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Internship Opportunity: Fall 2021

September 1, 2021 By RI Humanities

September 1, 2021 – The Rhode Island Council for the Humanities seeks a Grants Archive and Digital Curation Intern to help digitize its nearly 50-year-old collection of grant products. The intern will also curate a thematic online exhibit for the Council’s Digital Library featuring material from the Grants Archive in a way that communicates and […]

Celebration of the Humanities Now Fully Virtual

August 26, 2021 By RI Humanities

August 26, 2021 To Our Community: After thoughtful consideration and with the health and safety of our community top of mind, the Rhode Island Council for the Humanities has made the decision to pivot to a fully virtual Celebration of the Humanities. While the Council held high hopes for this year’s Celebration to be a hybrid […]

RI Arts and Humanities Councils open grant applications for American Rescue Plan funds to culture, humanities, arts nonprofits

July 12, 2021 By RI Humanities

Historic collaboration between Councils distributes $968,000 of funding from National Endowment for the Arts, National Endowment for Humanities Providence, RI – RI State Council on the Arts (RISCA) and the Rhode Island Council for the Humanities (Humanities Council) announced today a collaborative partnership to distribute federal American Rescue Plan (ARP) funds to arts, culture and humanities nonprofits. […]

Council awards $14,000 in mini grant to seven organizations

July 8, 2021 By RI Humanities

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 […]

About the Culture is Key Survey

June 14, 2021 By RI Humanities

ABOUT THE CULTURE IS KEY SURVEY The Culture is Key survey is a crucial component of the Rhode Island Council for the Humanities’ larger Culture is Key initiative, which is designed to illuminate the role of non-profit cultural organizations in strengthening the state’s civic health, and thus the importance of encouraging investment in the cultural […]

Council awards $10,000 through five grants – Public Humanities in the Age of Social Distancing

May 17, 2021 By RI Humanities

May 17, 2021 – The Rhode Island Council for the Humanities has awarded $10,000 to support five project grants to individuals and organizations through the Public Humanities in the Age of Social Distancing grantmaking program. This funding was provided to the Humanities Council by the National Endowment for the Humanities as part of the federal […]

Humanities Council Awards Over $150,000 to 15 Public Projects and Documentary Films.

April 16, 2021 By RI Humanities

April 16, 2021 – The Rhode Island Council for the Humanities is pleased to announce major grant awards to 15 public projects and documentary films that showcase the power of the humanities to connect communities and strengthen civil society. Video messages from Senator Jack Reed, Senator Sheldon Whitehouse, Congressman David Cicilline, and Congressman James Langevin […]

Council welcomes five new board members

April 6, 2021 By RI Humanities

April 6, 2021 – Providence, RI – The Rhode Island Council for the Humanities welcomes five new members to its board of directors. These leaders bring experience in strategic storytelling and branding, higher education, finance, and business development. Each is deeply involved in communities across Rhode Island. New board members include: Jeannine Dingus-Eason, PhD, Jorge […]

New Round of Humanities in the Age of Social Distancing Project Grants Available

March 4, 2021 By RI Humanities

The Humanities Council has been impressed at the creative adaptation displayed by Rhode Island’s humanities sector in the past year to reimagine programs to connect communities in safe, engaging ways. We have been proud to support this work through our grantmaking program, and so we are pleased to announce a new funding opportunity for Spring […]

$40,000 awarded through XIX: Shall Not Be Denied: Why It Matters Initiative grants from Rhode Island Council for the Humanities

February 1, 2021 By RI Humanities

February 1, 2021 – The Rhode Island Council for the Humanities announced grants to seven non-profit organizations across the state through the XIX: Shall Not Be Denied: Why It Matters Initiative. The supported projects serve Rhode Island communities facing historic and current barriers to democratic participation. The XIX: Shall Not Be Denied: Why It Matters […]

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