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Samaa Abdurraqib named MHC Executive Director
Jul 1, 2022
The Maine Humanities Council (MHC), a statewide non-profit organization and Maine’s affiliate of the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH), announced today that Samaa Abdurraqib, PhD, has been named the organization’s newest executive director. Abdurraqib previously served as the MHC’s associate director and acting executive director. She is... read more
New Arts & Humanities Grant awards
Jun 8, 2022
Arts & Humanities Grants, a partnership between the Maine Humanities Council and the Maine Arts Commission, support innovative community projects that have BOTH arts and humanities components. $1,000 for “Maine Lit Fest Bilingual, Multicultural Story Hour and Book Giveaway” – Maine Writers & Publishers Alliance $1,000... read more
Host a fall Discussion Project
Jun 7, 2022
Discussion Project applications are now open for fall 2022 programs! Learn more and apply View guidelines Register for an online information session We want to help you find books and other kinds of texts that will foster discussions about things that are meaningful to your group. MHC Featured Reads are books we’re... read more
Winning Book: Readers Retreat 2023
Jun 3, 2022
We’re thrilled to announce that An Unkindness of Ghosts by Rivers Solomon will be our featured book for Readers Retreat 2023! Readers Retreat is an event centered around MHC’s featured book. Every year, a committee of Maine readers and thinkers selects a book ballot, community members cast their vote, and... read more
