Historic Germantown Receives Grant from
The Pew Center for Arts & Heritage for a New Collaborative Project:
Elephants on the Avenue: Race, Class and Community in
Historic Germantown
The historians and artists involved in Elephants on the Avenue include:
Barbara J. Bullock, Visual Artist
Ife Nii Owoo, Visual Artist
Diane Pieri, Visual Artist
Sonia Sanchez, Poet and Professor
Yolanda Wisher, Poet and Educator
Benjamin Volta, Visual Artist, Muralist
Dr. Abigail Perkiss, Historian
Dr. Matthew Countryman, Historian
Dr. Abigail Perkiss, Historian
Dr. Matthew Countryman, Historian
Dr. Molefi Assante, Historian
Dr. Thomas Sugrue, Historian
In addition to the artists and historians listed above, Historic Germantown will engage local partners and other community members throughout the project. The final exhibition and performance will be curated by Renny Molenaar of iMPeRFeCT Gallery.