Providing support to 10 library staff members to develop programs that respond to the needs of immigrant communities. April 20, 2021 For Immediate Release Media Contact: Cherie Hill, Communications Manager, chill@calhum.org Image / Courtesy of Home Gardens Library (Oakland, CA) —California Humanities is pleased to announce awards for the 2021 Library Innovation Lab (LIL) grant program to ten …
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California Humanities Announces Democracy and the Informed Citizen Emerging Journalist Fellowships
Announcing Democracy and the Informed Citizen Emerging Journalist Fellowships
Read More »California Humanities Awards $73,700 in Humanities for All Quick Grants for Responsive & Creative Programming
California Humanities Announces Winter 2021 Humanities for All Quick Grant Awardees
Read More »California Humanities Awards $175K to 10 Large-Scale Public Humanities Projects
California Humanities Announces December 2020 Humanities for All Project Grant Awardees
Read More »THE 3RD ANNUAL NIGHT OF IDEAS PRESENTS VISIONS FOR A BRIGHTER FUTURE
THE 3RD ANNUAL NIGHT OF IDEAS PRESENTS VISIONS FOR A BRIGHTER FUTURE 7–9 PM, JANUARY 28, 2021 Mayor London N. Breed joins virtual showcase of Bay Area thinkers, artists and activists hosted by KQED Forum’s Mina Kim. SAN FRANCISCO, JANUARY 13, 2021 – Last February, more than 5,200 revelers …
Read More »California Humanities Wins Schwartz Prize for Outstanding Public Humanities Programming
The national award recognizes Library Innovation Lab, which supports responsive and relevant public humanities programming in California’s public libraries. (Oakland, CA) — California Humanities is a 2020 recipient of the Schwartz Prize for outstanding work in the public humanities, a prize that is awarded annually by the Federation of …
Read More »California Humanities Announces New Initiative: California on the Ballot
This important area of focus is supported by the “Why it Matters: Civic and Electoral Participation” initiative, administered by the Federation of State Humanities Councils and funded by the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation. (Oakland, CA) — California Humanities is pleased to introduce a new statewide initiative, California on the …
Read More »California Humanities Awards $74,805 to 15 Humanities Projects
California Humanities Announces Summer 2020 Humanities for All Quick Grant Awardees
Read More »California Humanities Awards $74,805 to 15 Humanities Projects
California Humanities Announces Summer 2020 Humanities for All Quick Grant Awardees
Read More »California Humanities Announces Gubernatorial Appointees to Board of Directors
Governor Newsom’s New Appointees to California Humanities Board of Directors August 13, 2020 For Immediate Release Media Contact: Cherie Hill, Communications Manager, chill@calhum.org (Oakland, CA) — California Humanities is pleased to announce two new members of the California Humanities Board of Directors who were recently appointed to the board by …
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