AHC Grants Funded
Project Grants Funded February 2009
Florence Immigrant Rights and Refugee Project, Florence.
Letters to a Detainee: Immigration Detention in Arizona (WTP). $5,000. A multimedia project that explores the experiences of Arizonans impacted by immigration detention. Project Director, Melisa Mundt, 520/483-4478.
Arizona Women's Heritage Trail, Rio Verde.
Arizona Women’s Heritage Trail, Maricopa Driving Tours, $10,000. This project will support the research, development, and production of a Women’s Heritage Trail driving tour brochure and supplemental Web content. Project Director, Joan Anderson, 480/471-7792.
Amerind Foundation, Dragoon.
Seven Generations Program, $4,566. This project will result in three public programs, a lecture and a forum, which will present Native perspectives on environmental stewardship. Project Director, Carol Charnley, 520-586-3666.
Mesa Community College International Film Festival, Mesa.
Sixth Annual Mesa Community College International Film Festival, $10,000. Japanese director Hirokazu Kore-eda doing question-and-answer sessions after screening five of his films. Project Director, Don Castro, 480/461-7613.
AHS Central Arizona Division, Tempe.
Exhibition Ourselves: Representing Cultures in Museums and Cultural Centers (WTP), $7,015. A lecture and one-day symposium exploring the issues associated with establishing culturally-specific museums and centers. Project Director, Peter Welsh, 480/929-0292.
Children's Museum of Phoenix, Phoenix.
Monroe School Stories, $5,000. This project will result in an exhibition and public reception based on an oral histories gathered from alumni of the Monroe School. Project Director, Claire West, 602/648-2778.
