For More Information, Contact:
NTCA Office, 570-265-7455

For Immediate Release
December 29, 2009

Schools, Libraries, Historical Societies to Receive Barn DVDs

As a result of grant funding through the PA Humanities Council and the National Endowment for the Arts, the Northern Tier Cultural Alliance (NTCA) is pleased to provide a copy of "The Barns and Agriculture of Pennsylvania's Northern Tier: A Portrait" DVD to each middle and high school library and to each public library and historical society in a six county region.

The one-hour documentary is the culmination of an 18-month project focusing on regional barns – their architecture, uses and history. The film takes a look at the history of the barn structure, how to identify its origins, and the role it plays in past and present agriculture. The DVD also features interviews with barn experts and local farmers as well as footage from NTCA's two Year of the Barn Dances held in Coudersport and Troy. The Year of the Barn project covered the six counties of Susquehanna, Bradford, Tioga, Potter, Wyoming and Sullivan.

DVD content is great for use in PA and American history classes from 6th grade through college and for community groups, Senior Centers, 4-H Clubs and more. The Bradford County Library will be hosting a showing of the DVD on Wednesday, January 27, 2010 at 7pm at the County Library in West Burlington Township.

For questions regarding the DVD, the overall project or if your organization or community group is interested in hosting a showing of the DVD as a fundraising event, contact NTCA at 570-265-7455 or info@ntculturalalliance.org.

The Northern Tier Cultural Alliance (NTCA) fosters awareness and appreciation of the cultural traditions produced by the unique blend of diverse cultures found in our region through annual and special events, exhibits, the PA North Country Artisan Center & Store, educational programs and community involvement. NTCA serves as one of seven Regional Folk Arts Support Centers in partnership with the PA Council on the Arts (PCA) in a statewide Folk Arts Infrastructure Initiative that seeks “to strengthen awareness and understanding, as well as participation in, traditional arts across the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania." In addition, NTCA serves as one of 17 regional service providers selected by the PCA to administer the PA Partners in the Arts Program which small grants opportunities for organizations to support a wide variety of local and community arts activities.

In support of its mission and the Folk Arts Infrastructure Initiative, NTCA now offers support to artists and community organizations from 10 northern Pennsylvania counties: Bradford, Cameron, Clinton, Lycoming, McKean, Potter, Sullivan, Susquehanna, Tioga and Wyoming. For more information, visit NTCA online at www.ntculturalalliance.org.

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