Arts & Humanities Grants Panel Talk     

Date: Fri., Jan. 27 from 11am-12noon

Location: Zoom (link provided to registrants)

Even as Arts and Humanities faculty have become increasingly aware of how fellowships can enhance their career, many remain uncertain about the value of grants.  In this panel talk, three Arts and Humanities faculty members will share about their experiences winning external grants, revealing how these opportunities have expanded their horizons and enriched their creative activity and research.  Ms. Ansje Burdick from the School of Dance, Dr. Michael Carrasco from the Department of Art History, and Dr. Laura McTighe from the Department of Religion will each speak for fifteen minutes and then the audience will have an opportunity to ask questions. 

*  Ms. Ansje Burdick will discuss her multiple National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) grants which have helped support the Maggie Allesee National Center for Choreography (MANCC).  Ms. Burdick collaboratored with Ms. Carla Peterson  (FSU) to secure these grants, which have typically ranged from $30,000 - $45,000.  

*  Dr. Michael Carrasco will discuss his 2020 National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) Collaborative Research Grant, The Origins of Writing in Early Mesoamerica.  Dr. Carrasco is collaborating with Dr. Joshua Englehardt (FSU) on the $249,850 grant.  Dr. Carrasco will also discuss his 2014 NEH Digital Humanities Start-Up Grant, The Mesoamerican Corpus of Formative Period Art and Writing.  The grant was for $59,993.

*  Dr. Laura McTighe will discuss her 2022 grant from the Henry Luce Foundation for a new collaborative public humanities project, Creating the World Anew: Religion, Economy, and Mutual Aid.  Dr. McTighe is collaborating with Dr. Elayne Oliphant (New York University) and Dr. Daniel Vaca (Brown University) on the $250,000 grant.