CT Humanities

Here's your chance to see Pentatonix from a Skybox at Mohegan Sun AND support the work of America 250 CT! A limited number of tickets to this fundraiser (including the November 14 show, dinner, and drinks) are now on sale at https://lnkd.in/ezSMSMym Thanks to our gold sponsor The Mohegan Tribe and bronze sponsor Connecticut Green Bank!

What a pleasure for our CT Humanities Board of Directors to get an up-close-and-personal tour of a Connecticut Museum of Culture and History exhibition funded by CT Humanities. "Wide Awakes: Campaigning for Lincoln," running through March 16, highlights a Hartford grassroots campaign that became a nationwide movement during a time of deep division for the United States. #CTHFunded

Wondering about the benefits of digitizing your collections and obtaining Creative Commons Open Culture Certification -- and how CT Humanities can help? Visit https://lnkd.in/eu5TjVH5 to hear how Housatonic Museum of Art has expanded its reach worldwide. #OAWeek

News release: The America 250 CT Commission has approved 48 affiliate organizations in its first round of selections as it builds a network to plan programs and other activities connected to the 2026 anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence. Next deadline for applications is November 10. Affiliate organizations will have access to use the Commission’s logo on marketing materials and to promote 250th-related events on the Commission’s website, in newsletters, and through social media posts. Learn more and apply at https://lnkd.in/eDCVqAJu

As one of Connecticut's C.E.O.s (#CivicallyEngagedOrganizations), we're proud to share the state's guide to early voting, which is now open for the November 5 election. Questions? Visit https://portal.ct.gov/sots

It's International Open Access Week, and we are excited to announce that all our written content on our educational website, www.ConnecticutHistory.org, is now openly licensed through Creative Commons. With our open access initiatives, we are building knowledge about the benefits of open sharing in cultural organizations around Connecticut and setting an example through our projects on how to share knowledge responsibly. Learn more at https://lnkd.in/eu5TjVH5 #OAWeek #digitalhumanities

If you missed our Sharing Your Economic Impact webinar yesterday with Americans for the Arts Randy Cohen and CT Humanities Jason Mancini, check out the recording on our YouTube channel. You can find the presentation and many more resources to assist with your organization's advocacy at https://lnkd.in/gsR8PDiV

Loved the energy and enthusiasm during our recent site visit to the one of our grantee organizations, the Afro Caribbean Cultural Center. Thanks for sharing all the ways you are making a difference! #CTHfunded

Thanks to University of Hartford's Gray Conference Center for hosting our volunteer-led Application Review Committee retreat and for giving us a tour of the CT Humanities-funded “Jews in Space: Members of the Tribe in Orbit” exhibition at the Museum of Jewish Civilization. #CTHfunded

CT Humanities is hosting a webinar series for organizations to aid in the development of their own advocacy narrative for use with legislators, donors, and other stakeholders. Each session will begin with information and methods for measuring your organization’s impact and conclude with templates and strategies that may be used for sharing your impact story. Up first: Thursday, October 17 at 1 p.m. – What is your economic impact? Americans for the Arts’ Randy Cohen, publisher of the Arts and Economic Prosperity 6 Report, will discuss using AEP6 to share your economic story. Registration required - visit https://lnkd.in/etEZwwmg to register.