Dear Community: We hope you’ll join us this #GivingTuesday by giving back to your community in a way that’s meaningful for you. #GivingTuesday offers us a “chance to come together through generosity in all its forms by sharing acts of kindness and giving voice, time, money, goods, and advocacy to support communities and causes.” In […]

As part of our 2021 Celebration of the Humanities, the Humanities Council’s Online Auction will remain open for bidding until 5:00 pm EST on Thursday, October 14, 2021. Click here to explore and place your bids! All proceeds from this auction support public history, cultural heritage, civic education, and community engagement by and for all Rhode Islanders. Exciting packages include chic urban […]

The Rhode Island Council for the Humanities seeks nominations for members to serve on its Board of Directors. The Board of Directors is the governing body for the Council, providing long-term vision and financial stewardship for the organization. Board members elected in 2022 will serve a three-year term beginning in April. Board terms can be […]

Funding expands assistance reach to state’s more vulnerable and hardest-hit organizations September 20, 2021– Some 121 RI culture, humanities and arts nonprofits benefit from the RI Culture, Humanities and Arts Recovery Grant (RI CHARG) program, a historic collaborative partnership between the State Council on the Arts (RISCA) and the Rhode Island Council for the Humanities […]

September 1, 2021 – The Rhode Island Council for the Humanities seeks a Grants Archive and Digital Curation Intern to help digitize its nearly 50-year-old collection of grant products. The intern will also curate a thematic online exhibit for the Council’s Digital Library featuring material from the Grants Archive in a way that communicates and […]

August 26, 2021 To Our Community: After thoughtful consideration and with the health and safety of our community top of mind, the Rhode Island Council for the Humanities has made the decision to pivot to a fully virtual Celebration of the Humanities. While the Council held high hopes for this year’s Celebration to be a hybrid […]

Historic collaboration between Councils distributes $968,000 of funding from National Endowment for the Arts, National Endowment for Humanities Providence, RI – RI State Council on the Arts (RISCA) and the Rhode Island Council for the Humanities (Humanities Council) announced today a collaborative partnership to distribute federal American Rescue Plan (ARP) funds to arts, culture and humanities nonprofits. […]