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Exploring and enriching the human experience-
our lives, our communities, and our world.
For forty years the WHC has been the sole nonprofit public humanities organization in the state, and its mission of community building through conversation and critical thinking is the core of an informed, engaged democratic citizenry. The council offers common spaces for sharing and considering diverse perspectives, grant funds for humanities-based projects, and programs such as the Humanities Forum that are widely used by libraries, museums, and other non-profit cultural centers across the state.
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New in 2012, Giving Voice: a Statewide Listening Project
Are we listening to one another in Wyoming? And are all Wyoming voices heard? Does civility in a democracy include listening to those who don't have a strong or mainstream voice in society such as Wyomingites from small, rural or underserved communities, youth, non-traditional families, those with disabilities, mental health concerns, or with fewer economic means? All in all, what is on the minds of Wyomingites and how can the Wyoming Humanities Council listen to more Wyoming citizens and develop public humanities programs that meet their needs?
In 2012, building on the outcomes from Civility Matters!, the Wyoming Humanities Council will host Giving Voice, a statewide listening project, both virtually and with options for face-to-face activities in communities across Wyoming. Enlisting statewide partnerships, and public humanities scholars and students, the council will make available to communities listening facilitator teams and digital film and recording equipment as a means of listening to what is on the minds of Wyomingites related to humanities issues. The council seeks statewide partners to participate in this endeavor, including public humanities scholars, nonprofit and governmental organizations, and communities who may apply for participation. Giving Voice is supported in part by the Wyoming Department of State Parks and Cultural Resources through funding provided by the Wyoming State Legislature. For more information, click here.
Contact Information
Wyoming Humanities Councilwww.uwyo.edu/humanities
1315 E Lewis St.
Laramie WY 82072
307-721-9243
Fax: 307-742-4914
Email: wych@uwyo.edu
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Jim Garry on "Western" stories
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Storyteller Jim Garry explains what makes a Western story after an "Art of the Hunt" presentation at the Jonah Field Workforce Facility co-presented by the Wyoming Humanities Council and the Wyoming Arts Council.