$1.4 million in new COVID-19 Emergency Relief + Recovery Grants…
Will support humanities organizations, projects, statewide CHICAGO, September 16, 2021 – At a time when…
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Illinois Humanities' Visions of Justice series to premiere in seven…
CHICAGO, SEPT 9, 2021— Video and conversation series invites communities to explore the questions: “What…
Two traveling exhibits bring world-class exhibitions to Salem August 28…
The exhibitions will highlight opportunities for civic action and results of that action, and the…
Fifth Annual Gwendolyn Brooks Youth Poetry Awards Celebrates Young Writers…
CHICAGO, July 28, 2021 – Illinois Humanities, in partnership with Poetry Foundation, Brooks Permissions, and…
Illinois Humanities presents a conversation with author and voting rights…
CHICAGO – On Wednesday, July 21, Illinois Humanities presents Love Will Win the Day: A…
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…
Illinois Humanities to distribute over $1M to Illinois cultural institutions…
The funding will provide emergency economic relief to humanities organizations as part of the $1.9…
IN THE NEWS ILLINOIS POET LAUREATE ANGELA JACKSON TO BE…
ILLINOIS’ FIFTH POET LAUREATE WILL PROMOTE POETRY AT STATE AND NATIONAL LEVELS, WILL BRING ADDITIONAL…
14 Innovative Arts and Humanities Projects Commissioned, Will Address Impacts…
Healing circles for mothers, narratives from torture survivors, puppets, and poetry among the Envisioning Justice…
Illinois Humanities Speakers Bureau to Bring Humanities Programs to Communities…
Presentations on topics ranging from the histories of antislavery and universal suffrage to the music…