Thursday, January 27, 2011
Bonnell receives second Bigham Award for third installment of "Snapshots of Southern Indiana"
Karen Bonnell
Contact for more information:
Brandi Schwartz Marketing Coordinator Outreach & Engagement 812/464-1854 The 2011 award includes a $4,000 grant that will be used to fund Bonnell's latest "Snapshots" program called "Southern Indiana African American Heritage Project." Goals of the project are to collect and present information about African American cultural heritage in southern Indiana to a regional audience through WNIN-TV, the regional public broadcaster based in Evansville, Indiana, and the Evansville African American Museum. Bonnell's project will involve research, planning, and production of still photographs, video footage, and video interviews at multiple historic sites in Indiana including Corydon, Evansville, and Princeton. The material will be organized for public display at the Evansville African American Museum and edited into a television documentary for WNIN-TV. The episode will be available to other public television stations for potential statewide broadcast. "Contemporary media managers recognize that diversity in programming means realistic and accurate representation of minorities in media as well as serving the needs of diverse audiences," said Bonnell. "The Southern Indiana African American Heritage Project will utilize public television and public display to reach diverse audiences with information about historic sites and the preservation activities related to African American heritage in southern Indiana." Location shooting for the project will begin this summer and editing will begin in the fall. Photographs and video clips will be packaged for display at the Evansville African Museum in the early fall. The Bigham Award provides financial support for scholarly work in the areas of consulting, research, service learning, or creation of workshops/institutes by USI faculty. Dr. Darrel Bigham, director emeritus of Historic Southern Indiana and professor emeritus of history, was a USI pioneer in regional engagement. Historic Southern Indiana was created in 1986 to serve the southernmost 26 counties of Indiana. Its goals are to identify, preserve, protect, enhance, and promote the historical, natural, and recreational resources of the region. It seeks to implement those goals through programs in historic preservation, history education, heritage tourism, community development, and scenic byways. Its office is a part of Outreach and Engagement. |
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