$1.4 million in new COVID-19 Emergency Relief + Recovery Grants…
Will support humanities organizations, projects, statewide CHICAGO, September 16, 2021 – At a time when…
Author: Tia Williams
What “Emmet Wore His Father’s Ring” Teaches Us
A Conversation with Award-Winning Youth Poet Brooks Lansana Listen to the conversation… Conversation Transcript Brooks…
Grantee Partner Spotlight: MAKE Literary Productions
Three Questions: Q&A with Sarah Dodson (director, MAKE Literary Productions) and Miguel Jiménez (founder and…
Fifth Annual Gwendolyn Brooks Youth Poetry Awards Celebrates Young Writers…
CHICAGO, July 28, 2021 – Illinois Humanities, in partnership with Poetry Foundation, Brooks Permissions, and…
Two new exhibits travel to small towns around Illinois to…
CHICAGO, JULY 8, 2021— Illinois Humanities is excited to announce the itinerary for two new…
Grantee Partner Spotlight: The Chicago Poetry Center
Three Questions Q&A with Elizabeth Metzger Sampson (executive director, The Chicago Poetry Center), Timothy David…
June 2021 News and Announcements
The Public Humanities are How We Move from “Divide and Conquer” to “Define and Empower”…
Illinois Humanities to distribute over $1M to Illinois cultural institutions…
The funding will provide emergency economic relief to humanities organizations as part of the $1.9…
Grantee Partner Spotlight: Peoria Riverfront Museum
Three Questions Q&A with John Morris, President & CEO, Peoria Riverfront Museum The Project… Funded…
Ida B. Wells, New Philadelphia, and Who Killed My Grandma?
Illinois Humanities announces new round of Activate History microgrants for engaging communities with local archives…