3rd Annual Payson Book Festival returns July 22nd
Readers of all ages are invited to attend the Payson Book Festival on Saturday, July 22nd in the ballroom of Mazatzal Hotel and Casino in Payson. This free, family-friendly event offers book-lovers an […]
Mini Grant funds available to support your project
Attention project directors! Arizona Humanities still has funds available to support your humanities projects. Mini Grants Quick Facts: Small grants of up to $2,000 Available on rolling basis Used for […]
Metal Road Documentary Film Screenings in June
Metal Road Documentary Film Screenings in Window Rock June 24th and Flagstaff June 25th For decades, thousands of Navajos worked the railroads maintaining the trans-continental network. Metal Road enters the […]
Board Member Eshé Pickett named one of ’40 Under 40′
Congratulations to Arizona Humanities Board Member Eshé Pickett who has been honored by the Phoenix Business Journal’s 2017 40 Under 40 class. The annual program recognizes the best of younger […]
Board Member Applications Due Friday, July 7th
Do you want to enhance cultural life in Arizona? Are you interested in creating a just and civil society? Arizona Humanities is seeking candidates to serve on its Board of […]
Advocacy & NEH Funding Update
On May 4th, Congress approved the FY 2017 federal budget which includes full funding for the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) with a slight increase. A big thank you […]
Thank you to NEH Chairman William D. Adams
On May 22, NEH Chairman William ‘Bro’ Adams announced his resignation from the agency. Soon after Adams arrived at NEH in 2014, he began leading a series of new grants […]
Grantee Highlight: Flag Wool and Fiber Festival, June 3 & 4
Sheep herding is an integral part of Arizona history, and indigenous communities have long-standing traditions of herding sheep and using their wool to create beautiful textiles. At the Flag Wool […]
Project Grants News – Letter of Intent deadline June 9th
Apply for a Project Grant by June 9th – Federal budget approved with funding for NEH On May 4th Congress reached a budget agreement to keep the federal government open […]
UA Press receives Humanities Open Book grant
UA Press receives Humanities Open Book grant from NEH and Andrew W. Mellon Foundation Congratulations to the University of Arizona Press in Tucson! In April, UA press received a $73,000 […]