44th Annual Western Literature Association Conference

Western Literature Association

Humanities Discussion

$5,000

This conference will be held in Spearfish, SD, September 30 – October 3, 2009, and will highlight issues taking place in the American West.

4 PM Count

Mt. Marty College

Media

$542

English Professor and Writer-In-Residence at Mt. Marty College, Dr. Jim Reese, will publish 4 PM Count, a collection of poems, prose, and illustrations of inmates at the Yankton Federal Prison Camp.

Auguste Rodin Symposium

Washington Pavilion

Humanities Discussion

$750

The Pavilion’s Visual Art Center will hold a one day symposium feature Rodin: A Magnificent Obsession.  The symposium will explore the effects of Rodin’s innovation and creativity, his place within the history of art, and the significance of his work on shaping art and culture today.

Avera McKennan Centennial Video Project

Avera McKennan Hospital

Media

$5,000

This project seeks to produce quality video about the history of Avera McKennan Hospital, which will explore how the hospital had a social, economic, and medical impact on the development of South Dakota and the Great Plains.

Book Bags on South Dakota Subjects by South Dakota Authors

Brookings Public Library

Media

$4,750

A half dozen current and former professors at SDSU will write materials that will be used in 22 different kinds of book bags.  These will be available electronically to libraries throughout South Dakota.

Brookings “Between Fences” Exhibit

South Dakota Agricultural Heritage Museum

Humanities Discussion

$1,000

The traveling exhibit “Between Fences” depicts the role fences and other natural and social divisions play in the development of America and the world.

Dayton Duncan

South Dakota Public Broadcasting

Humanities Discussion

$1,000

A writers’ workshop exploring the art of historical writing.  The workshop will feature nationally-recognized keynote speaker, Dayton Duncan.

Diverse Education Experience in South Dakota

Geraldine Goes in Center

Research

$500

Research at University of Indiana, Missouri History Museum, and St. John’s Catholic Church in Lawrence, KS, to develop Lakota history for the “Voices from the Past” Speakers’ Bureau program.

Diverse Education Experience in South Dakota

Lilah Pengra

Research

$500

Research at University of Indiana, Missouri History Museum, and St. John’s Catholic Church in Lawrence, KS, to develop Lakota history for the “Voices from the Past” Speakers’ Bureau program.

Elaine Marie Alphin Visit to Brookings Schools

Elkton Public Schools

Humanities Discussion

$3,500

Author Elaine Alphin will share her books and writing experience with area students and adults.  Spanning all ages, she writes children’s stories, biographies, historical fiction, and suspense novels.

Exploring with Custer

Mt. Marty College

Humanities Discussion

$400

A historical presentation on the Custer Expedition of 1874 to the Black Hills.  Humanist Paul Horsted presents with historians Richard Lofthus and James Foster.

Focus on Fall River History Conference

Fall River County Historical Society

Humanities Discussion

$1,000

The project is a one-day history conference emphasizing the history of Fall River County, South Dakota.  It showcases a varied mix of speakers including scholars and local historians.

Great Plains Writers’ Tour

Mt. Marty College

Humanities Discussion

$2,000

Support for a series of reading and discussion programs that explore various arts and humanities components: poetry, performance poetry, and storytelling.

Howard “Between Fences” Exhibit

Miner County Rural Life Museum

Humanities Discussion

$1,000

The traveling exhibit “Between Fences” depicts the role fences and other natural and social divisions play in the development of America and the world.

Immigration…A New Beginning, South Dakota Historical Society History Conference

South Dakota Heritage Fund

Humanities Discussion

$2,190

The annual South Dakota Historical Society History Conference will focus on groups of immigrants that settled in Dakota Territory/South Dakota.

Jazz Diversity Project

Sioux Falls Jazz & Blues Society

Humanities Discussion

$5,000

A project that educates High School students about jazz music through an interactive presentation that combines music performance with American history, humanities, and social science curriculum.

The Lakota Hoop Dance

Children’s Museum of South Dakota

Media

$2,866

This project involves the production of a video in which Dallas Chief Eagle will teach children and their families how to dance the Hoop Dance at the Children’s Museum.

Lakota/Dakota Storytelling Competition

South Dakota State University, Journalism Department

Humanities Discussion

$2,000

Support for the annual Lakota/Dakota Storytelling competition, the tradition of elders telling stories learned from their parents and grandparents.

Making Due: Lessons from the Dirty Thirties

Oscar Micheaux Festival Council

Humanities Discussion

$3,500

Five scholars will present lectures, films, and photographs depicting South Dakota during the Dirty Thirties.  Roundtable discussions, oral histories from the 1930s, guided tour of Dust Bowl areas, and quilt show will be included.

Myra Bradwell

American Association of University Women – Rapid City

Humanities Discussion

$412.60

A presentation in celebration of Women’s History Month of Myra Bradwell (1831-1894), a scene from The Women Lawyers Club.  Bradwell established the Chicago Legal News and became one of the country’s first woman lawyers. 

Oscar Micheaux: Fact or Fiction

Oscar Micheaux Center

Research

$1,500

This project proposes to research newspapers and other archival documentation during the time Oscar Micheaux lived in South Dakota, as well as current biographical materials, to compare and contrast the times with Micheaux’s autobiographical accounts.

Performance Insights

Washington Pavilion

Humanities Discussion

$3,500

This is a discussion program that revolves around the performances in the Washington Pavilion’s annual Husby Series.

Peter Norbeck

Charles Mix County Historical Society

Media

$491.57

A project to preserve important items relating to the history of Geddes, many pertaining to Peter Norbeck, a native of Geddes and one of the most illustrious figures in the state political history.

The Prairie Inside Her

South Dakota Agricultural Heritage Museum

Media

$2,150

This is a poetic look at South Dakota through the eyes of South Dakota women.  They speak about their lives, the land, loss of land and rural culture, why some left and others stayed.  It is a catalyst for conversation about rural culture and a state that has been misunderstood by outsiders.

Prairie Perspectives

South Dakota State University / South Dakota Art Museum

Research

$2,500

South Dakota Art Museum seeks to expand the Visual Thinking Strategies (VTS) pilot initiative from 2005.  Brookings Camelot Schools and others have requested VTS training.

Prairie Perspectives

South Dakota State University / South Dakota Art Museum

Research

$994.62

South Dakota Art Museum seeks to expand the Visual Thinking Strategies (VTS) pilot initiative from 2005.  Brookings Camelot Schools and others have requested VTS training.

South Dakota History Adventures

Pierre Chamber of Commerce

Humanities Discussion

$1,000

A project where students experience historic adventures through boat tours, star shows, and scholars’ stories.  They imagine life as South Dakotans from other times and cultures.

South Dakota Literature Entry

South Dakota State University, English Dept.

Research

$2,000

A publication geared toward those interested in South Dakota literary history (professional scholars, students, and general public). 

Storybook Land Festival

Aberdeen Area Arts Council

Humanities Discussion

$2,550

This project will be held in Storybook Land in Aberdeen, SD, July 25, 2009.  The festival will include authors, professional storytellers, costumed characters, and a variety of entertainment all focused around literature.

Sturgis “Between Fences” Exhibit

Sturgis Arts Council

Humanities Discussion

$1,000

The traveling exhibit “Between Fences” depicts the role fences and other natural and social divisions play in the development of America and the world.

Teaching Lakota Culture

Center for American Indians Research and Native Studies (CAIRNS)

Teachers’ Institute

$20,000

An institute of four 5-day workshops, each focusing on one aspect of Lakota culture.  Participants explore these areas through presentations by scholars, discussion of readings, visits to reservation sites, and the development of topical lesson plans.

West River History Conference

West River History Conference

Humanities Discussion

$1,000

The 17th Annual West River History Conference will be held September 24 – 26, 2009 and will focus on “Women of the West.”

The Wonderful World of Archives

Adams Museum and House

Media

$6,000

An exhibition that will examine the important role that archives play in helping to understand the past, make sense of the present, and contemplate the future.  A series of programs that reinforce the exhibition theme will be offered.

Write Now!  Southern Hills Writers’ Workshop

Southern Hills Arts & Humanities Council

Humanities Discussion

$500

An annual writers’ workshop and seminar weekend in the Southern Black Hills.  The seminars will include practical sessions in writing biographies and copyright law, a fiction and nonfiction writing workshop will be taught by humanities scholars.