Canoe of One Community project with members of the Marshallese community and Shiloh Museum of Ozark History

MISSION

The purpose of the Arkansas Humanities Council is to promote understanding, appreciation and use of the humanities in Arkansas. Through a competitive grant process, the council provides funding for nonprofits to plan and conduct humanities projects for Arkansas audiences.

Through the humanities we remember our history and envision our future. Reading, writing, storytelling, research and many forms of public dialogue and conversation are central to the humanities and at the core of what the Arkansas Humanities Council does.

The Arkansas Humanities Council is a nonprofit affiliate of the National Endowment for the Humanities.

GIVING OPPORTUNITIES

$150 provides 100 books for pre-K through high school age children through the Books With Meals Program.

Up to $3,000 provides funding for humanities-based classroom projects or professional development for teachers and librarians.

• A monetary gift may be used to further education, literacy and community engagement.

Unrestricted funds are always welcome to further the work of the council in providing more opportunities for Arkansans.


Established:
1975
Employees:
3
Service Area:
Arkansas


EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
Jama Best

BOARD OF DIRECTORS

Felicia Smith, Chair
Stuart Towns, Vice Chair
Marynell Branch, Treasurer
Paul Babbitt Claudine James
Amelia Bowman Cherisse Jones-Branch
Kevin Butler Joseph Key
Scott Cashion Laura McClellan
Edma Delgado Robert Moore
Leroy DuBre Lesha Shaver
Buck Foster James Willis
Melissa Zabecki

1400 W. Markham St., Ste. 400
Little Rock, AR 72201
501.353.0349
ArkansasHumanitiesCouncil.org