What “Emmet Wore His Father’s Ring” Teaches Us
A Conversation with Award-Winning Youth Poet Brooks Lansana Listen to the conversation… Conversation Transcript Brooks…
Author: Tia Williams
Grantee Partner Spotlight: MAKE Literary Productions
Three Questions: Q&A with Sarah Dodson (director, MAKE Literary Productions) and Miguel Jiménez (founder and…
Illinois Humanities Announces $54K in Community Grants
Among projects funded are a Social Justice tour in Bloomington-Normal, the “Losing Normal” initiative in…
Fifth Annual Gwendolyn Brooks Youth Poetry Awards Celebrates Young Writers…
CHICAGO, July 28, 2021 – Illinois Humanities, in partnership with Poetry Foundation, Brooks Permissions, and…
Two new exhibits travel to small towns around Illinois to…
CHICAGO, JULY 8, 2021— Illinois Humanities is excited to announce the itinerary for two new…
Grantee Partner Spotlight: The Chicago Poetry Center
Three Questions Q&A with Elizabeth Metzger Sampson (executive director, The Chicago Poetry Center), Timothy David…
Enews June 2021 Volume II
June 15, 2021 Dear Community Members, I am writing to share two important new funding…
June 2021 News and Announcements
The Public Humanities are How We Move from “Divide and Conquer” to “Define and Empower”…
Enews June 2021 Volume I
Dawoud Bey, Martina and Rhonda, 1993. “What I try to do… is create a relationship…
Enews May 2021
That’s a wrap! Yesterday, Illinois Humanities hosted our 2021 Public Humanities Awards–a virtual celebration of…