Smithsonian Exhibition Call for Applications

The Delaware Humanities Forum is inviting applications from Kent and Sussex County organizations for a traveling exhibition from the Smithsonian Institution.

Between Fences tells the story of the settling of the United States, the establishment of its communities, and the building of its borders. Between Fences will enlighten audiences who live surrounded by these familiar objects whose history and meaning they hardly suspect. They will discover how tightly the fence is entwined with politics, industry, and daily life.

The subject of the exhibition-boundaries, place, and space-will be central to the visitors' physical experience, as they walk between fences and through gateways. Each fence will be selected to represent a theme and tell a story that illustrates its theme in provocative ways. In addition to objects and images relating to the exhibition stories, fence materials will include tools, photographs, and publications including product literature, journals, postcards, and posters.

This project is a one-of-a-kind cultural partnership between the Smithsonian Institution, The Federation of State Humanities Council, and individual state councils such as the Delaware Humanities Forum.

For more information, I encourage you to visit the website www.museumonmainstreet.org to learn more about Between Fences. Also, feel free to contact the Delaware Humanities Forum at:

Delaware Humanities Forum
John J. Van Heest, Jr.
Program Officer
jvh@dhf.org
(302) 657-0650

We do look forward to hearing from you! Applications for this project will be due by November 1st, 2006.