California Humanities Awards 20 Humanities for All Quick Grant Projects to Support Community Storytelling & Cultural Expression

20 new grantees will receive $99,018 in funding through the Humanities for All Quick Grant program.
California Humanities to Receive $50,000 Grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities for Program Series Combatting Hate-Fueled Violence

The National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) has named California Humanities as a funding recipient for its United We Stand initiative, which will support local programming the help combat the destructive effects of hate-fueled violence on our democracy and public safety.
California Humanities’ Board Member Daryle Williams Nominated to Serve in President Biden’s Administration

On September 15, President Joe Biden announced his intent to nominate California Humanities’ Board Member Daryle Williams to serve as a key leader in his administration.
The California Documentary Project in 2023: New Grants, New Stories, New Perspectives

As we approach this year’s California Documentary Project grant deadline, we are highlighting some exciting grantee accomplishments and accolades over the past year.
The Sights and Sounds of Rumbo a California: An Interview with Arhoolie Foundation’s Curator Juan Antonio Cuellar

In celebration of Hispanic Heritage Month, read our spotlight on Rumbo a California, an exhibit about Mexican music in the Golden State.
California Humanities Partners with Crocker Museum in New Summer Film Series (Photos)

Join our next screening on August 17, co-presented with the Crocker Museum in Sacramento.
A Friendly Reminder: “Cal” Doesn’t Live Here Anymore

We are “California Humanities (not “Cal Humanities”),” and prefer this usage in written and spoken form.
United Skates’ Co-Directors on Making the Documentary

An interview with Tina Brown and Dyana Winkler, the filmmakers behind new documentary UNITED SKATES.
California on the Ballot: Season Two Highlights

The newest installment of our California on the Ballot series sought to explore persistent demographic gaps at the polls, as well as other imbalances in our state’s electoral processes.
Pride Month Spotlight: T. Hammidi of Hi Desert Queer & Trans Oral History Project

A conversation with the project director of the Humanities For All Quick Grant-supported Hi Desert Queer & Trans Oral History Project