Collective Joy Project: Finale Episode Recap
We closed out our year of joyful, community-rooted conversations with a beautiful final episode of the Collective Joy Project, featuring multidisciplinary artist Aïma the Dreamer. Together, we explored how joy, […]
Welcome, Jessica Jarmillo and Kamilah Arteaga!
At California Humanities, connection is at the heart of everything we do — and that includes the people who help make our work possible. This fall, we’re thrilled to welcome two new […]
One Day of Giving, One New Story to Tell
Help fund a community mini-grant this Giving Tuesday with California Humanities. Every story starts with a spark—a question, a gathering, a shared idea that grows into something larger. Across California, […]
Library Innovation Lab: Building Belonging, One Library at a Time
California Humanities is excited to be expanding the Library Innovation Lab (LIL)—a signature program that helps public libraries build stronger connections with immigrants and newcomers, and their communities. Since 2017, LIL has empowered library professionals across California to […]
Rhythms of Resistance: Joy, Ritual, and Collective Memory
Tuesday, November 18, 2025, | 12 PM PT Join via Zoom — Registration Link As 2025 comes to a close, the Collective Joy Project invites you to our final gathering of the year—an exploration of joy, ritual, […]
Zócalo Public Square Celebrates California 175 With Two November Events
This November, our partners at Zócalo Public Square continue the California 175: What Connects California? series with two dynamic programs exploring how art, culture, and storytelling connect us across time, place, and identity. California Humanities […]
Humanities at Play: Connecting Through Story and Play
What does it mean to explore the humanities through games? That’s the question at the heart of Humanities at Play, a creative livestream series by Nevada Humanities that pairs gameplay with real-time conversation about the […]
Engage in National Arts and Humanities Month 2025
A partner post between California Humanities, CA for the Arts, the California State Library, and the California Arts Council This October, we come together once again to celebrate National Arts […]
Step Into Light: The Albert Michelson Exhibit
This month, we invite you to explore the story of Albert A. Michelson, a pioneering physicist who forever changed the way we understand light. Born in Strzelno, Prussia (now Poland), […]
Collective Joy Project: Rematriation, Reciprocity, and Future-Building with Chanowk Yisrael
Special Date: Tuesday, October 7, 2025 This October, the Collective Joy Project is taking a new step—literally—by bringing our host, mariana moscoso, out into the field. For the first time, […]