The Virgin Islands Humanities Council's Community Grants Program Is Pleased To Announce Two Engaging Projects
Date: August 31, 2006 | Press Release: #06-012
The St. Croix Friends of Denmark Society has been awarded $10,000 for a media project entitled, "Danish Artist Hugo Larsen's Cultural Portrait of Our Islands 1904-1907: A Video Presentation in Celebration of the 90th Anniversary of Transfer."
This educational video project is base on the life and impressionist renderings of Hugo Larsen while he lived in the Virgin Islands. The community will learn about Hugo Larsen and the Virgin Islands during 1904-1907, through illustrations that capture an average day in the life of the local population. A one half hour documentary will be developed for the benefit of the community but more specifically for teachers and students.
The Strength to Strength Center was awarded $3,500 for a walking tour and discussion entitled, "Dollar Fe Dollar Cultural and Historic Tour: A Remembrance of the 1892 Coal Workers Strike."
The project will retrace the historical sites affiliated with the Coal Workers Strike during which the coal carriers, led by Queen Coziah, shut down refueling operations in the St. Thomas harbor long enough to achieve their goal of being paid a higher and stable rate of currency.
The Virgin Islands Humanities Council is a non-profit 501(c) 3 organization. Its' mission is to provide opportunities for the diverse population of the Virgin Islands to participate in humanities programs, which promote a love of learning, encourage dialogue, enhance understanding and broaden people's judgment. The VIHC accomplishes its mission by fostering an awareness of shared commitment to public humanities, through working in partnership with humanities scholars and cultural and civic institutions and organizations in the territory.
For further information, call the Virgin Islands Humanities Council at 776-4044.