Humanities Texas

A Time Before Texas is on display at Coleman Public Library until December 31! This Humanities Texas traveling exhibition, circulated in partnership with Texas Department of Transportation, focuses on Paleoindian history. #htxexhibits. Learn more about our traveling exhibitions: https://lnkd.in/gErnbERs

Meet 19 Texas authors, buy their latest books, and enjoy holiday treats at the annual Humanities Texas HOLIDAY BOOK FAIR! SAT, DEC 7, from 10A–1P at the historic Byrne-Reed House. Proceeds benefit Texas libraries. https://bit.ly/htxhbf24 #htxbookfair

Happy Native American Heritage Month! From 5–6:15 p.m. CT on November 12 and 19, Humanities Texas will hold two FREE webinars on teaching Native American Literature for Texas teachers. Learn more and apply now: https://t.co/GnrAAHjLZ1 #htxedu

Oakwood Cemetery reached new milestones—made possible in part with support from the National Endowment for the Humanities—in their work to document the lives and contributions of Austin’s historically segregated communities of color through the “Oakwood Legacy Project." Learn more at https://lnkd.in/d2GFZvij.

When Heman Sweatt, a Black postal employee, applied to The University of Texas School of Law in 1946, officials rejected him because of his race. But Sweatt was not deterred. The Supreme Court’s unanimous decision in Sweatt v. Painter opened UT’s law school to African Americans and established an important precedent for Brown v. Board of Education. Learn more and listen to season 3 of #TxOriginals now: https://lnkd.in/gtRBiqek

Earlier this year, our #htxgrants team spoke with three cultural institutions along the Texas Gulf Coast about their work in the humanities: the History Center for Aransas County, the Houston Climate Justice Museum and Cultural Center, and the Texas Maritime Museum. Learn more about their service to their local communities and how they are finding new ways to engage the public in our latest #htxnews: https://lnkd.in/g7SPNmvc

Do you know an outstanding Texas teacher in your school or community? Nominate them for a 2025 Outstanding Teaching Award! https://bit.ly/NominateOTA All #htxota award winners receive $5,000 w/ an additional $1,000 for their school. Nominations will be accepted through DECEMBER 9.

Join the Texas Commission on the Arts and Humanities Texas on NOVEMBER 19 for a free grants workshop at Stephen F. Austin State University. This event is ideal for representatives of nonprofit organizations and units of government, including schools and libraries. Space is limited! Register in advance to reserve your spot: https://lnkd.in/ePRzm8he

**ATTN: TEXAS TEACHERS** On OCTOBER 21, Humanities Texas will hold a webinar facilitated by educators from the Smithsonian American Art Museum titled "Analyzing Change Over Time with Documentary Photography." #htxedu Learn more and apply now: https://lnkd.in/eEqtD3cc

So excited that another one of my projects is out there!! A testament to creative mitigation and great partnerships, especially with Humanities Texas!! We also worked with Blanton & Associates, part of ICF, MuseWork LLC, AmaTerra, ERG Texas Services, Texas Science & Natural History Museum, GAULT SCHOOL OF ARCHAEOLOGICALRESEARCH, and the MESCALERO APACHE TRIBE among others to bring this project to fruition. Thank you to all our partners!!