http://www.bozemandailychronicle.com/news/county/msu-to-create-exhibit-about-ivan-doig-for-big-sky/article_abaa8a62-7777-5231-a567-c9767d36ac5d.html MSU to create exhibit about Ivan Doig for Big Sky Country State Fair By MSU News Service 10 hrs ago Photo courtesy of Carol Doig The MSU Library will create an exhibit about Montana-born author Ivan Doig for the Big Sky Country State Fair The exhibit will run concurrently with the fair, July 19-23, at the Gallatin County Fairgrounds in Bozeman The Montana State University Library will create an Ivan Doig archive exhibit for the 2017 Big Sky Country State Fair in Bozeman on July 19-23 at the Gallatin County Fairgrounds “Ivan Doig: Voices and Vistas” will be an interactive learning experience that encourages the exploration of the celebrated Montana author’s work, said Jan Zauha, outreach librarian at the MSU Library Zauha said the exhibit will highlight the intertwined nature of reading, writing, research and lived experience by using components of the Ivan Doig Archive, which is housed physically at the MSU Library’s Special Collections and online at http://ivandoig.montana.edu Doig, the son of a ranch foreman and sheep herder, was a third-generation Montanan born in White Sulphur Springs Doig’s ៙�rst memoir, “This House of Sky,” is a reminiscence about his childhood in Montana Though Doig eventually le韝� Montana, he continued to use the people and landscapes of Montana as the backdrop for many of his books The library is collaborating with Mike Everts, a professor in the MSU School of Architecture, and MSU architecture students to conceptualize the exhibit Additional students will work together with library staff to build certain aspects of the exhibit In addition, Paul Lachapelle, associate professor in the Department of Political Science and an MSU Extension community development specialist, will be on-site to record interviews from individuals who wish to share stories about their life, community or impressions and thoughts on Doig’s work The interviews are part of the Montana Community Story Project, a collaborative effort between MSU Extension, MSU Library and StoryCorps, an organization that collects personal narratives from ordinary people, in order to preserve and share humanity’s stories “The project’s goal is to educate citizens on the importance of documenting and preserving, archiving stories about the people and places that make their communities so special,” said Lachapelle, who is coordinating the project “A secondary goal is to train community residents how to conduct interviews, record stories, preserve digital archives and create content to share online.” Lachapelle hopes to collect stories from communities across Montana and place them in a permanent archive for future generations, both at the MSU Library and at the American Folklife Center at the Library of Congress in Washington, D.C In conjunction with the exhibit, the Yellowstone Writing Project, housed in the MSU Department of English, is partnering with MSU Library to host a writing competition that is open to all writers “Voices and Vistas” will highlight the winners of the writing competition, and the Yellowstone Writing Project will coordinate activities for all ages throughout the fair The prompt for the competition is “Tell us your Montana Story.” All poetry submissions should have a maximum of 300 words Prose, which may include short ៙�ction or personal narrative/memoir, should have a maximum of 1,500 words No more than two original photos may be submitted with or as part of an individual submission Zauha said Doig’s books and other Montana-related titles will be available for purchase at the exhibit through Country Bookshelf bookstore The Bozeman Public Library will partner with the MSU Library during the exhibit to provide content and programs promoting reading, Montana-related literature and exploration of the new BPL bookmobile IN CASE YOU MISSED IT Bomb threat evacuates Bozeman High, ends school day early 15-year-old cited for emailed threat that locked down Bozeman High School ‘A fight for the soul of Montana:’ Bernie Sanders rallies Bozeman crowd in support of Quist ‘O韚� the rails’: How Bozeman’s push to think big picture amid growth went astray Community supports local law enforcement a韠�er deputy’s death Driver accused of killing passenger in drunk driving crash north of Belgrade Everyday People Photo Galleries Photos from Readers Videos ... Washington, D.C In conjunction with the exhibit, the Yellowstone Writing Project, housed in the MSU Department of English, is partnering with MSU Library to host a writing competition that is open to. .. competition, and the Yellowstone Writing Project will coordinate activities for all ages throughout the fair The prompt for the competition is “Tell us your Montana Story.” All poetry submissions... original photos may be submitted with or as part of an individual submission Zauha said Doig? ??s books and other Montana-related titles will be available for purchase at the exhibit through Country