WHO WE ARE
WHO WE ARE
Our Mission
To inspire us to come together in creative and freely expressed ways to deepen our understanding of ourselves and enrich our communities.
Our Vision
We are a sustainable, passionate, unifying force that is the humanities leader throughout the state.
Pillars
• Build awareness and excitement for humanities in everyday life.
• Achieve best practices and sustainability for all humanities programs and services in Michigan.
Values
• Inclusion, Diversity, and Equity
• Discovery and understanding
• Authentic conversation
• Respectful collaboration
• Meaningful Experiences
Belief Statement
We invest in the people of Michigan by creating and sustaining humanities programs that provide us with a deeper understanding of the past, the tools for stronger analysis of the present, or a more informed vision for the future.
Programs, Grants and More
As part of our mission, the Michigan Humanities awards grants for public humanities and cultural programs; conducts public humanities and cultural projects of statewide importance; initiates collaborations and partnerships to broaden and strengthen the organizational and institutional base for the humanities in Michigan; and provides the humanities with leadership and a public voice in Michigan. Learn more about Grant Writing with this video.
ANNOUNCEMENTS
ACTION GRANTS
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ARTS & HUMANITIES TOURING GRANT APPLICATION
Apply for funding to support arts and culture programming
GREAT MICHIGAN READ KICK-OFF
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INVESTING IN MICHIGAN’S RICH HERITAGE
THROUGH THE HUMANITIES
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Latest News
Michigan Humanities Awards Over $174,000 for Cultural Programming
Michigan Humanities is pleased to announce $174,806 in grants to 13 Michigan organizations in support of public humanities programming. The 13 projects were selected from 45 eligible applications to the Humanities Grants program, which support projects exploring...
Shelly Hendrick Kasprzycki Featured in Fall Humanities Magazine
The Great Recession hit Shelly Hendrick Kasprzycki’s hometown of Jackson, Michigan, hard. Before she became president and CEO of Michigan Humanities, she was director of Greater Jackson Habitat for Humanities and witnessed firsthand how the city’s working poor were...
2019-20 Great Michigan Read to launch in Flint
Michigan Humanities’ statewide program features “What the Eyes Don’t See,” by Mona Hanna-Attisha Communities across the state are invited to take part in Michigan Humanities’ 2019-20 Great Michigan Read, a statewide reading and discussion program featuring the book...
Registration open for statewide high school poetry competition
Michigan Humanities has opened registration for the 2019-20 Poetry Out Loud program, a poetry recitation competition for high school students. Poetry Out Loud helps students learn about poetry while mastering public speaking skills and building self-confidence. “We...
Michigan Humanities Awards $203,101 in Grants for Cultural Programming
Michigan Humanities is pleased to announce $203,101 in grants to 16 Michigan organizations in support of public humanities programming. In addition to this direct support, each agency was required to present matching cash or in-kind cost share, bringing an additional...
Michigan Humanities Statewide Awards Announced
Michigan Humanities (MH) is pleased to announce the award winners of our inaugural Michigan Humanities Awards 2019. The winners are from Ann Arbor, Harbor Springs, Grand Rapids and Detroit, showing the range of the wonderful humanities work being done in our state....
