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56th Annual Spring Conference
… Spring Conference March 10, 2011 The 56th Annual Willa Cather Spring Conference Coming April 29-30 Red Cloud, … popular culture of her day. From her enjoyment of popular music, movies, and books, to her writings about actresses and opera stars, Cather regularly engaged …
Posted: 12/29/2014
Last Updated: 07/19/2022
MaKenna Karr Introduces Her School to Antonette Willa Turner
… Willa Cather Center’s Executive Director Ashley Olson, Education Director Tracy Tucker, and Education Specialist Rachel Olsen. This event came about … initiatives by providing books, curriculum guides, scholarships to high school students and teachers, and …
Posted: 10/22/2019
Last Updated: 07/19/2022
Donor Profile: Nancy and Bernie Picchi
… a major gift to our Campaign for the Future with a generous pledge of $50,000 that was issued as a challenge prior to this year’s Willa Cather Spring Conference. The goal was simple: match the … “I feel so fortunate that Mildred Bennett shared her dreams about what the Cather Foundation should and could become …
Posted: 10/19/2020
Last Updated: 07/11/2022
NEH Awards $50,000 Covid Relief Grant for Digitizing Collections
… and reopen sites, facilities, and programs. The Willa Cather Foundation received $50,000 toward the ongoing tour … a lifeline to the country’s colleges and universities, museums, libraries, archives, historical sites and societies, … proposals from around the nation. Additional information about the National Endowment for the Humanities and its …
Posted: 10/19/2021
Last Updated: 07/11/2022
2021 Miriam Mountford Volunteer of the Year: Angela Duca
… Cather Pioneer Memorial, volunteers collected clippings and news about our work, our volunteers and staff, Cather … Red Cloud and Catherland and was first editor of the Cather newsletter. As the first President of the Board of Governors …
Posted: 03/08/2022
Last Updated: 03/31/2022
Career Opportunity for a Program Associate
… for a Program Associate November 4, 2020 The Willa Cather Foundation seeks an outgoing and enthusiastic individual who values literature and the arts to … as well as associated virtual and in-person programs. About the WCF: The Willa Cather Foundation is a 501(c)(3) …
Posted: 11/04/2020
Last Updated: 04/26/2021