Rhode Island Humanities is hosting two virtual sessions in September with information and updates on our grant opportunities for the upcoming year! These sessions will include information on both our federally funded major and mini project grant programs, and our state-funded THRIVE general operating support program. They are especially useful if you’re new to the application […]
Monday, September 30, 5:30 - 7:00pm: Join Providence Public Library for a talk by Timothy D. Walker, Professor of History, University of Massachusetts Dartmouth, on Sailing to Freedom: Recovering and Re-centering the Maritime Dimension of the Underground Railroad as part of their Washed Series. Dr. Walker's talk will highlight little-known stories of freedom-seeking by sea, describe the less-understood […]
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Sustaining Democracy: A Humanities Lecture Series At a time of widespread concern about challenges to democracy, the Center for the Humanities is pleased to present “Sustaining Democracy: A Humanities Lecture Series.” This yearlong speaker series (which will run parallel to the Fall 2024 Honors Colloquium on “Democracy in Peril” and extend into Spring 2025) will demonstrate the […]
Created by Providence-based artist duo Jason Tranchida and Matthew Lawrence, co-curators of Headmaster, Scandalous Conduct: A Fairy Extravaganza is a multi-channel musical documentary reconstructing the Newport Navy Sex Scandal of 1919. This experimental video installation unravels themes of homophobia and surveillance, pairing primary historical documents and archival photography with recreated excerpts from Jack and the […]
Monday, October 7, 5:30 to 7pm: Join Providence Public Library for an evening with science and conservation journalist Sabrina Imbler on How Far the Light Reaches: lluminating Queerness in Nature, exploring radical models of family, community, identity, and care through the exploration of undersea life forms. The ocean is exuberantly queer—just look at sex-changing clownfish and gay […]
FREE Panel Discussion Date: Wednesday, October 9th Time: 5:30 – 6:30 pm Venue: Community MusicWorks Center at 1326 Westminster Street, Providence About the panel: FirstWorks will partner with Community MusicWorks (CMW) for a free panel discussion with the artists on the function of Black and Indigenous music over time at the new Community MusicWorks Center. Panelists […]
Date: October 10, 2024 Time: 6:00 pm Venue: Providence Public Library Location: 150 Empire Street, Providence, RI Learn more here Tickets: General Admission tickets: $25 (+ $2 online processing fee) Pay-what-you-can tickets are available to our community members. Your ticket purchase in any amount directly supports FirstWorks connecting art with audiences. About the performance: On their 2024 […]
RISCA and RI Humanities present a free webinar on Tuesday, October 15 from 4:00 - 5:00 pm from the Conservation Center for Art and Historic Artifacts. This webinar will provide a big picture overview of emergency planning and preparedness, with a focus on organizations and entities with archives and collections. RSVP Required.
The Brown Bag Series features faculty and graduate students sharing their research, teaching, public humanities, or digital humanities projects. The talks will be held once a month on Wednesdays at 1pm in the Hoffman Room of Swan Hall, and also broadcast on Zoom. Click the links below for more details and to register. Free & […]
