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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 at left for access via our YouTube channel!             The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation, via the Federation of State Humanities Learn More…

Dear Friends, I hope our final newsletter of this year finds you and your loved ones in good health. As we navigate this unusual holiday season, I can’t help but reflect on how every aspect of our lives has been impacted by this tumultuous year. And yet I also marvel at our communities, and the Learn More…

  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 and weather disasters, and the global COVID-19 pandemic is challenging us all in unimaginable ways. These challenges are all interconnected, impacting communities of color disproportionately Learn More…

  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 funding. The 64 recipient organizations provide public humanities programming in communities throughout Tennessee. The average award is $5,000. Funding for these grants has been provided Learn More…

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 by Humanities Tennessee to Tennessee cultural organizations. These funds will support organizations that provide public programs examining and reflecting upon ideas, stories, history, arts, and Learn More…

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 us in following guidelines to slow the spread of COVID-19 by social distancing and staying home. I’m writing today to share an update on the Learn More…

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 working from home since the tornadoes earlier this month. Everyone is healthy and safe, and our team hopes the same is true for you and Learn More…

Dear Friends, Humanities Tennessee is committed to public health and safety, and we recognize that the coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak and large-scale response across Tennessee and our country raises concerns for many. Out of an abundance of caution, we will suspend programs and events that we organize through April 30. Working with our Salon@615 partners, Parnassus Learn More…

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 for the first time. Humanities Tennessee is proud to collaborate with the festival and Union Ave Books to present a reading and conversation with Richard Learn More…

How do Tennesseans determine which outlets to turn to for news? How do communities respond when access is throttled or when coverage is monopolized? What are our responsibilities to each other and to our communities to be better informed and to engage accordingly with those who make policies that govern us? These are just a Learn More…