When We All Get to Heaven Receives 2026 Peabody Awards Recognition
California Humanities is proud to celebrate When We All Get to Heaven, a recipient of the 2024 California Documentary Project grant, on its recognition with a 2026 Peabody Award—one of the […]
Library Innovation Lab Expands Nationally, Strengthening Community Connection Through Humanities and Libraries
California Humanities, in collaboration with the Califa Group, is expanding its Library Innovation Lab (LIL) nationally, extending a California-grown model for community connection and cultural understanding to libraries in California, Illinois, and Pennsylvania. […]
Route 66 at 100: More Than One Story
As Route 66 celebrates its 100th anniversary, it is often remembered as a symbol of freedom—the open road, endless possibility, the promise of movement and reinvention. But that story is incomplete. This year, […]
Grantee Highlight: American Sons: Storytelling Through the Eyes of a Fallen Marine
What does it mean to tell a story through someone no longer here to tell it? For filmmakers Laura Varela and Andrew James Gonzales, the late Corporal JV Villarreal became […]
California Humanities Announces 2025 California Documentary Project Grant Awards
Oakland, CA — California Humanities is proud to announce the recipients of the 2025 California Documentary Project (CDP) grant awards. This year, ten outstanding film and audio projects have been […]
Grantee Spotlight: Women’s Voices Now
We recently engaged in a series of thoughtful email exchanges with the leadership of Girls’ Voices Now (GVN), a proud grantee of California Humanities California Documentary Projects Grants. For over […]
Grantee Spotlight: Liminal Space
Shaping Tomorrow: Convergence is an interactive experience by Liminal Space Collective which explores the space between place and connection. Participants will play a game together, creating a colorful spatial art […]
Apply Now: Humanities for All Project Grants
California Humanities invites you to apply for the Humanities for All Project Grants, supporting locally-initiated public humanities programming that reflects the diverse needs and interests of Californians. These grants encourage […]
Red Carol: A Public Humanities Experience on Social Justice and Empathy
Transforming a Dickens’ classic into a vibrant exploration of modern socio-economic issues.
Forgotten Chinatowns of Northern California
Visit “Forgotten Chinatowns of Northern California,” now open in Marysville.
