SAVE CALIFORNIA HUMANITIES: DOGE CUTS TO THE NEH WILL DAMAGE CULTURAL ORGANIZATIONS IN OUR STATE

April 4, 2025 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Shonda Moore Phone: 951.963.4362 Email: smoore@calhum.org On April 2, late in the evening, we learned that our funding from the National Endowment for the Humanities […]
Grantee Spotlight: Women’s Voices Now

We recently engaged in a series of thoughtful email exchanges with the leadership of Girls’ Voices Now (GVN), a proud grantee of California Humanities California Documentary Projects Grants. For over […]
California Humanities Re-engages Vanessa Whang as Programs Strategy Advisor, Welcomes Shonda Moore as New Director of Marketing and Communications

Oakland, CA – March 6, 2025 – California Humanities is pleased to announce the return of Vanessa Whang as a consultant serving as Programs Strategy Advisor. Whang, a former Director of […]
California Humanities Awards Grants to Support Cultural and Historical Initiatives Across the State

February 19, 2025 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Shonda Moore Phone: 415.391.1474 x303 Email: smoore@calhum.org California Humanities awards $197,700 in grants to support history, storytelling, and public programs across the state. Projects include […]
California Humanities Receives $32,405 from the Statewide Regional California Humanities Awards Grants to Support Cultural and Historical Initiatives Across the State

February 12, 2025 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Shonda Moore Phone: 415.391.1474 x303 Email: smoore@calhum.org Oakland, CA -California Humanities is honored to be a recipient of a $32,405 grant from the California Arts […]
Equity at the Heart of the Humanities in 2022

A recap and reaffirmation of Equity at the Heart of the Humanities.
California Humanities Welcomes Senior Program Officer mariana moscoso and Database & Grants Manager Elisa Kutza

February 6, 2025 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Shonda Moore Phone: 951-963-4362 Email: smoore@calhum.org Oakland, CA —California Humanities, a nonprofit committed to fostering connections and understanding through storytelling, history, and cultural […]
California Humanities Welcomes Four New Board Members as Organization Celebrates 50 Years of Opening Minds

February 6, 2025 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Shonda Moore Phone: 951-963-4362 Email: smoore@calhum.org (Oakland, CA)—California Humanities is pleased to announce the election of four distinguished professionals to its Board of […]
Grantee Spotlight: Liminal Space

Shaping Tomorrow: Convergence is an interactive experience by Liminal Space Collective which explores the space between place and connection. Participants will play a game together, creating a colorful spatial art […]
CALIFORNIA HUMANITIES CELEBRATES 50 YEARS OF OPENING MINDS: CELEBRATING CALIFORNIA’S STORIES AND VOICES

50th Anniversary event takes place on February 28, 2025 at The City Club of San Francisco Special guests include: ROB BONTA, 34th Attorney General of California MICHELE ELAM, William Robertson […]