May 19, 2017 – The Rhode Island Council for the Humanities will honor Judge Judith C. Savage, Len Cabral, the Little Compton Historical Society, and Valerie Tutson at the 2017 Celebration […]
2017 Major Grants Announced
$146,132 IN GRANTS AWARDED TO 16 HUMANITIES INITIATIVES Rhode Island Council for the Humanities and grantees gathered Thursday to celebrate the role of humanities in civic life PROVIDENCE, RI — […]
Sold Out Reading Across Rhode Island Event – Bryan Stevenson’s message of hope and reconciliation
Saturday, April 8, 2017 – On a beautiful spring afternoon, hundreds of Rhode Islanders poured into McVinney Auditorium in Providence for the 15th annual Reading Across Rhode Island program with Bryan Stevenson, […]
Rhode Island leads defense of National Endowments for Arts and Humanities on House Floor
Thursday, April 6, 2017 – Rhode Island has a long history of leading the way when it comes to taking a stand for the value of the arts and humanities […]
Celebration of the Humanities: Call for Nominations
Submit your nominations to honor the work of extraordinary members of the public humanities community! The Council invites YOU to submit nominations for the 2017 Celebration of the Humanities awards, to […]
Tickets Now Available for An Afternoon with Bryan Stevenson
Reading Across Rhode Island, now in its 15th year, is an engaging, state-wide community read program of the Rhode Island Center for the Book at the Rhode Island Council for […]
Connecting to Just Mercy – 300 gather for Reading Across Rhode Island Kick-Off
Sunday, January 29, 2017 — Reading Across Rhode Island, Rhode Island’s only One Book, One State community read program, kicked off its 15th year with the 2017 title Just Mercy by […]
A statement from the Rhode Island Council for the Humanities regarding reports of federal funding cuts
Recently, the Washington, DC, publication The Hill reported on possible plans by the Trump Administration to eliminate federal funding for the arts and humanities. Ever since, we here at the […]
Sensory Week Newport offers points of connection
The humanities provide us with the tools to listen deeply, value differing perspectives, and broaden our world views. As 2016 comes to a close it can seem like the days […]
The 21st Century Essay as an exercise in scale and perspective
Writer and historian Jane Gerhard takes us on a journey—exploring how the Aurea Ensemble’s blending of poetry and music weaves together a whole new kind of concert experience—asking audience members to suspend the urge to know, “what they are supposed to think,” in favor of enjoying the experience as a method for reflection and connection. “This is no mere sound collage or sentimental voice over,” Gerhard says. “The juxtaposition is far more dynamic than that.”
