Building Blocks for Black Heritage Preservation

April 27, 2024

10:00 am — 4:00 pm

Utilizing the Henry Ossawa Tanner House as a reflective case study, Building Blocks for Black Heritage Preservation will be a half-day workshop that brings together Greater Philadelphia area Black heritage advocates and projects for: (1) exploring preservation project storytelling that articulates cultural and/or architectural significance; (2) forming tactics/ideas for envisioning community-driven function/re-use, and; (3) strategizing preservation project planning and design to inform fundraising and resource development.

Presented by the Friends of the Tanner House, Community Design Collaborative, and CPCRS.

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Agenda

Introduction - 10:00 - 10:30am
Intention Setting

Workshop One: Storytelling for Significance - 10:45 - 11:30am
Explore project storytelling that articulates cultural and/or architectural significance

Panelists: Brandon Bibby, Justin Spivey, Amber Wiley
Moderator: Chris Rogers

Lunch - 11:45am - 12:30pm
48th Street Grille Buffet (provided)

Workshop Two: Project Management for Preservation - 12:45 - 1:30pm
Strategizing preservation project planning and design / resources and funding

Panelists: Randy Mason, Monica Rhodes
Moderator: Tya Winn

Workshop Three: Cultivating a Participatory Practice - 1:45 - 2:30pmImagining strategies/ideas for community-informed function/re-use

Panelists: Tya Winn, Qiaira Riley, Chris Rogers
Moderator: Amber Wiley

Q&A + Closing - 2:30 - 3:00pm

Black Heritage Hangout Social Hour [OPEN TO THE PUBLIC] - 3:00 - 4:30pm