Competitive Grants To Nonprofit Organizations:
Funded by the Utah Humanities Council, May 2010
TITLE: Local Music, Local Culture along Scenic Byway 12, Utah's All-American Road
APPLICANT: Folk Arts Program, Division of Arts and Museums
ABSTRACT: A production of a 72 minute CD featuring local musicians living along Scenic Byway 12 (from Pangutch to Torrey) who perform music inspired by local places, activities, events, and heritage.
AWARD: $5,000
CONTACT: Carol Edison; cedison@utah.gov
TITLE: The West Never Stands Still Educational Programming
APPLICANT: American West Heritage Center
ABSTRACT: The Cache Valley History Museum offers a program entitled "The West Never Stands Still," is an exhibit centered on the theme of movement in the west. Visitors consider the historical, cultural, and social motivations for movement to and throughout the West.
AWARD: $4,500
CONTACT: Nelda Ault; nault@awhc.org
TITLE: Utah Rock Art Research Association 30th Annual Symposium in Blanding
APPLICANT: URARA
ABSTRACT: Utah Rock Art Research Association 30th Annual Symposium in Blanding includes a two day forum of prehistoric rock art scholars, art historians and archaeologists. The symposium will also include panel discussions, site reports, skills workshops, and a special session dealing with public lands issues and threats to the preservation of Utah rock art.
AWARD $2,650
CONTACT: Walt Layton; wclayton@graniteschools.org
TITLE: Z-Arts! Humanities Scholar Lecture Series
APPLICANT: Z-Arts!
ABSTRACT: A lecture series that focuses on topics of interest to the Zion Canyon community.
AWARD: $5,000
CONTACT: Lisa Zumpft; zumpft@aol.com
TITLE: Latin in the Wild West: A Documentary Film: Final Cut
APPLICANT: Provo Theatre Company
ABSTRACT: A 50 minute documentary about beloved Classics professor, Louis Perraud, who not only made his home in the isolation of the rural West but became a cult-figure among students for his astonishingly vibrant program in Classical languishes and literature.
AWARD: $5,000
CONTACT: Craig Harline; craig_hairline@byu.edu
TITLE: USU Barn Historic & Oral History Research and Presentations
APPLICANT: USU, Museum of Anthropology
ABSTRACT: Conducts architectural, cultural landscape, and oral history analysis focused on the iconic Utah State University Barn, slated to house an expanded and more accessible Utah State University Museum of Anthropology in 2012.
AWARD: $5,000
CONTACT: Bonnie Pitblado; bonnie.pitblado@usu.edu
TITLE: Education in Context: Key Moments in Snow College and in Sanpete County
APPLICANT: Snow College
ABSTRACT: The symposium examines the context in which Sanpete Academy evolved into Snow College and its impact on the direction of education in this region.
AWARD: $1,140
CONTACT: Susan Burdett; susan.burdett@snow.edu
Competitive Grants To Nonprofit Organizations:
Funded by the Utah Humanities Council, November 2009
TITLE: The Living Roots of Music
Applicant: Picaresque II
Abstract: “The Living Roots of Music” is a lecture/demonstration firmly based in music history and traveling to Ephraim, Cedar City, and St, George, January 28-Febraruy 4, 2010. Lauren Pelon will describe the role of music in various cultures and talk about the attitude of philosophers, church fathers, and governments toward it. Pelon will also demonstrate 25 ancient and modern wind, string, and free reed instruments, using ancient and modern musical texts and voice.
Award: $3,895
TITLE: Utah’s African History: Stories Through Art and Artifact
Applicant: Utah Cultural Celebration Center
Abstract: The Utah Cultural Celebration Center will present a grassroots exhibit in celebration of Black History Month, in January and February 2010, highlighting the diversity of Utah's African heritage and culture and will include art, artifacts, and family heirlooms drawn from Utah's African and African American Communities. Exhibit programming will be augmented with a community collaborative series of educations public program sot promote dialogue and better understanding of the unique experiences of history of Utah citizens of African heritage. A cross promotional campaign will be developed to promote scheduled events at various venues.
Award: $4,600
TITLE: Roots & Branches of Jazz: Women Through the Ages of Jazz
Applicant: Salt Lake Ethnic Arts
Abstract: Salt Lake Ethnic Arts project Roots and Branches of Jazz is a continuation of a highly successful series beginning in the 1980s and funded various years by UHC. This season we plan to reach a large audience by presenting the project in two major programs: Women Through the Ages of Jazz during University of Utah Women's Week in mid-March 2010 and Eastern influence in Jazz during Jazz on the Jordan in West Valley during late summer of 210. At both events, scholars will relate historical and cultural facts accompanied by musical examples.
Award: $5,000
TITLE: Working in Utah Radio/Discussion Series
Applicant: Culture Conservation Corp
Abstract: The Culture Conservation Corps (CCC) is producing a five part series of five minute radio documentaries examining the contemporary experience of working in Utah (with an eye towards historical perspective). These documentaries will be aired throughout Utah on public radio. This series will include two public events, one held in Salt Lake City, another in Moab and will feature excerpts from the interviews, and discussion between the scholars, interviewees, and audience. The original interviews will be archived by the CCC and open to qualified researchers for use.
Award: $5,000
Museum Interpretation Grants: Jointly Funded by the Utah Humanities Council and Office of Museum Services
TITLE: DAUGHTERS OF THE UTAH PIONEERS INTERPRETIVE LABELING PROJECT
Applicant: Highland Daughters of the Utah Pioneers Museum (Highland)
Abstract: To create interpretive labels for each artifact in the Highland DUP Museum.
Award: $900
Contact: Kathryn Schramm (801-756-2256; highlandcc2008@msn.com)
TITLE: PERMANENT CHIPPED STONE TOOL EXHIBIT
Applicant: Fremont Indian State Park and Museum (Sevier)
Abstract: To create a permanent exhibit on prehistoric chipped stone tools that will show visitors how and why they were made.
Award: $1,600
Contact: Kari Carlisle (435-527-4631; karicarlisle@utah.gov)
TITLE: DAUGHTERS OF THE UTAH PIONEERS INTERPRETIVE LABELING PROJECT
Applicant: American Fork Relic Hall Daughters of the Utah Pioneers Museum (American Fork)
Abstract: To develop informative labels that will tell the stories behind museum artifacts.
Award: $500
Contact: Karen Adams (801-756-3724; upnadams@afconnect.com)
TITLE: WENDOVER AIRFIELD INTERPRETIVE HISTORY EXHIBIT
Applicant: Historic Wendover Airfield (Wendover)
Abstract: To develop an interpretive exhibit for display in the Airfield's new passenger terminal building.
Award: $2,500
Contact: James Petersen (801-541-8723; jamespetersen@q.com)
TITLE: MYTON MEMORIES ARTIFACT INTERPRETATION
Applicant: Myton Memories Museum (Myton)
Abstract: To develop a permanent system of archiving and interpreting artifacts in the museum.
Award: $2,990
Contact: Kathleen Cooper (435-722-6090; myton2@ubtanet.com)
TITLE: INTERPRETIVE LABELING PROJECT
Applicant: Mona Pioneer Cemetery and Log Cabin (Mona)
Abstract: To inform visitors of the historical importance of the artifacts located in Mona’s historic cemetery and cabin.
Award: $444
Contact: Frank Grover (801-836-8808)
TITLE: ANTIQUE GRANARY INTERPRETIVE LABELING PROJECT
Applicant: Juab Company Daughters of the Utah Pioneers Museum (Nephi)
Abstract: To develop informative labels for the granary on display in the museum
Award: $650
Contact: Bessie Jones (435-623-2019)
TITLE: HISTORIC STEADMAN BARN EXHIBIT PROJECT
Applicant: West Jordan Historical Society Museum (West Jordan)
Abstract: To develop labels and interpretive materials for the museum’s new dairy exhibit housed in the Historic Steadman Barn
Award: $3,000
Contact: Robert Dalley (801-225-3116; Bob@dalley.org)
TITLE: LABEL AND VIDEO INTERPRETATION PROJECT
Applicant: Manti Old City Hall Museum (Manti)
Abstract: To preserve local history for visitors, residents, and future generations through video recordings of local residents and interpretive labels.
Award: $418
Contact: Vern Buchanan (435-835-5711; vern@mantibuchanans.com)
TITLE: DOCENT/VOLUNTEER TRAINING PROGRAM
Applicant: Museum on Peoples and Cultures, Brigham Young University (Provo)
Abstract: To initiate a formal docent and volunteer training program at the museum
Award: $2,000
Contact: Kari Nelson (801-422-0022; mpc_programs@byu.edu)
TITLE: INTERPRETATION OF WILLARDSON COLLECTION
Applicant: Museum of Anthropology, Utah State University (Logan)
Abstract: To interpret ethnographic artifacts from the Middle East, Africa, Russia, Egypt, and Haiti.
Award: $3,000
Contact: Bonnie Pitblado (435-797-1496; Bonnie.Pitblado@usu.edu)
TITLE: DEVELOPMENT OF THE SPRING CREEK CLASSROOM
Applicant: John Hutchings Museum of Natural History (Lehi)
Abstract: To create an exhibit on the historical, cultural, and scientific meanings of plants native to Utah.
Award: $2,000
Contact: Susan Whittaker (801-768-7180; swhittaker@lehi-ut.gov)
Oral History Grants: Jointly Funded by the Utah Humanities Council and Utah State History
 Funds for Oral History Grants are made possible through state appropriations and a special We The People appropriation from Congress to the National Endowment for the Humanities.
Our Story, Your Story: Italian-Americans in Utah
Italian Cultural Center of Utah and KUED, Salt Lake City
A project to collect, transcribe, and film interviews of Italian immigrants and Italian-Americans.
Contact: Joanne Milner (joanne.milner@slcgov.com; 801-535-7388) www.inpiazzautah.com
Grant award: $1,200
Providence City Oral History Project
Providence City Historic Preservation Commission, Providence
Collecting and preserving oral histories of some of Providence’s lifetime residents.
Contact: Karl Seethaler (435-752-3423) www.providencecity.org
Grant award: $1,200
Park City Oral History Project
Park City Historical Society and Museum. Park City
A project to add ten new transcribed oral histories (and indexes) to the museum’s collections.
Contact: Lola Beatlebrox (lola@parkcityhistory.org; 435-649-7457) www.parkcityhistory.org
Grant award: $1,200
Brigham City Oral History Project
Brigham City Museum Gallery and Brigham City Library, Brigham City
Chronicling the history of Brigham City residents, with a special emphasis on war veterans.
Contact: Sue Hill (bclibrarydir@yahoo.com; 435-723-5850)
Grant award: $1,200
Preserving Life Experience
Uintah County Library, Vernal
A project to preserve oral accounts of residents’ life histories, with an emphasis on their experiences in Ashley Valley.
Contact: Doris Burton (dkarren@easilink.com; 435-789-0091) www.uintah.lib.ut.us
Grant award: $1,200
Nurses at War
Brigham Young University College of Nursing, Provo
Archiving and publishing accounts of military nurses involved in the two Persian Gulf wars.
Contact: Patricia Rushton (Patricia_Rushton@byu.edu; 801-422-5375) www.byu.edu/nursesatwar
Grant award: $1,200
LDS Hospital Medical Researchers Oral History Project
IHC Health Services, Salt Lake City
Conducting nine interviews of pioneers in medical research and transcribing the results of those interviews.
Contact: Becky Lloyd (becky.lloyd@ihn.com; 801-408-2180)
Grant award: $2,000
Quick Grants: Funded by the Utah Humanities Council
Quick Grants 2008
Quick Grants 2007
Quick Grants 2006
Albert J. Colton Fellowship for Projects of National or International Scope
Recipient: Kristin Matthews, Brigham Young University
From Uncle Sam to Disney's "Commando Duck": Illustrating War in America
Project is a museum exhibit and symposium on twentieth century war illustration. These events will bring together academics and the public to examine how representations of war reflect and construct particular ideas of Americanness.
Award: $3,500
Delmont Oswald Fellowship for Projects in Utah Studies
Recipient: Melody Graulich, Utah State University
The Education of Wallace Stegner
Project proposes to write the first critical monograph on the writings of Wallace Stegner and explore the themes of education, learning, cultural traditions, knowledge, and books in several of Stegne'rs major works.
Award: $3,500
Graduate Fellowship
Recipient: Jeannine Huenemann, Utah State University
The Folklore of Roald Dahl's Stories for Children
Project will examine the personal papers of writer Roald Dahl to define the origins of the motifs and episodes found in his children's stories.
Award: $1,000
Undergraduate Fellowship
Recipient: No Fellowship awarded
Prior Utah Humanities Council Grant Awards |
