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Nationwide Ántonia Scholarship Opportunity
… Scholarship Opportunity August 21, 2017 The Willa Cather Foundation is pleased to announce that a permanent endowment … Ashley Olson, executive director of the Willa Cather Foundation said. “This scholarship fund is particularly … meaningful because it will enable us to expand our reach to support students outside of our headquarters here in …
Posted: 08/21/2017
Last Updated: 07/11/2022
National Willa Cather Center Receives Accolades
… tourism industries. This video was created through grant support from the Nebraska Tourism Commission to be part of … Willa Cather Center Through My Eyes from Willa Cather Foundation on Vimeo . …
Posted: 10/24/2017
Last Updated: 07/11/2022
Big Plans for the Publication Centenary of My Ántonia in 2018
… of My Ántonia in 2018 December 20, 2017 The Willa Cather Foundation is gearing up for a year-long celebration of the … readership and dialogue surrounding the book, the Cather Foundation, the Cather Archive , and community partners will … into the text. Requests for any teaching or programming support should be directed to Tracy Tucker via email at …
Posted: 12/20/2017
Last Updated: 07/11/2022
Save America's Treasures Grant Awarded for Restoration of the Willa Cather Childhood Home
… for generations to come.” The multi-year grant will support planning and implementation of critically needed restoration work. Efforts will include foundation repair, interior and exterior structural and … for the Humanities (NEH), awarded these matching grants to support the preservation of nationally significant historic …
Posted: 09/24/2019
Last Updated: 07/11/2022
National Willa Cather Center Selected to Appear in Collections Assessment for Preservation (CAP) Program
… National Willa Cather Center Selected to Appear in Collections Assessment for Preservation (CAP) Program July … addition of six historic properties and approximately 8,000 artifacts. These artifacts include thousands of items that … generations, protecting it from decay and destruction. Learn more about FAIC at www.culturalheritage.org/foundation …
Posted: 07/23/2020
Last Updated: 07/11/2022
Donor Profile: Nancy and Bernie Picchi
… Profile: Nancy and Bernie Picchi October 21, 2020 Long-time supporters Nancy and Bernie Picchi recently made a major … match the pledge dollar-for-dollar with other private support. Thanks to conference-goers near and far, the Picchi … husband Bernie’s career in investment research analysis, Foundation founder Mildred Bennett appealed to Nancy to …
Posted: 10/19/2020
Last Updated: 07/11/2022
Mary Vaughan On Why She Joined the Cather Legacy Society
… so her mother read Cather novels aloud to her. This activity introduced the texts that would be analyzed while … her life as a little girl. Characters like Lucy and Thea Kronborg of The Song of the Lark shaped Mary’s aspiration to … Willa Cather Center.” A landscape painting titled Prairie Vista that was donated following a 2004 artist residency …
Posted: 07/21/2021
Last Updated: 07/11/2022
NEH Awards $50,000 Covid Relief Grant for Digitizing Collections
… reopen sites, facilities, and programs. The Willa Cather Foundation received $50,000 toward the ongoing tour … institutions and those they serve.” Grants awarded are supported by $135 million in supplemental funding allocated … funding to state and jurisdictional humanities councils to support humanities organizations, programs, and …
Posted: 10/19/2021
Last Updated: 07/11/2022
Safeguarding the Windows at Grace Episcopal Church
… on images in the sidebar to enlarge. When the Willa Cather Foundation was gifted the Grace Episcopal Church by the … Louis, Missouri, and Munich, Germany. Through your generous support of our Campaign for the Future , we enthusiastically … the Emil Frei studios. We are especially grateful for grant support from the Woods Charitable Fund, given in memory of …
Posted: 12/16/2021
Last Updated: 07/11/2022
Lingua Franca Finds Inspiration In the Great Plains and Willa Cather's Writing
… Center. “We’re grateful to the Lingua Franca team for supporting our mission through this unique partnership.” "It … Franca highlight Willa Cather's work. What a stylish way to support writing and reading!" The collection aims to … you to give back to nonprofits like the Willa Cather Foundation? I love that Lingua Franca has been able to give …
Posted: 03/24/2022
Last Updated: 07/11/2022