The Art of Storytelling exhibit series celebrates California's rich cultural and artistic histories and dynamic changing demographics. Multi-generational storytelling and testimonials articulated in this exhibit through a variety of visual media. We launched this exhibit series in August 2016 in celebration of our first year in historic Swan's Market in Oakland. WordsUncaged: Voices from inside Lancaster Prison Our next Art of Storytelling exhibit features WordsUncaged, a project envisioned California State University, Los Angeles professor Dr. Bidhan Chandra Roy and funded by…

CORONA--California Humanities and the National Endowment for the Humanities invite you to attend a free information session about current funding opportunities from NEH program staff and California Humanities in Corona on Monday, July 16th from 1:30pm - 3:30pm hosted by Home Gardens Library, at 3785 Neece Street.

OAKLAND-- In conjunction with our current Art of Storytelling exhibit, WordsUncaged: Voices from insider Lancaster Prison, we invite you to a screening of the Oscar-nominated and California Humanities-supported documentary Last Day of Freedom at our Oakland office on August 21, 2018.  The WordsUncaged: Voices from insider Lancaster Prison exhibit is available to view starting at 5:30 pm, followed by the 30-minute documentary and a post-screening conversation with filmmakers Dee Hibbert-Jones and Nomi Talisman and a special guest starting at 6:30…

Join us for an informational session on how to apply to the 2018 California Documentary Project grant (deadline November 1, 2018). Please review the grant guidelines, budget form, and FAQ in advance at the California Documentary Project webpage. We look forward to answering your questions! Register Here. 

LOS ANGELES-- Join California Humanities for an informational workshop hosted by Visual Communications on how to apply to the 2018 California Documentary Project grant program.This workshop is free but space is limited and an RSVP is required to attend. Please be sure to review the CDP grant guidelines in advance and bring your questions with you.  Monday September 24, 2018 6:30 - 8:30 pm 6:30 pm Refreshments and newtorking 7:00-8:30 pm Grant workshop and Q&A Register here.  Visual Communications  120 Judge John Aiso Street Los Angeles, CA…

OAKLAND-- The California Humanities Art of Storytelling exhibit WordsUncaged: Voices from Inside Lancaster Prison closing reception is on September 27, 2018 from 5:30 - 7:30 pm in our Oakland office. Words Uncaged, a project funded by California Humanities, is a creative platform created by the men of A-Yard California State Prison, Lancaster and California State University, Los Angeles professor Dr. Bidhan Chandra Roy as a way to collect and preserve the first-person perspective of living with a life without parole sentence in California…

LOS ANGELES--Are you considering applying to the 2018 California Documentary Project grant with a film, audio or digital media project? Do you have questions about writing the proposal, filling out the budget form or submitting work samples? Or do you want to know more about humanities advisors and what we mean by approaching subjects from a humanities perspective? Join California Humanities for an informational workshop hosted by Film Independent and the International Documentary Association (IDA) on how to apply to the 2018 California Documentary…

BAKERSFIELD-- California Humanities presents ON IMMIGRATION AND JOURNALISM: A CONVERSATION WITH SONIA NAZARIO at Bakersfield College on Tuesday October 9 from 6:00-8:00 pm. Nazario, who was awarded the 2003 Pulitzer Prize in Feature Writing for Enrique’s Journey, a six-part Los Angeles Times series about the experiences of Latin American children immigrating to the United States, will discuss her work reporting on immigration and the current state of journalism. She is also currently an opinion writer with the New York Times, focusing on immigration and asylum issues. This free public…

Click on image for full flyer SAN JOSE-- California Humanities presents ON IMMIGRATION AND JOURNALISM: A CONVERSATION WITH SONIA NAZARIO at San Jose State University on Tuesday October 16 from 6:00-8:00pm. Nazario, who was awarded the 2003 Pulitzer Prize in Feature Writing for Enrique’s Journey, a six-part Los Angeles Times series about the experiences of Latin American children immigrating to the United States, will discuss her work reporting on immigration and the current state of journalism. She is also currently an opinion writer with the New York Times, focusing…

Note: The guest list for this screening is now full. Please arrive on-time to ensure proper time for check-in and to get the best seats. LOS ANGELES-- California Humanities and AMC invite you to an exclusive screening of the new film, Green Book. Green Book is a film that explores history and culture while piquing curiosity to learn more. California Humanities also does this through grants and special programs that reach into every corner of our state that touch the lives of the people…

Artist Dario Canul from the Oaxacan collective Tlacolulokos at work in the Central Library. Photo Credit: Al Seib/ LA Times (Visualizing Language: Oaxaca in LA, Humanities for All Project Grant)  WEBINAR-- Join California Humanities for an informational session about the upcoming Humanities for All Project grant application deadline (February 1, 2019). The webinar will be recorded and made available to all registrants, as well as on our website on the Humanities for All webpage.  Please review the grant guidelines and…

Artist Dario Canul from the Oaxacan collective Tlacolulokos at work in the Central Library. Photo Credit: Al Seib/ LA Times (Visualizing Language: Oaxaca in LA, Humanities for All Project Grant)  WEBINAR-- Join California Humanities for an informational session on January 15, 2019 from 11:30 am to 1:00 pm about the upcoming Humanities for All Quick Grant application deadline of February 15, 2019. The webinar will be recorded and made available to all registrants, as well as on our website on…

WEBINAR-- California Humanities will host an informal informational webinar on Thursday, January 17, 2019 from 11:30 am to 12:30 pm about the Library Innovation Lab program. Register here. Are you looking for a challenge?  Do you want to develop your public programming skills?  Experiment with new programming approaches?  Reach new and underserved audiences?  Help immigrants feel more at home in your community?  Meet like-minded colleagues across the state? If so, our Library Innovation Lab: Exploring New Ways of Engaging Immigrant Communities Through Public Humanities…

REDDING--In partnership with Shasta College, California Humanities presents a free public forum "On Immigration and Journalism: A Conversation with Sonia Nazario" on Wednesday, February 6, 2019 at the Shasta College Theater. Sonia Nazario and Joaquin Alvarado Nazario won the 2003 Pulitzer Prize in Feature Writing for Enrique’s Journey, a six-part Los Angeles Times series about the experiences of Latin American children immigrating to the United States, and is currently an opinion writer with the New York Times, focusing on immigration and asylum issues. Nazario will discuss her work reporting…