Press Releases

May 10, 2018 For Immediate Release Media Contact: Jody Sahota 415.391-1474 (Oakland, CA) Twelve public libraries across the state of California will receive support from California Humanities as part of the second year of their Library Innovation Lab program. The program is designed to explore new ways of engaging immigrant …

May 4, 2018 For Immediate Release Media Contact: Jody Sahota 415.391.1474 (Oakland, CA) After a competitive process, 15 nonprofit organizations across the state were awarded Humanities for All Quick Grants (HFAQG) totaling $75,000 from California Humanities, the state-wide humanities nonprofit that helps connect Californians to ideas and to one another. …

March 22, 2018 For Immediate Release Media Contact: Jody Sahota 415.391.1474 (Oakland, CA), 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 highlighting the origins of the disability rights …

March 22, 2018 For Immediate Release Media Contact: Jody Sahota 415.391.1474 (Oakland, CA) California Humanities’ Democracy and Informed Citizen initiative, part of a new CA 2020: Youth Perspective and the Future of California suite of programs focusing on the lives and experiences of young people in California, will launch in …

March 15, 2018 For Immediate Release Media Contact: Jody Sahota 415.391.1474 (Oakland, CA) California Humanities is pleased to announce the launch of CA 2020: Youth Perspective and the Future of California, a new statewide initiative focusing on the lives and experiences of young Californians. CA 2020 is designed to engage …

December 21,  2017 For Immediate Release Media Contact: Jody Sahota 415.391.1474 (Oakland, CA) California Humanities, a state-wide humanities nonprofit, is pleased to announce awards for the third round  of our new Humanities for All (HFA) Quick  Grants Program. 15 organizations  were awarded a total of $75,000 through a  competitive grant …

December 13, 2017 For Immediate Release Media Contact: Jody Sahota 415.391.1474 (Oakland, CA) After a competitive process, 10 nonprofit organizations across the state were awarded Humanities for All Project Grants totaling $175,000 from California Humanities, the state-wide humanities nonprofit that helps connect Californians to ideas and one another. Over 65 …

October 4, 2017 For Immediate Release Media Contact: Jody Sahota  415.391.1474 (Oakland, CA) As California Humanities celebrates National Arts & Humanities Month this October, they’re honoring the memory of longtime California Humanities’ Board Member and Chair Nancy Hatamiya, who passed away in 2012. Former California Humanities Board Chair Nancy Kikuko …

August 23, 2017  For Immediate Release Media Contact: Jody Sahota 415.391.1474 (Oakland, CA) After a competitive grant process, 12 nonprofit organizations and public partners across the state were awarded Humanities for All Quick Grants from California Humanities, state-wide humanities nonprofit that works to connect Californians to ideas and one another. The third round of …

State funds nurture collaborative service organizations and networks that advance California arts and artists June 15, 2017 For Immediate Release Media Contact: Jody Sahota 415.391.1474 (Oakland, CA) California Humanities recently received $21,000 in state funding from the California Arts Council, as part of their Statewide and Regional Networks Grant. Through …