The California Documentary Project in 2023: New Grants, New Stories, New Perspectives
As we approach this year’s California Documentary Project grant deadline, we are highlighting some exciting grantee accomplishments and accolades over the past year.
The Sights and Sounds of Rumbo a California: An Interview with Arhoolie Foundation’s Curator Juan Antonio Cuellar
In celebration of Hispanic Heritage Month, read our spotlight on Rumbo a California, an exhibit about Mexican music in the Golden State.
California Humanities Partners with Crocker Museum in New Summer Film Series (Photos)
Join our next screening on August 17, co-presented with the Crocker Museum in Sacramento.
11 New Projects Awarded $270,000 in Spring Humanities for All Project Grants
11 new grantees will receive $270,000 in funding through the Humanities for All Project Grant program.
A Library Innovation Lab Reunion at CLA 2023
A recap of our visit to the CLA conference in Sacramento and Library Innovation Lab reunion.
United Skates’ Co-Directors on Making the Documentary
An interview with Tina Brown and Dyana Winkler, the filmmakers behind new documentary UNITED SKATES.
Tools of the Trade: Virtual Programs, Real Conversations
Recent California Humanities grantees The World According to Sound, Inlandia Institute, Elkhorn Slough, SDFutures Collective, and Oakland Asian Cultural Center share strategies to engage new audiences with online humanities programs.
Tools of the Trade: Working with Humanities Advisors: Who, What, Why
Many California Humanities grants require or encourage involvement of a humanities advisor. How does the involvement of a humanities advisor benefit a project? What makes for effective collaboration? Hear three pairs of project directors and humanities advisors share their experiences.
Tools of the Trade: All Welcome! Best Practices for Increasing Accessibility
Explore how we can make public humanities programs more accessible to people of all abilities, through a conversation with the team from The Art of Disability Culture, an exhibit and public program series organized by the Palo Alto Arts Center.
Tools of the Trade: Reaching New & Underrepresented Audiences
Learn how recent California Humanities grantees are successfully engaging their new and returning audiences with humanities programs. Hear their takeaways from experimenting with a range of outreach and engagement strategies.