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MHC Awards $250,000 in CARES Emergency Grants
May 5, 2020
The Mississippi Humanities Council has so far awarded 20 CARES Emergency Grants, totaling over $250,000, to help support Mississippi cultural organizations affected by the COVID-19 crisis. “We are very pleased Read More >
MHC Announces First Round of CARES Emergency Grants
April 28, 2020
The Mississippi Humanities Council has awarded ten CARES Emergency Grants, totaling over $160,000, to help support Mississippi cultural organizations affected by the COVID-19 crisis. “We are very pleased to be Read More >
Mississippi Humanities Council to Offer Emergency Grants to Cultural Organizations affected by COVID-19
April 15, 2020
With funding from Congress through the CARES Act, the Mississippi Humanities Council is launching an emergency grant program to help support cultural organizations that have been affected by the COVID-19 Read More >
MHC Responds to COVID-19, Suspends Council Programs
March 12, 2020
The Mississippi Humanities Council believes public health and safety are top priorities. Since cases of Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) have now been confirmed in our region, and following the recommendation Read More >
MHC to Honor Acclaimed Poet Natasha Trethewey at 2020 Public Humanities Awards
January 9, 2020
The Mississippi Humanities Council is delighted to announce recipients for its 2020 Public Humanities Awards, which recognize outstanding work by Mississippians in bringing the insights of the humanities to public Read More >
Nominations Invited for Humanities Awards
December 3, 2019
The Mississippi Humanities Council invites nominations for its 2020 Public Humanities Achievement Awards, which honor outstanding contributions in the arena of public humanities. Nominations will be accepted for Humanities Scholar Read More >
Mississippi Humanities Council Awards $60,000 in Grants
December 3, 2019
The Mississippi Humanities Council is pleased to announce more than $60,000 in grants to 11 Mississippi organizations in support of public humanities programs. In addition to this direct support, each Read More >
MHC Announces Smithsonian Exhibition “Crossroads” Host Sites
October 21, 2019
Through a partnership with the Smithsonian Institution’s Museum on Main Street (MoMS) division, the Mississippi Humanities Council is bringing “Crossroads: Change in Rural America,” a portable multi-kiosk exhibit, to Read More >
MHC Receives Mississippi Arts Commission Grant to Support Family Reading Project
July 23, 2019
The Mississippi Humanities Council has been awarded over $3,000 from the Mississippi Arts Commission to support the MHC’s Family Reading Project in the coming year. The grant funds will support Read More >
MHC Brings Smithsonian Exhibit To Mississippi
July 15, 2019
The Smithsonian’s Museum on Main Street, in cooperation with the Mississippi Humanities Council, presents “Crossroads: Change in Rural America.” The exhibition examining the evolving landscape of rural American arrives in Read More >