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California Humanities Awards $250,000 to 10 New Humanities Projects

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For Immediate Release Media Contact: Kerri Young, Communications Manager, kyoung@calhum.org January 11, 2022—(OAKLAND, CA)—California Humanities is proud to announce its latest Humanities for All Project Grant awards totaling $250,000 to […]

Announcing California Humanities’ Library Innovation Lab Awardees

California Humanities Announces Fall 2021 Humanities
for All Quick Grant Awardees

California Humanities President & CEO Julie Fry to Step Down in February 2023

For Immediate Release Media Contact: Christi Shortridge, Interim Communications Director, cshortridge@calhum.org September 7, 2022—(OAKLAND, CA)—The Board of Directors of California Humanities announces the resignation of President & CEO Julie Fry, […]

$98,300 Awarded to Humanities Projects Reaching New and Underserved Audiences

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For Immediate Release Media Contact: Christi Shortridge, Interim Communications Director, cshortridge@calhum.org September 1, 2022—(OAKLAND, CA)—California Humanities is proud to announce that twenty public humanities grantees will receive $98,300 in funding […]

$259,000 Awarded to Humanities Projects Reaching New and Underserved Audiences

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California Humanities Announces Summer 2022 Humanities
for All Project Grant Awardees

In the Banlieues/Centering the Margin: Oakland/Saint-Denis Opening

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Villa Albertine San Francisco and California Humanities Announce Centering the Margin: Oakland/Saint-Denis
An International Exhibition and Cultural Exchange

Humanities for All Quick Grants Support Community, History, & Storytelling throughout California

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California Humanities Announces Spring 2022 Humanities
for All Quick Grant Awardees

California Humanities Grants $450k to 16 Documentary Projects for Production, Research & Development

California Humanities Announces 2022 California Documentary Project Awards

San Francisco’s Favorite Evening of Talks and Performances, Night of Ideas, is Back In-Person for the 2022 Edition

San Francisco Public Library, KQED, SFMOMA and California Humanities partner with Villa Albertine for annual in-person event May 17 SAN FRANCISCO, April 12, 2022 -Villa Albertine San Francisco, a new cultural […]

Emerging Journalist Fellowship Provides $150k in Support for Community College Journalists

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California Humanities Announces 2022 Emerging Journalist Fellowship Awards