December 3, 2025
Grantee Spotlight: 19 Towns, 19 Stories
A project of Studio B, 19 Towns, 19 Stories provided a platform for Lincoln County residents grappling with the impact of addiction, overdose, and death to share their untold stories.
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October 27, 2025
In the News: DOC Programming
On October 7, 2025, Portland Press Herald Staff Writer Megan Gray and Staff Photographer Daryn Slover attended a special book discussion at Maine State Prison on Lois Lowry’s dystopian novel The Giver, led by incarcerated facilitators.
September 29, 2025
We Met Our Mellon Match
We’ve raised over $50,000 in three months, meeting our Mellon Match
August 11, 2025
Summer 2025 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.
May 29, 2025
Help Us Reach $50,000
Your support is crucial for receiving additional emergency funding from the Mellon Foundation.
April 24, 2025
We’re Pausing Two of Our Programs
The funding cuts to the NEH continue to impact us deeply.
April 5, 2025
DOGE Targets the Humanities
Maine Humanities received its notification that our grant from NEH was cancelled.