Grantee Partner Spotlight: Western Illinois Museum
Q&A with Sue Scott, director, Western Illinois Museum The Project… General Operating Support Location: Macomb,…
Author: Tia Williams
Meet Odyssey Project Alumna, Community Activist, and Hip-Hop Artist Samantha…
Samantha Jordan is an alumna of Illinois Humanities’ Odyssey Project/Proyecto Odisea, a free college-credited humanities…
Are the humanities in crisis?
There has been a spate of articles recently about the “crisis” in the humanities. The…
Grantee Partner Spotlight: Liberation Journeys
Q&A with Aiyeshia Hudson-Wong, executive director, Liberation Journeys The Project… General Operating Support Location: Blue…
Illinois Humanities’ 2023 Public Humanities Awards to Celebrate Illinois Cultural…
The honorees include librarians, a journalist, and an educator who are transforming communities across Illinois…
The Gwendolyn Brooks Youth Poetry Awards Enters its 7th Year
Illinois Humanities—in partnership with Brooks Permissions, the Poetry Foundation, and the Reva and David Logan…
Illinois Humanities Grants in 2023
At Illinois Humanities, we consider ourselves fortunate to partner with a growing number of community-based…
Celebrating Black History Month as an Invitation to Imagine
If you happened to be watching CBS2 on the morning of February 7th, you might…
Grantee Partner Spotlight: Cicero Independiente
Q&A with Irene Romulo, Development and Community Engagement Coordinator, Cicero Independiente, and Jesus J. Montero,…
Illinois Humanities Grants to Provide Critical Support for 14 Organizations…
General operating grants are a step forward in Illinois Humanities’ commitment to equitable grantmaking. CHICAGO,…