Vietnam: Voices and Visions Unfiltered, a three-month long symposium on the Vietnam War seen in several venues at UNM, was named the best public humanities program in the country in 2005 by the Federation of State Humanities Councils at its national conference in November.
The New Mexico Humanities Council (NMHC), one of the major sponsors of the symposium, accepted the prestigious Helen and Martin Schwartz Prize for Public Humanities – the first time ever for a New Mexico project.
The symposium, directed by Brian McKinsey of Albuquerque, presented a compelling and contemporary mosaic of the personal consequences of war as seen through art, film, photography and personal correspondence, as well as in a series of lectures and panel discussions.
Components of the project were exhibited at University Art Museum and Jonson Gallery, Maxwell Museum of Anthropology and Zimmerman Library.
“The Schwartz Prize is highly competitive among the 56 state councils in the U.S. and will be cherished by NMHC for years to come,” said NMHC Executive Director Craig Newbill. “We are so proud of the work that Brian has done and the impact his project had on public audiences.”
Contact: Susan McKinsey (505) 277-1989