Posted 2:22 p.m. Wednesday, June 17, 2015
A $10,000 grant from The Wisconsin Humanities Council will help fund a La Crosse-based project that blends local history and art.
[caption id="attachment_41649" align="alignleft" width="300"]![Public and Policy History major Ariel Reker, one of the [art]ifact project leaders, left, with La Crosse Historical Society’s Peggy Derrick at the La Crosse Historical Society.](/contentassets/d2492d337f8a4841b98d59100cb0f8ab/imported-from-wordpress2/20150128_historical__society_013e-300x1942.jpg)
UW-L student Ariel Reker, one of the [art]ifact project leaders, left, with La Crosse Historical Society’s Peggy Derrick.[/caption]A $10,000 grant from The Wisconsin Humanities Council will help fund a La Crosse-based project that blends local history and art. The [art]ifact project, originally conceived by three UW-L students, is a collaboration between UW-L’s History Department, the Pump House Regional Arts Center and the La Crosse County Historical Society.
During the 2015-16 school year, students in UW-L Assistant Professor of History Ariel Beaujot’s classes, HIS 300 [art]ifact and HIS 300 Exhibition Design, will choose 15 artifacts that were made in La Crosse and represent the community’s diverse history. Then, a jury from the Pump House will select 15 artists who will use those artifacts as inspiration to create new artwork for the exhibition. Historic artifacts and corresponding new artwork will be displayed side by side at the Pump House exhibit in spring 2016.
Much of the work for the $82,000 [art]ifact project is in-kind. The WHC grant was the largest grant Beaujot applied for and will go a long way toward making the project happen, she says.
"It means a great deal to myself and my students to be supported by a competitive statewide grant for humanities projects,” says Beaujot. “The public and policy history faculty at UW-L believe that art and culture are important aspects of any thriving community and we are proud to be chosen to represent Wisconsin in this way."
A $10,000 grant is the maximum amount the Wisconsin Humanities Council awards. The WHC supports and creates programs that use history, culture and discussion to strengthen community life for everyone in Wisconsin. The project also received a grant from the Wisconsin Arts Board.
UW-L student Ariel Reker, one of the [art]ifact project leaders, left, with La Crosse Historical Society’s Peggy Derrick.[/caption]A $10,000 grant from The Wisconsin Humanities Council will help fund a La Crosse-based project that blends local history and art. The [art]ifact project, originally conceived by three UW-L students, is a collaboration between UW-L’s History Department, the Pump House Regional Arts Center and the La Crosse County Historical Society.
During the 2015-16 school year, students in UW-L Assistant Professor of History Ariel Beaujot’s classes, HIS 300 [art]ifact and HIS 300 Exhibition Design, will choose 15 artifacts that were made in La Crosse and represent the community’s diverse history. Then, a jury from the Pump House will select 15 artists who will use those artifacts as inspiration to create new artwork for the exhibition. Historic artifacts and corresponding new artwork will be displayed side by side at the Pump House exhibit in spring 2016.
Much of the work for the $82,000 [art]ifact project is in-kind. The WHC grant was the largest grant Beaujot applied for and will go a long way toward making the project happen, she says.
"It means a great deal to myself and my students to be supported by a competitive statewide grant for humanities projects,” says Beaujot. “The public and policy history faculty at UW-L believe that art and culture are important aspects of any thriving community and we are proud to be chosen to represent Wisconsin in this way."
A $10,000 grant is the maximum amount the Wisconsin Humanities Council awards. The WHC supports and creates programs that use history, culture and discussion to strengthen community life for everyone in Wisconsin. The project also received a grant from the Wisconsin Arts Board.