Message from the President: New Directions at California Humanities – Come Join Us!
Under new staff and board leadership, a transformation is underway. An organizational refresh, building upon our past work, has provided us with a new framework for strategic thinking to guide us forward.
Honoring National Native American Heritage Month
In the summer of 1990, President George H. Bush declared the month of November as National Native American Heritage Month. This month is intended to celebrate the history, culture and […]
Visualizing Language: Oaxaca in LA profiled by LA Times and NY Times
Artist Dario Canul from the Oaxacan collective Tlacolulokos at work in the Central Library. Photo Credit: Al Seib/ LA Times California Humanities recently supported an exhibition entitled Visualizing Language: Oaxaca […]
The Art of Storytelling Continues With Mimi Plumb
The Art of Storytelling brings you “Pictures from the Field” photographs taken by Mimi Plumb Opening Reception on October 19th in Oakland It was July 1975 in the sun-drenched Salinas […]
Join us for our Final Pulitzer Conversation in Oakland!
On the Road with California Humanities, a series of talks with Pulitzer Prize winners continues on October 26 with our last conversation: In Tune: The Arts and Humanities in the Golden State. Executive Director of the School of Arts and Culture @MHP, Tamara Alvarado shares her thoughts on why we should all celebrate artistic storytelling!
Crossing Borders: California Humanities Supported Projects in Pacific Standard Time
Scores of Southern California cultural and educational institutions are participating in the Getty-led project Pacific Standard Time: From LA to LA, a series of hundreds of public events and exhibits […]
What the Humanities Mean to a Journalist — and the Future of Journalism
Author Richard Louv writes about traditional journalism’s relationship between humanities and democracy.
Pulitzer Prize-Winning Author, Miriam Pawel Talks about the Farmworker Movement in California
On the Road with California Humanities, a series of talks with Pulitzer Prize winners continues on September 28 with the conversation: The Farmworker Movement in California: From Chavez Onwards. Miriam Pawel shares her reflection on the lessons of the Movement as a guide to organizers and activists today.
New Library Innovation Lab Program Launched!
Ten libraries selected to participate in our Library Innovation Lab pilot program!
Library Innovation Lab Projects To Launch This Summer!
How can libraries help welcome new Californians? Over the past six months, a group of ten dedicated and imaginative programming librarians from across the state have been thinking hard about […]