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We believe in sharing stories so we can all feel more connected. We began Human Powered podcast as a way to introduce listeners to some of the amazing people that we have gotten to know through our Wisconsin Humanities grant program. We find their work inspiring and we think you will, too. This past year… Read more »

“We can’t really put a price on the kind of on-going impact this will have on our region.” – Ann Engelman, the Lorine Niedecker Poetry Wall in Fort Atkinson   Maybe there is a mural in your neighborhood or town that adds color to the landscape. Maybe photos of the mural have even been shared… Read more »

This year has been rough on humanities organizations statewide. Many of the grants Wisconsin Humanities funded this fall were to help organizations pivot to new ways of inspiring civic participation and individual imagination. Many are finding virtual channels and online activities offer innovative options for deepening community connections and making programs more widely accessible. We… Read more »

The Highground: A Safe Place To Be   One Wisconsin town has become a special place of memory and healing for many Wisconsin veterans, including Bruce Canny, pictured above.  Neillsville, in central Wisconsin, is home to The Highground Veterans Memorial Park, founded in the 1980s by a Vietnam veteran in fulfillment of a battlefield promise…. Read more »

Wisconsin Humanities’ support for great ideas doesn’t stop with a pandemic. These program funds are needed now as much as ever to sustain the cultural organizations in our state struggling to meet new and ongoing needs. We recently awarded $97,685 to 16 organizations working to deepen community connections throughout the state. We have seven grant… Read more »

More than $246,000 in emergency relief was awarded to 43 nonprofits in August. Wisconsin Humanities awarded two groups of CARES Relief Grants to support operations at nonprofits in Wisconsin during the COVID-19 pandemic. In June, the first round of grants was awarded to 49 organizations around the state. Now a total of 82 organizations have… Read more »