In September 2022, Rhode Island Humanities published the 2022 Rhode Island Civic Health Index. This award-winning report serves as the state’s first-ever Civic Health Index, an initiative led by the […]

Culture is Key: Strengthening Rhode Island’s Civic Health through Cultural Participation The Humanities Council has supported civic education through our grants and partnerships for decades. In 2020-2021, the Council undertook […]

The members of the Advisory Committee for the Council’s Culture is Key initiative include leaders in cultural participation, journalism, data and strategy, and community engagement. As advisors for Culture is […]

The breadth and depth of Rhode Island’s creative landscape is considered one of the state’s greatest assets and one of the most vibrant in the United States. The Rhode Island […]

(Press)ed: A Podcast About The Media, Fake News, And The Future Of Our Democracy

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Rhode Island celebrates 50 years of the NEH

A statewide mobile app that offers stories about the power of place, by and about Rhode Islanders.

Convenes organizations and citizens to create the basis for resilient, sustainable, and innovative communities.

Provides funding and organizational assistance to community-based, culturally diverse arts and cultural organizations across the state.