|
|
Michigan Humanities Enews
|
|
|
|
Message from our President
Summer is quickly passing, and with each sunshine-filled day, Michigan Humanities staff are preparing for the launch of our newest initiative focusing on youth-led
community conversations, philanthropy, and leadership. Our Board of Directors is firmly committed to the future of leadership, and we discussed the final particulars of this endeavor at our retreat on August 8, in Grand Rapids.
|
|
|
|
Michigan Humanities is also asking for YOUR humanities stories. We hope that you follow us on social media (Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram) as we will be asking
throughout August for your favorite location on the mitten and the U.P. by sharing a humanities photo and story with our constituents and friends.
Jessica Ryan, our wonderful summer intern, is demonstrating in front of her favorite office bookcase here at Michigan Humanities’ home. But we want to see YOU and
your favorite humanities locations all over this great state. Instructions can be found on our social media accounts starting August 20!
Enjoy a good book, an arts and cultural performance, a museum historical society, or the wonders of natural settings in our beautiful state. Michigan Humanities
Board and staff are working hard to ensure we bring even more opportunities your way to keep our mission thriving.
Shelly Hendrick Kasprzycki
|
|
|
Fall 2019 Humanities Grants are closing soon!
Applications are now being accepted for Fall 2019 Humanities Grants!
Humanities Grants provide up to $15,000 in grant support for humanities-based, public programs. Projects using a Humanites Grant connect us to Michigan’s rich
cultural heritage and historical resources. These grants emphasize collaboration among cultural, educational, and community-based organizations, to serve Michigan with public humanities programming that examines the definition of our culture, our state, and
ourselves.
Applications will be accepted until August 22, 2019. Awards will be made in early November 2019.
To learn more about the grant or discuss your project ideas, contact James Nelson at
jnelson@mihumanities.org, or visit the Humanities Grant page on our website,
here.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Apply to be part of the Arts and Humanities Touring Directory
Michigan-based artists are invited to apply to be included in the Arts and Humanities Touring Directory. The Arts and Humanities Touring Directory features some
of the state’s most-talented performing and visual artists, and humanities presenters. The directory offers artists and humanities professionals the opportunity to present their work throughout the state.
Partnered with the Arts and Humanities Touring Grant Program, it is a one-stop resource for many organizations looking to hold public arts and culture events.
Applications will be accepted until October 1, 2019.
Know an artist that might be interested? Share this newsletter with them, or have them contact Jen Rupp at
jrupp@mihumanities.org
to learn more.
|
|
|
|
Humanities unify us: reflections on a visit to the U.P.
|
|
|
|
Sean Everett, Michigan Humanities Board Member
As a lifelong Michigan resident, it only took 32 years and joining the Michigan Humanities board to visit the Upper Peninsula. Recently I had the opportunity to
visit the Pickford Community Library and Museum of Ojibwa Culture in St. Ignace.
The Pickford Library Team, led by Ann Marie Smith, is busy with a Summer Reading Program and gearing up to host Museum on Main Street's Crossroads: Change in Rural
America exhibit. From a makerspace to community conversations and everything in between, the Pickford Library is a hub of cultural activity in the community.
|
|
|
|
|
Visiting the Museum of Ojibwa Culture in St. Ignace was an experience that will be with me the rest of my life. Shirley Sorrels, the executive director of the museum,
took me on a tour of the museum starting outside in the Sculpture and Clan Park and ending inside with their American Indian Boarding School Exhibit. I left the museum with a new understanding and curiosity to learn more about Ojibwa culture.
When people would ask me "what exactly are the humanities?" I would take a moment and think before responding because it's a word that previously was hard for
me to define. After my journey to the U.P. and having the opportunity to engage in conversations about community and history, I have a better understanding of the humanities.
Humanities are the one thing that unifies all of us.
|
|
