Mid-America Arts Alliance to NEH on the Road

FAIN: GM-50163-04

Mid-America Arts Alliance (Kansas City, MO 64108-1914)
Lin Nelson-Mayson (Project Director: September 2003 to May 2005)
Mary K. McCabe (Project Director: May 2005 to October 2012)

Funding details:
Original grant (2004) $1,000,000.00
Supplement (2006) $1,499,384.00
Supplement (2008) $1,500,000.00
Supplement (2009) $441,846.00
Supplement (2010) $441,847.00

To support the scaling down and reconfiguration of four NEH-funded exhibitions and to manage all the logistical details associated with their travel to smaller museums for a period of three years.

Media Coverage

Saline's elderly asked to submit their stories for 'Tales of the South' (Media Coverage)
Author(s): Courier Staff
Publication: Saline Courier
Date: 3/21/2011
Abstract: Announcement of the NEH on the Road exhibition "Our Lives, Our Stories" in North Little Rock, and a solicitation from Saline County residents of the "Greatest Generation" to participate in a radio broadcast.
URL: http://http://www.bentoncourier.com/content/saline%E2%80%99s-elderly-asked-submit-their-stories-tales-south

The Bison: Comanche Museum hosting national traveling exhibition (Media Coverage)
Author(s): NAT Staff
Publication: Native American Times
Date: 8/29/2011
Abstract: Article announcing the appearance of the NEH on the Road exhibition "The Bison: American Icon" at the Comanche National Museum in Lawton, OK. Coverage includes an account of the exhibition content and the museum's creation and debut of an interactve video game simulating a tribal bison hunt.
URL: http://www.nativetimes.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=5932:the-bison--comanche-museum-hosting-national-traveling-exhibition&catid=47&Itemid=23

WKBN TV - "Greta on the Go" - NEH Bison Exhibit, Part 2 (Media Coverage)
Author(s): WKBN TV - CBS television station
Publication: WKBN CBS 27 Youngstown, OH
Date: 7/22/2011
Abstract: TV morning feature on the Fellows Riverside Gardens' hosting of the NEH on the Road exhibition "The Bison: American Icon." Includes tour of exhibition components and staff interview about the NEH project.
URL: http://www.clipsyndicate.com/video/play/2687941

Fort Caspar heirloom garden grows vintage crop true to fort's history (Media Coverage)
Author(s): Margaret Matray
Publication: Wyoming Trib.com (Trib.com)
Date: 8/21/2011
Abstract: Article dicussing the Fort Caspar Museum's ongoing public program / historic gardening project project inspired and linked to their hosting of the NEH on the Road exhibition "Farm Life"
URL: http://trib.com/lifestyles/home-and-garden/article_760d1af5-22c4-5e68-b3fe-f1af6b404731.html

Exhibit celebrates American bison (Media Coverage)
Author(s): Scott Rains
Publication: The Lawton Constitution
Date: 9/3/2011
Abstract: Coverage in the Lawton / Fort Sill, OK newspaper regarding the opening ceremony for the NEH on the Road exhibition "The Bison, American Icon" at teh Comanche National Museum.
URL: http://swoknews.com/Main.asp?SectionID=11&SubSectionID=98&ArticleID=37252

South Carolina basketmakers weave a uniquely Lowcountry story (Media Coverage)
Author(s): David Lauderdale
Publication: The Island Packet of Hilton Head / Beaufort, SC
Date: 9/24/2010
Abstract: Article about a curator presentation at the Hilton Head Coastal Discovery Museum, the Museum at Honey Horn, in connection with their showing of the NEH on the Road exhibition "Grass Roots."
URL: http://acn.liveauctioneers.com/index.php/features/antiques/3204-south-carolina-basketmakers-weave-a-uniquely-lowcountry-story

Associated Products

Tales from the South 031: The Greatest Generation - for NEH on the Road (Radio/Audio Broadcast or Recording)
Title: Tales from the South 031: The Greatest Generation - for NEH on the Road
Writer: Jay Fredrich
Writer: Shervena Grubbs
Writer: Wetzel LaGrone
Director: Paula Morell
Producer: Paula Morell
Abstract: Go back to 1936 with Shervena Grubbs, her twin sister, and their daddy on a train to Little Rock in "Couldn't Sleep a Wink." Let's get in a car with Wetzel LaGrone in the 1940's, as he hitches a ride to a bigger world in "The Road to Carthage." Jay Fredrich takes us back to the 1940's with a picnic, a boat, and an untimely goodbye that culminates 50 years later with a surprising "Hello" in "Do You Remember Me?" Tales from the South is a 29-minute weekly radio show recorded in front of a live audience at Starving Artist Cafe' in the Argenta Arts District of North Little Rock, Arkansas. Each week, everyday Southerners read their own true story, unrehearsed and live. Local musicians play during dinner, and blues guitarist Mark Simpson plays on the show. Stories range from funny to sad, to enlightening to touching. Writers are all from the South. Although the show itself is unrehearsed, the literary memoirs have been worked on for weeks leading up to the recording. All stories are true and told by the Southerners who lived them
Date: 4/28/2011
Primary URL: http://www.prx.org/pieces/59174-tales-from-the-south-031-the-greatest-generation
Primary URL Description: Link to the announcement page on the website of Tales of the South; with links to the broadcast and PDFs of the written transcripts
Format: Digital File

Tales from the South 32: The Greatest Generation - NEH on the Road (Radio/Audio Broadcast or Recording)
Title: Tales from the South 32: The Greatest Generation - NEH on the Road
Writer: Luella Faith
Writer: Alma Hahn
Director: Paula Morell
Producer: Paula Morell
Abstract: The second show featuring stories from the Greatest Generation. Alma Hahn prays for deliverance from a snake-handling church service, a man speaks to his future daughter in a letter written during WWII, and Luella Faith remembers her middle name as her ship is bombed by Germans. Tales from the South is a 29-minute weekly radio show recorded in front of a live audience at Starving Artist Cafe' in the Argenta Arts District of North Little Rock, Arkansas. Each week, everyday Southerners read their own true story, unrehearsed and live. Local musicians play during dinner, and blues guitarist Mark Simpson plays on the show. Stories range from funny to sad, to enlightening to touching. Writers are all from the South. Although the show itself is unrehearsed, the literary memoirs have been worked on for weeks leading up to the recording. All stories are true and told by the Southerners who lived them
Date: 5/19/2011
Primary URL: http://www.prx.org/pieces/62985-tales-from-the-south-32-greatest-generation-ii
Primary URL Description: Direct link to the PRX page with the KUAR broadcast and pdf attachements of the transcripts
Format: Radio
Format: Web

Our Lives, Our Stories On Screen! (Public Lecture or Presentation)
Title: Our Lives, Our Stories On Screen!
Abstract: Public film series (6 films) held May 2 - 6, 2011 at the Laman Library in North Little Rock in conjunction with the NEH on the Road exhibition "Our Lives, Our Stories." Series explored different experiences of WWII.
Author: Laman Library
Date: 5/2/2011
Location: William F. Laman Public Library, North Little Rock, AR
Primary URL: http://events.todaysthv.com/Our_Lives_Our_Stories_On_Screen_/175517322.html
Primary URL Description: Direct link to the on-line article doumenting and announcing the series.
Secondary URL: http://www.lamanlibrary.org/page/37/exhibits
Secondary URL Description: Website for exhibitions at the William F. Laman Library; still includes an announcement for the showing of "Our Lives, Our Stories," which occurred April 6 - May 25, 2011

"Are We There Yet?: The Golden Age of American Family Vacations" (Public Lecture or Presentation)
Title: "Are We There Yet?: The Golden Age of American Family Vacations"
Abstract: Susan Sessions Rugh, author of "Are We There Yet?: The Golden Age of American Family Vacations," will speak about the rise of family travel in post-World War II America. Rugh examines how postwar prosperity and mass consumption-aided by paid vacation, car ownership, and the new interstate highway system-initiated the ritual of the family road trip. This lecture is being held in conjunction with our traveling exhibit, "Our Lives, Our Stories: America's Greatest Generation." (The NEH on the Road traveling exhibition)
Author: Susan Sessions Rugh
Date: 3/3/2011
Location: The Park City Museum, Park City, UT
Primary URL: http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=114433295300299
Primary URL Description: Facebook link to the announcement of the lecture at the Park City Museum, along with a picture of Session's book, which was published by the University of Kansas Press.
Secondary URL: http://www.parkcityhistory.org/exhibits/our-lives-our-stories-americas-greatest-generation/
Secondary URL Description: Web link to the Park City Museum's archived page announcing their hosting of the NEH on the Road exhibition "Our Lives, Our Stories." Page also contains other curriculum and education links for the exhibition.

"Grass Roots: Preserving Community through Art" (Blog Post)
Title: "Grass Roots: Preserving Community through Art"
Author: Sherry Linkon, PhD
Abstract: Feature on Linkon Avenue: On-line blog featuring Youngstown State University Professor Sherry Linkon's interviews with Guest Curator Dale Rosengarten and Lowcountry basket maker Nakia Wigfall in connection with the NEH on the Road exhibition, "Grass Roots." Blog post was also connected to a radio broadcast on WYSU that is unfortunately no longer available on-line.
Date: 6/29/2009
Primary URL: http://linkonavenue.blogspot.com/2009/06/grass-roots-preserving-community.html
Primary URL Description: Direct link to the archived feature on the blog
Blog Title: Linkon Avenue - ongoing blog for Professor Sherry Linkon at Youngstown State University.
Website: http://linkonavenue.blogspot.com/

Lee and Grant Meet Again (Public Lecture or Presentation)
Title: Lee and Grant Meet Again
Abstract: On November 12, 2009 adversaries Robert E Lee and Ulysses S Grant meet again in conjunction with the NEH on the Road showing of "Lee and Grant" at the MacArthur Museum of Military History in Little Rock, AR. Noted Civil war re-enactors Al Stone and Barry Meadows will engage in a debate moderated by the Pulitzer Prize winning writer Paul Greenberg.
Author: Al Stone and Barry Meadows
Date: 11/12/2009
Location: Holiday Inn Presidential, Little Rock, AR
Primary URL: http://www.arkmilitaryheritage.com/
Primary URL Description: There is no longer an active URL for this event; the above is the address for the museum's archived page regarding this exhibition.

Kindred Spirits: Landscape Painting and America's National Parks (Public Lecture or Presentation)
Title: Kindred Spirits: Landscape Painting and America's National Parks
Abstract: The Brazos Valley Museum of Natural History, is pleased to announce "Kindred Spirits: Landscape Painting and America’s National Parks," an opening presentation by Dr. Jim Gramann, an expert on the history of national parks and the influence of Thomas Cole. His presentation will be followed by a free reception and gallery viewing of "Wild Land: Thomas Cole and the Birth of the American Landscape Painting," a nationally touring exhibition premiering at the Museum. This beautiful exhibition takes visitors "into the woods" and through Cole’s studio, revealing the ways in which he and other artists of his time pioneered cultural conversations that shaped our national landscape intellectually, physically, and visually.
Author: Brazos Valley Museum and Dr Jim Gramann
Date: 09/1/2011
Location: Brazos Valley Museum, Bryan, Texas
Primary URL: http://brazosvalleymuseum.org/events-and-news/news/wild-land-exhibit-grand-opening-kindred-spirits
Primary URL Description: Direct link to the museum's news release for this event and announcing the opening of the exhibition
Secondary URL: http://brazosvalleymuseum.org/
Secondary URL Description: Website for the Brazos Valley Museum of Natural History in Bryan, TX, host of the NEH on the Road exhibition "Wild Land."

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