Earth Month Spotlight: Jenny Hale and Lisa Barker of Project Wild Edges
Above: Cast members of Project Wild Edges in Grass Valley, California. Photographer: Dee Anne Dinelli In recognition of Earth Month, we interviewed Jenny Hale and Lisa Barker, directors of the […]
3 Questions With Julie Fry
Above image: Julie Fry (center), with California Humanities staff in Oakland on February 9, 2023. This month we talk to outgoing President & CEO Julie Fry about – of course […]
Photos: California Humanities in Motion: A Rock ‘n’ Roll Fête featuring Fanny
On February 8, 2023, we gathered in San Francisco with friends and supporters to celebrate rock ‘n’ roll icons Fanny and the California Documentary Project-supported Fanny: The Right to Rock, […]
3 Questions With Fritz Friedman
Above image: Fritz Friedman, California Humanities Board Member, with actress Meryl Streep. This month we spoke with California Humanities’ longest-serving board member Fritz Friedman, appointed by Governor Jerry Brown. He […]
Highlighting African American Humanities Projects: A Recap of Recent Humanities for All Project Grants
Above: Members of the Carver Garden Club, Oakland, Dec. 2, 1960. African American Museum & Library at Oakland Photograph Collection. In recognition of California’s African American and African diasporic communities, […]
Humanities for All Quick Grant Winter Deadline: February 15
Above image: Armando Hernandez and Michael Aguirre of Humanities For All Quick Grant grantee Trash-Mex, surrounded by original Mexican Genre Film poster art. Credit: Armando Hernandez. Are you looking for […]
Humanities for All Project Grant Awards and *January 24* Deadline to Apply for Next Round of Grants
Above Image: Humanities for All Project Grantee, Bringing it Home Humanities: Learning through Japantown Immersive. Photo courtesy of San Jose Taiko California Humanities will soon be announcing its latest Humanities […]
A Year in Review and a Look Ahead
Above image: Los Angeles River Walk Tour at the 2022 National Humanities Conference. Photo courtesy of Lucena Lau Valle. As we bid adieu to 2022, and wish you a very […]
Celebrating a Year of Programming with the 2022 Library Innovation Lab Cohort
Above: Our 2022 LIL cohort at their final convening on January 20, 2023. Photo by Kerri Young. On January 19 and 20, we hosted our final meeting of the 2022 […]
2023 Grant Opportunities at California Humanities!
Above photo: California Road by David Mark from Pixabay. This winter, California Humanities is pleased to offer five grant opportunities for humanities projects. California-based, non-profit organizations are eligible to apply […]