NEH Site Visit Team Evaluates Humanities Montana

Three distinguished visitors will spend March 23-26 in Missoula evaluating the work of Humanities Montana: Kathleen Mitchell, Senior Program Officer at the National Endowment for the Humanities; Marc Johnson, western historian, consultant, and member of the Idaho Humanities Council; and Pam Snow, Executive Director of the Nebraska Cultural Endowment. They will visit with our Board, staff, and many grantees and funders to determine how effectively Humanities Montana is helping the citizens of this state "learn and reflect together." The conversation on "The State of Montana" is one of the highlights of that process.

Humanities Radio Online

Montana Public Radio is now streaming all its programming via the Internet. Click here to listen to KUFM anywhere in the world you can connect to the Internet. Two radio programs supported by Humanities Montana can now be heard online: "The Write Question" on Thursday nights at 7:30 and "Home Ground Radio" on Wednesday afternoons at 1:00. Yellowstone Public Radio also streams and archives its programs (click here), including "Home Ground Radio" on Tuesday nights at 6:30.

Humanities Montana Awards Grants for End of Life Conference, Montana Literature, Black Studies, and More

In January and February, the Board of Humanities Montana approved 11 grants totaling $52,264. This has been an unusually competitive year for grant applications—we thank all those who put in the hard work to submit a proposal.

Fellowships

• Western Literature in the Eyes of Sue Hart, Tami Haaland, Billings, $4,000
• Blackening Big Sky Country: Origins, Development and Impacts of Black Studies in Montana, Tunde Adeleke, Ames, Iowa, $3,000
• Mingo Sanders Biography Project, Sara Bruya, Belmont, Massachusetts, $4,865

Book Subvention

• I Do: A Cultural History of Montana Weddings, Montana Historical Society Press, Helena, $6,000
• Poets of the American West, Many Voices Press (Flathead Valley Community College), Kalispell, $3,000

Major Grants

• End of Life Choices: A Community Conversation, ACLU of Montana, Helena, $7,319.90
• We Dare Tell, A VOICE, Pablo, $5,000
• The Gathering: Collected Oral Histories of the Irish in Montana, The Gathering Ad Hoc Organizing Committee, Missoula, $5,000
• Montana Authors Project Website, Missoula Public Library, Missoula, $5,000
• Lewis & Clark County History Fair of 2010, Helena/Lewis & Clark Historic Preservation Commission, Helena, $8,279

Opportunity Grant

• 2010 Statewide Museum Conference Support, Kevin Kooistra-Manning, Billings, $800

Cure for the Late-Winter Blues: Lively Events in Great Falls and Kalispell

Humanities Montana has funded programs in Great Falls and Kalispell that will be sure to stimulate thought and conversation. On Sunday, March 14, The Lewis and Clark National Historic Trail Interpretive Center in Great Falls will host "Science and Humanities: Inseparable by Nature" from 2-5 pm. The program includes lectures and discussions exploring the historical connection between the American Philosophical Society and the Lewis and Clark Expedition to encourage public consideration of the modern-day relationship between science and the humanities. And Flathead Valley Community College in Kalispell is hosting a series of talks on "How to Change the World," scheduled each week in March at the Arts and Technology Building.

Artist's Innovation Awards — Applications Due April 30, 2010

The Montana Arts Council's Artist's Innovation Awards honor the innovative ideas, practices, and contributions of Montana's artists. Applications for literary and performing arts are now being accepted. The deadline is April 30, 2010, 5 pm. Applications can only be completed online. Click here to apply.

Montana Movie Tournament — Choose Montana's Best

Little Big Man trounces Red Skies of Montana! Everything That Rises edges out The Horse Whisperer! Check out all the first-round results of the Montana Movie Tournament and submit your votes for the Round of 16. Visit this page on the Humanities Roundtable to participate.

Upcoming Grant Proposal Deadlines

Our next deadline for major grants (over $5,000) is April 20; our next deadline for regular grants ($5,000 and below) is May 20. Full information on grant guidelines and deadlines is available at Grants.

March Humanities Montana-Supported Events

To find out about Humanities Montana-sponsored events, visit our online Calendar.

Support the Humanities in Montana

Funding for our work is provided by the National Endowment for the Humanities and a variety of other agencies, foundations, corporations, and individuals. Your gift—whether through Humanities Montana's annual fund drive, its endowment with the Montana Community Foundation, a bequest, or some other way—will bring the humanities, their insights and joys, to ever more Montanans, now and in the future. We especially welcome planned gifts, which often qualify Montana donors for generous tax credits. Gifts are tax-deductible under the IRS 501(c)(3) category of nonprofi educational organizations and may be donor-restricted to specific programs or purposes. Gifts may also be matched by the National Endowment for the Humanities or other funding entities. If you would like to donate today via credit card click here or contact Ken Stolz.

Thanks to our Generous Supporters—February 2010

Organizations
Montana Arts Council
Rosebud County Library
Eastern Montana Celtic Committee
Friends of the Jefferson County Museum
Missions United, Inc
Traveler's Rest Preservation and Heritage Association
Rocky Mountain College

Individuals
Arleen Boyd
Marvin Quinlan, Jr.
Lee Rostad**
Jean A. Owen
Becca Kohl and Kirby Lambert

*Current Board and Staff Members
**Former Board and Staff Members

For More Information...

Humanities Montana is an independent non-profit organization dedicated to bringing the humanities to Montana, enriching the intellectual, cultural, and civic lives of its residents. Much more information on Humanities Montana and its many programs and services is available on our website. Write us at 311 Brantly, Missoula, MT, 59812-7848, or info@humanitiesmontana.org, or call us at 406-243-6022, toll-free in Montana, 1-800-624-6001.