Top 20 in 2020: Humanities Across Tennessee
More than 100 authors and thousands of participants gathered online for the first ever virtual Southern Festival of Books. Enjoy your favorite sessions this winter — just click the photo…
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Statement & Commitment from Humanities Tennessee
Like you, at Humanities Tennessee we are reeling from the events of the past few weeks, as well as the past three months. The intensity of social injustices, climate…
Humanities Tennessee Announces CARES Act Grant Awards
Nonprofit organizations from Johnson City to Memphis in all nine Tennessee Congressional districts will receive more than $300,000 from Humanities Tennessee in the first round of CARES Act relief…
Humanities Tennessee CARES Act Grants Available
As part of the $2 trillion federal CARES (Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security) Act passed by Congress to provide economic relief during the COVID-19 pandemic, $550,000 will be re-granted…
Support for Tennessee Cultural Institutions
To Our Partners and Friends, On behalf of our team, we hope you and your families are doing well and staying healthy above all else. We hope you are joining…
Community During COVID-19
Hello Friends, During this unprecedented time in our lives, my first thought is for the health and well-being of you and your family. At Humanities Tennessee, our team has been…
Humanities Tennessee Partners with Big Ears Festival
UPDATED 3/11/20: This event is cancelled, as is the Big Ears Festival. Please see the Festival’s announcement for more information: Knoxville’s Big Ears Festival expands to offer literary programming…
With Thanks, 2018-2019 Annual Report
As families and communities gather this week to give thanks, the team at Humanities Tennessee would like to express gratitude for you – our donors, volunteers, program partners, and supporters…
Festival ‘Borders and Belonging’ Sessions Announced
Southern Festival of Books: A Celebration of the Written Word “Borders and Belonging” Borders — real and imagined — are reminders that we all have notions of…
Save-the-Date: Authors In The Round Dinner, 2020
The Authors In The Round dinner steering committee and Humanities Tennessee staff have chosen to take a hiatus with this event in 2019. This one-of-a-kind gathering of Festival authors, our…