Grants Program
New Arts & Humanities Grant awards
Jun 8, 2022 | Grants Program, News & Announcements
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 for “Big Read 2022” – Leonard Middle School… Read more
New Mini Grant awards
May 10, 2022 | Grants Program, News & Announcements
MHC Mini Grants support a wide variety of public humanities projects, such as exhibits, lecture and film series, reading and discussion programs, symposia, and cultural celebrations. Grantee Award County Buck Memorial Library $2,000 Hancock Center Theatre for the Performing Arts $1,450 Piscataquis The Maine Review $1,600 Lincoln Brick Store Museum $1,000 York Arts & Cultural… Read more
Apply for an Arts & Humanities Grant
Apr 21, 2022 | Grants Program, News & Announcements
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. Before you apply please speak with Lizz Sinclair, Samaa Abdurraqib, or Kyle Volland from the MHC and/or Kerstin Gilg of the Maine Arts Commission to make sure your project fits the guidelines. Review: Arts & Humanities… Read more
2022 Major Grant awards
Mar 23, 2022 | Grants Program, News & Announcements
MHC Major Grants support a variety of larger humanities projects such as exhibits, conferences, films, and other initiatives. Grantee Award County Maine Public $7,000 Androscoggin/Statewide University of Maine at Fort Kent $2,314 Aroostook University of Southern Maine Libraries $7,000 Cumberland Dawnland Voices 2.0 Advisory Council $7,500 Cumberland/Statewide Mount Desert Island Historical Society $6,000 Hancock… Read more