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At the National Humanities Conference in Rhode Island, the Federation of State Humanities Councils presented Wisconsin Humanities with the 2024 Schwartz Prize for outstanding work in the public humanities for their Community Powered initiative.  Chrissy Widmayer, director of the Community Powered initiative for Wisconsin Humanities, says, “We are honored to be recognized by the leading… Read more »

Once a WH grant-funded project is complete, we ask grantees to submit final reports. More than just how many people attended, we want to hear about what worked and what didn’t. And we learn a lot from you —  how you are responding to real needs in your communities, how you are making connections among… Read more »

Six projects that honor the human experience and build bridges of understanding in Wisconsin! We are very excited to announce the final round of grant awards in 2024. Six projects received a total of $59,387 in Major Grants awarded to organizations in Dane, Marinette, Milwaukee, and Waukesha Counties! Scroll down to read about these outstanding… Read more »

Please join us in welcoming Evelyn! Hello! My name is Evelyn Slawski and I recently started as a grant program researcher at Wisconsin Humanities. I am currently a master’s student at the iSchool at UW-Madison and am specializing in data management. I hope to learn more about data analysis and research through this placement. I’m… Read more »

Please join us in welcoming Sheila, WH’s new Digital and Social Media Coordinator! Hello, I’m Sheila! This September I started my position at Wisconsin Humanities for my Applied Learning Placement through the Bolz Center. I’m currently a graduate student at the Wisconsin School of Business Bolz Center for Art Administration as a candidate for the… Read more »

Opportunity Grants open the door for smaller nonprofit organizations in Wisconsin that are building healthier communities one public program at a time.  We are so excited to announce the first round of Opportunity Grant awardees! These six projects are creative and responsive to current issues. The innovative programs invite human connection and conversation about food,… Read more »

Dear Friend, Recent political events have a lot of us asking big questions. “What is truly essential to democracy?” “What fault lines do we see, and which should worry us most?” Political scientist Robert Putnam reflected in an interview last week on the 25 years since the publication of his nationally acclaimed book, Bowling Alone: The Collapse… Read more »

We are excited to introduce Tony, our new Director of Development! Hi, I’m Tony! Over the past few weeks, I’ve hit the ground running in my new role as Director of Development at Wisconsin Humanities. I recently graduated from the University of Wisconsin-Madison’s School of Business through the Bolz Center for Arts Administration. My journey… Read more »

Sallie Anna Pisera spent time in the Barron area visiting family when she was growing up. In fact, it was her aunt Theresa who connected her with a place called Pioneer Village. Run by the Barron County Historical Society, the village museum has been preserving and interpreting the history of Northwestern Wisconsin for over sixty… Read more »

Our grant program supports the specific ideas and public projects that come from community needs and dreams! Wisconsin Humanities grants to nonprofits amplify existing initiatives, cultivate partnerships, and facilitate meaningful dialogue to strengthen and support the civic and social fabric of Wisconsin.  We are very excited to announce the second round of grant awards in 2024…. Read more »

We are excited to welcome new board members to Wisconsin Humanities’ board: (pictured above left to right) Danielle Hairston Green, Scott Schultz, Eloisa Gómez, Laura Damon-Moore, and Lara Karpenko. Our board is made up of 25 hard-working volunteers who live all over the state. They each bring expertise and experience that helps to guide our… Read more »

“Music is a wonderful way to connect people,” says the director of Chicana/o and Latinx Studies at UW-Oshkosh, Juan Garcia Oyervides. As the first director of the new interdisciplinary program, he was looking for ways to engage the campus and larger Fox Valley communities with the culture and history of Wisconsin’s Latinx communities. The first… Read more »