The Rhode Island Council for the Humanities honored Roger Mandle, art historian, curator, and former president of the Rhode Island School of Design, Consuelo Sherba, co-founder and artistic director of […]
MINI GRANTS AWARDED
The Council recently awarded over $13,800 to seven public humanities projects across the state. Congratulations to our grantees!
OP-ED: LEGISLATING AS IT ONCE WAS: THE NEH TURNS 50
Elizabeth Francis and James Ludes write about Senator Claiborne Pell’s legislative process and the humanities as we mark the 50th Anniversary of the NEH in an op-ed that appeared on the Congress Blog of The Hill, the Capitol Hill newspaper, on October 9, 2015.
CELEBRATION AWARDEES
2015 Celebration of the Humanities Presented by Rhode Island Council for the Humanities and honorary co-chairs Senator Jack Reed & Senator Sheldon Whitehouse Thursday, October 8, 2015 6:00pm – 8:00pm […]
GRANTS INFORMATION WORKSHOPS
Have ideas for a new public humanities project? Join us for a free workshop to learn about upcoming major and mini grant opportunities for nonprofit organizations and individual researchers planning public programs in the humanities.
PELL HUMANITIES INITIATIVE
The Pell Humanities Initiative was announced Wednesday, August 12, 2015, at a celebration of the humanities featuring current-NEH Chairman Dr. William Adams at Ochre Court on the campus of Salve Regina University.
SPRING MINI GRANT AWARDS
The Council recently awarded $13,895 in mini grants to the following humanities projects. Congratulations to our grantees!
SAVE THE DATE TO CELEBRATE
CELEBRATION OF THE HUMANITIES: Thursday, October 8, 2015
The Rhode Island Council for the Humanities will honor Roger Mandle, art historian, curator, and former president of the Rhode Island School of Design, Consuelo Sherba, founder and co-artistic director of Aurea, Rhode Island’s Shellfish: An Ecological History – University of Rhode Island, and Matthew Lawrence, writer, editor, curator, and founder of Not About the Buildings, at the 2015 Celebration of the Humanities.
LATINO AMERICANS: 500 YEARS OF HISTORY
Rhode Island Council for the Humanities, in partnership with Rhode Island Latino Arts, has been selected to receive a competitive Latino Americans: 500 Years of History grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) and the American Library Association (ALA).
RI STORIES AT HUMANITIES HAPPY HOUR
New Council board member Dr. Touba Ghadessi of Wheaton College spoke about what drew her to Rhode Island and the value of the humanities here at a recent Humanities Happy Hour hosted by fellow board members Lauren K. Drury and Kyle Zambarano and sponsored by Adler Pollock & Sheehan. Read her remarks here.
