Cultural Policy listserv
January 9, 2002

Dear Members of the Cultural Policy listserv:

Hello all, and happy new year!  I hope everyone's holidays were peaceful and relaxing.  It has been a couple of weeks since the last update from the Center for Arts and Culture, but conversation on the list has hardly been quiet!  Thanks to everybody for the spirited information and idea exchange at the close of 2001.  We have a lot to report this week, particularly from members of the community who have sent us announcements.  So hang onto your hats!  

In this update please find:

  1. News from the Center -- *Important Administration Information!
  2. Announcements from the Community -- lots of funding opportunities!
  3. News from the Sector
  4. Articles and Publications
  5. Calendar of Events and Opportunities

Best wishes,

Allison Brugg Bawden
abrugg@culturalpolicy.org

News from the Center

  1. WE'VE MOVED!  PLEASE UPDATE YOUR CONTACT LISTS WITH THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION
    The Center for Arts and Culture has settled into new offices in Chinatown.  Due to the move, our servers and phones were down for some time.  If you tried to contact us and found that your messages bounced or our phone was disconnected, we are back up and running.  Please update your files with the following information:

    Center for Arts and Culture
    819 7th Street, NW, Suite 505
    Washington, DC 20001
    phone: (202) 783-5277
    fax: (202) 783-4498
    email: center@culturalpolicy.org
    web: www.culturalpolicy.org

  2. CENTER RELEASES "GLOBALIZATION AND CULTURAL DIPLOMACY"
    "Globalization and Cultural Diplomacy," the fourth issue paper in the Art, Culture & the National Agenda series, has been released. Written by Dr. Harvey Feigenbaum of the George Washington University, "Globalization and Cultural Diplomacy" looks at trade, cultural diplomacy, and foreign policy implications of globalization. Contributors to "Globalization and Cultural Diplomacy" include: Richard Arndt, Past President of the Fulbright Association; William Gilcher, Director of Media Projects US/Canada at the Goethe-Institut Washington; William Glade, Professor of Economics at the University of Texas at Austin; Kevin Mulcahy, Professor of Political Science at Louisiana State University; and Shalini Venturelli, Professor of International Communications at American University. 

    The paper is available for download at http://www.culturalpolicy.org/pubs/globalization.pdf. To receive a print copy, please contact Laura Becker (lbecker@culturalpolicy.org).

  3. ART, CULTURE & THE NATIONAL AGENDA SERIES
    Three issue papers remain in the series. "Creativity, Culture, Education & the Workforce" by Ann Galligan of Northeastern University has gone to press and will be available to you within the next two weeks.  To request a print copy in advance, please contact Laura Becker (lbecker @culturalpolicy.org) with your mailing address.

    Issue papers concerning national investment and access & equity are in the final editorial stages. 

    Previously released issue papers and publications include: 
    Limited numbers of print copies remain of some of these publications. To receive print copies, contact Laura Becker (lbecker@culturalpolicy.org).

  4. CENTER TO RECEIVE $50,000 FROM OPEN SOCIETY INSTITUTE
    The Center for Arts and Culture is pleased to announce that in early 2002 it will receive $50,000 in grant support from the Open Society Institute to more broadly distribute the products produced through the Art, Culture & the National Agenda program, and to continue to communicate findings through meetings, convenings and the Center's new, soon-to-be-launched web site and Cultural Commons project. The Center is grateful to the Open Society Institute for its continued support.

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Announcements from the Community

  1. NEA OFFERS CHALLENGE AMERICA FAST TRACK GRANTS TO FUND COMMUNITY ARTS PROJECTS
    Deadline: Various

    The National Endowment for the Arts (     http://www.nea.gov ) is currently offering funding through its Challenge America initiative to help strengthen families, communities, and the nation through the arts. The initiative challenges America's communities to forge partnerships that will build a healthy and active arts community, and expand understanding about the vital role of the arts in enhancing national creativity, community spirit, and the preservation of America's living artistic cultural heritage.

    The program's goals are to foster arts education and community-wide public outreach initiatives in rural or underserved areas, and to engage artists, arts organizations, and American communities in partnership to make the arts central to community life.

    The Arts Endowment will award approximately 400 grants of $5,000 or $10,000 each for projects that serve rural areas or underserved communities. All grants must be matched one-to-one. Eligible organizations may apply for existing or new projects that address only one of the following priority areas: partnerships between arts organizations and community groups for artists' residencies that provide positive alternatives for youth (Deadline: February 1, 2002); and partnerships between arts organizations and community groups that highlight the potential of the arts to address key community concerns (Deadline: May 1, 2002).

    Every application must be submitted on behalf of a partnership. While the NEA encourages partnerships that involve arts and non-arts sectors, partnerships that involve arts organizations working only with other arts organizations are also eligible.

    Hard copies of guidelines and application forms may be ordered by filling out the Challenge America Fast Track Grants Guidelines Order Form at the NEA Web site.
    http://www.nea.gov/guide/Challenge02/ChallengeIndex.htm
    (Announcement originally appeared in the Chronicle of Philanthropy).

  2. SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION FELLOWSHIP PROGRAM 2002
    Deadline: January 15, 2002

    The Smithsonian Institution encourages access to its collections, staff specialties, and reference resources by visiting scholars, scientists, and students. The Institution offers in-residence appointments for research and study using its facilities, and the advice and guidance of its staff members in fields that are actively pursued by the museums and research organizations of the Institution.

    At present these fields are:

    POSTDOCTORAL Fellowships are offered to scholars who have held the degree or equivalent for less than seven years. SENIOR Fellowships are offered to scholars who have held the degree or equivalent for seven years or more. Applicants must submit a de-tailed proposal including a justification for conducting research in residence at the Institution. The term is 3 to 12 months. Both fellowships offer a stipend of $30,000* per year plus allowances.
    * Earth and Planetary Sciences Senior and postdoctoral stipends are $40,000 per year.

    PREDOCTORAL Fellowships are offered to doctoral candidates who have completed preliminary course work and examinations. The applicant must submit a detailed proposal including a justification for conducting the research in-residence at the Institution. Candidates must have the approval of their universities to conduct doctoral research at the Smithsonian Institution. The term is 3 to 12 months. The stipend is $17,000 per year plus allowances.

    GRADUATE STUDENT Fellowships are offered to students formally enrolled in a graduate program of study, who have completed at least one semester, and not yet have been advanced to candidacy if in a Ph.D. Program. Applicants must submit a proposal for research in a discipline which is pursued at the Smithsonian. The term is 10 weeks; the stipend is $3,700.

    Deadline for submission is January 15, 2002. Stipends are pro-rated for periods of less than twelve months.

    For further information and application forms are available at
    www.si.edu/research+study

    OR Contact:
    Office of Fellowships
    Smithsonian Institution
    750 9th St. NW, Suite 9300
    Washington, D.C.
    20560-0902
    202/275-0655
    E-mail: siofg@ofg.si.edu
    (Please include mailing address for requested materials)
    (Announcement originally appeared in the Chronicle of Philanthropy).
  3. FUND FOR U.S. ARTISTS AT INTERNATIONAL FESTIVALS AND EXHIBITIONS ACCEPTING APPLICATIONS
    Deadline: January 16, May 2, and September 5, 2002

    The Fund for U.S. Artists at International Festivals and Exhibitions, a public-private partnership of the National Endowment for the Arts, the U.S. Department of State, the Pew Charitable Trusts, and the Rockefeller Foundation, with additional support from the Doris Duke Charitable Foundation, is making grants to individual performing artists and performing arts organizations that have been invited to participate in international festivals outside the United States.

    The Fund is particularly interested in supporting applicants invited to festivals in areas of the world where U.S. work is less frequently seen, including Africa, Asia, and Latin America. The Fund supports artists working at a professional level, with U.S. citizenship or permanent resident status. Eligible costs (up to $25,000) supported through the Fund include travel, per diem, international communication costs, shipping, and artist and agent fees.

    Guidelines and application forms are available by mail or at the Arts International Web site.

    Contact:
    Kay Takeda
    Program Manager
    Arts International
    251 Park Avenue South
    New York, NY 10010-7302
    Tel: (212) 674-9744
    Fax: (212) 674-9092
    E-mail: thefund@artsinternational.org
    http://www.artsinternational.org/
    (This announcement originally appeared in the Chronicle of Philanthropy).

  4. KENNEDY CENTER OFFERS FELLOWSHIPS IN ARTS MANAGEMENT
    Deadline: April 1, 2002

    Through the Vilar Institute for Arts Management, the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts ( http://www.kennedy-center.org/ ) offers a comprehensive management-training program for up to ten highly qualified and motivated individuals who aspire to manage performing arts institutions and arts service organizations in both the public and private sectors.

    The one-year program (early September 2002 through late August 2003) includes extensive course work in contemporary business practices and practical management experience in planning, presenting, and producing performing arts programming at an internationally recognized performing arts institution. Fellows have departmental assignments in addition to ongoing course work and will attend performances and complete significant projects within the context of the Kennedy Center.

    Fellows receive a yearly stipend of $18,000. All courses, materials, health insurance, and attendance at selected performances and other educational events at the Kennedy Center are provided as part of the fellowship. Housing during the fellowship is the responsibility of the individual. The U.S. Department of State will provide transportation to and from Washington, D.C., for international fellows only.

    To be eligible, applicants must have a minimum of a bachelor's degree in the arts or a related discipline and at least two years' professional administration experience working with a performing arts organization, or more than five years' experience performing with a professional arts company (theater, dance, music).

    For complete guidelines and to download an application form, visit the Kennedy Center Web site.

    Contact:
    Vilar Institute for Arts Management
    Fellowships
    The Kennedy Center
    Washington, D.C. 20566
    http://www.kennedy-center.org/education/vilarinstitute/fellowships/
    (This announcement originally appeared in the Chronicle of Philanthropy).

  5. GETTY TRUST OFFERS INTERNSHIP OPPORTUNITIES
    Deadline: Various

    Getty internships are offered by several programs of the Getty Trust (http://www.getty.edu/) in Los Angeles, including the Museum, Research Institute, Conservation Institute, and Grant Program. The Trust is currently accepting applications for the following internship opportunities:

    Multicultural Undergraduate Internships at the Getty Center for Summer 2002: Summer Internships are offered in the various programs and administrative departments of the Getty Trust, and are designed to provide training and work experience in areas such as conservation, library collections, publications, museum education, curatorship, grants administration, public programs, site operations, and information technology. Internships are intended specifically for outstanding Los Angeles students who are members of groups currently under-represented in museum professions and fields related to the visual arts and humanities: individuals of African American, Asian, Latino/Hispanic, Native American, and Pacific Islander descent. Internships provide stipends of $3,500 for ten- week summer internships. (Deadline: March 1, 2002.)

    Grants for Multicultural Undergraduate Internships to Los Angeles Museums and Visual Arts Organizations: funding for museums and visual arts organizations in Los Angeles County to support multicultural undergraduate summer internships. (Deadline for organizations: February 1, 2002.)

    Graduate Internships at the Getty Center 2002-03: full-time internships for graduate students who intend to pursue careers in art museums and related fields of the visual arts, humanities, and sciences. To be eligible, applicants must be currently enrolled in a graduate course of study leading to an advanced degree in a field relevant to the internship(s) for which they are applying or have completed a relevant graduate degree since June 2000. Grant amounts are $17,296 for eight months and $25,000 for twelve months. Health benefits and an educational travel allowance of $1,200 are also included. (Deadline: January 4, 2002.)

    For complete guidelines and contact information on each of these programs, please see the Getty Trust's Web site.
    http://www.getty.edu/grants/funding/leadership/internships

  6. OPPORTUNITY AVAILABLE FROM THE AMERICAN ACADEMY OF ARTS & SCIENCE -- VISITING SCHOLARS CENTER
    DEADLINE: JANUARY 21, 2002

    The American Academy of Arts & Sciences announces an opportunity through its new Visiting Scholars Center, opening fall 2002 in Cambridge, Massachusetts. The Center will stimulate and support research conducted by promising younger scholars and practitioners and will foster interaction with Academy Fellows on scholarly and public policy issues. Fields of study include: Humanities, Social Sciences, Statistics, International Relations, Law, Science Policy, Public Policy and related areas.

    Residential Postdoctoral and Junior Faculty Fellowships will be offered to U.S. citizens or permanent residents (see special eligibility for proposals related to work on "Universal Basic and Secondary Education") who can demonstrate that their work promises to make a substantial contribution to one of the Academy's major program areas: Science, Technology, and Global Security; Social Policy and Education, and Humanities and Culture. The Ph.D. or equivalent professional training (e.g. law, public policy) must have been completed within the last 10 years, although exceptional circumstances will be taken into consideration.

    For the 2002-2003 cycle, proposals related to one of the following areas are especially welcome:
    1. Universal Basic and Secondary Education (open to citizens of all nationalities);
    2. Governance of Innovation in Science, Engineering, and Biotechnology;
    3. Rule of Law in Space;
    4. Changing Relationship of Congress and the Supreme Court;
    5. Humanities and American Culture.

    The annual stipend provided by the VSC will be in the range of $35,000 for postdocs. Faculty can receive up to $45,000 (not to exceed one-half of current salary). Scholars will receive office space, computer services, library privileges, and assistance in locating housing. Health benefits can be arranged.

    Applications must be postmarked no later than January 21, 2002. The application must be submitted in its entirety, including:
    1. Completed application form;
    2. A 1500 word project description covering the following:
    · Project's contribution to the field;
    · Status of research you have initiated or completed on this topic;
    · Plan of work to be accomplished at the VSC; and
    · Discussion of how project advances knowledge in relevant Academy areas.
    3. A Curriculum vitae.
    Applicants are responsible for contacting references and ensuring that their letters are mailed to the Academy by January 21, 2002.

    Complete information on this program, and the application form, may be accessed at
    http://www.amacad.org/.

  7. ART NOW -- National Coalition Against Censorship Launches Clearinghouse of Nationwide Artistic Responses to September 11 and Online Discussion Forum Among Artists

    The National Coalition Against Censorship's (NCAC) ART NOW web site (www.ncac.org) is being inaugurated several months after the collapse that shook our private and public worlds. ART NOW is an online register of artistic responses to September 11 and its aftermath in different media as they develop from documentations and memorials to critical explorations of the present and imaginary journeys into other lives and possible futures. It will certainly take more time to transform the initial shock into art. For the time being, a lot of what we see, hear and read tries to come to terms with the event by representing it, by telling the stories of witnesses of the World Trade Center collapse on September 11. The first reaction is to document - to share photographs, to record people's narratives. Documenting serves to forge a collective memory which is also a collective understanding: when we turn a singular event into a story, we are also helping integrate it into the flow of life, to understand how our lives have changed and, thus, to imagine life after the tragedy. 

    By far the largest proportion of art produced immediately after September 11 has been art of commemoration. We have collected only a selection of commemorative art as it is practically impossible to enumerate all of the street memorial shrines, the photographs and paintings of the Twin Towers, the material bearing witness to the labor of firemen and rescue workers. Several months after the attacks, our country is at war and confronting world re-defining political issues. We believe that, besides commemoration, besides the solace provided by beauty, besides the escape of quiet and stately museum spaces, art can offer a greater understanding of ourselves and others, a heightened awareness of daily life, and a necessary political critique. Art can free our perception of set patterns and allow us to see the present differently as well as to imagine alternative futures. The National Coalition Against Censorship's ART NOW web site contains information about concrete responses to the attacks and their aftermath from artists, curators, writers, musicians, and filmmakers, as well as performance spaces, museums and art-related web sites. 

    We are adding projects daily and still looking for work that provides a perspective on the current state of the world as defined by recent events in the United States, Asia, and the Middle East. The ART NOW Discussion Forum http://www.ncac.org/discus/ is concurrently hosting a conversation among artists on the ethical, political and historical aspects of creative expression in times of crisis. Please join us in this conversation http://www.ncac.org/discus/ by posting your own thoughts and questions on the discussion forum (www.ncac.org/discus). And please tell us about your projects - even if they are in the planning stage, even if they are just concepts. This might be a way to find others who will collaborate with you and help you bring your ideas to life. 

    To let us know about your project, contact Rebecca Metzger. Phone: 212.807.6222 x16 / Fax: 212.807.6245 / E-mail: rmetzger@ncac.org. The National Coalition Against Censorship (NCAC) is an alliance of 51 national non-profit organizations, including religious, educational, professional, artistic, labor, and civil rights groups, committed to defending freedom of thought, inquiry, and expression. 

  8. World Bank Creates Development Gateway Foundation Gateway Portal Includes Culture & Development Site
    http://www.developmentgateway.org/node/130613/

    Last month the World Bank launched the Development Gateway Foundation -- an operating trust that will focus on ICT and the digital divide. The event was attended by representatives from over 30 countries and organizations.

    The Development Gateway Foundation is a not-for-profit organization whose core objectives are to reduce poverty and support sustainable development through the use of ICT. The Foundation seeks to create partnerships to support ICT capacity, move ideas and innovations for ICT into prototypes and applications that will be tested in the field, and bring the benefits of the ICT revolution to the poorest communities -- those most affected by the digital divide. The Foundation's four key programs are:
    For more information on the Development Gateway Foundation, please visit http://www.dgfoundation.org. In addition to serving as managing director of the Culture and Development site on the Gateway portal, I will be setting up the Development Gateway Foundation. I would very much appreciate information on how I might obtain studies on options for structuring international grants or a survey of grant making structures across foundations. If you have not had to chance to visit the Culture and Development site yet, please do so. It now contains over 700 documents you can access on culture including articles, policy documents, case studies and useful websites that cover such key issues as economics of culture, cultural policy, cultural tourism, heritage in peril, arts, crafts & media, cultural management, heritage preservation, and documentation practices. When you visit the Culture and Development topic page, I would encourage you to click on "Become a member" located to the left in the member directory box. By doing so you will be informed whenever new content is added to the page. You can also add content to the site by clicking on "Add it here".

  9. FUNDING AVAILABLE FOR LIBRARIES AND MUSEUMS: IMLS Calls for National Leadership Grant Applications

    In 2001, the federal Institute of Museum and Library Services awarded over $14.5 million in National Leadership Grants to museums, libraries, professional museum and library service organizations, and museum-library partnerships. IMLS encourages all eligible museums and libraries to apply for 2002 National Leadership Grant funds. Applicants may request up to $500,000. Guidelines, successful proposals, and application forms are available on the IMLS Web site at: http://www.imls.gov or by mail. You can contact IMLS at 1100 Pennsylvania Ave., NW, Washington, DC. 202-606-8536, email: info@imls.gov.

    The National Leadership Grant program is IMLS' most innovative competitive grant program. Applicants should develop proposals that encourage creativity in providing public service, meet community needs, and use technology innovatively. Projects that can be replicated nationally, provide broader public access to collections, and that extend the impact of federal funds through collaborations are also encouraged.

    Important! Specific priorities for 2002 proposals have been established for each of the grant categories summarized below. Among the new priorities are:
    Please contact the program officer (contact info follows each summary) for each category's priorities.

    National Leadership Grants for Libraries

    EDUCATION AND TRAINING. This grant program supports training and education in library and information science, including traineeships, institutes, graduate fellowships and other programs. Education and training proposals should address recruitment and retention issues as well as intended learning outcomes. Jeanne McConnell, jmcconnell@imls.gov. Applications due February 1.

    RESEARCH AND DEMONSTRATION. This grant program encourages strong proposals for research in library science and for demonstration projects to test potential solutions to problems in real-world situations. Preservation or Digitization of Library Materials helps to preserve and/or digitize library resources. Applicants for preservation projects should describe the significance of the materials proposed for preservation or digitization (or both) and, if applicable, any innovative approaches. Refer to program guidelines for additional requirements for digitization projects. Martha Crawley, mcrawley@imls.gov. Applications due February 1.

    PRESERVATION OR DIGITIZATION. Preservation or Digitization of Library Materials grants helps preserve and/or digitize library resources. Applicants for preservation projects should describe the significance of the materials proposed for preservation or digitization (or both) and, if applicable, any innovative approaches. Refer to program guidelines for additional requirements for digitization projects. Martha Crawley, mcrawley@imls.gov. Applications due February 1.

    National Leadership Grants for Museums:

    MUSEUMS ONLINE. This grant program is designed specifically to encourage innovative uses of technology by museums. Applicants are encouraged to develop projects of national significance, which demonstrate how digital technologies can be used to increase knowledge and extend valuable services and opportunities to all Americans. Christine Henry, chenry@imls.gov Applications due March 1.

    MUSEUMS IN THE COMMUNITY. This grant program supports museum-community partnerships that improve the quality of community life. Priority will be given to applicants that will develop long-term partnerships and address documented community needs. Christine Henry, chenry@imls.gov. Applications due March 1.

    PROFESSIONAL PRACTICES. These grants support programs that address core museum practices such as strategic planning, professional training, and leadership development. Priority will be given to projects that investigate museum issues, address technology trends in museum operations, and develop model programs of partnership between museum associations and museums. Christine Henry, chenry@imls.gov. Applications due March 1.

    National Leadership Grants for Library-Museum Collaboration:
    LIBRARY-MUSEUM COLLABORATIONS. These grants support innovative projects that demonstrate how museums and libraries can work together to expand their services to the public. Emphasis should be given to serving the community, using technology, and/or enhancing education. Either the museum or the library may be the lead applicant. jmcconnell@imls.gov. Applications are due April 1.

    About the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) - IMLS is an independent Federal agency that fosters leadership, innovation, and a lifetime of learning by supporting the nation's museums and libraries. Created by the Museum and Library Services Act of 1996, P.L. 104-208, IMLS administers the Library Services and Technology Act and the Museum Services Act. IMLS has an annual budget of approximately $230 million. The Institute receives policy advice from two Presidentially appointed, Senate confirmed entities: the National Commission for Libraries and Information Science and the National Museum Services Board. For more information, including grant applications, contact IMLS at 1100 Pennsylvania Ave., NW, Washington, D.C. 202-606-8536, or http://www.imls.gov.

  10. GUIDELINES ANNOUNCED FOR 2002 SAVE AMERICA'S TREASURES HISTORIC PRESERVATION FUND
    Deadline: April 5, 2002

    Applications are invited for the Save America's Treasures Grants to help preserve America's cultural heritage. This federal grant program is administered by the National Park Service, in partnership with the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) ( http://www.nea.gov/ ).

    Grants are available for preservation and/or conservation work on nationally significant intellectual and cultural artifacts and nationally significant historic structures and sites. Intellectual and cultural artifacts include artifacts, collections, documents, monuments, and works of art. Historic structures and sites include historic districts, sites, buildings, structures, and objects.

    Each federal Save America's Treasures Grant requires a dollar-for-dollar non-federal match. The minimum grant request for collections projects is $50,000 (federal share); the minimum grant request for historic property projects is $250,000 (federal share). The maximum grant request for all projects is $1 million (federal share).

    Eligible applicants include federal agencies funded by the Department of the Interior and Related Agencies Appropriations Act; nonprofit, tax-exempt 501(c)(3) organizations in the U.S.; units of state or local government; and federally recognized Indian Tribes.

    For complete eligibility and application guidelines, see the NEA Web site.
    http://www.nea.gov/partner/SAT2002B.html
    (This announcement originally appeared in Philanthropy News Digest's RFP Bulletin).

  11. AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF SCHOOL LIBRARIANS OFFERS AWARDS FOR 2002
    Deadline: February 1, 2002, unless otherwise noted

    The American Association of School Librarians ( http://www.ala.org/aasl/ ) has announced that it will make $51,000 in awards, grants, and scholarships available in 2002. Applications and nominations currently are being accepted for the following programs:

    AASL Collaborative School Library Media Award: $2,500 award to encourage collaboration and partnerships between school library media specialists and teachers in meeting educational goals (applicants must be AASL personal members).

    AASL/Highsmith Research Grant: up to $5,000 to support research aimed at measuring and evaluating the impact of school library media programs on learning and education (applicants must be AASL personal members).

    ABC-CLIO Leadership Grant: up to $1,750 for school library media associations that are AASL affiliates for planning and implementing leadership programs at the state, regional, or local levels.

    Distinguished School Administrators Award: $2,000 to a school administrator for developing an exemplary school library media program and making an outstanding and sustained contribution to advancing the role of the school library media center (nominations must be made by AASL personal members).

    Distinguished Service Award: $3,000 award recognizing a librarian who has made an outstanding contribution to school librarianship and school library development (nominations must be made by AASL personal members).

    Frances Henne Award: a $1,250 award given to a school library media specialist with five or fewer years in the profession to attend an AASL conference or ALA Annual Conference for the first time (applicants must be AASL personal members).

    Information Technology Pathfinder Award: $1,500 award to recognize library media specialists for innovative approaches to information technology in the school library media center in two categories -- elementary (K-6) and secondary (7-12) (applicants must be AASL personal members).

    Intellectual Freedom Award: $2,000 to the recipient and $1,000 to the media center of the recipient's choice to recognize a personal member of AASL who has upheld the principles of intellectual freedom.

    School Librarian's Workshop Scholarship: $3,000 awarded to a full-time student preparing to become a school library media specialist at the preschool, elementary, or secondary level (deadline: March 1, 2002).

    See the AASL Web site for program guidelines and information on obtaining application forms.

    Contact:
    AASL Awards Program
    50 E. Huron Street
    Chicago, IL 60611
    Tel: (800) 545-2433, ext. 4383
    E-mail: aasl@ala.org
    http://www.ala.org/aasl/awards.html
    (This announcement originally appeared in Philanthropy News Digest's RFP Bulletin).

  12. AMERICAN LIBRARY ASSOCIATION ANNOUNCES DEADLINES FOR 2002 LIVE! @ YOUR LIBRARY GRANTS
    Deadline: January 15, March 15, July 30, 2002

    The American Library Association's LIVE! @ Your Library provides grant opportunities to libraries and partnering organizations to present cultural programs for adult and family audiences in libraries. Featuring live appearances by literary, visual and performing artists, local LIVE! programs explore important issues and ideas, such as families in art and literature; the effects of migration and immigration on discovering one's self; sports and the arts; and the art of biography.

    For more information, see:
    http://fdncenter.org/pnd/rfp/rfp_item.jhtml?id=1900015
    (This announcement originally appeared in Philanthropy News Digest's RFP Bulletin).
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News from the Sector

Articles Related to September 11

  1. In "Cataclysmic Changes in Art?" The Washington Post asks whether there is any coherence to the artistic responses of "professional" artists in this time of tragedy and loss. The article takes an historic look at other challenging times and artists' responses then.
    http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A35680-2001Dec28.html

  2. In "Arts in the Aftermath" The Christian Science Monitor looks at the ways artists are reexamining their motivations and responsibilities. http://www.csmonitor.com/2001/1228/p13s1-alar.html
  3. The New York Times looks at post-September 11 revenue loses among New York's non-profit theatres
    http://www.nytimes.com/2002/01/06/arts/theater/06FIFE.html?todaysheadlines
  4. In "In Search of a Truly American Film" the Los Angeles Times looks at Washington's requests to Hollywood movie producers to "make movies that champion American values and enshrine the American spirit." But what would this kind of film actually look like?
    http://www.calendarlive.com/top/1,1419,L-LATimes-Calendar-X!ArticleDetail-49556,00.html

  5. Alexander Calder's Bent Propeller has been salvaged from the World Trade Center wreckage and taken to an underground facility in New Jersey. While many question whether it is "still art," others believe that objects from the tower buildings have taken on new artistic and cultural meaning. The Washington Post explores discussion around what to do with the sculpture
    http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A6419-2002Jan6.html

Access & Equity

  1. On January 8, the Supreme Court reached a landmark decision concerning the 1990 Americans with Disabilities Act. Reuters reports that the Court ruled to restrict employee's disability claims, interpreting that the ADA only protects disabled individuals from discrimination regarding "physical impairments that prevented them from carrying out tasks important to daily life." In the coming months, we'll look to see whether this ruling has affected disabled individuals working in the cultural sector. 
    http://news.cnet.com/news/0-1005-200-8407357.html?tag=dd.ne.dht.nl-hed.0
  2. Jeff Chester and Gary Larson have an interesting piece in The Nation called "Something Old, Something New" about the growing artificiality of the distinction between old and new media. While the dichotomy may be neat, "old media" enterprises have more than made their presence felt online and are waging battles to regulate "new media" under the "old media" regime. Strong public interest policies are crucial:
    http://www.thenation.com/doc.mhtml?i=20020107&s=chester

  3. In "Who's Holding Back Broadband?" Larry Lessig sounds off in the Washington Post on how broadband deployment could help pull the U.S. out of the recession by offering a new platform to creators and innovators. Why has the U.S. been so slow to embrace broadband technologies in comparison to other countries? Lessig suggests taking a look at the American copyright regime for answers. http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A11361-2002Jan7.html

  4. The New York Times reports that people are willing to pay for satellite radio. How will this affect AM and FM local broadcasters?
    http://www.nytimes.com/2002/01/07/technology/ebusiness/07RADI.html

  5. TV Guide reports that a "Gay Network Could Debut Within a Year: ShowTime and MTV Would Develop it for Viacom. Others Considering, Too"
    http://tvguide.com/magazine/robins/020107.asp

  6. The Council on Library and Information Resources announced that it has been selected to administer the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation's international library award, Access to Learning, which recognizes libraries' (and comparable organizations') commitment to providing free public access to information. The award includes a grant of up to $1 million. 
    http://www.clir.org/pubs/press/gates.html

  7. Freedom of speech, access to cultural material and preservation collide in a story at Salon. "When Michael Moore's publisher insisted he rewrite his new book to be less critical of President Bush, it took an outraged librarian to get it back in the stores."
    http://www.salon.com/books/feature/2002/01/07/moore/index.html

  8. The Christian Science Monitor looks at the professionalization of public access television and the gains it is making in prestige and viewership.
    http://www.csmonitor.com/2002/0102/p1s4-usgn.html

  9. In The Washington Post, "Going Against the Graying: Arts Groups Aim for Young Patrons"
    http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A13104-2001Dec21.html

  10. Can the web acknowledge geographic borders and adjust accordingly? One UK gambling site is showing that it can, and its implications for the future of the web are fundamental. "For much of its life, the Internet has been seen as a great democratizing force, a place where nobody needs know who or where you are. But that notion has begun to shift in recent months, as governments and private businesses increasingly try to draw boundaries around what used to be borderless Internet to deal with legal, commercial and terrorism concerns." WashTech.com at The Washington Post reports. 
    http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A59227-2002Jan3.html
  11. The L.A. Times reports on the way that the continuing shutdown of Department of Interior web sites is affecting the American public: http://www.latimes.com/technology/la-000000666jan03.story?coll=la%2Dheadlines%2Dtechnology

  12. The San Francisco Chronicle reports that changes at a Bay Area NBC affiliate have left 2.4 million people without access to one of the nation's four major television networks. 
    http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?file=/c/a/2002/01/04/MN227474.DTL

  13. The New York Times reports that Broadway Inner Circle, the company that sells the $480 premium tickets to "The Producers" is trying "to add other shows to their high-priced ticket plan, which has outraged many theatergoers." 
    http://www.nytimes.com/2002/01/04/arts/theater/04BROA.html

Community

  1. In "A Blight on the Town: Attendance and Giving Fall Off" The Washington Post looks at the post-September 11 decline in tourism, particularly its effects on the Smithsonian and smaller arts groups
    http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A34860-2001Dec28.html

  2. The San Fernando Times reports on a Catholic group's protests against a Napa museum's exhibit "featuring defecating ceramic figurines of the pope, nuns and angels." 
    http://www.nandotimes.com/entertainment/story/212321p-2050251c.html

  3. The Washington Post reports that the Shakespeare Theatre is considering construction of another $75 million building downtown
    http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/style/columns/backstage/A11383-2002Jan7.html

  4. Philanthropy News Digest reports on research out of Chicago -- Chicago nonprofits have not seen a substantial decline in donations post-September 11 
    http://fdncenter.org/pnd/news/story.jhtml?id=4200034
  5. Last year, Chicagoans collectively read To Kill a Mockingbird. The Chicago Tribune reports on the enthusiasm surrounding year two of the initiative, and the difficulty in selecting a book. 
    http://www.chicagotribune.com/features/lifestyle/chi-0201090034jan09.story?coll=chi%2Dleisuretempo%2Dhed

Creativity & the Law

  1. 1. The New York Times' " The Future of Ideas: Protecting the Old With Copyright Law" looks at the controversy surrounding edits to digitally released materials, even when the edited versions are not for sale. Larry Lessig talks about the difference between the open source movement and what he deems legitimate copyright protections. 
    http://www.nytimes.com/2002/01/06/books/review/06ZALEWST.html?todaysheadlines

  2. This week's Future of Music conference has garnered a lot of media attention for the issues surrounding music policy and the music industry in a time of transition because of innovations in music delivery systems and packaging.
  3. In The San Fernando Times, merchandising versus art: the Supreme Court has refused to hear the case of an artist who claims the t-shirts he created using the likenesses of the Three Stooges was art, not merchandising. With the court's refusal, the artist may make restitution to the heirs of the stooges and pay their legal costs. 
    http://www.nandotimes.com/entertainment/story/212841p-2056134c.html

Education & the Creative Workforce

  1. On January 8, the President signed the comprehensive education bill. The bill largely focuses on accountability for failing schools, improving reading, math and science education, and providing access to good education in underserved areas. Subpart 15 of the bill, section 5551 is "Assistance for Arts Education." Here is the text (from Thomas http://thomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/query/D?c107:6:./temp/~c107GK3wSD::t:)

    1. PURPOSES- The purposes of this subpart are the following:
      1. To support systemic education reform by strengthening arts education as an integral part of the elementary school and secondary school curriculum.
      2. To help ensure that all students meet challenging State academic content standards and challenging State student academic achievement standards in the arts.
      3. To support the national effort to enable all students to demonstrate competence in the arts.
    2. AUTHORITY- The Secretary is authorized to make grants to, or enter into contracts or cooperative agreements with, eligible entities described in subsection (c).
    3. ELIGIBLE ENTITIES- The Secretary may make assistance available under subsection (b) to each of the following eligible entities:
      1. State educational agencies.
      2. Local educational agencies.
      3. Institutions of higher education.
      4. Museums or other cultural institutions.
      5. Any other public or private agencies, institutions, or organizations.
    4. USE OF FUNDS- Assistance made available under this subpart may be used for any of the following:
      1. Research on arts education.
      2. Planning, developing, acquiring, expanding, improving, or disseminating information about model school-based arts education programs.
      3. The development of model State arts education assessments based on State academic achievement standards.
      4. The development and implementation of curriculum frameworks for arts education.
      5. The development of model inservice professional development programs for arts educators and other instructional staff.
      6. Supporting collaborative activities with Federal agencies or institutions involved in arts education, arts educators, and organizations representing the arts, including State and local arts agencies involved in arts education.
      7. Supporting model projects and programs in the performing arts for children and youth through arrangements made with the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts.
      8. Supporting model projects and programs by Very Special Arts which assure the participation in mainstream settings in arts and education programs of individuals with disabilities.
      9. Supporting model projects and programs to integrate arts education into the regular elementary school and secondary school curriculum.
      10. Other activities that further the purposes of this subpart.
    5. SPECIAL RULE- If the amount made available to the Secretary to carry out this subpart for any fiscal year is $15,000,000 or less, then such amount shall only be available to carry out the activities described in paragraphs (7) and (8) of subsection (d).
    6. CONDITIONS- As conditions of receiving assistance made available under this subpart, the Secretary shall require each entity receiving such assistance--
      1. to coordinate, to the extent practicable, each project or program carried out with such assistance with appropriate activities of public or private cultural agencies, institutions, and organizations, including museums, arts education associations, libraries, and theaters; and
      2. to use such assistance only to supplement, and not to supplant, any other assistance or funds made available from non-Federal sources for the activities assisted under this subpart.
    7. CONSULTATION- In carrying out this subpart, the Secretary shall consult with Federal agencies or institutions, arts educators (including professional arts education associations), and organizations representing the arts (including State and local arts agencies involved in arts education).

  2. At the Chicago Reader, a look at the National Writers Union's health insurance woes -- an interesting commentary on the situation for the self-insured, an issue for many artists. 
    http://www.chireader.com/hottype/2002/020104_2.html

  3. The Writers Guild of America has filed comments with the FCC concerning vertical integration in the television industry. The WGA claims that "Fewer companies owning more stations, networks, cable outlets, satellites and product will not mean better television, it will only mean less diverse and less creative programming -- ultimately it will mean a higher bill to watch television." The WGA is predominantly concerned that an even greater degree of vertical integration would mean less opportunity for television writers. 
    http://www.wga.org/whatsnew_index.html

Globalization

  1. The Chicago Tribune reports on this years "Cultural Capitals" selected by the European Union:
    http://www.chicagotribune.com/travel/chi-0112300306dec30.story?coll=chi%2Dtravel%2Dhed

Heritage & Preservation

  1. The New York Times reports that the Library of Congress has signed a new contract with a Pittsburgh preservation technologies firm to remove the acid from the paper of millions of the library's books. 
    http://www.nytimes.com/2002/01/01/politics/01LIBR.html

  2. In "Treasure Hunters Beware!" UNESCO Sources reports on a new UNESCO convention that bans underwater treasure hunting (shipwrecks, etc.) and recommends that underwater archaeological sites be left undisturbed.
    http://www.unescosources.org/news/fullstory.php/aid/378/Treasure_Hunters_Beware_.html

  3. The L.A. Times reports that "The historical and religious significance of a tiny, ancient wall carving that might be bulldozed to make way for 2,500 homes has prompted growing debate between local American Indian groups and Irvine Co. [the developer]."
    http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-000000547jan03.story?coll=la%2Dheadlines%2Dcalifornia%2Dmanual

  4. The New York Times reports on the continuing legal battle between Quechan Tribal Council and the Bureau of Land Management. The BLM under Gale Norton (Bush Administration) has reversed a decision made by the BLM under Bruce Babbitt (Clinton Administration), allowing the digging of a gold mine. The tribe claims that digging in this area would "irreparably harm the environment of the Quechan ancestral lands"
    http://www.nytimes.com/2002/01/07/business/media/07BOOK.html?todaysheadlines

  5. In the L.A. Times, "Instant Culture for Sale: Bankruptcy has meant an uncertain fate for the huge Polaroid collection of images capturing a nation and an art form in flux" 
    http://www.calendarlive.com/top/1,1419,L-LATimes-Calendar-X!ArticleDetail-49441,00.html

  6. The Philadelphia Inquirer reports on an Afghan doctor who, using watercolors, doctored hundreds of paintings deemed un-Islamic by the Taliban, saving them from destruction. 
    http://inq.philly.com/content/inquirer/2002/01/06/arts_and_entertainment/PAINTINGS06.htm

  7. From the Associated Press, "Turkey Accuses Saudi Arabia of Engaging in Taliban-Like 'Cultural Massacre' of Ottoman Treasure" -- Saudi authorities demolished the al-Ajyad Castle and other 200 + year old buildings in Mecca to make way for a hotel complex.
    http://ap.tbo.com/ap/breaking/MGARSWFN6WC.html

  8. The New Yorker looks at New York's new American Folk Art Museum and investigates the word folk -- who are folk? What is their art?
    http://www.newyorker.com/THE_CRITICS/THE_ART_WORLD/?020114craw_artworld

  9. Canada wants to invest in building a national cultural infrastructure on the web. But how? In "Preserving Our Heritage Via the Web," The Toronto Star reports on the challenges. http://www.thestar.com/NASApp/cs/ContentServer?pagename=thestar/Layout/Article_Type1&c=Article&cid=1010358151921&call_page=TS_Entertainment&call_pageid=968867495754&call_pagepath=Entertainment/News&col=969483191630

National Investment

  1. Before the holidays, we learned that the Senate had confirmed Michael Hammond as the new chairman of the National Endowment for the Arts. The New York Times takes an in depth look at Mr. Hammond's background and changes in the agency in "A New Chief in at a Changed National Endowment for the Arts." 
    http://www.nytimes.com/2001/12/22/arts/22NEA.html?todaysheadlines
  2. From Philanthropy News Digest, "Venture Philanthropy Falls Short of Its Early Promises" 
    http://fdncenter.org/pnd/news/story.jhtml?id=3900016

  3. The National Post (Canada) provides an interesting perspective on the Canadian system of arts and cultural support, and why that system may be too political to be effective. 
    http://www.nationalpost.com/commentary/columnists/story.html?f=/stories/20011222/943320.html

  4. In the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, a new grant program initiated by the Heinz Endowments will support individual artists who "collaborate on a project with a Pittsburgh arts organization." The program, Creative Heights, represents a new way of funding individual artists.
    http://www.postgazette.com/ae/20020103artists0103p3.asp

  5. The New York Times reports on its planned art auction to benefit the Neediest Cases Fund, a charity established in the wake of declining charitable donations post September 11. 
    http://www.nytimes.com/2002/01/05/arts/design/05AUCT.html

  6. This week, the San Francisco Foundation made $1.4 million in grants to Bay Area nonprofit organizations. Philanthropy News Digest reports that $430,500 of this sum were arts and culture awards. 
    http://fdncenter.org/pnd/news/story.jhtml?id=4100042

Technology's Effects on Culture

  1. In " The Iliad as Techie Odyssey" Wired reports on a project of UCLA's School of Theater, Film and Television that retells The Iliad incorporating "online community, video feeds, digitally projected images, an interactive floor show, and, oh yes, actors."
    http://www.wired.com/news/culture/0,1284,49197,00.html

  2. Is "information technology" a language? Some educators in India believe it is, allowing students to study information technology as a subject that can be substituted to meet the second language requirement. Read about it in Wired. 
    http://www.wired.com/news/culture/0,1284,49274,00.html

  3. In "Turning Snooping into Art" Wired reports on how "Carnivore, the FBI's infamous Internet surveillance program, has become an inspiration to a group of the Web's leading artists." Artists "have crafted programs that create audiovisual representations of data traffic that's observed and hijacked from a local area network." 
    http://www.wired.com/news/culture/0,1284,49439,00.html?tw=wn20020105

  4. In The Christian Science Monitor, learning how to make art -- online. 
    http://www.csmonitor.com/2002/0108/p15s1-lecs.html

The Shape of the Creative Sector

  1. USA Today asks, "Is Commercialization Hurting the Net?" 
    http://www.usatoday.com/life/cyber/tech/2001/12/26/commercialization-net.htm

  2. Grantmakers for Effective Organizations, an affinity group of the Council on Foundations, has gotten off the ground having hired its first executive director. Both the organization (http://www.geofunders.org/main/index.htm) and its 2002 conference here in Washington (http://www.geofunders.org/geo2002/index.htm) look worthwhile.

  3. In the Los Angeles Times, "From a commercial and perhaps even cultural perspective, few enterprises may be more influential, and less understood, than Nielsen, which provides the television ratings that networks and media buyers rely upon to negotiate advertising rates." And changes are afoot. 
    http://www.calendarlive.com/top/1,1419,L-LATimes-TV-X!ArticleDetail-49185,00.html

  4. MobyLives does its year in review calling the "creepy revolution that has been transforming the business [publishing] most radically since the mid-90s or so - the eradication of independent publishing houses and booksellers by massive, international 'mass-media' conglomerates". . . "the over-riding story of our recent literary times." 
    http://www.mobylives.com/2001_review.html

  5. The American Prospect wants to know: why American architecture is so boring? 
    http://www.prospect.org/print/V12/22/goldhagen-s.html

  6. The Christian Science Monitor has an interesting article on Americans' growing interest in "roots music" -- folk, country, bluegrass, and the roots music of other countries. 
    http://www.csmonitor.com/2002/0104/p13s1-almp.html
  7. At Salon, an article on the drive to license software innovation in search of profit is limiting the spread of software that "could be of universal benefit." If the Internet had been licensed, would the creativity it generated have been lost?
    http://www.salon.com/tech/feature/2002/01/04/university_open_source/index.html?x

  8. In The New York Times, is Robert Redford's true cultural legacy Sundance? The Sundance Institute turns 20.
    http://www.nytimes.com/2002/01/06/movies/06REXE.html?todaysheadlines

  9. In "Price Cutting and Oversupply Imperil Art Book Houses" The New York Times looks at the retrenchment of the industry
    http://www.nytimes.com/2002/01/07/business/media/07BOOK.html?todaysheadlines

  10. The New York Post looks at American theater and politics in historical perspective to comment on why Tony Kushner and August Wilson are exceptional. 
    http://www.nypost.com/entertainment/38273.htm
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Articles and Publications

  1. Metacuture: How Culture Moves Through the World. By Greg Urban and Benjamin Lee. University of Minnesota Press, November 2001. 

    "It is one thing to comprehend how culture makes its way through the world in those cases where something old is reproduced in the same physical shape-where, for example, a song is sung or a story retold. It is another thing altogether, as Greg Urban demonstrates, to think about modern cultural motion when something new is created-a new song or a new story. And this, the creating of new culture, is the overarching value of the contemporary world, as well as the guiding principle of the capitalist entrepreneur." amazon.com
    http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/081663842X/ref=pd_huc_mri/102-1800905-6024910

  2. The Cultural Creatives: How 50 Million People Are Changing the World. By Paul H. Ray and Sherry Ruth Anderson. Three Rivers Press, October 2000. 

    Cultural Creative is a term coined by Ray and Anderson to describe people whose values embrace a curiosity and concern for the world, its ecosystem, its peoples; an awareness of and activism for peace and social justice; and an openness to self-actualization through spirituality, psychotherapy, and holistic practices. Cultural Creatives do not just take the money and run; they don't want to defund the National Endowment for the Arts; and they do want women to get a fairer shake -- not in the United States, but around the globe. On the basis of Ray and Anderson's research, about 50 million Americans are Cultural Creatives, a group that includes people of all races, ages and classes. This subculture could have enormous social and political clout, the authors argue, if only it had any consciousness of itself as a cohesive unit, a society of fellow travelers. The husband and wife team wrote the book to "hold up a mirror" to the members of this vast but diffuse group, to show them they are not alone and that they can reshape society to make it more authentic, compassionate and engaged.
    http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0609808451/qid=1007744405/sr=1-1/ref=sr_1_10_1/102-1800905-6024910
  3. Anthropology of Media: A Reader. Richard R. Wilk and Kelly Michelle Askew, editors. Blackwell Publishers, August 2001. 

    "The Anthropology of Media: A Read is an unprecedented collection of articles that, taken together, define the emergent field of the anthropology of mass media. Anthropologists -- traditionally hailed as interpreters of cultural "Others" - no longer serve as the primary interlocutors for the communities with which they work. Owing to the spread of mass media and new forms of expression and communication, anthropologists have been displaced by CNN, Hollywood, the Internet and other global media in presenting and representing unfamiliar cultures to the majority of our world. People everywhere are seeing and hearing themselves and others in new ways, and have picked up these media to use for their own purposes. The Anthropology of Media offers a critical overview of how mass media represent and construct both Western and non-Western cultures. By drawing on the recent explosion of culture and media studies and moving beyond earlier anthropological emphases on ethnographic film, this volume heralds the emergence of a new field and brings its key literature together for the first time." - amazon.com http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0631220941/ref=pd_huc_mri/102-1800905-6024910
  4. Policy and Law in Heritage Conservation. Robert Picakrd, editor. E & F N Spon, February 2001. 

    "This book has been developed in association with the Cultural Heritage Department of the Council of Europe. It examines key themes and objectives for the protection of the architectural and archaeological heritage in a range of European countries. The analysis of individual countries an the group as a whole gives an assessment of how advanced current mechanisms are and the ongoing problems that remain to be managed in order to safeguard the 'common heritage'. " -- amazon.com http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/041923280X/qid=1007744995/sr=1-1/ref=sr_1_12_1/102-1800905-6024910
  5. Social Capital as a Policy Resource. John D. Montgomery and Alex Inkeles, editors. Kluwer Academic Publishers, February 2001.
    http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0792372735/qid%3D1007745191/ref%3Dsr%5F11%5F0%5F1/102-1800905-6024910
  6. The Politics of the Arts in Britain. By Clive Gray. January 2001. 

    "An overview and analysis of the politics of the arts in Britain since 1945, and especially since 1979. The changing nature of arts politics will be examined in the light of developments at the local, regional, national and European Union levels. Case-studies will be used to illustrate how central government attempts to commodify arts policy have been undertaken, and what the consequences of these attempts have been." - amazon.com
    http://s1.amazon.com/exec/varzea/ts/exchange-glance/Y01Y6991612Y0689326/qid=1007745657/sr=1-1/104-3578333-3520752
  7. Recognising Culture - A Series of Briefing Papers on Culture and Development. Published by: Comedia, the Department of Canadian Heritage and UNESCO

    Culture is increasingly recognised as crucial to human development. Development processes which fail to recognise this, which simplistically divide people's resources from their aspirations, or their health from how they feel, struggle to produce lasting improvements. This collection of essays has been gathered as a contribution to this thinking principally for people working in development and the specialists in various disciplines who support them, rather than for professionals in culture, or, indeed, in culture and development. It is a basic introduction to some of the connections between culture and development, opening up questions and debates without providing final answers. Contributors: Danielle Cliche, Nestor Garcia Canclini, Helen Gould, Kit Grauer, Karim H. Karim, Don Krug, Charles Landry, Yohanna Loucheur, Elizabeth MacKinnon, François Matarasso, James Sengendo, Carole Steinberg, Sarah V. Wayland

    Available From:
    Jill Chandler - Eco Distribution
    Crosswell, Crymych; Pembrokeshire SA41 3TE; UK
    Tel : +44 (0)1239-891 431
    Fax : +44 (0)1239-891 431
    URL: http://www.comedia.org.uk
  8. Information Arts: Intersections of Art, Science, and Technology. By Stephen Wilson. MIT Press/Leonardo Books. November, 2001.
    http://online.sfsu.edu/~swilson/book/infoartsbook.html

    Information Arts offers one of the only comprehensive international surveys of artists working at the frontiers of scientific inquiry and emerging technologies. Its goal is to describe this art, explore its theoretical rationales, and alert readers to possible future directions. It is also one of the only sources available that reviews cutting edge techno-scientific research in a way accessible to those without extensive technical backgrounds. It will be of interest to artists, art historians, electronic media designers, technologists, scientists, researchers, and more general audiences interested in the future of research that will have significant impact on the culture.

    Features of the Book:
  9. Culture at the Crossroads: Culture and Cultural Institutions at the Beginning of the 21st Century
    By Marc Pachter and Charles Landry
    November 2001

    This book re-imagines the 21st century cultural landscape. For the perplexed it is the guide we have been looking for, exploring how commerce and culture intersect and what the role of cultural institutions could be as well as how shopping centres and urban environment districts might develop so we can maintain a sense of cultural values and be culturally confident again.

    "I was involved in the discussions around 'Culture at the Crossroads' and they were one of the most stimulating occasions I have experienced, provoking deep thought about how culture has changed in the last half century and how cultural institutions have - and should - be responding to such changes." -- Charles Saumarez Smith, director of the National Portrait Gallery, London

    "Cultural institutions are in a dilemma. They have to make difficult decisions about what is important and what is not, what is ephemeral and what is not, what needs protecting and what should be left to look after itself. This important book is about that process - and the choices we can make in it." -- Brian Elmo

    "The right questions must be asked first before we begin to search for new answers. 'Culture at the Crossroads' is a valuable contribution to further the debate about culture and the need to define the critical dilemmas we face." -- Bob Palmer, director of European City of Culture in Glasgow 1990/Brussels 2000

    Marc Pachter is the director of the National Portrait Gallery as well as of the Museum of American History at the Smithsonian in Washington. Charles Landry is the director of Comedia, Europe's leading cultural planning organization. He is the author of the acclaimed "The Creative City: A toolkit for urban innovators" published in May 2000.

    http://www.comedia.org.uk
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Calendar of Events and Opportunities

Below, please find newly listed events as well as the calendar of events and opportunities for January and February 2002.  To review past events or to preview events scheduled in March 2002 and beyond, please visit the Center's online calendar of events at http://www.culturalpolicy.org/resources/conf.cfm.  You are encouraged to submit events to the Center for inclusion in the calendar.  Please send events information to Allison Brugg Bawden at abrugg@culturalpolicy.org. 

New Events

  1. NEW DEVELOPMENTS IN STANDARDS FOR DIGITAL PRESERVATION
    January 31, 2002
    National Air and Space Museum, Washington, DC
    Sponsor: CIMI Institute

    The CIMI Institute is pleased to present a Forum on current activities in standards development for Digital Preservation. Come join us for a discussion about metadata, modeling, and resources with Robin Dale, from the Research Libraries Group.

    While the broadcast, medical and scientific domains have been dealing with digital preservation for many years, museums, libraries and archives have just started to understand the complexity of managing and preserving digital media assets. We have invited Robin Dale from the Research Libraries Group to provide an introduction to two important issues related to digital preservation - metadata and modeling - based on her experience working with the OCLC-RLG Working Group on Preservation Metadata (www.oclc.org/research/pmwg/) and the Open Archival Information System (OAIS) Information Model (www.rlg.org/longterm/attribswg.html).

    The Forum will begin at 12:00 noon and end at 4:00 pm and includes lunch and afternoon coffee.

    For more information, contact:
    Angela Spinazze
    http://www.cimi.org/ci/ci_0102_forum_ann.html
  2. "AFTER THE INTERNET" -- JAMES O'DONNELL. The National Endowment for the Humanities e-Humanities lecture series on digital technology and the humanities
    February 13, 2002
    National Endowment for the Humanities, Washington, DC

    The Internet bubble has burst. The Internet is boring. Even The Economist is reduced to devoting a special section to the wireless Internet in order to gain and hold its readers' attention. This is an opportunity for serious thought and action about the integration of information technology and information science in the humanistic organon. How are we different because we live in this wired world? How are we not different? What is reasonable to expect?

    James J. O'Donnell is Professor of Classical Studies and Vice Provost for Information Systems and Computing at the University of Pennsylvania. He has published widely on the cultural history of the late antique Mediterranean world and is a recognized innovator in the application of networked information technology in higher education. In 1990, he co-founded Bryn Mawr Classical Review, the second on-line scholarly journal in the humanities ever created. In 1994, he taught an Internet-based seminar on the work of Augustine of Hippo that reached 500 students. He also serves as resident Faculty Master of Hill College House at Penn. He is a Trustee of the National Humanities Center, has served as a Director and will become President-Elect in 2002 of the American Philological Association, and served as a Councillor of the Medieval Academy of America.

    Register online at: http://www.neh.gov/news/ehumanities-register.html
    Event information: http://www.neh.gov/news/ehumanities.html

  3. BIGGER... BETTER... BEAUTIFUL??? A conference on the impact of EU enlargement on cultural opportunities
    February 14 - February 17, 2002
    Budapest, Hungary
    Sponsors: EUCLID International; Budapest Cultural Observatory; Cultural Contact Point Hungary

    The conference aims to develop further links, both theoretical and practical, between the cultural sectors of the European Union and the Accession Countries - and to discuss the impact of enlargement on the wider Europe. The conference will address:
    The conference will include specific sessions which explore the development of partnerships, exchanges and other links, using examples of good practice and cast studies.

    The conference will not ignore the challenges that enlargement is likely to highlight and which will need to be addressed and overcome: ranging from national and European bureaucracy to the differences in traditions, cultures, languages - both within the enlarged European Union and in respect of those European countries which are not currently applying for EU membership.

    For the existing members of the EU, there will also be specific sessions which address the changes likely as a result of the eventual reduction of the current levels of Structural Funds, which have provided considerable support for the cultural sector over the past decade. For the accession countries, on the other hand, there will be opportunities to learn from the experiences of Member States in benefiting from the support available from these Funds.

    The conference aims to encompass a broad definition of the cultural sector: the performing & visual arts, literature, museums & heritage, the film & audiovisual sector, and the creative industries.

    For more information contact:
    KulturPont Iroda (Cultural Contact Point Hungary)
    Email: bbb@kulturpont.hu
    http://www.bbb.kulturpont.hu

  4. 90TH ANNUAL COLLEGE ART ASSOCIATION CONFERENCE
    February 20 - February 24, 2002
    Philadelphia, PPA

    The 90th Annual Conference in Philadelphia will be the second to implement the changes recommended to the Board of Directors by the Annual Conference Committee. The success of the new program criteria and categories is evident in the exciting program developed for the 2001 Conference in Chicago . The new system has produced a Conference program that embraces more effectively the diversity of CAA's growing membership and the variety of methodological approaches to the study and practice of art. An equally stimulating program is expected in Philadelphia, where CAA returns after an absence of almost twenty years.
    http://www.collegeart.org/caa/conference/2002/index.html

  5. "The Next Generation of Digital Scholarship: An Experiment in Form" -- Will Thomas and Ed Ayers: The National Endowment for the Humanities e-Humanities lecture series
    February 27, 2002
    National Endowment for the Humanities, Washington, DC

    The use of online resources has exploded in recent years. Students and scholars routinely turn to the web for primary documents, reference works, and the latest reviews. But we have not yet forged a new form of scholarly communication and argumentation for the digital environment. In this talk, Ayers and Thomas present a prototype of a journal article designed to take advantage of the possibilities of the web while addressing some of the limitations of that context.

    Will Thomas is the Director of the Virginia Center for Digital History and Research Assistant Professor of History at the University of Virginia. He teaches the history of Virginia since 1865 and is the author of Lawyering for the Railroad: Business, Law, and Power in the New South (LSU, 1999). He also served as the co-author and assistant producer of The Ground Beneath Our Feet: Virginia's History Since the Civil War, an Emmy-nominated series on the history of Virginia for public television.

    Edward L. Ayers is the Hugh P. Kelly professor of history at the University of Virginia. Ayers has written extensively on Southern history and race relations. His books include All Over the Map: Rethinking American Regions and The Promise of the New South: Life After Reconstruction. He is the founder of the Valley of the Shadow project at the University of Virginia. Ayers has received a number of grants and fellowships, including a Fulbright. Ayers received a bachelor's degree from the University of Tennessee, and his master's and doctorate from Yale University.

    For more information: http://www.neh.gov/news/ehumanities.html
    To register online: http://www.neh.gov/news/ehumanities-register.html

  6. CAPACITY BUILDING FOR NONPROFITS AND FOUNDATIONS: THE FUTURE OF EFFECTIVENESS FOR NONPROFITS AND FOUNDATIONS
    March 6 - March 8, 2002
    Washington, DC
    Sponsor: Grantmakers for Effective Organizations in partnership with the Forum of Regional Associations of Grantmakers and the Grantmakers Evaluation Network

    NONPROFIT EFFECTIVENESS
    Join your colleagues for a discussion among funders about nonprofit organizational effectiveness. We'll start by defining it. We'll discuss different schools of thought about the role of funders in promoting organizational effectiveness among nonprofits. We'll examine, compare, and contrast different approaches. We'll debate the pros and cons of diverse approaches to capacity-building. We'll discuss the venture philanthropy perspective that ties significant and long-term investments in nonprofits to major involvement in governance and decision-making. In all cases, we'll examine expectations being set and what we've learned about documenting and measuring outcomes.

    FOUNDATION EFFECTIVENESS
    We'll also explore the other side of the coin -- funder effectiveness. We'll talk about clarity of mission and its relationship to program development, grantmaking, management, and evaluation. We'll review the latest research on funder effectiveness -- what's been learned and what we need to learn. We'll hear about how foundations are leveraging, for their own operations, lessons learned by nonprofits. We'll look at the impact a commitment to capacity building has had on funders' grantmaking approaches and boundary crossing efforts underway. Throughout out discussions, we'll debate what's working and what's not and focus on actions and implications for the future.

    Who should attend: Staff, directors, officers and trustees of foundations, giving programs, regional associations of grantmakers (RAGs), and infrastructure association groups that support funders.

    For more information, please contact Carol Lapp, Conference Coordinator
    Email: CarolJLapp@aol.com
    Visit: http://www.geofunders.org/geo2002/index.htm

  7. REDEFINING PRESERVATION, SHAPING NEW SOLUTIONS, FORGING NEW PARTNERSHIPS
    March 7 - March 8, 2002
    Sponsors: University of Michigan University Library; the Association of Research Libraries (ARL)
    Michigan League, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI

    Preserving knowledge and building dependable preservation practices in an ever-changing scholarly environment is a challenge for all libraries. To help shape new solutions, ARL and the University of Michigan University Library are presenting a national conference to identify, explore, and examine the current and evolving preservation issues confronting academic libraries and institutions.

    The conference is designed for library directors, assistant/associate directors, preservation administrators, and members of the vendor community servicing library preservation needs. Focusing on topics of particular interest to those working with library preservation needs, it will provide an opportunity to learn about existing practices and examine emerging trends in the area of preservation.

    Topics include:

    For more information, visit: http://www.lib.umich.edu/conferences/preservation/

  8. THE NEW INFORMATION ORDER AND THE FUTURE OF THE ARCHIVE
    March 20 - March 23, 2002
    Old College, The University of Edinburgh

    The electronic revolution of the last decade has transformed the nature and the potential of the public collection. It is now possible to envisage libraries, museums and art galleries which are accessible, in part or in whole, online. The publishing industry is in a state of turmoil as it makes the transition to electronic dissemination of its products; scholarly research has been revolutionised by the resources of the internet including online publishing, email, scholarly lists, and the formation of new databases. E-commerce is in the process of transforming the retail book trade. What, in this context, is the future of the archive?

    Bringing together librarians, curators, archivists, publishers, booksellers and academics, the conference will seek to address some of the central issues that arise from the rapidly forming new information order:

    Plenary speakers include:

    Further information from:
    Professor John Frow
    Director
    Institute for Advanced Studies in the Humanities
    The University of Edinburgh
    Hope Park Square
    Edinburgh EH8 9NW
    Scotland
    Tel: 0131 650 4671
    Fax: 0131 668 2252
    Email: iash@ed.ac.uk
    http://www.ed.ac.uk/iash/archive.conference.html
  9. AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF MUSEUMS ANNUAL MEETING AND MUSEUMEXPO 2002
    May 12 - May 16, 2002
    Dallas, Texas

    WELCOME! We're delighted you're interested in the American Association of Museum's Annual Meeting and MuseumExpo™2002. This year, the world's largest cultural meeting will be held in Dallas, Texas, from May 12 - 16. As always, and especially important in the post 9/11/01 world, here's what you can expect from AAM's Annual Meeting. You will: learn about the latest developments in the museum field through more than 140 sessions; have opportunities to share your experiences and learn from others at networking and other information sharing events; be inspired by three remarkable keynote speakers; and have fun at energizing evening activities. MuseumExpo™2002 is the definitive place to learn more about the latest museum products and services. In addition to more than 290 exhibiting companies, you'll find: the AAM Bookstore; the AAM Resource Center; the Silent Auction to benefit the AAM Diversity Coalition Scholarship Fund; Museum Theater Performances; and Counseling and Guidance Services by various agencies such as the Institute of Museum and Library Services, the National Endowments for the Arts and for the Humanities, and the National Science Foundation. Food and beverage stations, networking lounges, and an E-mail center will be available for your convenience.

    AAM's Annual Meeting and MuseumExpo™2002 is the Museum Community's unique chance to share our strengths and celebrate our achievements. Never have we needed each other more. Please join us to make this year's meeting the best gathering ever!
    http://www.aam-us.org/2002annualmeeting/index2.htm
  10. AMERICAN LIBRARY ASSOCIATION ANNUAL CONFERENCE
    June 13 - June 19, 2002
    Atlanta, Georgia

    The ALA Annual Conference is the world’s largest and most comprehensive library conference and exhibition. Drawing over 26,000 librarians, educators, writers, publishers and special guests, the conference includes more than 2,000 meetings, discussion groups and programs on topics affecting libraries.

    The 2002 Annual Conference will be held in Atlanta, Georgia from June 13-19, 2002. The exhibition will take place from June 15-18, 2002 at the Georgia World Congress Center http://www.gwcc.com in Atlanta.

    Registration and housing for the conference will open on January 2, 2002. Rates are available on the Registration tab, and a link to the online registration form will be available on that page on or before January 2, 2002. In addition, an early bird preview will appear in the January, 2002 issue of American Libraries with registration and housing information as well as details on special events and preconferences. A link to the online housing site will be available on or before January 2, 2002 on the Travel & Accommodations page.
    http://www.ala.org/events/annual2002/index.html

January's Events

  1. Network of Music Career Development Officers Conference
    January 17, 2002
    New York, NY

    The seventh annual Network of Music Career Development Officers conference will be held Thursday, January 17, 2002 from 9 AM to 4 PM in New York City. There will be a pre-conference session on Wednesday, January 16 from 6-9 PM especially geared toward those new to (or considering) running music career centers. The conference will be held at Manhattan School of Music. The conference is an opportunity to exchange ideas and information on how we assist musicians to develop careers. Perhaps you have a staff person or faculty member interested in joining us?

    Benefits to you and your institution by attending the conference:
    - Share information, ideas, strategies
    - Hear how other institutions deal with similar issues
    - Explore fresh perspectives on the issues of music career development

    Note: Spaces are limited! Deadline for check, registration form, and survey response in December 1, 2001. To request registration form and survey and get information on travel, accommodations and registration fees, contact:

    Angela Myles Beeching
    Director, Career Services Center
    New England Conservatory
    290 Huntington Avenue, Boston, MA 02115
    Phone: (617) 585-1117
    Email: abeeching@newenglandconservatory.edu
    www.newenglandconservatory.edu

  2. Cultural Sites, Cultural Theory, Cultural Policy: The Second International Conference on Cultural Policy Research
    Wednesday, January 23, 2002 - Saturday, January 26, 2002
    Hosts: The Centre for Cultural Management and Research; New Zealand Ministry of Culture and Heritage

    Contact: Jacqueline Coats
    Address: Centre for Continuing Education Te Whare Pukenga, Victoria University of Wellington
    Box 600 Wellington, New Zealand
    Phone: (644) 463-6558
    Fax: (644) 463-6550
    E-mail: 2002@iccpr.org
    URL: www.iccpr.org

  3. NEW DEVELOPMENTS IN STANDARDS FOR DIGITAL PRESERVATION
    January 31, 2002
    National Air and Space Museum, Washington, DC
    Sponsor: CIMI Institute

    The CIMI Institute is pleased to present a Forum on current activities in standards development for Digital Preservation. Come join us for a discussion about metadata, modeling, and resources with Robin Dale, from the Research Libraries Group.

    While the broadcast, medical and scientific domains have been dealing with digital preservation for many years, museums, libraries and archives have just started to understand the complexity of managing and preserving digital media assets. We have invited Robin Dale from the Research Libraries Group to provide an introduction to two important issues related to digital preservation - metadata and modeling - based on her experience working with the OCLC-RLG Working Group on Preservation Metadata (www.oclc.org/research/pmwg/) and the Open Archival Information System (OAIS) Information Model (www.rlg.org/longterm/attribswg.html).

    The Forum will begin at 12:00 noon and end at 4:00 pm and includes lunch and afternoon coffee.

    For more information, contact:
    Angela Spinazze
    http://www.cimi.org/ci/ci_0102_forum_ann.html

February's Events

  1. "AFTER THE INTERNET" -- JAMES O'DONNELL. The National Endowment for the Humanities e-Humanities lecture series on digital technology and the humanities
    February 13, 2002
    Washington, DC

    The Internet bubble has burst. The Internet is boring. Even The Economist is reduced to devoting a special section to the wireless Internet in order to gain and hold its readers' attention. This is an opportunity for serious thought and action about the integration of information technology and information science in the humanistic organon. How are we different because we live in this wired world? How are we not different? What is reasonable to expect?

    James J. O'Donnell is Professor of Classical Studies and Vice Provost for Information Systems and Computing at the University of Pennsylvania. He has published widely on the cultural history of the late antique Mediterranean world and is a recognized innovator in the application of networked information technology in higher education. In 1990, he co-founded Bryn Mawr Classical Review, the second on-line scholarly journal in the humanities ever created. In 1994, he taught an Internet-based seminar on the work of Augustine of Hippo that reached 500 students. He also serves as resident Faculty Master of Hill College House at Penn. He is a Trustee of the National Humanities Center, has served as a Director and will become President-Elect in 2002 of the American Philological Association, and served as a Councillor of the Medieval Academy of America.

    Register online at: http://www.neh.gov/news/ehumanities-register.html
    Event information: http://www.neh.gov/news/ehumanities.html

  2. SOUTHWEST/TEXAS POPULAR CULTURE ASSOCIATION/AMERICAN CULTURE ASSOCIATION CONFERENCE
    February 13 - 17, 2002
    Albuquerque, New Mexico, United States

    Time is running out for registration with the February meeting of the Southwest-Texas Popular Culture/American Culture Associations. This organization has been discovering the wonders of popular culture in our region for the last 25 years. Our last meeting in Albuquerque brought over 900 registrants. We anticipate a similar involvement from scholars of the region - or who study the region - for the February, 2002 meeting.

    There are many areas of study, and they are all listed on the web site with point-of-contact information for each area. Here are the generic categories:

    The web site spells out all the details of the subject Areas and is far more inclusive than this generic listing. Any scholar working in these Areas will find a good forum for the work; graduate students are urged to try their wings at regional meetings like this one. (There are a number of prize competitions for graduate students - see web site.)

    Albuquerque is a wonderful venue for our meetings because of its multi-cultural environment, its natural beauty, and its proximity to Santa Fe. (Participants often take a day trip to Santa Fe to experience that wonderful city.)

    This year, the guest artist is TONY HILLERMAN, the creator of the "Navajo mysteries" that have been so popular with various reading publics. The Presidents and other officers of the national PCA and ACA groups will be at the meeting as will Ray and Pat Browne, Founders of the organizations.

    Each year, the Universidad de las Americas (UDLA) hosts a sumptuous reception for participants, a time when we hear about the next Congress in Puebla/Cholula, Mexico.

    E-mail enquiries: RollinsPC@aol.com
    Website: http://www.swtexaspca.org

  3. BIGGER... BETTER... BEAUTIFUL??? A conference on the impact of EU enlargement on cultural opportunities
    February 14 - February 17, 2002
    Budapest, Hungary
    Sponsors: EUCLID International; Budapest Cultural Observatory; Cultural Contact Point Hungary

    The conference aims to develop further links, both theoretical and practical, between the cultural sectors of the European Union and the Accession Countries - and to discuss the impact of enlargement on the wider Europe. The conference will address:
    The conference will include specific sessions which explore the development of partnerships, exchanges and other links, using examples of good practice and cast studies.

    The conference will not ignore the challenges that enlargement is likely to highlight and which will need to be addressed and overcome: ranging from national and European bureaucracy to the differences in traditions, cultures, languages - both within the enlarged European Union and in respect of those European countries which are not currently applying for EU membership.

    For the existing members of the EU, there will also be specific sessions which address the changes likely as a result of the eventual reduction of the current levels of Structural Funds, which have provided considerable support for the cultural sector over the past decade. For the accession countries, on the other hand, there will be opportunities to learn from the experiences of Member States in benefiting from the support available from these Funds.

    The conference aims to encompass a broad definition of the cultural sector: the performing & visual arts, literature, museums & heritage, the film & audiovisual sector, and the creative industries.

    For more information contact:
    KulturPont Iroda (Cultural Contact Point Hungary)
    Email: bbb@kulturpont.hu
    http://www.bbb.kulturpont.hu

  4. 90TH ANNUAL COLLEGE ART ASSOCIATION CONFERENCE
    February 20 - February 24, 2002
    Philadelphia, PPA

    The 90th Annual Conference in Philadelphia will be the second to implement the changes recommended to the Board of Directors by the Annual Conference Committee. The success of the new program criteria and categories is evident in the exciting program developed for the 2001 Conference in Chicago . The new system has produced a Conference program that embraces more effectively the diversity of CAA's growing membership and the variety of methodological approaches to the study and practice of art. An equally stimulating program is expected in Philadelphia, where CAA returns after an absence of almost twenty years.
    http://www.collegeart.org/caa/conference/2002/index.html

  5. "The Next Generation of Digital Scholarship: An Experiment in Form" -- Will Thomas and Ed Ayers: The National Endowment for the Humanities e-Humanities lecture series
    February 27, 2002
    Washington, DC

    The use of online resources has exploded in recent years. Students and scholars routinely turn to the web for primary documents, reference works, and the latest reviews. But we have not yet forged a new form of scholarly communication and argumentation for the digital environment. In this talk, Ayers and Thomas present a prototype of a journal article designed to take advantage of the possibilities of the web while addressing some of the limitations of that context.

    Will Thomas is the Director of the Virginia Center for Digital History and Research Assistant Professor of History at the University of Virginia. He teaches the history of Virginia since 1865 and is the author of Lawyering for the Railroad: Business, Law, and Power in the New South (LSU, 1999). He also served as the co-author and assistant producer of The Ground Beneath Our Feet: Virginia's History Since the Civil War, an Emmy-nominated series on the history of Virginia for public television.

    Edward L. Ayers is the Hugh P. Kelly professor of history at the University of Virginia. Ayers has written extensively on Southern history and race relations. His books include All Over the Map: Rethinking American Regions and The Promise of the New South: Life After Reconstruction. He is the founder of the Valley of the Shadow project at the University of Virginia. Ayers has received a number of grants and fellowships, including a Fulbright. Ayers received a bachelor's degree from the University of Tennessee, and his master's and doctorate from Yale University.

    For more information: http://www.neh.gov/news/ehumanities.html
    To register online: http://www.neh.gov/news/ehumanities-register.html
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