Louisiana Endowment for the Humanities

Each year, the Louisiana Endowment for the Humanities reaches thousands of people across our state through our grant awards, projects and programs like 64 Parishes, Prime Time Family Reading, and The Helis Foundation John Scott Center, and more. To continue to build support for this work, we need your help! Please share your experiences with our program(s) here: https://bit.ly/LEHstory. Your responses will be used to demonstrate the impact of this work, so that we can all continue to explore Louisiana’s past, reflect on our present, and imagine our future together.

Join us in congratulating the 2025 Bright Lights Awards winners, individuals and organizations that have had lasting, significant impacts on Louisiana arts, culture, and history!

OPEN NOW: applications for our Louisiana Culture Care Fund grants, supporting general operating expenses for Louisiana humanities-based nonprofits, are open now through January 21. There will be two virtual Q&A sessions taking place?Tuesday, December 17, at 2 p.m., or Thursday, January 9, at 11 a.m. Register to join at your leisure here: https://lnkd.in/e4xq8EMv. We all know that grants for general operating expenses are the holy grail, so get your application in now! https://lnkd.in/gmiK7SRP

On Thursday, December 12, join us for a special evening with The National WWII Museum co-founder, Dr. Nick Mueller, our 2024 Champion of Culture, at The Helis Foundation John Scott Center. In what promises to be an insightful program, Dr. Mueller will discuss some of the lessons learned from World War II and the lasting legacies that continue to impact our country and the world to this day. Register now to secure your seat below:

This holiday season we have an array of items that make perfect holiday gifts, from the beautiful new book on John T. Scott and tote bags that “Pass It On” to gift subscriptions to the 64 Parishes magazine. Each purchase not only brings joy to your loved ones but also plays a vital role in preserving and celebrating Louisiana’s rich cultural heritage. This season we hope you shop local, shop Louisiana!

We've extended the application for our Emergency Readiness Grants to December 10! These grants, supported by the State of Louisiana, provide nonprofit cultural organizations with funds to mitigate previous impacts from emergency events AND prepare for future threats. Natural disasters, like hurricanes, floods, and a range of other types of emergency events, pose serious threats to Louisiana’s critical cultural infrastructure. The Emergency Readiness Grant will help organizations better prepare for and respond to potential threats, reducing vulnerability and putting in place clear and current strategies for mitigating the effects of future emergencies. Learn more or apply now: https://lnkd.in/g2RZFduw

Did you know? The LEH and The Helis Foundation John Scott Center have partnered with Louisiana native, artist, and School of Visual Arts (SVA) professor Gustave Blache III to offer two scholarships to support aspiring artists from Louisiana to attend SVA in New York City! Applications for the scholarship are OPEN NOW, and on November 21 we're hosting a virtual info session for anyone who would like more details. Register to attend the info session here:

We are pleased to announce the upcoming schedule of grant opportunities! Right now applications are open for two grants: Emergency Readiness Grants: supported by the State of Louisiana, these funds support cultural organizations in ongoing efforts to mitigate previous impacts from emergency events and prepare for future threats. NEW! Program Mini Grants: this new opportunity is meant to support small-scale projects with limited scope and is designed to offer an access point for organizations seeking to expand into public humanities programming. Learn more: https://lnkd.in/dCun26BA

Join us in congratulating our fearless leader Miranda Restovic! She was recognized Monday evening at New Orleans Museum of Art for her inclusion in the 2024 cohort of New Orleans CityBusiness Women of the Year. Drop her a thank you in the comments for her decades-long commitment to expanding access to #louisianahumanities across all 64 parishes! #womenoftheyearawards #64parishes

Last week the LEH staff took some time away from our regular schedules to ground ourselves in our mission, plan for the next year, and just enjoy each other's company! This year we decided to visit our home away from home, Prime Time Head Start in Acadiana, where we were treated with tours of the incredible spaces our colleagues work in every day and met some of the little minds they're helping mold (not to mention: playground toys).