Vista 360

THIS GRANT IS TO BRING AMERICAN COWBOYS GROUP TO CENTRAL ASIAN COUNTRIES AND KYRGYZ REPUBLIC TO TAKE PART IN 2018 WORLD NOMAD GAMES

THIS IS TO SUPPORT VISTA 360. INC TO ORGANIZE VISIT AND PARTICIPATION OF COWBOYS IN KOKPAR WORLD TOURN-NTK IN ASTANA AUG 14-29.2017 DURING EXPO-2017.

STUDYING, SHARING AND PRESERVING COWBOY ARTISAN TRADITIONS [THIS PROJECT WILL STUDY THE HISTORY AND CURRENT CONDITIONS OF THE COWBOY ARTISAN HERITAGE IN THE ROCKY MOUNTAIN WEST AND NEVADA WITH THE GOAL OF BETTER UNDERSTANDING THE SOCIAL, ECONOMIC AND CULTURAL DYNAMICS NECESSARY FOR THE REVIVAL AND PRESERVATION OF THESE TRADITIONS IN THE 21ST CENTURY. THE PROJECT HAS FOUR COMPONENTS: HISTORICAL RESEARCH, RESEARCH ABOUT THE CURRENT REALITIES, A PUBLIC PROGRAM AND DIGITAL HUMANITIES. THE PUBLIC PROGRAM IS A PANEL DISCUSSION BASED ON RESEARCH, AN EXHIBITION OF MASTER WORK OF COWBOY ARTISANS AND A ONE-DAY CONFERENCE TO DEVELOP STRATEGIES FOR COLLABORATIVE ACTION TO SUPPORT THIS HERITAGE. THE PROJECT IS A CASE STUDY FOR A HUMANITIES-DRIVEN APPROACH TO THE PRESERVATION OF ARTISAN TRADITIONS THAT COULD BE ADAPTED TO OTHER ARTISAN TRADITIONS AROUND THE WORLD. UNDERSTANDING THE PAST AND THE PRESENT IS THE KEY TO ASSURING A FUTURE. THIS PROJECT FITS WITHIN A MORE PERFECT UNION AS A CONTRIBUTION TO BUILDING A MORE INCLUSIVE AND SUSTAINABLE SOCIETY.] [PURPOSE: THE PURPOSE OF THIS GRANT IS TO HELP VISTA 360 INTERPRET ARTISAN COWBOY HERITAGE, EDUCATE FUTURE ARTISANS, AND TO PRESERVE THE COWBOY HERITAGE IN AMERICA?S WEST (ROCKY MOUNTAIN WEST AND NEVADA). ACTIVITIES TO BE PERFORMED: VISTA WILL COMPLETE A PROJECT CONSISTING OF FOUR COMPONENTS: HISTORICAL RESEARCH, CONTEMPORARY RESEARCH, PUBLIC PROGRAMMING, AND DIGITAL HUMANITIES. USING SECONDARY SOURCES AND ASSISTANCE FROM LOCAL HISTORICAL SOCIETIES, VISTA WILL UNDERTAKE AN HISTORICAL INVESTIGATION OF COWBOY ARTISAN TRADITIONS IN THE ROCKY MOUNTAIN REGION (MONTANA, IDAHO, WYOMING, UTAH, COLORADO) AND IN THE GREAT BASIN OF NEVADA. THE SECOND RESEARCH COMPONENT WILL FOCUS ON THE CONTEMPORARY STATE OF COWBOY ARTISAN PRODUCTION IN THIS REGION. PUBLIC PROGRAMS WILL INCLUDE A PANEL DISCUSSION FEATURING MASTER ARTISANS AND STAFF MEMBERS, A ONE-DAY MICRO-CONFERENCE TO DISCUSS RESEARCH, AND A DIGITAL HUMANITIES PRESENTATION TO MAKE THE RESEARCH, PANEL DISCUSSION, AND THE CONFERENCE AVAILABLE TO ONLINE AUDIENCES. EXPECTED OUTCOMES: VISTA WILL CREATE PROGRAMS TO PRESERVE ARTISAN TRADITIONS AND HISTORY AND PROVIDE MEANINGFUL LIVELIHOODS TO ARTISANS IN THE 21ST CENTURY. THE PROJECT WILL SUPPORT TWO EXISTING POSITIONS AND ONE NEW POSITION. INTENDED BENEFICIARIES: LOCAL COMMUNITIES, VISITORS, CURRENT AND FUTURE ARTISANS, AND SCHOLARS AND GENERAL AUDIENCES INTERESTED IN US HISTORY, AMERICAN STUDIES AND CULTURAL ANTHROPOLOGY WILL BENEFIT FROM VISTA?S RESEARCH AND PROGRAMS DEDICATED TO THE ARTISTAN TRADITION. SUBRECIPIENT ACTIVITIES: THE RECIPIENT DOES NOT INTEND TO SUBAWARD FUNDS.]

GRANT IS AWARDED TO PRESENT AMERICAN COWBOYS' SKILLS AND TRADITIONS TO LOCAL AUDIENCE, APRIL 7-15, 2011

TO SUPPORT TRAVEL FOR NINE ATHLETES FROM THE USA NOMADIC SPORTS FEDERATION TO COMPETE AT THE 2024 WORLD NOMAD GAMES.

PURPOSE: TO SUPPORT A TRAVELING MUSEUM EXHIBIT FEATURING TRADITIONAL COWBOY ARTISTS.

TO BRING AMERICAN COWBOYS GROUP TO KYRGYZ REPUBLIC TO PARTICIPATE IN WORLD NOMAD GAMES, SEPTEMBER 2016. LODGING AND INTERNATIONAL AIRTICKETS ARE FURN

STUDYING, SHARING AND PRESERVING COWBOY ARTISAN TRADITIONS [THIS GRANT WILL SUPPORT THE DESIGN, PRODUCTION AND TWO INSTALLATIONS OF A PANEL EXHIBIT PRESENTING A COMPELLING STORY ABOUT THESE TRADITIONS AND THE CULTURE THEY EXPRESS, INCLUDING A DISPLAY OF THE BEAUTY OF THE WORK AND THE SKILL OF PRACTITIONERS. THE FIRST INSTALLATION WILL TAKE PLACE AT THE BUFFALO BILL CENTER OF THE WEST IN CODY, WYOMING, THE LARGEST CULTURAL INSTITUTION IN WYOMING FROM JULY 20- AUGUST 10, 2024. THE SECOND WILL TAKE PLACE AT THE NEW ROCKY MOUNTAIN FOLK SCHOOL IN GRAND VIEW, COLORADO FROM AUGUST 15-SEPTEMBER 10. FOLLOWING THESE TWO CONFIRMED INSTALLATIONS, THE EXHIBIT<BR /> WILL TRAVEL AROUND OUR REGION FOR 18 MONTHS IN BOTH RURAL AND URBAN SETTINGS. EACH INSTALLATION WILL BE ACCOMPANIED BY TALKS AND DEMOS BY LOCAL ARTISANS AND BY PRESENTATIONS TO TOWN COUNCILS, SERVICE CLUBS AND HIGH SCHOOL CLASSES, INCREASING RECOGNITION AND APPRECIATION FOR LOCAL TALENT. THESE PRESENTATIONS WILL BE DESIGNED TO SPARK LONG-TERM SUPPORTIVE RELATIONSHIPS WITH LOCAL INSTITUTIONS. WE WILL BE REACHING OUT TO MUSEUMS, HISTORICAL SOCIETIES, LIBRARIES, BUSINESSES, LOCAL GOVERNMENT, ART<BR /> CENTERS, SCHOOLS AND UNIVERSITIES TO JOIN THIS PRESERVATION EFFORT, ALL MOTIVATED BY A SHARED ADMIRATION FOR THESE TRADITIONS AND LOVE OF THEIR HOMETOWNS.]

PURPOSE: TO SUPPORT EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMMING FOCUSED ON TRADITIONAL COWBOY ARTISAN CRAFTS.

TO SUPPORT THE FOURTH ANNUAL JACKSON HOLE FIRE FESTIVAL.

PURPOSE: TO SUPPORT STAFF SALARIES RELATED TO PROGRAMS TEACHING TRADITIONAL COWBOY ARTS IN THE NORTHERN ROCKIES.

TO SUPPORT THE USA NOMADIC SPORTS FEDERATION TO PARTICIPATE IN THE 4TH WORLD NOMAD GAMES IN IZNIK, TURKEY, JOINING 77 COUNTRIES IN THIS CULTURALLY SIGNIFICANT EVENT FOR CULTURES WITH NOMADIC AND PASTORAL TRADITIONS.