Applications for the next round of our new grants program, Humanities for All Quick Grants, will be accepted September 15 through October 15, 2018 at 5 pm. Stay tuned for updated guidelines, application instructions, and FAQs will be available soon on our website on the Humanities for All webpage. The …
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Congratulations to the new recipients of Humanities for All Quick Grants. Each of these projects offer meaningful insights into the diverse ways Californians share, offer reflection, and celebrate the humanities in their daily lives. The projects range from a youth-generated journalism and photography project that captures portraits and stories of …
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CDP NEXT GEN Grants for Youth Media Organizations in Support of Emerging California Mediamakers Age 18 and Under Deadline: Friday, September 14, 2018 Thinking of applying for a CDP NEXT GEN Grant to support emerging California mediamakers age 18 and under? Proposals are due by 5pm on September 14. If …
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California Documentary Project grants for film, audio and digital media are now available. Application webinar and workshops start in September. See below for dates and locations. Deadline: November 1, 2018 California? It’s complicated—almost 40 million people and 40 million stories. California Humanities invites proposals for the California Documentary Project (CDP) …
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Want to learn about Jon Parrish Peede, the new Chairman of the National Endowment for the Humanities? An exclusive interview with the Chairman is featured in the summer 2018 issue of Humanities magazine. READ MORE
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In honor of Hispanic Heritage Month, we are featuring one recent Humanities for All grantee’s project, Border Click. Josemar Gonzalez, co-founder of Border Click, shares more about this project that connects two nations (Tijuana and San Diego) through art and conversation. What was your goal for Border Click? The …
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The California Humanities Art of Storytelling exhibit WordsUncaged: Voices from Inside Lancaster Prison closing reception is on September 27, 2018 from 5:30 – 7:30 pm in our Oakland office. Words Uncaged, a project funded by California Humanities, is a creative platform created by the men of A-Yard California State Prison, Lancaster and California …
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California Humanities grieves the passing of Dawn Mabalon, a true champion of the humanities. Dawn Mabalon participated in a conversation “The Farmworker Movement in California from Chavez Onwards” that California Humanities hosted in 2016 in Fresno. Noted director and playwright Luis Valdez, founder of El Teatro Campesino led a conversation …
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Our twelve Library Innovation Lab (LIL) 2018 cohort members reconvened in Oakland July 19 and 20 to share what they have learned through two months of intensive research into their communities’ needs and aspirations. Presentations of each library’s tentative plan (including goals, activities, outreach, and assessment strategies) generated lively discussion. …
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California Humanities’ application and grantee portal has recently moved. Applicants and grantees will now use a new and improved grant portal on SurveyMonkeyApply to submit materials to us at: https://ch-grants.smapply.io/. Project Directors and Authorizing Officials for grants that began on the former portal should have received email invitations to register …
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California Humanities A State of Open Mind
