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September 11, 2024

September 2024 Mini Grant Awards

2024’s summer Mini Grant awardees include community storytelling projects, museum exhibitions, a series of educational workshops with writers, poets and journalists, and more.

July 15, 2024

Summer 2024 Arts & Humanities Grant Awards

2024’s summer Arts & Humanities Grant awardees include an exhibit of handmade books, a pair of community conversation events, a place-based art-making and storytelling initiative, and more.

June 10, 2024

Inside & Out: The Humanities and Mass Incarceration

How Might Humanities Councils Engage with People and Organizations Most Impacted by the Carceral System?  And How Can We Work Together to Imagine a Truly Just Future?This spring, Maine Humanities participated in a three-day historic gathering of 24 state humanities councils and their community partners titled “Inside & Out: The Humanities and Mass Incarceration.” Hosted […]

May 13, 2024

Spring 2024 Mini Grant Awards

Over $15,000 supporting Eight projects across Maine2024’s spring Mini Grant awardees include a summer history program, a poetry workshop, a symposium celebrating links between food and social justice movements, and more.Lincoln County Historical AssociationSummer with the Past: Hands-on History Summer ProgramWiscasset$2,000Wabanaki REACHBeyond the Claims– Stories from the Land & the HeartStillwater$2,000Indigo Arts AllianceThe Welcome TablePortland$7,500Center […]

April 19, 2024

We’re Hiring!

Join Our TeamDigital & Social Media CoordinatorWe are looking for someone who will collaborate with the Communications Team and other staff to create digital and online content that tells the story of Maine Humanities’ programming, partnerships, and impact.The primary work of this position will be:Application Deadline: Friday, May 31