Spotlight – California Humanities

Celebrate the Holidays with Your Local California Library

November 23, 2020 Blog, Library Innovation Lab, Spotlight

A photo of a glass filled with cranberry orange holiday punch topped with a cinnamon stick.

The holiday season is here! Wherever you are, you can join a festive virtual event at one of our participating California public libraries to celebrate the rich cultural heritage and traditions of our immigrant communities. Euclid Branch Library, Anaheim Euclid Branch Library offers a series of programs as part of …

The Art of Resilience Veterans Project: Bringing Warriors Wisdom, Healing, and Homecoming

November 23, 2020 Blog, Experiences, Humanities For All, Spotlight

A photo of the Your Service Was Your Mission Karl Monger

The Art of Resilience by Mil-Tree Veteran Project

2020 National Humanities Conference Awards California Humanities the Schwartz Prize…Plus Our Conference Reflections

November 23, 2020 Blog, Spotlight

photo with a picture of the Schwartz Prize nominee speaker Kirsten Vega and photos from the winning program, Library Innovation Lab.

2020 National Humanities Conference Prize & Reflection

A Glimpse Into Mindful Veteran Project’s “Into the Underworld”

November 19, 2020 Blog, Experiences, Humanities For All, Spotlight

Highlights from "Into the Underworld" by Mindful Veteran Project

Announcing California on the Ballot

October 27, 2020 Blog, Spotlight

Four pictures depicting different areas of California. A person with arms stretched in front of a body of water; a cactus in the desert; a coastal cliffside; a farm with rows of green vegetables.

A new initiative administered by the Federation of State Humanities Councils and funded by the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation.

Bringing Indigenous Knowledge & Teachings as a Form of Self-care & Community Wellness: An Interview with Melissa Sanvicente

October 27, 2020 Blog, Experience the Humanities, Experiences, Humanities For All, Spotlight

Kalpulli Temachtia Quetzalcoatl's Huey Miccailhuitl Celebration. A crowd of persons wear tradition Indigenous ceremony clothes. Two persons bow towards each other in the center. One holds a drum.

The Indigenous in Us: Embracing Ancestral Knowledge & Sharing the Beauty of Practice Interview

Connecting Food & Home: Recipes from California Humanities Staff

October 27, 2020 Blog, Spotlight

A table filled with different food dishes. A few people’s hands hold plates.

Stories & Recipes from California Humanities Staff

Quechan Youth Create AWAKEN: A Documentary Highlighting their Cultural Experiences on the Nation’s Fort Yuma Reservation

October 27, 2020 Blog, CA 2020, Experience the Humanities, Experiences, Spotlight

The Directors and Cast of AWAKEN stand looking at the camera holding some filming equipment.

An Interview with the producer and co-directors of the Youth Documentary AWAKEN.

Resources for the Humanities and Arts in the COVID-19 Crisis

October 3, 2020 Blog, Spotlight

An illustration of people standing in a line socially distanced apart.

Find grants, loans, field surveys, and more information for the field.

Documenting California

September 29, 2020 Blog, California Documentary Project, Spotlight

A poster with a long green bus. Different hands and a crutch stick out of the busses windows. On the bus the writing says, “Nothing about us without us.”

Since 2003, we have made over 250 grants and awarded nearly $6.5 million through the California Documentary Project grant program to humanities-based media projects.