Humanities Texas

The fall Major Grants Cycle is officially underway! #htxgrants The Letter of Intent form, due AUGUST 15, is now available for submission through our grants portal. Eligible applicants will receive access to the full application. Learn more and apply now: https://lnkd.in/gnkQfE7M

Humanities Texas is hiring! Visit our website for details: https://lnkd.in/gRNhfjJA

Happy Juneteenth! In honor of the holiday, the Humanities Texas grants team spoke with two Galveston-area organizations about their Juneteenth programming: Reedy Chapel A.M.E. Church and Galveston Heritage Chorale. #htxnews Read more at https://lnkd.in/g3P5Edar!

Each year, we present awards recognizing and encouraging excellence in teaching the humanities in Texas schools. Please join us in congratulating our 2024 Humanities Texas Outstanding Teaching Award winners! Learn more at https://bit.ly/2024ota, and stay tuned for upcoming newsletter features on each of the 2024 recipients!

We are pleased to introduce "A Time Before Texas," a new traveling exhibition created by Texas Department of Transportation and circulated in partnership with Humanities Texas. "A Time Before Texas" considers both current science and cultural tradition to explore what life was like for the first people to call early Texas home. The exhibition is available to rent beginning in July. Learn more at https://lnkd.in/gYbdMr25!

Faculty lectures from our spring 2024 teacher webinars are now online! #htxedu If you weren't able to participate in these webinars or you want a refresher on the programs you did attend, you can view them on the Humanities Texas website at https://lnkd.in/gkNi6N4K.

Throughout 2024, Humanities Texas is celebrating twenty years of conducting statewide teacher professional development programs! #htxedu In honor of this milestone, we are sharing reflections from faculty who have participated in our programs over the past twenty years. READ MORE at https://bit.ly/44MNbPJ!

Humanities Texas is excited to launch Season 3 of Texas Originals! #txoriginals TEXAS ORIGINALS is a radio series profiling individuals whose life and achievements have had a profound influence upon Texas history and culture. All three seasons are available online. LISTEN NOW at https://bit.ly/txoseason3! Texas Originals is developed in partnership with Houston Public Media and Austin PBS.

Humanities Texas's FREE Seadrift film screening in partnership with the Texas State Museum of Asian Cultures and Education Center is just over ONE WEEK AWAY! Learn more at https://lnkd.in/gDyvnSvz. Seadrift chronicles racial tensions that divided a small town in the early days of Vietnamese refugee arrival on the Texas Gulf Coast and the possibility of reconciliation in the aftermath of violence. Following the screening, the film’s director, Tim Tsai, will respond to questions from the audience. This series is made possible with funding from the NEH United We Stand initiative.

Happy #TeacherAppreciationWeek! Humanities Texas is proud to support teachers across the state, and we commend their efforts this week and everyday! Teachers, please join us for our free professional development programs this summer: https://lnkd.in/gnCW5bRh