A Year in Review and a Look Ahead

Above image: Los Angeles River Walk Tour at the 2022 National Humanities Conference. Photo courtesy of Lucena Lau Valle. As we bid adieu to 2022, and wish you a very […]
Humanities for All Project Grant Awards and *January 24* Deadline to Apply for Next Round of Grants

Above Image: Humanities for All Project Grantee, Bringing it Home Humanities: Learning through Japantown Immersive. Photo courtesy of San Jose Taiko California Humanities will soon be announcing its latest Humanities […]
I DIDN’T SEE YOU THERE: An Interview with Filmmaker Reid Davenport

Above image courtesy of Reid Davenport. As a visibly disabled person, filmmaker Reid Davenport set out to make a film about how he sees the world, from either his wheelchair […]
CDP NextGen Youth Media Grants Now Available—Apply By March 1, 2023

Above photo courtesy of Youth Beat. California Humanities invites applications for the 2023 round of CDP NextGen grants to support California’s next generation of documentary mediamakers ages 18 and under. […]
3 Questions with Jessica Weare

Above image: Jessica Weare, California Humanities Board Member. Photo by James Gable. This month our spotlight is on California Humanities’ board member Jessica Weare, Vice President of Corporate Responsibility at […]
2023 Grant Opportunities at California Humanities!

Above photo: California Road by David Mark from Pixabay. This winter, California Humanities is pleased to offer five grant opportunities for humanities projects. California-based, non-profit organizations are eligible to apply […]
Library Innovation Lab: Holiday Events Across California

Above Images courtesy of Library Innovation Lab participants. Libraries participating in the Library Innovation Lab across California are celebrating the holiday season with a wide variety of programs highlighting cherished holiday traditions of […]
Host Council Staff Highlights from the National Humanities Conference

Above image: Julie Fry (left), California Humanities President & CEO, and Shelly C. Lowe (center), Chair of National Endowment for the Humanities join “From Avant-Garde to Afrofuturism” panelists. Pictured from […]
Recap of 2022 Emerging Journalist Fellowship Projects

Above image: Emerging Journalist Fellowship program participants Since 2019, California Humanities Emerging Journalist Fellowship program has provided student journalists at California community colleges financial and professional support to develop new […]
Libraries Celebrate California’s Diverse Immigrant Communities

Above Images (left to right): Library Innovation Lab programs at Mill Valley Public Library, Sunnyvale Public Library, Santa Cruz Public Library, San Luis Obispo Public Library, Oakland Public Library Golden […]