California Humanities Awards $575k to 18 Projects for California Documentary Projects for Production, Research & Development
For Immediate Release Media Contact: Kerri Young, Communications Manager, kyoung@calhum.org April 20, 2023—(Oakland, CA)— California Humanities is pleased to announce the recipients of the 2023 California Documentary Project (CDP) grants, awarding $575,000 […]
Literature & Medicine®: Humanities at the Heart of Healthcare
Above: 2023 Literature and Medicine participants. Credit: Carolyn Cusick. Since 2010, California Humanities has presented Literature & Medicine, a humanities-focused professional development program for healthcare providers at Veteran’s Affairs Medical […]
Women’s History Month Spotlight: Beth Ann Gerstein of Women in California Clay
Above: Breaking Ground: Women in California Clay at the American Museum of Ceramic Art (AMOCA) in Pomona, California. Photo courtesy of AMOCA. In recognition of Women’s History Month, we interviewed […]
You’re Invited to NHC22 in Los Angeles
An invitation to join us at the 2022 National Humanities Conference in Los Angeles.
Registration Opens for the National Humanities Conference in Los Angeles This Fall
Registration is now open for the National Humanities Conference (NHC) in Los Angeles from November 10 to November 13, 2022! California Humanities is proud to host this year’s conference. Produced […]
Earth Month Spotlight: Jenny Hale and Lisa Barker of Project Wild Edges
Above: Cast members of Project Wild Edges in Grass Valley, California. Photographer: Dee Anne Dinelli In recognition of Earth Month, we interviewed Jenny Hale and Lisa Barker, directors of the […]
Announcing California Humanities’ 2023 Library Innovation Lab Awardees
For Immediate Release Media Contact: Kerri Young, Communications Manager, kyoung@calhum.org March 23, 2023—(Oakland, CA)— California Humanities is delighted to announce awards for the 2023 Library Innovation Lab (LIL) grant program to ten […]
Highlighting African American Humanities Projects: A Recap of Recent Humanities for All Project Grants
Above: Members of the Carver Garden Club, Oakland, Dec. 2, 1960. African American Museum & Library at Oakland Photograph Collection. In recognition of California’s African American and African diasporic communities, […]
Celebrating a Year of Programming with the 2022 Library Innovation Lab Cohort
Above: Our 2022 LIL cohort at their final convening on January 20, 2023. Photo by Kerri Young. On January 19 and 20, we hosted our final meeting of the 2022 […]
California Humanities Awards 20 Humanities for All Quick Grant Projects to Support Community, History, & Storytelling
For Immediate Release Media Contact: Kerri Young, Communications Manager, kyoung@calhum.org January 30, 2023—(Oakland, CA)— California Humanities is proud to announce that 20 new public humanities grantees will receive $99,500 in funding through […]