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Tajah-Rayne Davise from Calumet High School has been named the 2019 Poetry Out Loud State Champion for Michigan after completing three rounds of the annual recitation competition at the Lansing Crowne Plaza on Friday, March 1, and Saturday, March 2. Davise took top...

Our passion for the humanities can only be matched by our love for our beautiful state. The Michigan Humanities is celebrating our state's iconic shape by making it integral in our new brand identity.  With our new branding and logo, we'll continue our mission of...

On Friday, March 1, and Saturday, March 2, 2019, 33 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 2019 Poetry Out Loud Champion. The competition, free and open to the...

By Robbe Charles DiPietro and Joseph Stanhope Cialdella In the spring of 2014, the Michigan Humanities (MH) embarked on a challenging, three-year journey to help organizations in our state examine difficult histories of race, ethnicity, and cultural identity. We...

Michigan Humanities is pleased to announce the selected host sites for the 2019–2020 tour of a national Smithsonian Institution exhibition, “Crossroads: Change in Rural America,” which explores the past, present, and future of rural American communities. Since 1900,...

The Michigan Humanities is now accepting applications from rural libraries, museums and non-profit community centers interested in hosting a Smithsonian Institution traveling exhibit in their community. Six organizations in rural communities (populations less than...

Michigan Humanities (MH) is pleased to announce that Detroit, Michigan has been selected as the host city for the 2021 National Humanities Conference. “We are delighted with being able to showcase our state and the work of our council,” said Shelly Kasprzycki,...

Michigan Humanities is pleased to announce $185,130 in grants to 15 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...

The Michigan Humanities is pleased to announce $90,000 in grant funds have been awarded to communities and organizations through Third Coast Conversations: Dialogues about Water in Michigan, an initiative made possible by funding from the National Endowment for the...

The Michigan Humanities is pleased to announce the communities and organizations awarded $5,000 through the Third Coast Conversations: Dialogues about Water in Michigan program, an initiative made possible by funding from the National Endowment for the Humanities....

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The Detroit Public Library is holding a special session with National Endowment for the Humanities Senior Deputy Chairman Jon Parrish Peede on Thursday, April 12th at 4:30 pm at the Main Branch.  Chairman Peede will be meeting library patrons and guests, and talking...

The Michigan Humanities (MH) Board of Directors and staff are pleased to announce Shelly Hendrick Kasprzycki has been named President & CEO, after 27 months of service as Executive Director. Anne Belanger, MH Board Chair said, “Michigan Humanities is positioned to...

Grace Garver from Petoskey High School, was named the 2018 Michigan Poetry Out Loud State Champion after a day-long recitation competition at the Lansing Crowne Plaza on Friday, March 2, 2018. Ms. Garver took top honors among 39 student competitors, reciting “The New...

On Friday, March 2, 2018, forty-one high school students from around the state will take center stage for three rounds of poetry recitation and the chance to be named Michigan's 2018 Poetry Out Loud Champion. The competition, free and open to the public, will be held...

DEADLINE: Friday, March 30, 2018 at 11:59 p.m.   The Arts & Humanities Touring Directory application is due on Friday, March 30, 2018 at 11:59 p.m. Fill out your application today! Current participants in the directory will need to submit a renewal...

The Michigan Humanities is pleased to announce that it is now accepting applications for the Third Coast Conversations: Dialogues about Water in Michigan program, an initiative made possible by funding from the National Endowment for the Humanities. Third Coast...

Michigan Humanities is pleased to announce $170,619 in grants to 12 Michigan organizations in support of public humanities programming. In addition to this direct support, each agency was required to present matching cash or inkind cost share, bringing an additional...

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...

Friday, Oct. 27, 2017 Gov. Rick Snyder today announced the initial appointments to the World War I Centennial Commission that was created to develop, execute, and promote programs to commemorate the centennial of World War I in Michigan. The commission is housed...