For Immediate Release Media Contact: Cherie Hill, Communications Manager, chill@calhum.org
California Humanities is proud to announce 11 new Humanities for All Project Grant awards totaling $210,000 to support public humanities programs across the state over the next two years. The new grantees represent a range of nonprofit organizations and public agencies that make up the public humanities' "ecosystem," including museums, educational institutions, libraries, historical societies, and arts and culture providers from Northern, Central, and Southern California.
The awarded projects utilize the humanities to illuminate topics of current importance to Californians, including indigenous cultural preservation, the inclusion of underrepresented groups such as LGBTQ artists, and the impact of local and international history on our communities. In addition, each project aims to promote intercultural and intergenerational understanding and reach new, underserved, and established audiences through engaging and accessible activities.
"We are excited to award projects that focus on youth involvement in the humanities and that strive to reach audiences through various public outlets," states President and CEO, Julie Fry. "Our strategic focus is on education, public engagement, and field-building, and these projects support making the humanities more valued, visible, and embedded in the lives of individuals and our communities throughout the state."
The California Humanities’ Project Grant, a part of our Humanities for All competitive grant program, offers funding twice a year for public humanities projects of up to two years. Launched in 2017, the program has made 117 awards, totaling just under $2 million.
About California Humanities: California Humanities, a nonprofit partner of the National Endowment for the Humanities, promotes the humanities—focused on ideas, conversation and learning—as relevant, meaningful ways to understand the human condition and connect people to each other in order to help strengthen California. California Humanities has provided grants and programs across the state since 1975. To learn more, visit calhum.org, or like and follow us on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram.
