California Humanities goes to Sacramento: Joint Committee on Arts Hearing
An informational hearing of the Joint Committee on Arts with Senator Ben Allen, Chair and Assemblymember Kansen Chu, Vice Chair was held in Sacramento on May 16, 2018. We invited […]
Congratulations to 15 Humanities for All Quick Grant Recipients!
Congratulations to 15 new public humanities grantees who received funding through the Humanities for All Quick Grant program. These projects each offer meaningful insights into the diverse ways Californians share, […]
California Humanities Launches CA 2020: Democracy and the Informed Citizen with Pulitzer Prize-winner Sonia Nazario
CA 2020: Democracy and the Informed Citizen, a new initiative designed to engage a broad cross-section of young Californians in consideration of the vital connections between democracy and journalism, launched […]
Sign My Name to Freedom
“It’s through the humanities that one learns empathy…” -Betty Reid Soskin April is Black Women’s History Month, an opportunity to embrace the achievements and to build awareness […]
2018 California Documentary Project Awards Announced!
California Humanities is pleased to announce $302,000 in awards to 14 new film, audio and interactive media projects through the 2018 California Documentary Project (CDP) grant program. From a film […]
California Humanities Staff & Board Participate in Federal Advocacy Activities!
– by Oliver Rosales, CH Board Member and Professor of History at Bakersfield College Engaging with elected officials is an important part of engaged citizenship. Lobbying elected officials, however, does […]
Humanities for All Quick and Project Grant Awards
Congratulations to 25 new public humanities grantees who received funding through the Humanities For All grant program in December 2017. These projects ask the big questions on topics important to […]
We’re Still Here: To be a Southern California Native American in the 21st Century
SAN JUAN CAPISTRANO– Cultural Anthropologist Stephen O’Neil reviews and discusses some of the videos created for Orange County Public Libraries’ Acjachemen Community Stories project. Interview subjects will be invited to […]
What Will You Be Reading Over the Holiday Break?
California Humanities staff share some of the books they’re hoping to read or receive over the holiday break. Julie Fry’s reading list includes: Half of a Yellow Sun, by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie. […]
Our Latest Art of Storytelling Exhibit Launches With “Pictures from the Field”
Read an article in the East Bay Times about our latest exhibit here. On October 19th, California Humanities’ Oakland office launched its fourth exhibit in The Art of Storytelling series called […]