Humanities Council of Washington, DC

Washington, DC – [summer workshop] A six-week summer program that gives youth the opportunity to build their leadership skills and engage with Pulitzer Prize-winning journalists and other leaders in their profession, as well as take enriching field trips, write, draw, and shoot stories, and plan a public program to demonstrate their work. (Youth)

Ongoing – [throughout] The DC Community Heritage Project Grant is designed to provide funding and support to community leaders interested in preserving the history, architecture, and collective memory of their neighborhoods.(Grant Opportunity)

March 2018 – [throughout] Applications due for HumanitiesDC Open Humanities Grants. Funds available range from $5k-$15k. (Grant Opportunity)

Ongoing – [throughout] Soul of the City is the largest Humanities DC grant opportunity with funds up to $10,000 available. (Grant Opportunity)

Ongoing – [throughout] Eight awards of $5,000 available for proposals that actively seek to spark dialogue between groups of residents that have historically been isolated from one another either geographically or culturally. (Grant Opportunity)

2016 – [Archived] HumanitiesDC adapted their Soul of the City summer youth program to focus on providing students access to Pulitzer Prize-winning journalism, cartooning, and individuals. (Pulitzer Prizes Campfires, State Overview)

Ongoing – [online] A website featuring comprehensive information and reliable ticket-purchase options for theater, dance, music, film, museums, galleries, classes, lectures, festivals, family events, free events and more. (Resource)

Ongoing – [throughout] In collaboration with the DC Historical Preservation Office, the council supports residents working to preserve their own communities, with a symposium, workshop and training opportunities. (Workshop/Training)

Ongoing – [online] Founded 34 years ago, the DC Digital Museum contains a substantial collection of documentary films, oral histories, and other materials of great cultural and historic significance to DC. (Resource)

Ongoing – [throughout] An active community of cultural advocates who meet weekly for “Innovation Lab Incubator Meetings” and monthly to discuss best practices and lessons learned from current and former grantees. (Community Building)

Ongoing – [throughout] A partnership between the council, Historical Society of WDC, and the DC Public Library to preserve unrecorded Washington history that may be lost as communities experience demographic shifts. (Oral History)

Ongoing – [online] A resource for recruiting and finding arts administration jobs from theater, dance, and music presenters; museums and galleries, arts education, and more. (Resource)

Aug. 3, 2017 – [DC] Join the DC council for Humanitini – where happy hour meets the humanities – and where Washingtonians gather to discuss city-relevant issues. Next Humanitini is in August and is titled “Video Games and Storytelling.” (Community Conversations)

Summer 2017 – [throughout] The annual Soul of the City Youth Leadership program takes 20-50 students on a “vacation in their own city” and turns the city of Washington and its unique neighborhoods and culture into a classroom. (Training)