26 Aug 2025

Ninth Annual Gwendolyn Brooks Youth Poetry Awards Honors 37 Young Poets from Across the State

By Sarah Sommers

CHICAGO, ILLINOIS (August 26, 2025) — Illinois Humanities, in partnership with Brooks Permissions, the Poetry Foundation, and the Reva and David Logan Center for the Arts,

22 Apr 2025

The Coleman Foundation Announces New Director, Launches Updated Grantmaking Strategies

By Sarah Sommers

CHICAGO, ILLINOIS (April 22, 2025) — The Coleman Foundation is pleased to announce its appointment of Nora Garcia as its new Executive Director, effective July 7, 2025. Garcia was chosen through an extensive national search by the Foundation’s Board of Directors, with the assistance of Russell Reynolds Associates.

19 Jan 2024

Illinois Humanities’ NEA Big Read program Offers Free Community Book Groups and Public Events about Equity and the "American Dream" Throughout Illinois

By Sarah Sommers

CHICAGO, ILLINOIS (January 19, 2024) — Illinois Humanities is proud to partner with the National Endowment for the Arts and Arts Midwest to present this year’s statewide book group series, The NEA Big Read: Reconsidering the American Dream.

03 Oct 2023

Our Agreements: An Exhibition with Alexandra Antoine and Brandon V Wyatt — an Illinois Humanities Envisioning Justice Activation Event

By Sarah Sommers

CHICAGO, ILLINOIS (October 3, 2023) — Illinois Humanities will present Our Agreements: An Exhibition with Alexandra Antoine and Brandon V Wyatt, the next event in its 2023 Envisioning Justice Activation Series, on October 5 at Galesburg Co

26 Jul 2023

Hillsboro to Host Smithsonian Traveling Exhibit Celebrating Rural Innovation July 29-September 2

By Sarah Sommers

CHICAGO, ILLINOIS (July 26, 2023) — Illinois Humanities is pleased to announce that Hillsboro will be the next Illinois town to feature Spark!

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