NOVEMBER 17, 2015 Rhode Island Public Radio features the Sandra Feinstein-Gamm Theatre’s production of “The Rant” by Andrew Case and its associated public forums, funded in part by the Rhode Island Council for the Humanities. “The Rant” at the Gamm Theatre runs through December 13.
OP-ED: LET’S MARKET R.I.’S HERITAGE & HISTORY
The steering committee of Catalyzing Newport argue for the important role Rhode Island’s history and heritage should play in creating a new tourism and business attraction campaign for the state. This op-ed appeared in The Providence Journal on November 2, 2015.
CELEBRATION CONNECTS COMMUNITY
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.
