The Prairie Landscape

Grant Descriptions for: ILLINOIS HUMANITIES COUNCIL AWARDS MAJOR GRANTS AT FALL BOARD MEETING

Title
Grantee Organization
Award
Blues and the Spirit: A Symposium on the Legacy of Blues and Gospel Music Dominican University $10,000
Cultural Connections: Extending the Capacity and Impact of the Chicago Cultural Alliance The Field Museum $10,000
Discovering the Middle East through Literature and Poetry: A Human Connection Southern Illinois University at Edwardsville $5,000
Documentary: The Curator at Dixon School Chicago Filmmakers $10,000
Expanded Education and Outreach Programming The Renaissance Society $10,000
Rural Midwestern Corridors Eastern Illinois University $5,185
Safe House Reading Group SAFE House $6,747
Silver City: From Boxcars to Split Levels Sauk Valley Community College $10,000
Stateville Book Club John Howard Association $7,500
Story Week Festival Columbia College Chicago $10,000
The American Journey Quincy Symphony Orchestra Association $10,000
The Road to Civil War, 1820-1861 New York Foundation for The Arts $4,000
Voices (Lecture Series) University of Illinois at Chicago $5,000
Waiting to Inhale: Humanities Screenings and Panel Discussions Bay Area Video Coalition $10,000
Web Based Classical Play Genesius Theatre Foundation (Genesius Guild) $5,000