Programs

Select locations, MI – [exhibit] The Smithsonian’s Crossroads: Change in Rural America exhibit is coming to Michigan in 2019. The Michigan Humanities Council is coordinating the exhibit’s tour in Michigan and seeks six partner organizations in rural communities to host Crossroads in 2019-2020. Selected sites will host the Smithsonian exhibit, work with local partners in their community, and create additional programming to support the exhibit. (Rural Communities)

Statewide, MI – [Schwartz Prize Winner: 2016] With funding from the W.K. Kellogg Foundation, the Michigan Humanities Council’s Heritage Grants Program supports projects that explore local histories of race, ethnicity and cultural identity in Michigan. (Public)

Statewide, MI – [grant] Third Coast Conversation grants will support a series of statewide public conversations taking place in 20 communities over two years that focus on the cultural, social, historical, and environmental factors that connect Michigan’s people to their water. This project is an initiative made possible by funding from the National Endowment for the Humanities. (Public)

Lansing, MI – [competition] A national poetry recitation competition for high school students. Students master public speaking skills, build self-confidence and learn about poems’ literary heritage. State champion competes for a $20,000 college scholarship. Nearly 80,000 students from more than 50 Michigan high schools have participated to date. (Students, Educators)

Statewide – A statewide reading program where there is one title, one state, and thousands engaged in literary discussion. The 2017-18 Great Michigan Read is “X: A Novel.” (Reading and Discussion)

Select locations, MI – [traveling exhibit] Water/Ways, Michigan Humanities’ Museum on Main Street traveling exhibit, will kick off the 2018 tour Friday, June 22 at Beaver Island. Visit Michigan Humanities’ website for a full list of host sites and dates of the exhibit. (Public, Rural Communities)

Aug. 2017 – [Deadline] Learn more about the Michigan Humanities Council’s Humanities Grants. Funding up to $15,000. (Grant Opportunity)

Ongoing – [statewide] A national initiative to offer veterans the opportunity to reflect on their experiences. (NEH Standing Together, Reading and Discussion

Ongoing – [statewide] Learn more about the Michigan council’s Quick Grants. Funding up to $500. (Grant Opportunity)

Statewide, MI – [reading and discussion] Prime Time is a free six-week program of reading, discussion, and storytelling that targets families of non-active library users. The program features award-winning children’s literature to stimulate discussion about humanities themes and issues encountered in everyday life. (Public, Families, Children)

Ongoing – [statewide] Available to Michigan nonprofits looking to hold public arts and culture events. Funding up to $3,000 to cover presenters’/exhibitors’ fees and travel. (Resource)

2016 – [Archived] A student competition geared around journalism. Winners participate in a conference with Pulitzer Prize winners. (Pulitzer Prizes Campfires, State Overview)

2016 – [Archived] A collection of histories and programs from around the state of Michigan. (Schwartz Prize Winner 2016, Grant Opportunity