In this new series from the Rhode Island Council for the Humanities, we take a deeper dive into what it really means to Catalyze Culture: to mobilize cultural participation, production, […]
Announcing 2019 Celebration of the Humanities honorees
June 7, 2019 – The Rhode Island Council for the Humanities will honor The White Family, Silaphone Nhongvongsouthy, Edible Schoolyard at Green Animals Topiary Garden, and Joe Wilson, Jr. at […]
$140,000 in Grants Awarded to 15 Humanities Initiatives
April 22, 2019 – Over 60 representatives from civic and cultural organizations around Rhode Island gathered at the Jewish Alliance of Greater Rhode Island Thursday, April 18, 2019 as the […]
Summer Internship Opportunity
The Rhode Island Council for the Humanities seeks an Arts and Culture Research Intern to support the Council’s Rhode Island Arts and Culture Research Fellowship. Working with a small, collaborative […]
Five mini grants awarded
The Humanities Council is proud to announce a total of $7,700 awarded through the following five mini grants from our 2019 February grant cycle to organizations and individuals working to […]
Humanities Council Introduces RI Arts and Culture Research Fellow, Janaya Kizzie
February 15, 2019 — The Rhode Island Council for the Humanities is pleased to announce the selection of Janaya Kizzie as the Rhode Island Arts and Culture Research Fellow. Kizzie […]
Shutdown places democracy at risk, depletes our culture.
January 15, 2019 – The government shutdown is placing our democracy at risk and depleting our culture. Let me explain. As the board chair of the Rhode Island Council for […]
Two Internship Opportunities in the New Year
As we look towards a new year, the Humanities Council is excited to announce two new internship opportunities for those undergraduate or graduate students looking to gain experience in the […]
Call for Applications: Rhode Island Arts and Culture Research Fellowship
The Rhode Island Council for the Humanities seeks applicants for a fellowship to research and document key figures in the formation of Rhode Island’s creative culture. The Rhode Island Arts […]
2018 Celebration of the Humanities Honors Those Who Serve As Bridges
On Thursday, October 4, 2018 – the Rhode Island Council for the Humanities honored Rabbi Wayne M. Franklin, senior rabbi at Temple Emanu-El, Providence, leader of interfaith dialogues; Francis Parra, […]