2024 Constance H. Carlson

Public Humanities Prize

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Funding humanities projects that

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Connecting Maine communities through

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Announcing summer 2024
Recommending Author

Jaed Coffin

Read ME 2024

About the MHC

We’re a statewide nonprofit that uses books, poetry, and big ideas to bring people together to discuss issues of importance. We’re a program partner, grant-maker, and connector of people and communities.

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Programs

For all Maine people

We work with individuals and organizations across the state of Maine to connect people with books, communities with ideas, and strangers with one another.

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Grants

Funding for humanities programs and projects

Our grants support projects with well-developed humanities content, strong participation from a scholar or topic expert, robust support from partners in the community, and plans to reach a broad and diverse public audience.

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Dec 04, 2023

Fall 2023 Arts & Humanities Grant Awards

$5,000 supporting five projects across maineCivil Rights Club at Scarborough…
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Oct 02, 2023

Accepting Nominations for Public Humanities Prize

2024 Constance H. Carlson Public Humanities PrizeAccepting nominations October 1…
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Sep 21, 2023

Summer 2023 Mini Grant Awards

Over $11,000 supporting six projects across MaineLiteracy Volunteers of KennebecIntergenerational…
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Sep 20, 2023

Read ME 2024 Recommending Author

Announcing Jaed Coffin as Recommending Author for Read ME 2024Coffin’s…
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