California Humanities A State of Open Mind
California Humanities Announces Summer 2020 Humanities for All Quick Grant Awardees
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October 27, 2020
November Library Innovation Lab Programming Offers Cultural Events Throughout California
Celebrate November by learning about the stories and cultural traditions of California’s diverse imm…
October 27, 2020
Announcing California on the Ballot
A new initiative administered by the Federation of State Humanities Councils and funded by the And…
October 27, 2020
Bringing Indigenous Knowledge & Teachings as a Form of Self-care & Community Wellness: An Interview with Melissa Sanvicente
The Indigenous in Us: Embracing Ancestral Knowledge & Sharing the Beauty of Practice Interview …
October 27, 2020
Connecting Food & Home: Recipes from California Humanities Staff
Stories & Recipes from California Humanities Staff …
October 27, 2020
Quechan Youth Create AWAKEN: A Documentary Highlighting their Cultural Experiences on the Nation’s Fort Yuma Reservation
An Interview with the producer and co-directors of the Youth Documentary AWAKEN. …
October 3, 2020
Resources for the Humanities and Arts in the COVID-19 Crisis
Find grants, loans, field surveys, and more information for the field. …
September 29, 2020
Documenting California
Documentaries can provide a window into worlds we may never otherwise experience, allow us to get to…
September 28, 2020
Library Innovation Lab Supports Virtual & Social Distance Events this October
Libraries around the state that are participating in the 2020 Library Innovation Lab program offer a…
September 28, 2020
Mǝǝmento: Before and ‘Aksum Belle: Afterwards
A Blend of Archival Research Methods with Contemporary and Traditional Indigenous Arts Practices Cal…
September 28, 2020
Cultivating Cultural Understanding of Forests, Fire, & Relationships: An Interview with Michael & Heather Llewellyn
FOREST⇌FIRE is a traveling interpretive exhibit with companion civic and educational engagement plat…
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California Humanities Awards $74,805 to 15 Humanities Projects
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New 2020 California Documentary Project Guidelines Now Available
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Congratulations to the 2020 California Documentary Project NextGen Grantees
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Announcing the May 2020 Humanities For All Project Grant Awardees
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National Endowment for the Humanities awards $3.4 million in grants throughout California
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