The Rhode Island Council for the Humanities is pleased to announce $13,924.55 in mini grant awards from the May 2022 application cycle to support to support a public humanities projects. Read on for more details. Awards to Individuals Ben Sisto, $1,924.55 to Rhode Island QSL Archive Supports the creation of an online repository and archive […]
Council awards $8,000 in mini grants to organizations in support of public humanities projects
The Rhode Island Council for the Humanities is pleased to announce $8,000 in mini grant awards from the February 2022 application cycle to support to support a public humanities projects. Read on for more details. Public Project Grants Bristol Historical and Preservation Society, $2,000 to A Timeline of Bristol’s Enslaved Population Supports the creation of […]
Council awards $2,999 in mini grants to organization and individual
The Rhode Island Council for the Humanities is pleased to announce $2,999 in mini grant awards from the November 2021 application cycle to support to support a public project and archival research. Read on for more details. Public Project Grants Westerly Armory Restoration, $1,000 to Accessing the Armory’s MuseumSupports increased accessibility of the second floor […]
Council awards $14,000 in mini grant to seven organizations
The Rhode Island Council for the Humanities is pleased to announce $14,000 in mini grant awards from the May 2021 application cycle to support to support seven public projects ranging from an interdisciplinary book festival, to art installations and interpretive projects in partnership with Indigenous cultures, to archives, performances, and publications. Read on for more […]
Humanities Council awards $140,000 in project grants to 15 humanities initiatives
May 1, 2020 – On Thursday, April 30, 2020 the Rhode Island Council for the Humanities hosted a virtual gathering for representatives from civic and cultural organizations around Rhode Island and announced a total of $140,000 in new grants for 15 humanities initiatives across the state. The announcement recognized Rhode Island’s remarkable humanities community and […]
2016 NEMA EXCELLENCE AWARDS HONOR TWO GRANTEES
November 2016 • Congratulations to NEMA Excellence Award winners Marjory O’Toole of the Little Compton Historical Society and Lorén Spears of the Tomaquag Museum!
5 QUESTIONS WITH LORÉN SPEARS in PBN
JUNE 17, 2016 • Tom Roberts Prize Awardee Lorén Spears, executive director of the Tomaquag Museum in Exeter, featured in Providence Business News.
THE RANT AT THE GAMM
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.
RI HISTORICAL SOCIETY SEEKS BLACK HISTORY ARTIFACTS
APRIL 15, 2015 The Rhode Island Historical Society has launched an ambitious project to tell the story of Rhode Island’s blacks in the 20th century, funded in part by the Rhode Island Council for the Humanities.
DOCUMENTING A TREASURED GENERATION
JANUARY 5, 2015 •Tim Gray, chairman of the World War II Foundation, a council grantee, discusses his work to document stories of World War II veterans with Providence Business News.
