CT Humanities

CT Humanities sends warm wishes to you and yours for the holidays! Our offices are closed from December 24 through January 1 -- see you in 2025!

CT Humanities and the Connecticut State Archives/Connecticut State Library seeks to hire one student intern to inventory and process historical CT Humanities records. This is a part-time 10 to 15 hours per week internship, with a projected start date of January 27 and projected end date of May 2, 2025. Interns must be enrolled in an undergraduate or graduate program in library science, history, political science, or closely related field. Application deadline is January 9; visit https://lnkd.in/ep6ZxXQM to apply. See insights Boost a post

As you plan your end-of-year giving, please consider CT Humanities and help us continue to cultivate curiosity, knowledge, and understanding in communities across our state. Thank you! www.cthumanities.org/give

Congratulations to our latest round of grantees from the CT Humanities Fund! We are proud to support these strong humanities initiatives and projects, and we can't wait to see how they lead to curiosity, knowledge, and understanding in our communities! Read more at www.cthumanities.org/news Ball & Socket Arts, Inc. DUDLEY FARMS Eastern Connecticut State University Eastern Connecticut Symphony Elena's Light LIR Learning in Retirement Litchfield Historical Society New Britain Industrial Museum New Haven Chinese Cultural Cooperative New Haven Museum Town of Manchester, CT Wadsworth Atheneum Museum of Art

Dr. Jason Mancini, CT Humanities executive director, has been appointed to the state’s Native American Heritage Advisory Council (NAHAC) by CT Republican Leader Vincent Candelora. The Council evaluates and makes recommendations on Native American heritage to the State Archaeologist and the CT State Historic Preservation Office in the Department of Economic and Community Development. Jason, the co-founder of Akomawt Educational Initiative and former executive director of the Mashantucket Pequot Museum and Research Center, has worked for over 30 years with Tribes and Indigenous peoples of southern New England, Alaska, Hawai’i, and New Zealand. Under his leadership at CTH, the organization has adopted an Indigenous Values Statement, established funding eligibility for Connecticut tribes, and supported initiatives including tribal curriculum content and tribal member participation in Connecticut History Day.

Don't miss CT Humanities Board Member Ramin Ganeshram's inspiring article, "Salt Cod: Resistance and Agency in Caribbean American Cuisine?" in the latest issue of Connecticut Explored magazine. Ramin is a culinary historian, journalist, chef, and executive director of the Westport Museum for History & Culture, and her article appears in the Winter 2024/2025 issue, Eat It Up!, at https://lnkd.in/erH5m3V8

Wondering what's next for the America 250 CT Commission? Check out our enews to learn more about our March 21 conference, with proposals due January 15. www.cthumanities.org/enews

So much great information yesterday during our latest Advocacy Webinar Series, Sharing Your Educational Impact. Thanks to our speakers Joanna Steinberg with the New Haven Museum and Anthony Roy with Connecticut Council for the Social Studies. You can view the recording on YouTube at https://lnkd.in/eHzYdeKD and find more advocacy resources at https://lnkd.in/gsR8PDiV

Our 50th anniversary edition of the CT Humanities Annual Report is now online! In it, you’ll see the amazing impact of collaboration with cultural organizations, funders, partners, and officials in 2024 and over the past half century. Thank you to all who have contributed to our state’s success, and here’s to the next 50 years! View at https://lnkd.in/e_pgWyg7

New grant opportunity! Learn all about the America 250 CT Museum Makeover grant partnership between Conservation ConneCTion and CT Humanities at an info session Thursday, December 5 at noon with Connecticut League of Museums. Register at www.cthumanities.org/news