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Inclusion, Diversity, Equity and Accessibility (IDEA) Survey Results
Summary for IDEA Survey Results In February of 2021, Michigan Humanities asked our community members to share their feedback regarding our efforts demonstrating Inclusion, Diversity, Equity and Accessibility (IDEA) principles. Ninety-eight people filled out our survey...
Mary Doria Russell’s Book, ‛The Women of the Copper Country,’ Chosen as 2021-22 Great Michigan Read
Novel Tells the Story of a Woman Who Leads Striking Calumet Miners in 1913 Residents throughout Michigan were invited today to join in reading and discussing “The Women of the Copper Country,” Mary Doria Russell’s riveting account of 25-year-old Annie Clements as she...
Michigan Humanities Announces Poetry Out Loud State Champion
Michigan Humanities and the Michigan Council for Arts and Cultural Affairs announce that Madison Ganzak, a senior at Roosevelt High School in Wyandotte, is the 2021 Michigan Poetry Out Loud State Champion. Madison’s Poetry Out Loud teachers at Roosevelt High School...
Michigan Humanities Announces Poetry Out Loud State Finals
Michigan high school students showcase passion for poetry in statewide competition Okemos, Michigan—Michigan Humanities and the Michigan Council for Arts and Cultural Affairs announce the 2021 State Finals for Poetry Out Loud. The competition, presented in partnership...
Governor Whitmer reappoints two to Michigan Humanities Board of Directors
On December 11, 2020, Governor Gretchen Whitmer officially reappointed April Clobes, of Bath, county of Clinton and Jim Napolitano, of Dryden, county of Lapeer to the Michigan Humanities Board of Directors. Both will be returning on January 1, 2021 to begin a second...
Michigan Humanities receives grant from the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation and the Federation of State Humanities Councils
Michigan Humanities is pleased to announce it is the recipient of $50,000 from the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation and Federation of State Humanities Councils to participate in the national “Why it Matters: Civic and Electoral Participation” initiative. This program will...
Arts and Humanities Touring grant applications open November 15th
Michigan Humanities is pleased to announce that applications for the Arts and Humanities Touring grant program will open on November 15th for performances that will take place between December 1, 2020 and February 28, 2021. The Arts and Humanities Touring grant...
American Democracy Examined in New Smithsonian Exhibit
Michigan Humanities is pleased to announce the selected host sites for the 2021–2022 tour of a national Smithsonian Institution exhibition, Voices and Votes: Democracy in America. The exhibition examines the nearly 250-year-old American experiment of a government “of,...
Michigan Humanities Awards Over $170,000 for Cultural Programming
Michigan Humanities is pleased to announce $171,925 in grants to 13 organizations in support of public humanities programming. The 13 projects explore a range of humanities topics and include exhibitions, oral histories, digital storytelling, speaker’s events, and...
Michigan Humanities receives two grants totaling $140,000
Okemos—Michigan Council for Arts & Cultural Affairs (MCACA) has awarded Michigan Humanities (MH) two grants totaling $140,000. These grants will assist with the funding of two programs produced in partnership between MH and MCACA: the Arts & Humanities Touring...
Michigan Humanities Statewide Award Winners Announced
Michigan Humanities is pleased to announce the award winners for the 2020 Michigan Humanities Award. The winner come from across the state: Ann Arbor, Detroit, Holland, St. Ignace and Pickford, showing the range of the wonderful work being...
Michigan Humanities Announces Statewide Virtual Awards!
Michigan Humanities Council is pleased to announce the 2020 Michigan Humanities Awards, presented virtually on Thursday, September 17 at 7 pm. In partnership with Under the Radar Michigan, awards are presented to humanities professionals from across the state. For...
Michigan Humanities launches Bridging Michigan, a grant opportunity and event series focused on systemic inequities
Michigan Humanities has launched Bridging Michigan, a grant opportunity and event series that will spark in-depth conversation and action around the persistent social, economic, and cultural issues of systemic inequities, their current impacts, and the ways that the...
Job Posting: Programs and Communications Coordinator
THIS POSTING IS NOW CLOSED. Updated July 30, 2020. - - - - - - - - - - POSITION TITLE: Programs & Communications Coordinator REPORTS TO: President/CEO STATUS: Non-Exempt /19 hours per week / At Will. Employee benefits include pro-rated paid time off (PTO), and...
Michigan Humanities grants over $660,000 of CARES Act funding to 116 cultural and community nonprofits
Michigan Humanities is pleased to announce $661,085 in emergency CARES Act funding to 116 Michigan cultural and community organizations impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic. Michigan Humanities Organizations Pandemic Emergency Grants (MI H.O.P.E.) of up to $10,000...
Michigan Humanities Awards Over $204,000 for Cultural Programming
Michigan Humanities is pleased to announce $204,284 in grants to 16 Michigan organizations in support of public humanities programming. The 16 projects were selected from 48 eligible applications to Humanities Grants, which support projects exploring history, theater,...
Michigan Humanities announces Michigan Humanities Organizations Pandemic Emergency Grants (Michigan H.O.P.E)
Michigan Humanities, an affiliate of the National Endowment for the Humanities, is pleased to announce a new funding resource for Michigan nonprofits with missions centered on furthering public humanities projects and programs. Michigan Humanities Organizations...
Information on Michigan Humanities and COVID-19
Please know that Michigan Humanities (MH) is working to continue to serve the state of Michigan and to accept, review, and process grant applications and awards. Whether working at our headquarters in Okemos or remotely, MH staff will be available to answer questions...
Michigan Poetry Out Loud State Finals Postponed
Due to the impacts of COVID-19 in Michigan and recommendations on preventative measures from Governor Gretchen Whitmer and the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services, Michigan’s Poetry Out Loud State Finals event has been postponed. The competition was...
Michigan high school students take the stage for statewide poetry competition
On Friday, March 13, and Saturday, March 14, 2020, 36 high school students from across the state will take center stage for three rounds of poetry recitation and the chance to be named Michigan’s 2020 Poetry Out Loud Champion. The competition, free and open to the...