COLUMBUS, OH—Ohio Humanities and the Wexner Center for the Arts at The Ohio State University are excited to share information about the second group of filmmakers and projects to receive funding through a three-year partnership to support independent filmmaking. “We are honored to continue our longstanding tradition of supporting Ohio’s stories and storytellers alongside our partners at the Wex,” says … Read More
Ohio Holocaust and Genocide Memorial and Education Commission Announces 2024 Grant Cycle
COLUMBUS, OH—Applications for the second year of Ohio Holocaust and Genocide Memorial and Education Commission (OHGMEC) grants will be available this week to support projects and programming in communities across the state about the Holocaust and genocide. “The Commission is pleased to again offer financial support to so many institutions that are creating sustainable and engaging Holocaust and genocide resources … Read More
Nearly $400,000 in America 250-Ohio Grants Awarded to Ohio Communities and Organizations
America 250-Ohio announces funding for 23 community-based projects as part of $1 million grants program to mark America’s 250th anniversary As Ohio prepares to celebrate and commemorate America’s 250th anniversary, America 250-Ohio, the official state commission charged with leading Ohio’s recognition of the semiquincentennial, awarded $398,240 in grants to 23 communities and organizations across 15 Ohio counties as part of the commission’s … Read More
Ohio Humanities funds narrative medicine research at Akron Children’s Hospital
Akron Children’s received a $20,000 Ignite Grant from Ohio Humanities for the second phase of a study on the use of narrative medicine to help families who have a child in the hospital’s pediatric critical care unit (PICU). Narrative medicine uses the literary arts to help patients, families, and providers tell and listen to stories. Parents will be invited to … Read More
Ohio Humanities, Daydreamers Press release children’s book
Nonfiction picture book tells the story of a civil rights demonstration through the eyes of a real-life child activist Ohio Humanities and Daydreamers Press announce the release of Step by Step: How the Lincoln School Marchers Blazed a Trail to Justice, a new nonfiction picture book for young readers. Written by New York Times bestselling author Debbie Rigaud and Carlotta … Read More
Ohio Humanities and Wexner Center for the Arts announce a call for entries for the 2024 Ohio Humanities Film Fellowship
Ohio Humanities and the Wexner Center for the Arts continue their three-year partnership to support nonfiction storytelling around and about Ohio with a call for entries for the 2024 Ohio Humanities Film Fellowship. The fellowship program assists independent filmmakers working on documentaries informed by the humanities. It provides funding of up to $5000 as well as support and mentorship from … Read More
America 250-Ohio Partners with Ohio Humanities to Launch Grants Program
$1 million fund will help Ohio nonprofits commemorate America’s 250th anniversary The America 250-Ohio Commission, Ohio’s official state commission charged with creating the celebration of the country’s semiquincentennial, announced it will offer grants up to $50,000 to nonprofit, education, and local government organizations. America 250-Ohio will work in unison with Ohio Humanities, a statewide nonprofit, to distribute $1 million in … Read More
Ohio Holocaust and Genocide Memorial and Education Commission Announces Grant Awards
The Ohio Holocaust and Genocide Memorial and Education Commission (OHGMEC) has awarded $100,000 in grants to support Holocaust and genocide education throughout the state. The inaugural grant program was administered by OHGMEC in partnership with Ohio Humanities, a nonprofit organization that shares stories to spark conversations and inspire ideas. Eligible grant applicants were not-for-profit, educational or governmental organizations in Ohio, … Read More
Ohio Humanities hiring Digitization Intern
Ohio Humanities, the state-based partner of the National Endowment for the Humanities, is hiring an intern to assist in digitizing and cataloguing the organization’s archives. The intern will assist in all parts of the project, including sorting through archived files to select documents to be digitized, scanning those documents, creating the finding aid, and preparing the digital files for a … Read More
Ohio Holocaust and Genocide Memorial and Education Commission, Ohio Humanities Announce Grant Program
COLUMBUS, OH—The Ohio Holocaust and Genocide Memorial and Education Commission (OHGMEC) is partnering with Ohio Humanities to launch an inaugural grant program funding educational projects and programming in communities across the state about the Holocaust and genocide. “The Commission will enable institutions both large and small to receive funding that will support Holocaust and genocide education programming throughout Ohio,” said … Read More