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Over $9,800 awarded through August Mini Grants to support public projects, documentary film, and individual research

September 21, 2020 By RI Humanities

The Council’s Mini Grant Program funds individual researchers, nonprofit organizations, and schools with grants of up to $2,000 to support public humanities projects, documentary film, civic education initiatives, and individual research. Recent grants were awarded to:

Public Projects

FirstWorks, $2,000
Cartography: Modern Migration and Globalization in the COVID-19 Era

Supports in-person and virtual programming, including a panel and student workshops, with artists, scholars, students, and local refugee populations related to the multimedia theater piece Cartography. Recordings of the programming will then be used to create a Virtual Learning module for distribution to educators statewide.

Providence Community Library, $2,000
Power, Privilege & Social Justice: The History of African American Civil Rights in Providence, RI

Supports three virtual multimedia lectures and discussions, a reading list, and a library guide on the history and struggle for African-American civil rights in Providence from the 18th century to the present.

Newport Art House / Newport County Development Council, $1,950
Future: A Visualization

Supports Newport Art House programming focused on exploring and elevating African, PoC, and African American experiences in Newport as well as increasing civic engagement around public planning in Newport. Programming includes a virtual speaker/artists mingle, two outdoor or virtual programs, and an audience and institutional survey.

Documentary Film

Documentary Education Resources, $2,000
Untitled RI VOTES 2020 Documentary Film

Supports the research, planning, and development phase of a feature documentary telling the story of Rhode Island’s 2020 election cycle from the perspective of elections administrators.

Individual Researcher

Dr. Winifred Lambrecht, $1,922
A History of Lincoln Woods

Supports preparatory work on a documentary on the history of Lincoln Woods State Park. This preparation phase includes research, the creation of a guiding story board and interview questions, and a public presentation of the research either online or in person.

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