Welcome

The Kansas Humanities Council creates, sponsors, and promotes humanities programs across Kansas. Through the humanities — history, literature, philosophy, and related areas — we gain understanding of where we've been, who we are, and what we've valued over time and across generations.

New Grant Opportunity

The Kansans Tell Their Stories initiative offers Kansas communities the chance to preserve and promote their one-of-a-kind histories. These stories inspire curiosity about the past, and get us thinking about today's communities. Oral history projects, podcast recordings, public forums, museum exhibitions, and digital documentaries are all eligible for funding.

KHC is offering four categories of Kansans Tell Their Stories grants (access the grant guidelines by clicking on the grant title):

21st Century - Up to $15,000 to help communities examine what it means to be Kansan in the new millennium. Heritage tourism projects, museum exhibitions, and public forums are eligible.

Community Heritage - Up to $3,500 to encourage the study of local cultural resources reflecting the traditions of the community. Oral history and fact-finding research projects are eligible.

Digital Documentary Shorts - Up to $15,000 in support of 5-minute short films that tell a unique, local story about a Kansas community.

Podcasts - Up to $3,500 in support of up to 12, 10-minute podcasts highlighting community stories, history, and culture.

Deadlines:
Project Outline (1 copy) - November 5, 2008
Final Application (10 copies) - December 5, 2008
Projects Begin - after January 1, 2009

Questions? Contact Dan Carey-Whalen, Director of Programs, at 785/357-0359 or dan@kansashumanities.org.

New Harmonies in McPherson

New Harmonies: Celebrating American Roots Music is at the McPherson Museum in McPherson October 3 through November 9. Click here for a schedule of events.

Click here for more information about the New Harmonies Kansas Tour.

Kansas Arts Commission Supports Kansas Sounds

A Kansas Arts Commission Arts-in-Communities mini-grant will support the
hands-on resource trunk to accompany the New Harmonies: Celebrating American Roots Music traveling Smithsonian Institution exhibition. The resource trunk includes roots music instruments found in Kansas plus a resource manual featuring stories of historic and contemporary immigrants and the music that came with them. Click here for more information about the Kansas tour of New Harmonies.

2008 "Bright Dreams, Hard Times" Chautauqua

The 2008 Bright Dreams, Hard Times: America in the Thirties Chautauqua comes to a successful end. A big thank you to the Solomon Valley-Highway 24-Heritage Alliance, the City of Beloit, and the Lawrence Convention and Visitors Bureau for a great two weeks. More than 3,500 people attended this unique summer experience.

Click here to see the Beloit Chautauqua photo gallery.
Click here to see the Lawrence Chautauqua photo gallery.

For more information about Chautauqua in 2009 and 2010, click here or visit the Kansas-Nebraska Chautauqua website, www.knchautauqua.org, or call 785/357-0359.

Planning for the Future

The Kansas Humanities Council is compiling a list of email addresses for future e-newsletters. If you would like to receive KHC's e-news in the future, please send Tracy Quillin your:

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Our Mission

The Kansas Humanities Council promotes understanding of the history and ideas that shape our lives and strengthen our sense of community.

Kansas Humanities Council
112 SW 6th Ave., Suite 210
Topeka KS 66603-3895

(785) 357-0359 phone
(785) 357-1723 fax
info@kansashumanities.org

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