New Grant Opportunity from California Humanities–Civics + Humanities Middle Grades Grants
California Humanities is pleased to announce a new grant line, the Civics + Humanities Middle Grades Grant Program. This pilot program aims to support civics and humanities education for California’s […]
Indigenous Histories and Traditions Projects Supported by California Humanities
Above image: Gathering Time: Pomo Art During the Pandemic artists. Photo by Robert Morgan. Across California a new cohort of Humanities for All Quick grant-supported projects are drawing on Indigenous […]
3 Questions with Neha Balram
This month we spoke with California Humanities board member Neha Balram, Program Analyst in the Cultural Affairs Division at the City of Oakland, about her dual roles with our organization, […]
2022 National Humanities Conference: Land Acknowledgement
This November, California Humanities staff and board will join our colleagues in the field of the public humanities to convene in downtown Los Angeles for the annual National Humanities Conference […]
Focus on the Humanities Through an Interpretive Exhibition, “Emmy Lou Packard: Artist of Conscience”
Image Above: Diego Rivera & Emmy Lou Packard painting for the Golden Gate International Exposition, on Treasure Island in San Francisco Bay, 1938-40. Photograph Gelatin silver print, vintage. Courtesy of […]
In the Banlieues/Centering the Margin – Saint-Denis/Oakland An International Exhibition Arrives in California
Above Image: Lamyne M at SPUR SF opening of In the Banlieues/Centering the Margin: Oakland/Saint-Denis exhibition. Photo by Robert Ogilvie. “Sharing our stories is how we claim spatial legitimacy and […]
Exciting Library Innovation Lab Activities Now Underway Across California
Above Images (left to right): Library Innovation Lab programs at Mill Valley Public Library, Sunnyvale Public Library, Santa Cruz Public Library, San Luis Obispo Public Library, Oakland Public Library Golden […]
A Legacy Celebration: Nancy Hatamiya Arts & Humanities Fund
As we celebrate National Arts & Humanities Month this October, we also honor the memory of beloved California Humanities’ Board Chair Nancy Hatamiya through the Nancy Hatamiya Arts & Humanities […]
California Humanities President & CEO Julie Fry to Step Down in February 2023
For Immediate Release Media Contact: Christi Shortridge, Interim Communications Director, cshortridge@calhum.org September 7, 2022—(OAKLAND, CA)—The Board of Directors of California Humanities announces the resignation of President & CEO Julie Fry, […]
Library Innovation Lab Libraries Launch Fall Programs
Over the past five months, the dedicated librarians who are participating in the 2022 Library Innovation Lab (LIL) program cohort have been hard at work, interviewing community members, developing partnerships, […]
