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At the end of 2023 we awarded grants in support of three public humanities projects in Dane, Eau Claire, and Vilas counties! Read the project descriptions below. And you can always find full lists, organized by year, of the projects funded by Wisconsin Humanities on our "Grants Awarded" page. Reading through these exciting and diverse community-led endeavors around the state, we hope you get a sense of the breadth of the public humanities, as well as the impact made by these investments. NOTE: The next Major Grant deadline is April 15th. We have made some changes to the Major Grant applicatio ..read more

Three New Members Appointed by Governor Evers We are excited to welcome new board members to Wisconsin Humanities: (pictured above left to right) N'Jameh Russell-Camara, Kate Rericha, and Carrie Van Hallgren. As an independent non-profit dedicated to building connections and understanding through educational and cultural programs for people of all backgrounds and beliefs, we are grateful to have the expertise and leadership of people who know and care about Wisconsin. Our board members offer diverse perspectives and hail from all over the state. Get to know our full board here.   New Memb ..read more

We are excited to announce Major Grant Awards for six outstanding public humanities projects in Columbia, Door, La Crosse, and Milwaukee counties! NOTE: The next Major Grant deadline is December 15th. We are making some changes to our Mini Grant program. To prepare for the new pilot program, we are currently offering only our Major Grants. We anticipate launching the new pilot grant program in the summer of 2024. Be sure to sign up for our e-newsletter to be notified about all WH news! Check out our Grant Program to learn more about what we fund! Door County Reads (DCR) has been Door County’s ..read more

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Have you ever taken a chance and gone to an event without really knowing if you would feel comfortable there? Maybe you worried that you wouldn't know anyone, or feared you'd be out of place? In a city as segregated as Milwaukee, where neighborhoods can feel a world apart, it can be hard to break out and try new things. From the beginning, Milwaukee-based Ex Fabula was built on the belief that stories are an invitation to engage, as well as a means to break through perceived barriers, create shared knowledge, and foster community.  Their lively events began connecting people across the ..read more

We are excited to announce Mini Grant Awards for five outstanding public humanities projects in Douglas, Milwaukee, Outagamie, Racine, and Waukesha counties! NOTE: The next 2023 deadlines are November 1 (Mini Grant Applications) and December 15 (Major Grant Applications) Check out our Grant Program to learn more about what we fund! Mini Grant Awards The Superior Public Library and the City of Superior were awarded $1,484 for "Twin Ports Perceptions: A Look at Two Cities." The program will use local literature to explore the varying perceptions of residents of Superior and Duluth, MN, the larg ..read more

Four New Members Join Wisconsin Humanities in June 2023   We are excited to welcome new board members to Wisconsin Humanities' board: (pictured above left to right) Janet T. Bewley, David J. O'Connor, Nengher N. Vang, and James O'Connell. Our volunteer board hails from all over the state and shares expertise and guidance to our work in the public humanities. As we welcome new members, we also extend our deepest gratitude to our retiring members Mario Jiménez Chacón, Kathy Laakso, Jesus Salas, Sonny Smart, and John Viste, as well as Governor's Appointees Inge Cushman and Todd Larson ..read more

We are excited to announce Major Grant Awards for nine outstanding public humanities projects in Dane, Dunn, Forest, Milwaukee, Racine, Waukesha, and Winnebago counties! NOTE: The next deadlines are August 1 (Mini Grant Applications) and August 15 (Major Grant Applications) Check out our Grant Program to learn more about what we fund! Major Grant Awards   The Race and Place Coalition was awarded $10,000 for “Northside Community History Collection – A Visioning and Planning Project to support a Coalition of Neighborhood and Humanities Groups Devoted to Black Milwaukee History.” This long ..read more

It is summer in Wisconsin and there is a lot going on. We are proud to fund projects around the state and hope you'll take inspiration from some of the latest WH-funded programs: A new, original musical up north, a troll-sized exhibit about Mount Horeb's popular character, a national exhibit coming to further encourage us to find better ways to live with plastic, and a digital resource to make all the history and action in Northern Wisconsin easier to access! The mini grants went to four organizations in Bayfield, Dane, Kenosha, and Vilas counties. Over the past 50 years, Wisconsin Humanities ..read more