About the Council
Michigan Humanities Council was founded in 1974 as the state’s affiliate of the National Endowment for the Humanities.
Mission Statement
The Michigan Humanities Council connects people and communities by fostering and creating quality cultural programs.
In carrying out its mission, the Council encourages and supports, through advocacy, fundraising and community engagement, a variety of activities which bring humanities scholars and the public together to examine culture. Moving forward the Council will:
- award grants for public humanities and cultural programs;
- conduct public humanities and cultural projects of statewide importance;
- initiate collaborations and partnerships to broaden and strengthen the organizational and institutional base for the humanities in Michigan; and
- provide the humanities with leadership and a public voice in Michigan.
Vision Statement
The Michigan Humanities Council will be known as a unifying force throughout Michigan, whose programs help people connect with one another and the places where they live, by fostering a greater understanding and engagement in the cultures, histories, and values which tell us who we were, are, and hope to be.
Welcome Page Images
The photos above the “Welcome” on the home page are (from left):
- Gayle Ross at the 2004 Michigan Story Festival, Central Michigan University, Mt. Pleasant.
- the Friends Good Will, Michigan Maritime Museum, South Haven.
- the Arab American National Museum, Dearborn.
About the Council
Artist Sotir Davidhi, and his mural in the 2006 exhibit, Viola Liuzzo: The Civil Rights Contribution of a Detroit Nurse.
Fort St. Joseph Archaeological Open House, July 26, 2008.
The 2006 Arts & Humanities Touring Showcase in Marshall.