Puerto Rican Workshop (Taller Boricua)

The Puerto Rican Workshop (Taller Borica) in New York, NY will use grant funds to re-house nearly 6,000 archival items, photos, film, artwork, books, articles, slides, videos, and blueprints that chronicle the birth and growth of the Newyorican Art Movement and the artists associated with it. Purchasing shelving and acid-free boxes, folders, and other archival storage materials, the museum will begin to address the long-term conservation needs of these collections. Once re-housed, the museum will be able to allow researchers, contemporary artists, and community members to explore the rich cultural heritage of Puerto Rican, Afro-Caribbean, and Latino artists working in New York’s Harlem neighborhood in the late 20th century.