California Humanities A State of Open Mind
“The thing about history is that it’s always changing. We’re always re-writing, reconsidering history.”
Read More »Michael Govan, Director, LACMA
Craig Watson, Former Dir. CA Arts Council
“The best of what the people in the humanities do is they help translate the things we don’t see easily…”
Read More »Alice Waters, Restaurateur
“The principles that guide my life’s work are all rooted in the humanities. Through farming … we can share in a common experience.”
Read More »Malcolm Margolin, Author & Publisher
“What the humanities can offer us is a way of getting into other people’s lives.”
Read More »Written Testimony by Linda Ronstadt
To celebrate our 40th year anniversary of grant making, programming, and partnerships, we invited a group of prominent Californians to explore what the humanities mean to them. Please read through for an excerpt from a written testimony by Linda Ronstadt.
Read More »California Humanities Announces 34 Awards for First Round of New Quick Grants Program
We’re very pleased to conclude another year of grantmaking by announcing the awards for our first Humanities for All Quick Grant round.
Read More »Applications for Project Grants Now Being Accepted
The application window for the first round of our new grants program, Humanities for All Project Grants, is now open!
Read More »Our First Art of Storytelling Exhibit Comes to an End
We say goodbye to our first The Art of Storytelling exhibit this month, and welcome our second one in January!
Read More »Father Gregory Boyle, Author & Activist
“Give your hearts to dismantling the barriers.”
Read More »California Humanities Announces New Funding Opportunity
Attention, grantseekers! California Humanities, the nonprofit state affiliate of the National Endowment for the Humanities, is pleased to announce a new funding opportunity: Humanities for All Project Grants.
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