The Humanities Council is proud to announce a total of $8,000 awarded through the following four mini grants from our 2020 February grant cycle to organizations and individuals working to expand the ways Rhode Islanders engage with culture by exploring the stories of veterans, LGBTQ leaders and activists, designers, and Columbian-Americans building community in the […]
Resources for the Humanities Sector During the Pandemic
UPDATED: March 27, 2020 March 18, 2020 — The humanities, arts, and culture are essential to our sense of connection and community, especially in times of crisis. As the Covid-19 public health emergency continues to unfold the Humanities Council will update this page with resources being made available to organizations in the humanities sector such […]
The humanities and the common good
The Covid-19 outbreak and efforts to protect public health demonstrate how important it is for each of us to act for the common good. At the Humanities Council, we have encouraged grant recipients and program partners to make their own scheduling decisions by referencing the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the Rhode Island […]
New round of funding – Intercultural Collaboration Seed Grants
The Rhode Island Expansion Arts Program (RIEAP) is excited to open the 2020-2021 funding opportunity for seed grants that promote intercultural collaboration. RIEAP offers funding and organizational assistance to community-based, culturally-diverse arts and cultural organizations. It is supported by a collaboration between the Rhode Island Foundation, Rhode Island State Council on the Arts (RISCA), and […]
UNLADYLIKE2020: National network of humanities councils support innovative digital series celebrating trailblazing women
State humanities councils provide vital funding for public programs and engaged scholarship across the country. The newly released UNLADYLIKE2020 series received grants from 11 state councils in the past two and a half years, including: California Humanities, Humanities DC, Humanities Montana, Humanities Nebraska, Humanities New York, Ohio Humanities, Rhode Island Council for the Humanities, South […]
