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Login Username Password Remember Me Forgot? Forget your password? Username or E-mail Remembered Password? Grants Programs Books & Literacy Democracy & the Informed Citizen Exhibitions Governor’s Awards for the Arts & Humanities Museum On Main Street National History Day New Georgia Encyclopedia Other Initiatives About Board of Directors Staff Newsroom Advocacy Contact Events Stories Donate Grants Programs Books & Literacy Democracy & the Informed Citizen Exhibitions Governor’s Awards for the Arts & Humanities Museum On Main Street National History Day New Georgia Encyclopedia Other Initiatives About Board of Directors Staff Newsroom Advocacy Contact Events Stories Donate Now Accepting Nominations for the 2024 Governor’s Awards for the Arts and Humanities. Learn more » Introducing Team Georgia, 2024! More than 400 students from across the state participated in this year’s National History Day Georgia state contest. Learn more » Discover Georgia’s Stories Explore more than 2,300 articles and 5,600 images in the award-winning New Georgia Encyclopedia. Explore » CONNECT WITH US UPCOMING EVENTS LATEST NEWS UPCOMING EVENTS May 20, Gainesville: Screening of Saving the Chattahoochee” June 15, Marietta: Juneteenth at the William Root House June 19, Fayetteville: The Reuben Gay Place” Lecture June 24-27, Kennesaw: Civil Rights Educator Workshop LATEST NEWS National History Day Georgia Student and Teacher Selected for Young People’s Continental Congress The pair from Henry County will head to Philadelphia this summer to participate in educational sessions and engage hands-on with history alongside students and teachers from across the country. Learn more » OUR IMPACT The SHARP funds have given us the grace needed for a better-prepared future, not just immediate need. –Jennifer Martinez, Executive Director of the Altama Museum of Art and History In December 2021, Georgia Humanities awarded more than $1.03 million in Sustaining the Humanities through the American Rescue Plan (SHARP) grants to 78 museums, libraries, historical societies, higher education institutions, and other cultural organizations around the state. SHARP funds made it possible for recipients to deliver programs, sustain operations, and build capacity to recover from the effects of the pandemic, and they helped save 184 jobs. DONATE Georgia Humanities recognizes the value of partnerships. Our ongoing collaborations with cultural and educational organizations across the state broaden our impact and create opportunities for conversation, education, and understanding for Georgians. Our most meaningful partnership is that with you—our donors. With your support, we share and support programming that enriches lives, minds, and perspectives. Give Now » Hazel Raines paved the way for a generation of female pilots Georgia-born Raines was the first woman in the state to earn a pilot’s license and one of the first female pilots to serve in the air force. Read more » Poetry, Community, and the Metaphysical Shortwave In this reprint of his 2002 Governor’s Award lecture, David Bottoms reminds us that poetry is more than a form of self-expression—it’s a means of connecting the reader to the world. Read more » Citizen of the South Author Kaye Minchew explores Jimmy Carter’s remarkable legacy and showcases the ways he shaped and was shaped by our state. Read more » STAY CONNECTED Sign up for our newsletter to get updates and information on the best things happening in Georgia! GEORGIA HUMANITIES 50 Hurt Plaza, S.E., Suite 650 Atlanta, Georgia 30303 Phone: (404) 523-6220 Fax: (404) 523-5702 CONNECT WITH US NEW GEORGIA ENCYCLOPEDIA Copyright 2009-2024 by the Georgia Humanities Council. All rights reserved. Start typing and press Enter to...