Spontaneous memorials at Ground Zero, September 11, 2005. Photo: Kay Turner2009: September 11th Memorial Sing
2008: Essay - September 11 Memorials: Tracing the Traces of Their History
Spontaneous memorials at Ground Zero, September 11, 2005. Photo: Kay Turner2009: September 11th Memorial Sing
BAC Folk Arts presents its annual September 11th Memorial project, which this year features performances of original songs about the events of September 11th and its aftermath. A selection of songs su... more
2008: Essay - September 11 Memorials: Tracing the Traces of Their History
For 2008, the seventh anniversary of the attacks, Turner’s project is publication of the following essay and possible responses to it that may be posted on BAC's online Forum. Much has been written... more
2007: September 11th Remembered in Film
Each year BAC Folk Arts addresses New York’s September 11th anniversary with a special memorial project. For the sixth anniversary we presented September 11th Remembered in Film, a screening of indepe... more
To mark the 5th anniversary of the September 11th attacks, BAC Folk Arts mounted a major photo documentation exhibition, “Here Was New York: Twin Towers in Memorial Images,” held simultaneously in ele... more
2005: Art of Memory/Art of Memorial
Presented in conjunction with the Brooklyn Historical Society, this symposium addressed the longstanding tradition of memorial arts in Brooklyn. Panelists reflected on the history and meaning of the "... more