Theme:  Nature and Culture:  Land and Peoplein the Ozarks

The symposium will offer a discourse on this question: “How can we understand who we are unless we understand where we come from which makes us distinct among Americans?”

Missouri Folk Arts Program	http://maa.missouri.edu/mfap/
Missouri Humanities Council	http://www.mohumanities.org/
Old-Time Music Ozark Heritage Festival	http://www.oldtimemusic.org/
Ozarks Cultural Landscapes	http://www.wparts.org/oht/
West Plains Council on the Arts	http://wparts.org/

Missouri State University-West Plains in collaboration with the West Plains Council on the Arts is honored to host this two-day symposium by providing a home in the West Plains Civic Center.