Tag: Rhode Island Council for the Humanities
White family honored for philanthropy
JOHN HAZEN WHITE JR., CEO of Taco Inc., his wife, Liz, and their sons John III and Benjamin will receive the Honorary Chairs’ Award...
Slader reelected RISCA chair
ELIZABETH “LIBBY” SLADER, owner of Providence-based design firm Libby Slader Interior Design, was recently reelected as chairman of the Rhode Island State Council on...
R.I. Council for the Humanities announces 2019 award recipients
PROVIDENCE – The Rhode Island Council for the Humanities will honor the White family, Silaphone Nhongvongsouthy, Edible Schoolyard at Green Animals Topiary Garden, and...
15 R.I. civic and cultural groups receive $140K in Humanities Council...
PROVIDENCE – Fifteen civic and cultural organizations are receiving a total of $140,000 in grants from the Rhode Island Council for the Humanities that...
Rabbi receives lifetime achievement award
RABBI WAYNE M. FRANKLIN, leader of interfaith dialogues for Temple Emanu-El in Providence, was presented with the Honorary Chairs’ Award for Lifetime Achievement in...
Who’s on the Board?
Mission: The Rhode Island Council for the Humanities seeds, supports and strengthens public history, cultural heritage, civic education and community engagement by and for...
Steamship Historical Society opens archives with new website
WARWICK – The Warwick-based Steamship Historical Society of America has launched an interactive website called STEAMing Into the Future, sharing the group’s archives online.
The...
Rhode Island Council for the Humanities announces $136K in grants
PROVIDENCE - Fourteen local organizations will share $136,429 in new Rhode Island Council for the Humanities grants, ranging in size from $12,000 to $5,000,...
Salve Regina hosts ‘Seeking Shelter’ multimedia exhibit
NEWPORT – A multimedia exhibition chronicling the story of a group of Rhode Islanders’ Vietnam War-era activism and the reaction of their community, “Seeking...
Tutson receives Public Humanities Scholar Award from RICH
VALERIE TUTSON is the founding member and executive director of Rhode Island Black Storytellers. The Rhode Island Council for the Humanities recently awarded Tutson...
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