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:
- Email
- Name
- Contact information
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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