Cal Humanities

"The understanding of a culture comes from hearing the language, tasting the food, seeing personal interactions, experiencing the traditions, and so much more in context."

— Elizabeth Laval & Candice Pendergrass, Sikh Youth Public History Project

Cal Humanities

"The understanding of a culture comes from hearing the language, tasting the food, seeing personal interactions, experiencing the traditions, and so much more when it is in context."

— Elizabeth Laval & Candice Pendergrass, Sikh Youth Public History Project

Archive Month: May 2019

Welcoming New Program Assistant Kirsten Vega

  • Blog, Spotlight
Program Assistant Kirsten Vega.
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“To me, the humanities are how we explore and respond to the ecosystem of ideas we live within.”

Announcing 11 New Humanities for All Project Grants

  • Blog, Humanities For All, Spotlight
Position Vector Salton Sea (2050 Condition). Conceptual project rendering by Hans Baumann.
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From workshops with the Torres Martinez Desert Cahuilla Indians to a play about Black women’s experience in Peoples Temple.

California Humanities Awards $175,000 to 11 New Humanities for All Project Grants

  • Press Releases
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Locally-Initiated Projects Include Exhibitions, Workshops, Performances, Films, Festivals, Discussions and Oral Histories For Immediate Release Media Contact: Claudia Leung, cleung@calhum.org, 415.391.1474 x303 May 23,

Voices of California’s Veterans

  • Blog, California Documentary Project, Humanities For All, Spotlight, War Comes Home
Still from War Ink
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From video interviews to playwriting, the medical humanities to film screenings, a list of past projects centering the veteran experience.

California Alliance for Arts Education’s Student Voices Campaign

  • In the Field
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Watch the award-winning youth films online.

A Walk Through the Rich History of the Latino Central Valley with CAMINOS

  • Blog, Humanities For All, Spotlight
A gallery view of the CAMINOS exhibition. Courtesy of Arte Américas.
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An interview with staff about the nearly exhaustively researched exhibit in Fresno.

Money for the Arts Panel in Ventura on May 29

  • In the Field
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Join City of Ventura Cultural Affairs Commissioners for a panel discussion on arts grants, funding, development, and creative collaboration.

Tying Together the Local & National History of Voting Rights

  • Blog, Humanities For All, Spotlight
Take a virtual tour of the exhibit Vote! Your Vote is Your Voice/¡Vote! Su Voto es Su Voz
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An interview with Pajaro Valley Arts, host of the exhibit Your Vote is Your Voice/ ¡Vote! Su Voto es Su Voz.

Highlighting the Diversity of Families in California

  • Blog, California Documentary Project, Humanities For All, Spotlight
A young woman and her mother sit together, smiling at the camera.
Raising Zoey. Photo courtesy of Transgender Law Center.
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For International Day of Families and Mother’s Day, and we’re celebrating families of all kinds.

Visual Communications’ CENTERING THE MASSES

  • Humanities For All, Spotlight
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A nine-week series of free pop-up events and programs in the heart of Los Angeles’ Little Tokyo.

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