South Dakota Humanities Council | Exploring the Humanities in South Dakota

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Web Name: South Dakota Humanities Council | Exploring the Humanities in South Dakota

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Site Search Search South Dakota Humanities Council Home Attend Voting: Why It Matters Event Via Zoom REGISTER FREEThe South Dakota Humanities Council is about to kick off its first statewide “Voting: Why It Matters” virtual program on Tuesday, Dec. 15, as part of a $50,000 grant from The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation to educate South Dakotans on the importance of civic participation. LEARN MORE SIGN UP The South Dakota Humanities Council offered grant funding to assist South Dakota cultural organizations struggling to maintain operations during the coronavirus pandemic.The CARES grant provided unrestricted operating support, humanities program support, or both to qualifying organizations impacted by COVID-19. A total of $414,215.20 has been awarded to 49 organizations in 30 counties.  READ MORE SDHC drew a large, enthusiastic virtual crowd for the first Voting: Why It Matters statewide discussion on the importance of civic participation. Continue Reading The South Dakota Humanities Council recently approved five grants to support humanities-based discussion programs in South Dakota. Continue Reading The South Dakota Humanities Council is about to kick off its first statewide Voting: Why It Matters virtual program on Tuesday, Dec. 15, as part of a $50,000 grant from The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation to educate South Dakotans on the importance of civic participation. Continue Reading The third annual South Dakota Day of Giving Open House on Tuesday, Dec. 1 at the South Dakota Humanities Council is going virtual. Continue Reading The South Dakota Humanities Council (SDHC), founded in 1972 in response to an act of Congress, is a 501(c)(3) non-profit and the only cultural organization in the state whose sole mission is to deliver humanities programming to the people of South Dakota. Our vision is to "lead statewide advocacy for the humanities, working with other partners to foster literary and civic engagement." This programming vision forms the core mission:The South Dakota Humanities Council celebrates literature, promotes civil conversation, and tells the stories that define our state.Want to read more about what the humanities are? Check out our definition of the humanities and examples of various humanities disciplines explored by our programs.  The goal should be that everybody gets a chance to read great books and participate in the richness that humanities brings us.

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The South Dakota Humanities Council celebrates literature, promotes civil conversation, and tells the stories that define our state.

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