CT Humanities

Check out our latest ConnecticutHistory.org eNews: Philip Johnson's Glass House and Thankful Arnold's House; #PrideMonth articles on Alan L. Hart, a pioneer in transgender history and the Reader's Feast bookstore; new LGBTQIA+ topic page, and much more at www.cthumanities.org/enews

#GranteeSpotlight: The Connecticut Author Trail consists of a consortium of Eastern Connecticut Libraries who are constantly amazed at the variety of genres and diverse styles of writing among the authors who live in or are associated with the Nutmeg State. These libraries host local authors who are willing to showcase their books and share their stories. The Connecticut Author Trail is now in its 13th year, with 19 different libraries hosting author talks. It runs from July 9th with Tessa Wegert at the Janet Carlson Calvert Library, concluding at the Garde Arts Center Inc with Martha Hall Kelly on September 19th. Learn more at https://lnkd.in/gZzKNycD

Reserve your seat for this Saturday’s important conservation at the International Festival of Arts & Ideas free ideas summit! CTH Executive Director Jason Mancini and National Endowment for the Humanities Chair Shelly Lowe will tackle some of today’s most pressing issues and explore how the humanities can provide solutions. Learn more and sign up at https://lnkd.in/dn--9ezK

Exciting news: Deborah Schander has joined the CTH Board of Directors as a gubernatorial appointee! Deborah began her tenure as Connecticut’s first female State Librarian in 2021. Prior to joining the Connecticut State Library, she was an educator and law librarian, serving in library administration at Seton Hall University and Vanderbilt University as well as working at law libraries in Georgia and California, where she specialized in foreign and international legal research, technology, and library outreach. She holds a JD and an MLIS from Florida State University.  Welcome Deborah – looking forward to your guidance and service!

#GranteeSpotlight: Connecticut Public is developing a documentary that investigates how generations of housing insecurity, inequality and discrimination allow racial segregation to thrive in Connecticut -- and its downstream effects on educational inequities. It will be broadcast on TV, radio and digital platforms, and used as a community engagement tool. Separate and Unequal: How Housing Policy Keeps Schools Segregated will examine policies driving segregation in the state of Connecticut and how they relate to a broader national crisis in housing stability and affordability. Learn more at https://lnkd.in/gZzKNycD

One of many amazing #Juneteenth programs from a CTH grantee: New Haven Museum partnered with Connecticut's Old State House and Connecticut Freedom Trail to premiere the documentary “Champion for Freedom: The Reverend Alexander Heritage Newton Story,” with preservationist and activist Dolly Marshall. “Champion for Freedom” is inspired by Newton’s autobiography and how his early life in the South influenced his activism during the struggle for freedom and equality.

H-Connecticut returns! A note from CT State Historian and CTH Board Member Andy Horowitz: "One of the things I’ve heard most during this, my first year as Connecticut State Historian, is that we — all of us who are concerned, one way or another, with the state’s history — could use a place to ask questions, share ideas, look for help, offer resources, and generally stay connected. I’ve heard that H-Connecticut once offered such a place. I hope, beginning today, it might again. H-Connecticut will only be as useful as we all make it, together, so I hope you will jump right in. Connecticut is, to borrow the words of the former state poet laureate Marilyn Nelson, 'a parcel of land, a vast legacy.' We have a lot to talk about it. I look forward to the conversations." Joining the mailing list is a two-step process. First, register at https://lnkd.in/enQ3GN4x then go to https://lnkd.in/ezmnimNg and click the “subscribe to this network” button on the right.

Lots happening with the America 250 CT Commission! We've got a new calendar of events and contact lists for local commissions, we'll be at Hartford Bonanza on July 6, and our next Commission meeting is July 17. Get all the details at www.cthumanities.org/enews

“With dozens of compelling applications requesting nearly $700,000, this was a very competitive round of grants,” said Dr. Jason Mancini, executive director of CT Humanities. “We are proud to support these projects, which highlight important humanities themes at organizations across the state. We hope that Connecticut residents and visitors will explore and enjoy the rich stories of our state’s cultural organizations.” Congratulations to our latest grantees: American School for the Deaf, Ancient Burying Ground Association, CONNECTICUT HERITAGE FOUNDATION INCORPORATED/Connecticut State Library/Museum of Connecticut History, Connecticut River Museum, Lockwood-Mathews Mansion Museum, Mystic Seaport Museum, University of Connecticut Foundation, University of Hartford/Maurice R. Greenberg Conference Center. Read more about these humanities projects at www.cthumanities.org/news

Check out our June Grants eNews for information on International Festival of Arts & Ideas Event with CT Humanities and National Endowment for the Humanities Chair Shelly Lowe; Connecticut Digital Humanities Conference proposals deadline EXTENDED; American Association for State and Local History (AASLH) Annual Conference; American Alliance of Museums: Museum Social Impact in Practice Cohort; advocacy tip on end of session thank yous; and grantee spotlights on New Haven Museum's "Champion for Freedom: The Reverend Alexander Heritage Newton Story", Elizabeth Park Conservancy's Poetry in the Park 2024, and the Friends of the Janet Carlson Calvert Library's CT Author Trail Passports. Read all about it at www.cthumanities.org/