Our Programs

As our world continues to pose new challenges to us, whether it be through innovation, design, or accident, our community needs opportunities to reflect, listen, and learn from each other in order to make educated decisions about where we go next. 

Enter the public humanities. 

The humanities are those aspects of our cultural life that help us understand ourselves and the world around us, and in doing that, help us make wiser decisions in our personal lives and as citizens. At the Rhode Island Council for the Humanities, we strive to bring the benefits of the broad base of humanities knowledge and research to the public in an effort to grow an appreciation for the humanities in our community, to make them relevant, and to bring scholars and community members together in an engagement of active citizenship. 

Our Council Conducted programs are designed to offer a range of opportunities for Rhode Islanders to reflect on and discuss how the humanities help weave the rich tapestry of our diverse community.  Programs that the Council develops are designed to be accessible, collaborative, equitable and excellent.  The current stable of available Council Conducted programs include:

• EnRICHment Opportunities
• Celebration of the Humanities