"The understanding of a culture comes from hearing the language, tasting the food, seeing personal interactions, experiencing the traditions, and so much more when it is in context."
— Elizabeth Laval & Candice Pendergrass, Sikh Youth Public History Project
"The understanding of a culture comes from hearing the language, tasting the food, seeing personal interactions, experiencing the traditions, and so much more in context."
— Elizabeth Laval & Candice Pendergrass, Sikh Youth Public History Project
It Really Is a River Documenting an iconic urban waterway July 21, 2022–January 22, 2023 Central Library – History & Genealogy Department, Lower Level 4 Exhibit Curated by Tilly Hinton and Char Miller Encounters with the Los Angeles River have a way of intriguing, educating, and inspiring locals and visitors alike. It’s an almost otherworldly place, […]
UKIAH—“Gathering Time: Pomo Art During the Pandemic,” a groundbreaking new exhibit of works by contemporary Pomo artists made during the COVID-19 pandemic, opened at Grace Hudson Museum on Sept. 2 and will run through Jan. 15, 2023. “Gathering Time” features the artwork of 15 different contemporary Pomo artists, representing 10 Pomo tribal groups that span […]
POMONA—Join The American Museum of Ceramic Art (AMOCA) for the exhibition and accompanying catalog Breaking Ground: Women in California Clay, celebrating 44 artists who have defined—and redefined—ceramics over the past 100 years. Many of the Golden State’s most innovative and impactful ceramic artists in the 20th and 21st centuries are women who faced adversity due to gender […]
Sutter County Library presents Our Newest Neighbors, a podcast celebrating the cultural heritage of its immigrant communities. Participate in a podcast! Sutter County Library is collecting oral stories and interviews from recent immigrants, focusing on women who have emigrated from Afghanistan, with the goal of entertaining, engaging, and spreading resources to other immigrants throughout the Yuba-Sutter […]
PBS BROADCAST―The documentary film I DIDN'T SEE YOU THERE by Director Reid Davenport premieres on PBS POV Monday, January 9. When a circus tent goes up outside his Oakland apartment, a disabled filmmaker launches into a meditative journey exploring the history of freakdom, vision, and (in)visibility. Shot from the director's physical perspective — mounted to […]
WEBINAR—In this session, program staff will give an overview of the Humanities For All Quick Grants program, which supports small-scale humanities projects in every part of California. Join us Wednesday, January 18 at 11:00 am - 12:15 PT on Zoom; to attend, register here. Learn about eligibility requirements, get familiar with recent projects supported by Quick Grants, and […]
PBS BROADCAST―NO STRAIGHT LINES airs nationally on the PBS series Independent Lens this January 23, 2023. Check your local listings for times in your area. Click here to watch the film’s trailer. NO STRAIGHT LINES tells the story of five scrappy and pioneering cartoonists who depicted everything from the AIDS crisis, coming out, and same-sex marriage, […]
LOS ANGELES—Current is an exhibition of abstract minimalistic mixed media works with elements of hi-tech world created in the last 3 years. The gadgets are deconstructed from their original form and function to the extent that meaning is shifted. They become brush strokes in Kogan’s formalistic paintings, evoking meditative emotions. On view January 25, 2023 — 12 p.m.-6 […]
An informational webinar on how to apply to the CDP NextGen grant.
WEBINAR—California Humanities invites you to attend a free informational session about funding opportunities for humanities programming in California. Join us Wednesday, February 1 at 11:00 am PT on Zoom; to attend, register here. Program staff will give an overview of our current grant programs: Humanities For All Grants (Quick Grants and Project Grants), California Documentary Project Grants, Civics […]
Online Premiere– A Prayer for Salmon is a new audio documentary series from KALW's The Spiritual Edge podcast that tells the story of the Winnemem Wintu people and their clash with one of California’s most important infrastructure sites: Shasta Dam. The dam’s construction expanded California's agricultural imprint, leaving a legacy of unsustainability it must reckon […]
UCR Arts–Set in an isolated mining town on the outskirts of Death Valley, SONG OF SALT is an immersive glimpse into the struggles and celebrations within a tight-knit community as its residents, suspended between the past and the future, face the present realities of an eroding economy. A microcosm of contemporary American rurality, Trona, California demonstrates […]
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