Meet Grantee Partner Garvey Tubman Cultural Arts & Research Center (GTCARC)! In honor of National Poetry Month, we spoke to Shatriya Smith, poet and civic engagement leader, about the GTCARC and its role in the African American community in Springfield.
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'What is the role of public humanities work in building the community-level resilience needed to address the climate crisis?' Read this article by Mark Hallett, director of grants programs, about how the humanities can help us face the climate crisis. ilhumanities.org/news/can-the-p…

Just 2⃣ weeks left to enter your poem in the Gwendolyn Brooks Youth Poetry Awards for a chance to win up to $300 in cash, books, and other prizes! Open to all K-12 in Illinois. Read poems by past winners and submit your entry by May 1 at ilhumanities.org/poety. #GwendolynBrooks

Attention parents and educators! This #NationalPoetryMonth , encourage your K-12 writers to submit a poem for the chance to win this year's Gwendolyn Brooks Youth Poetry Awards! Visit ilhumanities.org/poetry to read more winning poems like Trinity's and submit your entry by May 1.

Founded in 1976, Clinton County Historical Society is a volunteer-led organization hosting monthly cultural programs, Classic Movie Nights, and Youth Classes to keep history alive and bring the community together. Read the Q&A with President Mary Essen: ilhumanities.org/news/grantee-p…

Join us May 22nd to celebrate five trailblazing individuals who've made a huge impact on Illinois at the Public Humanities Awards! Your sponsorship or ticket purchase helps to fund our free public humanities programs and grants all across Illinois. 🎟️ ilhumanities.org/PHA

“Through Odyssey, I learned that there are a lot more opportunities for people that are willing to learn... If the willingness and determination are there, then so is the knowledge.”

Read about how the Odyssey Project makes higher education accessible 👇 ilhumanities.org/news/education…

Celebrate #NationalPoetryMonth with this story about Pulitzer Prize winner and lllinois Poet Laureate Gwendolyn Brooks' life and work by her daughter, Nora Brooks Blakely! Read Nora's story: bit.ly/3U1E2yO

For students and alumni of the Odyssey Project, the program is about much more than free college credits – it's about redefining what higher education can look like. Read about what a student-centered education looks like in the Odyssey Project 👇 ilhumanities.org/news/education…

Where will you be when the solar eclipse passes through Illinois? If you're following the path of totality, come to Alto Pass, IL for an outdoor concert by award-winning Mexican folk group Sones de México Ensemble at Alto Vineyards! ilhumanities.org/events/eclipse…

Want to express yourself through poetry, but not sure where to start? Learn about simile, imagery, rhyming, and more in as little as 3 minutes with video lessons from the #GwendolynBrooks Youth Poetry Awards! Start your first lesson here 👇 ilhumanities.org/poetry-resourc…

The solar eclipse has been experienced by humans for millennia. As you make your viewing plans for next week's celestial event, learn what Illinois Humanities Executive Director Gabrielle Lyon has to say about the solar eclipse and how it connects us.
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What work goes into creating liberatory spaces for individuals and communities impacted by mass incarceration? Last month, we gathered with 24 state humanities councils across the country and their community partners to find out.

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This Saturday, April 6th in Little Village, join Raúl Dorantes for a free workshop open to writers of all ages and skill levels that will be facilitated in both English and Spanish.
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Sábado, Abril 6 en La Villita, únase a Raúl Dorantes para un taller gratuito abierto a escritores de todas edades y niveles que será facilitado en inglés y español.
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Read this month's letter from our Executive Director Gabrielle Lyon to learn about Inside & Out: The Humanities and Mass Incarceration, a national convening of state humanities councils and community partners about mass incarceration. ilhumanities.org/news/youll-nev…