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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Humanities Washington Grants $70,170 to 15 Projects from Throughout the State During Spring 2009 Grant Round

Humanities Washington Grants $70,170 to 15 Projects from Throughout the State During Spring 2009 Grant Round

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Jul 13, 2009

SEATTLE - Humanities Washington’s Board of Trustees recently approved more than $70,000 in funding for 15 local humanities programs in communities around the state. In its Spring 2009 Project Grant round, Humanities Washington saw many first-time applicants, such as Asotin County Library and Madrona Institute. The latest round also boasts impressive geographical diversity. The following projects were funded as part of the Spring 2009 Project Grant round:


• American Society for Environmental History, Tacoma - Tacoma International Film Festival
• Arab Center of Washington, Seattle -  Caravan Through Words
• Asotin County Library, Clarkston - Everybody Reads
• Centrum, Port Townsend - Port Townsend Writers’ Conference Readings and Lectures Series
• Children’s Museum of Tacoma - Tricksters
• Clark County Historical Society and Museum, Vancouver - Carnegie Library Centennial
• Gonzaga University, Spokane - Gonzaga University Visiting Writers Series
• Intiman Theatre, Seattle - Living History 2009
• Madrona Institute, Friday Harbor - Lecture Series Commemorating the 150th Anniversary of the International Border Dispute of 1859
• Methow Arts Alliance, Twisp - Methow Arts Humanities Collaborative
• Moses Lake Museum & Art Center - Lost and Found / Larson Air Force Base
• Museum of History and Industry, Seattle - Discovering A-Y-P Conference
• Richard Hugo House, Seattle - Hugo Literary Series
• Skagit River Poetry Project, Mount Vernon - Skagit River Poetry Project
• Wing Luke Asian Museum, Seattle - Refugees: The Asian Pacific American Experience

Humanities Washington awards a series of Project Grants twice each year through a competitive application process. Grants are available to support projects with the primary purpose of presenting insights gained from the humanities. For more information on the Grants program, please visit www.humanities.org/grants.

ABOUT HUMANITIES WASHINGTON
Humanities Washington is a statewide organization dedicated to improving life for individuals and their communities through interdisciplinary cultural education programs that nurture creativity, promote dialogue and spark critical thinking. Humanities Washington’s programs include Motheread, a family literacy program; Inquiring Mind, a speakers’ bureau featuring dynamic presenters on a broad array of humanities topics; an Exhibits program which brings Smithsonian exhibitions to small museums; and grants to support local humanities projects in Washington State. For more information on Humanities Washington visit humanities.org.

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