This August, Humanities Tennessee awarded 13 general grants totaling $99,531 to cultural organizations in all three Grand Divisions of Tennessee. Individually and collectively, these projects expand the stories of our…
Humanities Tennessee today announced the initial lineup of award-winning, bestselling authors who will headline the 36th Annual Southern Festival of Books, taking place at Bicentennial Mall, the Tennessee State Museum…
We hope you’ll join us Thursday, July 18 from 6:00 – 8:00 pm at the Tennessee State Museum! Our initial roster of authors for the 2024 Southern Festival of Books will be announced,…
What would you do if you realized your children did not have a nuanced understanding of what democracy is and how it works? Amanda Little, a journalist and Writer-in-Residence at…
In the early twentieth century, Julius Rosenwald, the president of Sears, Roebuck, and Co., Booker T. Washington, the president of the Tuskegee Institute, and Black communities throughout 15 southern states…
This summer, Humanities Tennessee added five new members to its board of directors representing all three Grand Divisions: Union City, Memphis, Johnson City, Nashville, and Chattanooga. “We are proud and…
Humanities Tennessee today announced the initial lineup of award-winning, bestselling authors who will headline the 35th Annual Southern Festival of Books, taking place in person at Bicentennial Mall, the Tennessee…
Humanities Tennessee makes funding investments in all three Grand Divisions of the state to support the efforts of cultural, educational, and community-based organizations providing public humanities programs. The grant funds…
In 2021, TennGreen Land Conservancy gifted Hill’s Island to the Cumberland River Compact (The Compact) to steward this 20-acre parcel of land, located in The Compact’s namesake watershed. From the…
Throughout June and July, we’ve shared the impact stories of organizations that are making programs and exhibits more accessible, as well as the unexpected ways that we are “doing the…
