives and collections while also developing and producing new media work which ponders collective community museum processes for Black radical histories using the artistic mediums of documentation, oral history, and 3D interpretation. This residency seeks to break down the barriers between the museum and its visitors and neighbors. By facilitating training with the tools, and leading periodic dialogue about the tools and materials, this reisndency will proliferate memory work while preserving the rich legacy of Paul Robeson House.