The funds, provided through the National Endowment for the Humanities, provide Washington State’s museums and cultural centers with needed relief.
“The Washington Stories Fund brings a larger megaphone to those communities whose stories can help us better understand our state and each other.”
Once homeless herself, a nurse believes the humanities is key to changing the conversation about homelessness in Seattle.
Capturing the stories from a now-shuttered prison and a rapidly growing Washington State county are the focus of two Humanities Washington grants.
Are you an organization who wants to bring humanities experiences to your community? We’re currently accepting applications for our Spark and Washington Stories Fund grant programs.
A generous $300,000 grant from the Satterberg Foundation will help enhance and expand programming.
Join the Spokane County Library and Spokane Storytelling League for stories of the Great Depression. Plus: An upcoming Think & Drink, Speakers Bureau presentations, grant-funded events and more.
Join Humanities Washington for our two upcoming Seattle Think & Drinks: From Birth of a Nation to Smoke Signals: African Americans and American Indians in Film.
Join The Spokane County Library and Whitworth University for a talk by National Book Award winner Timothy Egan on the Great Depression. Also upcoming: Speakers Bureau presentations and readings with the state poet laureate all around the state.
This grant-funded production of Robert Shenkkan’s acclaimed play explores the ways in which our lives are shaped by the stories we tell ourselves. Catch it before it ends March 30!