Programs

  • Public Humanities and Community Engagement

    THE RHODE ISLAND COUNCIL FOR THE HUMANITIES (RI HUMANITIES) MARKED SEVERAL SIGNIFICANT ACCOMPLISHMENTS DURING THE 2024 FISCAL YEAR, CONTINUING TO FULFILL ITS MISSION TO SEED, SUPPORT, AND STRENGTHEN PUBLIC HISTORY, CULTURAL HERITAGE, CIVIC EDUCATION, AND COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT BY AND FOR ALL RHODE ISLANDERS. RI HUMANITIES WAS SUPPORTED THROUGH FEDERAL AND STATE FUNDS, FOUNDATION GRANTS, INDIVIDUAL GIFTS, AND CORPORATE SPONSORSHIPS.RI HUMANITIES' STANDARD GRANTMAKING PROGRAM AWARDED APPROXIMATELY $170,400 TO 30 GRANT PROJECTS ACROSS THE STATE. ADDITIONALLY, RI HUMANITIES LAUNCHED THE STATE-FUNDED THRIVE GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT GRANTMAKING PROGRAM, DISBURSING $90,000 OF STATE FUNDING FOR 18 CULTURAL HERITAGE ORGANIZATIONS AND LOCAL HISTORICAL AND PRESERVATION SOCIETIES THAT SUPPORT AND STRENGTHEN RHODE ISLAND'S MANY DIVERSE, DYNAMIC COMMUNITIES. THROUGH AN ONGOING PARTNERSHIP WITH THE RHODE ISLAND FOUNDATION AND RHODE ISLAND STATE COUNCIL ON THE ARTS, THE RI EXPANSION ARTS PROGRAM (RIEAP) CONTINUED TO OFFER FUNDING AND ORGANIZATIONAL ASSISTANCE TO COMMUNITY-BASED, CULTURALLY DIVERSE ARTS AND CULTURAL ORGANIZATIONS, WITH RI HUMANITIES SPECIFICALLY PROVIDING $2,500 TO EACH OF THE FIVE COHORT MEMBERS FOR ORGANIZATIONAL DEVELOPMENT.THROUGH A PARTNERSHIP WITH THE RHODE ISLAND HISTORICAL SOCIETY, RI HUMANITIES CONTINUED TO PRODUCE RHODE TOUR, A WEBSITE AND SMARTPHONE APP FOR STORIES ABOUT RHODE ISLAND CULTURE AND HISTORY. THE APP AND WEBSITE HOSTED 60,000 ANNUAL USERS AND NOW FEATURES OVER 377 STORIES AND 40 INDIVIDUAL TOURS. AS PART OF THE NATIONWIDE UNITED WE STAND: CONNECTING THROUGH CULTURE INITIATIVE OF THE NATIONAL ENDOWMENT FOR THE HUMANITIES, RI HUMANITIES ADDED TWO NEW TOURS TO RHODE TOUR, TELLING STORIES OF LGBTQ+ EXPERIENCE AND THE MANY MEANINGS OF "HOME AND BELONGING IN RHODE ISLAND. RI HUMANITIES CONTINUED TO CIRCULATE ITS BIWEEKLY ELECTRONIC NEWSLETTER, HUMANITIES IN CONTEXT, TO 4,500 RECIPIENTS, PROVIDING ENGAGING ARTICLES, INFORMATION, AND EVENT SCHEDULES RELATED TO THE HUMANITIES.RI HUMANITIES SPENT THE FISCAL YEAR PLANNING AND PREPARING TO SERVE AS LOCAL HOST OF THE 2024 NATIONAL HUMANITIES CONFERENCE HELD IN PROVIDENCE IN NOVEMBER, 2024. THE CONFERENCE ATTRACTED NEARLY 900 PARTICIPANTS FROM ACROSS THE COUNTRY - THE MOST EVER FOR THIS ANNUAL CONFERENCE - AND SHOWCASED THE DEPTH AND INNOVATIVE QUALITIES OF PUBLIC HUMANITIES IN OUR STATE. ATTENDEES INCLUDED STAFF AND BOARD MEMBERS OF ALL OF THE 56 STATE AND JURISDICTIONAL HUMANITIES COUNCILS; FACULTY MEMBERS, GRADUATE STUDENTS, AND ACADEMIC LEADERS FROM COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES;PROFESSIONALS FROM MUSEUMS, LIBRARIES, AND ACADEMIC ASSOCIATIONS; AND LEADERS AND STAFF OF THE NATIONAL ENDOWMENT FOR THE HUMANITIES AND THE SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION. OVER 50 LOCAL ORGANIZATIONS PARTICIPATED, ENSURING THAT THE NATIONAL HUMANITIES CONFERENCE WILL HAVE A LASTING IMPACT HERE IN THE OCEAN STATE.
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    Dates
    Nov 1, 2023 – Oct 31, 2024
    Source
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