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The MHC aims to fulfill this vision every day for the people of Maine, but our primary funding source, the National Endowment for the Humanities, is in jeopardy.
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In 1965, the National Foundation on the Arts and the Humanities Act created the NEA and the NEH as separate, independent agencies. From the founding legislation: “…it is necessary and appropriate for the Federal Government to help create and sustain…a climate encouraging freedom of thought, imagination, and inquiry…”
In 2016, the NEH’s budget represented just 0.003% of federal spending.
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Jan 28, 2017
The Trump administration has released its proposal for the FY2018 federal budget. As expected, the proposal calls for the elimination of the National Endowment for the Humanities, the National Endowment for the Arts, the Institute for Museum and Library Services, and the Corporation for Public Broadcasting, among other... read more
Marguerite Zorach: An Art Filled Life
Jul 19, 2017
Marguerite Zorach—An Art-Filled Life is an exhibition that brings together sixty paintings and textiles by Marguerite Thompson Zorach made between 1910 and 1965. In highlighting her contributions as a modernist who helped changed the course of American art, the Farnsworth presents the full range of her skills and tells... read more
Author to visit library as part of ReadME
Jul 19, 2017
Originally published in South Portland-Cape Elizabeth Sentry on July 14, 2017 “Debra Spark, author of “Unknown Caller,” will visit South Portland Public Library’s main location for a book talk on Thursday, July 20 at 6:30 p.m….ReadME is made possible through the Maine Humanities Council and the Maine State... read more
Podcast | 20th Anniversary Winter Weekend
Jul 5, 2017
In this episode of Humanities on Demand we visit the 20th annual Winter Weekend, held March 10-11, 2017, at Bowdoin College. Read more
