How Communities Express Care: Art as a Tool for Tough…
Beginning this summer and running through November, Illinois Humanities is collaborating with community organizations in…
Author: Tia Williams
Announcing Illinois Humanities’ New Board Members
Illinois Humanities is pleased to welcome two new board members, Sylvia Ewing and Tawa Mitchell.…
Seventh Annual Gwendolyn Brooks Youth Poetry Awards Celebrates Young Writers…
Illinois Humanities Executive Director Gabrielle Lyon says the annual ceremony, “uplifts the insight, power, and…
Grantee Partner Spotlight: LYNX Project
The Project… “Accessible Poetry Courses for and by non-speaking Individuals“ Location: Chicago A 6-week virtual…
My Poem Is Life: Celebrating Winners of the 2023 Gwendolyn…
My Poem is life, and not finished. It shall never be finished. My Poem is…
Illinois Humanities Awards $43,400 in Grants to 11 Organizations
Eleven organizations across five counties in the state of Illinois received grant funding through our…
Illinois Humanities’ Envisioning Justice Series Brings Free Arts and Humanities…
The six events feature artists, educators, and organizers who are reimagining timely conversations about justice…
Remembering Leon Henkin When Logic is Unclear
A Letter From the Executive Director June 2023 by Gabrielle Lyon, Executive Director of Illinois…
Hillsboro to host Smithsonian traveling exhibit celebrating rural innovation July…
Hillsboro is one of the seven Illinois towns featured in the national exhibition. CHICAGO, JULY…
How the humanities transform us, inside and out
On Wednesday, July 12, 2023, Illinois Humanities gathered 60 artists, humanists, policymakers, and organizers at…