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Support the Willa Cather Foundation

… Support the Willa Cather Foundation The Impact of Your Gift When you make a financial contribution to the National Willa Cather Center, you become a partner in our many efforts to … Center; conservation of the 612-acre Willa Cather Memorial Prairie; and organization of educational programs such as …
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Willa Cather Foundation Awarded Operations Support from Nebraska Arts Council

… Image Willa Cather Foundation Awarded Operations Support from Nebraska Arts Council June 16, 2021 The Willa … recalled, “But I am sorry that the old opera houses in the prairie towns are dark, because they really did give a …
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A Lifetime of Giving: Yost and Leak Join Cather Legacy Society

… Image A Lifetime of Giving: Yost and Leak Join Cather Legacy Society July 13, 2016 “ I feel blessed that … says Wade. “Honestly, it taught me the importance of supporting in a financial way the things you care about.” … they’ve enjoyed, whether it’s the historic buildings, the prairie, or the Opera House. “It has brought a lot to us as …
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The Willa Cather Foundation

… family, as well as other period pieces; Allocation of scholarships  to high school students and graduate students …
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Willa Cather Statue Unveiled in National Statuary Hall of the U.S. Capitol

… Image Statuary Hall of the U.S. Capitol Image Willa Cather statue representing Nebraska at National Statuary … sites were offered at 11:00 a.m., and 1:00 and 3:00 p.m.  World renowned author Willa Cather spent her formative years …
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Restored Willa Cather Childhood Home Reopens

… said National Willa Cather Center Executive Director Ashley Olson. “We are excited for visitors to see the changes and …
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Own A Piece of History: Willa Cather Sculpture

… Image Image Image Littleton Alston with his statue of Willa Cather at the U.S. Capitol—June 7, 2023 Own A Piece of … by the artist. Cather is portrayed hiking through the open prairie with a walking stick, wearing a brimmed hat and … Statuary Hall Committee. Proceeds of all sales will support the purchase of a full-scale edition of the original …
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Willa Cather Biography

… Willa Cather Biography A Great American Writer "Miss Cather is … published a review essay focused on nine new Cather-related volumes in a special issue of  Modern Fiction Studies  on Cather's work. This critical interest in Cather …
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Reading Willa Cather: A Sesquicentennial Celebration

… and seminars that spur new research and scholarship.  Learn more at  willacather.org . Deanne Lorette (Reader) … He was an award-winning member of the BMI Lehman Engel Writers Workshop, creating lyrics for musical theater. Peter …
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Reading Willa Cather: A Sesquicentennial Celebration

… Image Willa Cather Image Join us at the Boston Athenaeum Special Events … School for the Arts. She is the recent recipient for Best Supporting Actor for Billy Comes Home at the Marina Del Rey … a National Historic Landmark. Guided town, country, and prairie tours provide visitors with an immersive place-based …
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