Series 12: September 11th Memorial Projects
Historical Note
The September 11th Memorial Projects were an annual program to commemorate the 2001 attacks on the World Trade Center while exploring and documenting various memorial traditions in Brooklyn. The project ran from 2005-2011, with a new theme introduced each year. See sub-series historical notes for details on each project.
Sub-series 12.1: Art of Memory/Art of Memorial
Scope and Contents
This sub-series includes one folder containing promotional materials, evaluation forms, correspondence, and sign up sheets.
Historical Note
Art of Memory/Art of Memorial was held on September 10, 2005 at the Brooklyn Historical Society. Panelists discussed the "art of memory" and the tradition of memorial monuments in Brooklyn including the Beacon Memorial (dedicated May 2005). Public Memory, a film about American memorials was shown after the discussion.
Panelists:
Dr. Kay Turner, BAC Folklorist
Robert Ressler, Artist and Creator of the "Beacon" memorial
Francis Morrone, Historian and Brooklyn architecture scholar
Steve Seitlin, Director of City of Lore, and curator of Missing, an exhibit on 9/11
Amy Gerber, FlatCoatFilms, LLC, Director of Public Memory
Franchot Lee, Photographer
Promotional, 2005
Sub-series 12.2: Here Was New York: Twin Towers in Memorial Images
Scope and Contents
This bulk of this sub-series includes signed photographer submission forms and photographs. Also included are promotional materials, exhibit labels and plans, and calls for submissions.
Historical Note
Here Was New York: Twin Towers in Memorial Images was a photo exhibition held in eleven Brooklyn galleries with work submitted by people from the New York area. Over 300 photographs documented the World Trade Center towers as seen in wall murals, painted trucks, graffiti, home displays, and tattoos in an effort to demonstrate forms of remembrance in a post 9/11 world. The exhibit was modeled on Here is New York, a 2001 photography exhibit that invited New Yorkers to hang images documenting September 11th.
Galleries Included:
BAC Gallery
5+5 Gallery
Safe-T Gallery
Gloria Kennedy Gallery
Goloborotko's Studio
Brooklyn Historical Society
3rd Ward
Cinders Gallery
City Reliquary
Proteus Gowanus
ElevenTen Gallery SONYA
McCaig-Welles
Promotional, Oversize, 2006
Photographer Lists, Exhibition Information, 2006
Submission Forms Without Photographs, Labels, 2006
Barker, Sarah, 2006
Barros, Rita, 2006
Becker, Michelle Aki, 2006
Bornholtz, Steven, 2006
Brush, Victoria, 2006
Cherkewski, Anita, 2006
Cherry, Michael, 2006
The City Reliquary, 2006
Clarke, Alison, 2006
Condon, Eileen, 2006
Court, Artelia, 2006
Devero, Annette, 2006
DeVito, Fred J., 2006
Dredericks, Christiaan, 2006
Dinshaw, Carolyn, 2006
Dr. Drum, 2006
Elder, Melissa, 2006
Epes, Maria, 2006
Fenger, Lisa, 2006
Fossard, Etieme, 2006
Frankel, Bruce, 2006
G, 2006
Halporn, Constance H., 2006
Handy, Jolene Varley, 2006
Haney, Vanessa, 2006
Hart, David, 2006
Hutchinson, Sydney, 2006
Hirsch, Robert, 2006
Incampo, Melissa, 2006
Isles, Stephani, 2006
Katz, Kitty, 2006
Krzeminska, Zofia Kamila, 2006
Lane, Bettye, 2006
Lee, Franchot T., 2006
Long, Marget, 2006
Longo, Liz and Hiram, 2006
Longo, Richard F. and Liz, 2006
Margolis, Paul, 2006
Marreno, Elena, 2006
Mason, Todd, 2006
McPhelim, Mary Ellen, 2006
Ostrander, Janis, 2006
Patous, Paul, 2006
Picton, David, 2006
Raczkiowicz, Justine, 2006
Racnier, Helaine, 2006
Ratner, Rochelle, 2006
Reifeiss, Katrin, 2006
Rockwell, Geoffrey, 2006
Rodriguez, Jessica, 2006
Ryan, B.J., 2006
Schaefer, Robert A. Jr., 2006
Schwartz, Molly, 2006
Schwittek, Sara K., 2006
Sciorra, Joe, 2006
Sciarrino, Stefanie, 2006
Shield, Sonja, 2006
Smith, Mona, 2006
Smotherman, Darby, 2006
Sokolin, Deanne, 2006
Something, Jonathan Wesley, 2006
Stein, Fred, 2006
Sterling, Carol, 2006
Sturman, Sally Mara, 2006
Sullivan, Kerry Ann, 2006
Turner, Kay, 2006
Unidentified, 2006
Vita, Grazia, 2006
Walker, John, 2006
Weinberg, Louise, 2006
Weiner, Hal, 2006
Weiss, Ella, 2006
World Trade Center Family Center, Dr. Demaria, 2006
Xiao, An, 2006
Yamada, Takeshi, 2006
Not Accepted, 2006
Photographers A-H, Oversize, 2006
Photographers I-P, Oversize, 2006
Photographers Q-Z, Oversize
Sub-series 12.3: September 11th Remembered in Film
Scope and Contents
The bulk of this sub-series includes copies of the films accepted and not accepted for screening. Additional items include applications, promotional materials, and notes.
Historical Note
September 11th Remembered in Film was a screening of documentary and interpretive films inspired by the September 11th attacks and it's aftermath, which ran from September 7-10, 2007. Discussions with the filmmakers took place after the screenings.
Screening Schedule:
Communities, September 7th
American Dreams #3, Moira Tierney
9/11 Bronx, Queens, Brooklyn, Randi Cecchine
9/12: From Chaos to Community, Susanna Styron
Through My Eyes, Shawn Batey
All Our Sons: Fallen Heros of 9/11, Lillian Benson
Parallels, September 8th
Watching Smoke from the Otherside, Sara Ching-Yu Sun
Market Day, Anita Glesta
Legally Blind, Ingrid Rojas
Demons, Tyler Cartner
Stardust, Conlin Gee
We Are Family, Danny Schechter
I Heart Hip-Hop in Morocco, Josh Asen
Windows, September 9th
Say Can You See, Tony Caio
Zahira's Peace, Nina Rosenblum
Welcome to New York, Norman Cowie
The History Makers, Louise Tiranoff/Lynn McVeigh
America Rebuilds II- Return to Ground Zero, Kenneth Mandel/Daniel Polin
Vigils, September 10th
The Disappearing View, Simon Lund
Searching for Sense, Katja Esson
In the Spirit of Peace, Al Santana
Parallel Lines, Nina Davenport
FDNY Thank You Ride, Make Gaughan
In Memoriam 9/11, Alicia Ng
Closure, D.R. Hernandez
Application and Terms, Films Used, 2007
Application and Terms, Films Not Used, 2007
Publicity, 2007
Schedules and Notes, 2007
Films Used, DVD and VHS, 2007
Films Not Used, DVD and VHS, 2007
Sub-series 12.4: September 11th Memorials: Tracing the Traces of Their History
Scope and Contents
This sub-series includes one folder with a printed copy of the essay as it appeared on the Brooklyn Arts Council website.
Historical Note
September 11th Memorials: Tracing the Traces of Their History is an essay written by Kay Turner for the seventh anniversary of the September 11th attacks. Turner traces the legacy of the ephemeral memorials created in New York City and their relation to other expressions of mourning.
Essay, 2008
Sub-series 12.5: September 11th Memorial Sing
Scope and Contents
This sub-series includes artist submission forms and audio, as well as promotional materials, permit information and a final performance list.
Selected Song List:
Cliff Matias, Honor Song
Tom Chelston, Never Forget
Annie Dinerman, Talking with Friends
Alex Schein, Breathe Out
Jane Byaela, This Tower's Burning
Dave Hall, Two Cities
Papa Dish, The September 11th Song
Michael Hill, Heart of New York
Bob Wright, The Dust Come Down
Doug Katsaros, Ordinary Hero
Eric Kivnick and Fourth Graders from PS 48, Twin Towers
Jan Bell, No Country
Brian DeVale, NY's Damn Bravest
Roberta Scott, Angel Wings
Bruce Markow, Let's Be Honest
Bev Grant, Truth That's Real
Colin Steel, Brooklyn Bridge
Hilary Hawke, This Country
Wendy Starland, Stolen Love
Steve Wallace, Packages
Tah Phrum De Bush, WTC
Biographical Note
Memorial Sing was a concert that took place on the evening of September 11, 2009 at the Powerhouse Arena. Performers submitted original songs about September 11th through an open call, and Folk Arts selected twenty-one to be performed. Originally planned as an outdoor event, Memorial Sing was moved to the Powerhouse Arena due to rain.
Artist Information, 2009
Permit and Insurance Information, 2009
Program, 2009
Permissions Forms and Correspondence, 2009
Promotional, 2009
Press Clippings, 2009
Submission CDs and Cassettes, 2009
Submission CDs and Cassettes, Duplicates, 2009
Sub-series 12.6: September 11th Memorial Poetry Project
Scope and Contents
This sub-series includes poetry submissions and releases, as well as a print out of the selected poems from the Brooklyn Arts Council website. Audiovisual materials include CDs with photographs and video of the live reading at P.S. Bookshop.
Poems Read:
Dana Leslie Goldstein, Ready or Not and On Waking (After Almost a Decade)
Michael Cook, AFTERMATH
Norman Stock, What I Said and New York: Save for Later
Kyla Marshell, DEATH'S WAY
Michael Schwartz, The Disarming
Velez Moore, Running Man
Tim Suermondt, MISSING SUPPER and RUBIES OF BABYLON
Hillary Gardner, Thirteen Ways of Looking at the Aftermath
Lawrence Swan, Jackinbox
Juliet P. Howard, 9/11
Jeannine Bardo, Light
Austin Alexis, RELIC
Melinda Thomsen, New York Blood Center
Cynthia Hilts, Emma's Light
Historical Note
September 11th Memorial Poetry Project was a project to collect and share poems inspired by the September 11th attacks. Poets submitted their work and selections were read live at the P.S. Bookshop on September 9, 2010. The poems were also made available on the Brooklyn Arts Council website.
Submissions, 2010
Releases, 2010
Website, 2010
Video, 2010
Photographs, 2010
Sub-series 12.7: Return, Remember: Ephemeral Memories in the Legacy of September 11th
Scope and Contents
Materials in this sub-series include calls for submission, two promotional post card, information about similar events, funding and expense information. Audiovisual materials include video records of the September 2nd panel. Ephemera items collected from the Rethinking Memorial: Ten Interactive Sites for Remembering 9/11 exhibit are also included.
Panelists:
Martha Cooper, documentary photographer
Steve Zeitlin, Director of City Love
Kay Turner, Folk Arts Director, Brooklyn Arts Council
Lisa Radakovich Holsberg, Long Island University, C.W. Post
Marci Reaven, Vice President for History Exhibitions, Brooklyn Historical Society
Bob Holman, Poet
Harriet F. Senie, Director of Museum Studies and Professor of Art History, City College
Rethinking Memorial: Ten Interactive Sites for Remembering 9/11 Artists:
Kimberly Carmody
Matt Freedman
Kay Turner
Jennifer Cecere
Michael McDevitt
Friendly Falcons
Legacy Russell
Sonya Belofsky
Dylan Angell
Historical Note
Return, Remember: Ephemeral Memorials in the Legacy of September 11th marked the ten year anniversary of the attacks and was the final September 11th Memorial Project. The 2011 program focused on ephemeral memories that were created spontaneously in New York in the weeks after the attack. Folk Arts invited people to create a simple memorial, photograph it, and submit the photos to be included on the Brooklyn Arts Council website. A panel discussion was held on September 2, 2011 at the Powerhouse Arena to assess the legacy of the memorials created after the attack. The event also included a book launch and sighing for Remembering 9/11, by photographer Martha Cooper, who was one of the panelists. The final part of the program was Rethinking Memorial: Ten Interactive Sites for Remembering 9/11, an outdoor exhibition of ten interactive memorial stations created by artists, held on September 10, 2011.