North Carolina Humanities

#NCHumanities is accepting applications for its 2025 Summer Fellowship program! Fellowships of up to $8,000 are available to faculty and staff of community colleges, colleges, and universities in North Carolina. Applications are due Feb 19. Learn more and apply at: https://lnkd.in/ex3Dj4VU Fellowships support individuals researching, developing, and implementing humanities-based work. Fellowships are designed to allow recipients the opportunity to step away from their busy workloads and complete or further research for up to two consecutive summer months. Have questions? Register for one of our upcoming webinars where you will learn about this Fellowship program, the application, and more. Register for webinars on Jan 15 and Jan 29 at https://lnkd.in/ex3Dj4VU

NC Humanities is offering a limited number of free North Carolina Reads Book Boxes to readers! We want to ensure broader access to books for groups and individuals in communities with limited resources and also increase participation in North Carolina Reads. Book Boxes include a selection of the five books, bookmarks, curated program and discussion guides, and more. Full details are listed on each form. Note: You do not have to read the books or request a book box to participate in book club discussions. Individual Readers: https://lnkd.in/ezHZg8m8 Groups: https://lnkd.in/eaujsDuV MORE INFO: This year's featured authors include: Ryan Emanuel, Ashli Stokes, Wendy Atkins-Sayre, Eddie Huffman, and more. North Carolina Reads is North Carolina Humanities’ award-winning, virtual, statewide book club! North Carolina Reads annually features five books that explore the history and culture of North Carolina, and topics including race, gender, and society. Learn more at: https://lnkd.in/eUfQwR9g From February to June 2025, North Carolina Humanities is hosting virtual monthly book club discussion events where participants will hear from book authors and topic experts. Libraries, community groups, and individuals across North Carolina are encouraged to read along with North Carolina Humanities, attend North Carolina Reads book club discussions, and host their own local book programs to further conversation, camaraderie, and community.

NC Humanities is now accepting applications for our 2025 Humanities Project Grants! To learn more & apply, visit: https://lnkd.in/eX_6mNd Eligible humanities project ideas include but are not limited to: Community conversation series; Exhibitions; Films and podcasts; Interpretation of historic sites; Oral history collection and interpretation; Panels, lectures, conferences, symposia; Reading and discussion programs; Workshops for educators; Walking tours; and more! Have questions? Join us for one of our informational webinars. You’ll learn about the grants available, the application process, allowable expenses & more. Our first webinar is Dec 16. Register directly at: https://lnkd.in/erWfphsK

Please support #NCHumanities today! Donate now: https://lnkd.in/edCDr6xX Today is #GivingTuesday - a day where people across the nation are encouraged to support nonprofits that are important to them. Your support of NC Humanities today will make a big difference! You will help ensure that our award-winning, statewide book club North Carolina Reads remains an inclusive space for discussion, that our Fellows are given the resources they need to succeed, and that North Carolina remains a place where creativity, dialogue, and diverse perspectives are always valued. Thank you!

Watch "American Coup: Wilmington 1898" on American Experience | PBS tonight, Tuesday, November 12 at 9 PM EST on PBS North Carolina and PBS member stations across the country. The documentary film tells the little-known story of a deadly race massacre and carefully orchestrated insurrection in North Carolina’s largest city in 1898 — the only coup d’état in the history of the US. To help teachers and students examine events and themes from the documentary, #NCHumanities is partnering with PBS North Carolina to support complementary education and engagement initiatives. Learn more at: https://lnkd.in/gT5bxuVj Major support provided by National Endowment for the Humanities.

NC Humanities’ popular statewide book club program, North Carolina Reads, is back! Starting in February 2025, North Carolina Reads will feature five new books that explore issues of racial, social, and gender equity and the history and culture of North Carolina. Read our announcement: https://lnkd.in/g7epv-kV *The North Carolina Reads 2025 selections are* -In February: “The American Queen” by Vanessa Miller -In March: “On the Swamp: Fighting for Indigenous Environmental” Justice by Ryan Emanuel -In April: “Hungry Roots: How Food Communicates Appalachia’s Search for Resilience” by Ashli Stokes and Wendy Atkins-Sayre -In May: "The Girls We Sent Away" by Meagan Church -In June: “Doc Watson: A Life in Music” by Eddie Huffman MORE INFO: NC Humanities encourages readers to get a head start on their reading by checking with their local library or bookstore to find book copies. From February - June 2025, NC Humanities will host free, virtual, monthly book club discussion events where participants will hear from guest speakers, including book authors and topic experts. Libraries, community groups, and individuals across North Carolina are encouraged to read along with NC Humanities, attend North Carolina Reads book club discussion events, and then host their own local book discussions to further conversation, camaraderie, and community. Event details and book box request forms will be available in the coming days at nchumanities.org.

October is National Arts and Humanities Month! This month, and throughout the year, we celebrate the power that books, museums, poetry, performance, art, and culture have in helping us explore what it means to be human. Why are the arts and humanities important to you? Comment below! At #NCHumanities we connect people to each other and to the stories, histories, and cultures of North Carolina through free programs like our North Carolina Reads statewide book club, special events, and humanities project grant funding opportunities. To learn more about how you can engage with our work please visit: nchumanities.org. Read more about National Arts and Humanities Month at https://lnkd.in/eYphSBDp #ArtsandHumanitiesMonth #NAHM2024

Dear humanities friends, Our heartfelt thoughts go out to all North Carolinians and especially those in Western North Carolina. Across the Southeast, our friends, families, trustees, partners, and communities have been impacted in historically devastating ways by Hurricane Helene. Ensuring the personal safety and well-being of everyone is the highest priority; and we thank first responders and volunteers delivering on-the-ground assistance. In the weeks ahead, as more of the devastation and aftermath of Hurricane Helene is revealed, we know that people will be working together to comfort and help one another with basic needs, water, power, communications, and search and rescue challenges. As our team continues to gather information and reach Western North Carolina communities, we are learning more about immediate needs and available opportunities for all North Carolinians and organizations. Our team has added a resource page to our website which will be continuously updated and available to website visitors as more resources are discovered: https://lnkd.in/etUGExkx Please do all you can to stay safe and share care with others to fuel our strength for rebuilding together. With gratitude, NC Humanities Board of Trustees and Staff

We ?? Books! Books Make Things Better! In order to help keep books and reading resources accessible in North Carolina, we need your help!?Please donate today and help us raise $10,000 so that we can provide 1,000 books to readers around the state! This summer, your support will be matched and go twice as far. Every $20 donated will buy not just 1 book, but 2 books for readers! Donate at: https://lnkd.in/edCDr6xX Thank you!

North Carolina Reads was the focus of a recent news story from The Buckley Report at Fox 8 News! Watch: https://lnkd.in/gJ7HM7J3 North Carolina Reads is #NCHumanities’ award-winning, virtual, statewide book club! North Carolina Reads annually features five books that explore issues of racial, social, and gender equity and the history and culture of North Carolina. The story features one of our local North Carolina Reads discussion groups at MUSE Winston-Salem, as well as selected books by Phoebe Zerwick and Ryan McGee. Thank you to everyone who reads along with us! We can't wait to do it again next year!