Oregon Humanities

Nonprofits Statewide Can Apply Starting in December for Free Conversation Project Programs

Oregon Humanities invites applications to host interactive, facilitated conversation programs happening March through June 2010.

19 November 2009 | Permalink

Through the Conversation Project: A New Chautauqua, nonprofit organizations around the state have access to free programs that engage community members in thoughtful, challenging conversations about ideas critical to our daily lives and our state’s future.

Beginning December 1, 2009, Oregon nonprofits may apply for programs that take place March 1–June 30, 2010. The Conversation Project, which connects Oregonians with public scholars and provocative ideas through idea-driven dialogue, is a program of Oregon Humanities (formerly Oregon Council for the Humanities).

The catalog, instructions for host organizations, and downloadable application form are available at oregonhumanities.org. Please also see the website’s events calendar for the thirty-one Conversation Project programs that are currently happening in fourteen counties around the state.

The 2009–10 Conversation Project lineup features seventeen programs presented by sixteen scholars. This season’s programs span diverse topics, including friendship, mega cities, the future of rural communities, media literacy, and reimagining the prison system.

For more information about the Conversation Project program and how to apply, please contact Oregon Humanities Director of Programs Jennifer Allen at (503) 241-0543, ext. 118, or via e-mail.

Oregon Humanities connects Oregonians to ideas that transform communities. More information about our programs and publications, which include the Conversation Project: A New Chautauqua, Think & Drink, Humanity in Perspective, Teacher Institutes, Happy Camp, Public Program Grants, and Oregon Humanities magazine, can be found at oregonhumanities.org. Oregon Humanities is an independent, nonprofit affiliate of the National Endowment for the Humanities and a partner of the Oregon Cultural Trust.