Illinois Humanities announces $150,000 in Envisioning Justice Grants
Illinois Humanities is proud to announce that new Envisioning Justice grants will provide funding totaling…
Author: Alyssa Bierce
Engaging Democracy: A Letter from Executive Director Gabrielle Lyon
I watched the initial midterm election returns from Los Angeles, where I was attending the…
Foreground Rural Initiative to support cultural programs in 19 Illinois…
This year, Illinois Humanities introduced a first-of-its-kind program dedicated to supporting the arts and humanities…
Chicago Tribune: "Illinois Humanities funds over a dozen ‘Envisioning Justice’…
The Chicago Tribune’s Darcel Rockett spoke with Envisioning Justice Program Manager Tyreece Williams about the…
Roundup: Perspectives from Across the Landscape of Mass Incarceration
In the fall of 2021, Illinois Humanities’ Envisioning Justice initiative hosted video premieres and community…
Art in Isolation: A Conversation with VAM STUDIO Co-Founder Jordan…
“What does a just society look like to you?” This question spurred reflective and restorative…
Taking the Band-Aid Off of Mass Incarceration
In this guest essay, Visions of Justice: Urbana-Champaign contributor and community journalist Brian Dolinar evaluates…
Envisioning Justice Grantee Partner Spotlight: Keyria Rodgers
Three Questions: A Q&A with Keyria Rodgers, Founder, Global Restorative Justice Partnership; Director, Millikin University’s…
Poetry of Witness: Dispatches from Hill Correctional Center
In this Visions of Justice blog, Envisioning Justice Fellow Meredith Nnoka collaborates with four men…
Envisioning Justice Grantee Partner Spotlight: Heather Canuel
THREE QUESTIONS: A Q&A with Heather Canuel, entrepreneur and founder of Art from the Heart…