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2003 Grants: Responding to the Community
This is a sampling of the 89 humanities grants
made by the Maine Humanities Council during 2003. Grants are listed by date
awarded. For a complete list and grant guidelines, please visit the grants
section of our or call toll-free 1-866-MEreader. Grants marked with
an asterisk were given in conjunction with the Maine Arts Commission. Funds
for all of the grants were provided through Maine's New Century Community
Program.
Lubec Historical Society, Lubec,
$775
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CJ, shoveling
loose coal. Brushy Creek Mine, Harco, Illinois,
1999. This photograph by documentary photographer Guy Saldanha
of Brunswick was included in a spring exhibit of his work
at the Salt Institute entitled Pursglove: Struggles with Livelihood.
The exhibit was funded by a $1,000 grant from the Maine Humanities
Council.
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LEGISLATIVE ALERT!
At press time, the Maine Legislature was considering LD 1787,
An Act to Support The New Century Community Program.
Sponsored by Representative Joe Bruno and a bipartisan coalition
of legislative supporters, this bill will provide vital new
support for the New Century Community Program, the award-winning
interagency cultural initiative. One part of its many areas
of focus provides funds for the Maine Humanities Council's grant
program. Please contact your Maine legislators and request that
they support LD 1787: the extension of this tried, tested, and
cost-effective solution to cultural funding. For more information,
please contact Erik Jorgensen at the Maine Humanities Council,
207-773-5051.
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An exhibit of and public program about a series
of 1957 aerial photographs of Lubec.
Pejepscot Historical Society, Brunswick, $1,000
Chamberlain Days Symposium
A multi-day series of lectures and programs relating to Civil War
general, Maine Governor and Bowdoin College professor Joshua L. Chamberlain.
Island Institute, Rockland, $500
Island Boat Building Past and Future
Maranacook Community School, Readfield, $280
For conversation & poetry reading with poet Nikki Giovanni.
Brewer Public Library, $500
Read-A-Thon 2003
Osher Map Library,University of Southern Maine, $1,000
Maine Map Day
Public programs related to the 20th International Conference on the
History of Cartography.
Northeast Historic Film, Bucksport, $2,500
Northeast Silent Film Festival
Old Fort Western, Augusta, $3,000
Twelve nationally recognized historians present a series of discussions
on the world of 1754 in observance of the 250th anniversary of Fort
Western.
Portland Harbor Museum, South Portland, $3,000
After the Storm: Exploring Our Maritime Heritage Through the Loss
of the Portland
A symposium to explore the ethics of marine archaeology.
University of Maine at Farmington, $2,000
The United States and Europe: A Troubled Partnership
A three-day conference to examine issues in the troubled partnership
between Europe and the US, with an emphasis on the different perspectives
of international affairs.
Bethel Historical Society, Bethel, $400
Transportation in Maine
A lecture series on Maine's changing forms of transportation.
Raymond Village Library, Raymond, $300
On Hawthorne, at the Hawthorne House
A lecture by Dr. Helen Riesenberg about Nathaniel Hawthorne's experiences
in Rome and their influence on his later writings.
PROP, Portland, $500
Mosaic of Hope Mural Project
An art and history project to create a mural on the new Parkside Neighborhood
Center.
Mission Possible Teen Center, Westbrook, $275
Reading Rounds
A weekly reading and discussion program to promote literacy among
at-risk teenage girls.
Bolduc Correctional Facility, Warren, $500
Six scholar-led reading/discussion groups for inmates.
Charlotte Hobbs Memorial Library, Lovell, $1,430 *
A children's summer program incorporating history, literature,
culture and the arts.
Food AND Medicine, Brewer, $1,500 *
Labor Heritage Mural Project
A community project to create three murals depicting the history and
current status of labor in greater Bangor.
The American Legion, Damariscotta, $1,500 *
On the Bridge-A Community Speaks
An exhibition at Skidompha Library of photographs by Olive Pierce
exploring the complex relationships between peace protesters and "support
the troops" demonstrators who, in the spring of 2003, occupied
the same bridge in Damariscotta.
Central High School, East Corinth, $1,000*
America in Song and Story
A two-day student workshop focusing on history, narrative and song,
culminating in an assembly for the student body and a public concert
in the evening.
Town of Jay, $1,000*
Terre pis Ciel: Festival France de Jay et Livermore Falls
A community festival focused on local history and culture.
The Arts Center at Kingdom Falls, Montville, $1,500*
Artists' Lecture Series-2000
Public lectures and discussions by both well-known and emerging artists
in different media about their creative process and inspirations.
Maine Acadian Heritage Council, Madawaska, $1,500 *
Research and development of a cultural heritage audio tour of the
Saint John Valley.
Southern Maine Labor Council, AFL-CIO, South Portland, $1,000
Remembering Mother Warren
A demonstration project around oral history interviews on the history
of Westbrook's S.D. Warren paper mill.
Musée Culturel du Mont Carmel, Lille, $1,500 *
Evangeline Live
Public programs about the Acadian deportation (le grand dérangement).
Middle Ground, Monson, $1,500*
A multi-media interactive exhibit at Lake Hebron Artisans, focusing
on Maine's historic/present/and future relationship with the woods.
Friends of Colonial Pemaquid, New Harbor, $400
Farm by the Falls, An Archaeological Foray into Early Bristol
Owl's Head Transportation Museum, $1,000
Wright Centennial Series: Celebrating a Century of Powered Flight
A lecture/discussion series and bibliography on those who inspired
the Wright brothers and those who later were inspired by their achievement.
Portland Conservatory of Music, $1,500*
A series of concerts and interactive seminars on the music of the
20th and 21st centuries.
Farnsworth Museum, Rockland, $1,500 *
Clara Neptune Keezer: A Legacy of Passamaquoddy Basket Making
An exhibition of Maine Indian baskets, including a demonstration by
the artist, a slide show and lecture, and a classroom component for
Maine school children.
Opera House Arts, Stonington, $1,000 *
The Singing Bridge Project
A working residency for librettist Beatrix Gates, as part of a four-year
plan to create an original 60-minute opera set on Deer Isle.
Vinalhaven School, $1,000
A Girl's Point of View
A reading and discussion group for middle and high school girls on
the experience of growing up as a girl in America today.
Hudson Museum, University of Maine, Orono, $500
African Origins: Sole Survivors of a Diverse Past
A lecture by Meave Leakey on her 1999 find in Kenya.
Bangor Museum & Center for History, $500
Programs related to an exhibit exploring Bangor's cultural heritage.
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