eNews Updates

…Review top activities! December 2023 Grants eNews: Collections Assessment Grants open, CT Cultural Fund deadline and survey, new CTH funding priorities, new CTH intellectual property policy, new data story on…

Grantee Spotlights

…our most recent grantees and their programs. Elm Shakespeare Company, New Haven: Building a Brave New Theatre Series- Facets of Gender Elm Shakespeare Company‘s Building a Brave New Theatre is…

CTH Awards $144,047 in Major Grants to 11 Cultural Nonprofits for Community-Strengthening Capacity, Planning, & Implementation Programs

…members will work with a consultant to set strategic goals, conduct a landscape analysis, and build a business plan to ensure ongoing success. North Haven Memorial Library (North Haven, $9,990)…

National Endowment for the Humanities Selects 6 CT Organizations for Funding

…and operations within the state. The most recent NEH-funded projects in CT are: Connecticut Digital Newspaper Project. Connecticut State Library, Hartford: $259,644 Digitization of 100,000 pages of Connecticut newspapers published…

CTH Renews 5 Partnerships, Adds 1 New, in Grants Totaling $348,750 to Organizations ‘Essential to CT’s Cultural Infrastructure’

…‘Essential to CT’s Cultural Infrastructure’ MIDDLETOWN, CT (January 18, 2024) – The Connecticut Humanities Board of Directors has voted to renew partner support for five organizations and fund one new…

News Release: CTH Uses NEH Award for Mashantucket Pequot Tribal Nation, Mohegan Tribe, and National History Program

…interpretation, and creative expression through project-based learning. Led by educational coordinators from both tribes, this new Tribal history project will extend outreach to educators and students in underserved and hard-to-reach…

CTH Picks 2 CT-Authored Books for Library of Congress ‘Great Reads From Great Places’

…project at the 2023 National Book Festival: Adult Title: Goliath by Tochi Onyebuchi of New Haven Youth Title: Soul Food Sunday by Winsome Bingham of Groton The books both won…

Newsroom

News Release: NEH Awards $174,974 for Four CT Projects Including UConn & ECSU Studies on Artificial Intelligence & Historical Perspectives

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE April 17, 2024 CONTACT Dana Barcellos-Allen dbarcellos-allen@cthumanities.org 860.937.6648 CT Humanities is grateful for and excited about the latest funding from the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH),…

New Data Story: CT’s Diverse Cultural Institutions

CT Humanities has published another data story by Wilkening Consulting from 2022 CT Cultural Fund Operating Grant survey responses. This data story draws attention to our state’s diverse cultural institutions,…

CT Students Take Home National History Day Awards

…Wilbur Cross High School (New Haven) Senior Group Website The Vietnam War Memorial: How Maya Lin Revolutionized Memorial Design’ “I’m so proud of Team CT,” said Rebecca Taber. “The students…

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…“Standard Delivery,” not “Expedited Delivery.” It is FREE to receive payments through standard delivery. Connect to CTH’s account If you are new to Bill and asked by the system to…

Visit CTH at CT Lit Fest Oct. 14 for Chance to Win CT-Authored Books

…is a literary carnival under one roof in the center of Connecticut: a day for writers, teachers, students, and readers to mingle and discover new voices. The 2023 Fest features…

Book Voyagers: Fall/Winter Programs Scheduled, Facilitators Needed

…on activities, like dramatic readings, theater games and writing and drawing exercises offer new ways for participants to connect with the written word. Book Voyagers helps families grow their home…

National Endowment for the Humanities Funds 3 CT Projects

…will fund the research and writing of a biography chronicling the life of Ashbery, a New School American poet (1927-2017). Peter Lavelle with the University of Connecticut was awarded $60,000…

Open House Day: Saturday June 8

…cultural and tourism assets and encourage visitors to become ambassadors who share their newfound discoveries with visiting family and friends. For a listing of all sites, please visit the CTVisit.com….