Picturing America is a pilot project of the We the People program of the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH), conducted in cooperation with the ALA Public Programs Office. The goals of Picturing America are to promote the teaching, study and understanding of American art and history in K-12 schools, and to facilitate interdisciplinary partnerships between school library media specialists, art teachers, classroom instructors and other educators.
In May 2007, the first round of Picturing America awards was announced. More than 1,500 schools will receive the Picturing America collection, which will ship in September 2007. In accordance with the grant requirements, participating schools will display the images and incorporate them in classes during the 2007-2008 school year, and submit a final report by May 31, 2008.
Picturing America will provide 1,556 public and private schools with a collection of 20 double-sided, laminated posters (24" x 36") depicting works of American art, related reading lists, and a 100-page resource booklet with information about the paintings, sculpture, architecture, and crafts reproduced.
View the complete list of schools receiving 2007-2008 We the People Picturing America awards.
In 2008, public, private, parochial, and charter schools and home school consortia (K-12), as well as public library systems and school districts, will be invited to apply for Picturing America. Additional information will be available in the fall.
Find out more about Picturing America, including the artwork featured.
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