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2019 Artist-in-Residence, Richard Dickson, On What Inspires His Rural Photography
… and buildings in and around Red Cloud and Webster County. Using Victorian-era and traditional photographic processes … So I learned about Cather and sought out her other works, contacted the Foundation, and on a return visit to New … I used early photographic processes, hand coating paper and contact printing the negative, or used a special paper in …
Posted: 07/30/2019
Last Updated: 08/01/2019
An Opportunity to Help Conserve our Collection
… are in need of expert attention. An original W.T. Benda illustration from My Ántonia , which had been cut and framed … including “Moonlight Scene,” which has graced the Miner House parlor for years. The total cost for conserving the … for any of these paintings, or other projects, please contact executive director Ashley Olson at 402-746-2653 or …
Posted: 04/26/2019
Last Updated: 07/10/2019
Your Input is Requested for the 2018 Opera House Season
… Image Your Input is Requested for the 2018 Opera House Season March 29, 2017 Your survey could win you two … sorting through ideas, we now request your input to help us make our selections for 2018. If you choose to leave your contact information, you will be entered into a drawing for …
Posted: 03/29/2017
Last Updated: 07/25/2017
The IRA Charitable Rollover: Give More For Less!
… 20, 2016 This year, instead of paying more in taxes, use your IRA for a noble purpose. Americans over age seventy … in the preservation and promotion of Willa Cather’s legacy. Contact us or your IRA administrator to see how you can roll over into tax savings. For further information please contact Executive Director Ashley Olson at 402-746-2653, or …
Posted: 12/20/2016
Last Updated: 06/30/2017
Jane Renner Hood Joins Cather Legacy Society
… Image Jane Renner Hood Joins Cather Legacy Society January 23, 2017 Like her parents and grandparents before her, Jane … to mind a class at Creighton University in which reading My Ántonia helps foster understanding of the modern wave of …
Posted: 04/11/2017
Last Updated: 06/30/2017
Dr. Mary Ruth Ryder Joins Cather Legacy Society
… This is what scholars should do with knowledge. Part of my response was also due to Red Cloud itself and the … experience, however, Ryder was assigned the reading of My Antonia in 8 th grade. Something in the text spoke to her. … Executive Director, at aolson@willacather.org or 402-746-2653. …
Posted: 05/24/2017
Last Updated: 06/28/2017
Seeking Volunteers & Part-time Staff
… to be dissolved into something complete and great.” – My Ántonia Over 8,000 visitors from forty states and five …
Posted: 03/02/2017
Last Updated: 03/27/2017
National Willa Cather Center to Offer New Opportunities
… and aunt, the first Cathers to settle in Nebraska in 1873. The Willa Cather Foundation’s collection also includes … original illustrations by W. T. Benda that appeared in My Ántonia , Cather family quilts, and Red Cloud Opera House …
Posted: 08/12/2016
Last Updated: 03/22/2017
Attention Educators: 2016-17 Student Outreach Opportunities
… Educators: 2016-17 Student Outreach Opportunities August 12, 2016 Another school year is ready to begin and we’d … programs or bringing your students to Red Cloud, please contact Education Director Tracy Tucker, … specifically to your class readings and discussions. Contact Education Director Tracy Tucker to schedule a tour, …
Posted: 08/12/2016
Last Updated: 08/24/2016
2016 Scholarship Recipients
… Walter Scholarship fund was established through a generous bequest from Norma Ross Walter, a lifelong fan of … and inspiration for Ántonia Shimerda Cuzak, the eponymous character in Cather’s novel. The scholarship winners and … programs or to support the scholarship fund, please contact Tracy Tucker, Education Director, at 402-746-2653 or …
Posted: 06/29/2016
Last Updated: 08/24/2016