Wyoming Humanities Council "Between Fences"

The Wyoming Humanities Council sponsored a year long tour called, "Between Fences" and it included five planned stops in Wyoming during 2008. This is part of an existing national program called Smithsonian Museum on Main Street. It is described on the Museum on Main Street website as: Curated by Gregory K. Dreicer of Chicken and Egg Public Projects, Inc., Between Fences focuses on every region of the United States. Its subjects include the defining of home, farm, and factory; the settling of the United States; and the making of fences. It examines human relationships on an expanding scale: neighbor versus neighbor; gated communities; and the Mexican and Canadian borders of the U.S. The exhibition tells American stories through diverse fence types.

In addition to the traveling exhibit, the WHC offers other "fences-themed" programs including a book reading series (for those interested on reading about fence topics) which is listed on the website or by clicking here; a film discussion series, a list of the films I was not able to find; and speakers available to present and discuss various fences-related topics.

The WHC also had a "call for submissions" for original work related to "fences" to be considered for inclusion in an anthology. To quote the WHC's description of the entire "Between Fences" program: "How do fences both divide and unite us? What do we fence in, and fence out? These programs will consider fences both in their visible form on the landscape and as metaphors for the barriers that separate us along the lines of race, religion and economic status."


I submitted a short piece, which was not selected but that's o.k. It's actually not easy for people to hear about Wyoming Fence Lines or find out where to buy it if not on the WHC website.
So, I am providing here a direct link to Amazon to a purchase this anthology. (Amazon charges $11.66 for this paperback version).
I'll write a review after I receive my copy.