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Utah Humanities empowers Utahns to improve their communities
through active engagement in the humanities.
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Join Us this SATURDAY for the Smithsonian Tour Grand Opening!
Grand Opening at Ogden's Union Station
Join Utah Humanities and Ogden's Union Station THIS Saturday, January 28th, at 12:00 pm for the grand opening of the Smithsonian Institution's traveling exhibition The Way We Worked, as well as Weber County Works, curated by the Union Station.
Admission to these exhibitions is free. There will be several public programs happening in conjunction with the themes of the exhibition throughout the duration of its run in Ogden. Please visit the
Union Station website for details on those special events that are free and open to the public.
More About The Smithsonian's The Way We Worked Exhibition
Work and the workplace have gone through enormous changes between the mid-19th century, when 60 percent of Americans made their living as farmers, and the late 20th century. A traveling exhibition,
The Way We Worked, will explore how work became such a central element in American culture by tracing the many changes that affected the workforce and work environments in that time. The exhibition draws from the National Archives' rich collections to tell the compelling story of American workers, who are the backbone of our society.
More About Ogden's Weber County Works Local Exhibition
Created by Union Station Foundation as a local companion to
The Way We Worked, this exhibition highlights stories from resilient and diverse members of the community who have worked in a range of local industries and professions. The exhibition will explore the interrelationships between the development of Weber County and the railroad, military, and modern industries of today. Look for stories, photographs, artifacts, and objects from people of different ethnicities, genders, and ages that illustrate the resilience and diverse nature of the local workforce over time.
Weber County Works was created by the Union Station Foundation and made possible by funding from
Weber County RAMP,
Utah Humanities, and the
Union Station Foundation.
For details on Utah's tour of
The Way We Worked, visit
www.utahhumanities.org and click
The Way We Worked logo on our home page.
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Application Deadlines Approaching
Upcoming Grant and Fellowship Deadlines:
FEBRUARY 1, 2017: COMPETITIVE GRANTS AND RESEARCH FELLOWSHIPS
MARCH 1, 2017: ORAL HISTORY GRANTS
ONGOING: QUICK GRANTS
Deadlines for our grants and fellowships are coming up in early 2017. If you are interested in applying, we want to you be ahead of the curve by getting started on your applications now.
We just launched a new online application form that allows you to start creating a draft of your application and continue to refine it until the deadline. If you are interested in applying, feel free to get acquainted with the new process.
Visit our Grants page to get started!
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Our Year-Long Celebration of the Pulitzer Prizes Centennial
Many thanks to our partners who helped us to celebrate the Pulitzer Prizes Centennial throughout 2016: the Salt Lake Tribune, KCPW, and Utah Public Radio!
As part of the year-long celebration, Utahns enjoyed events, conversations, and radio broadcasts centered on relevant topics featuring prize-winning journalists and authors.
The Pulitzer Prizes even covered one of Utah's celebratory events, A Pulitzer Party, that celebrated prize-winning fiction. Read the Pulitzer coverage here.
We have loved participating in this year-long celebration of the Pulitzer Prizes and we thank our partners for providing such engaging public events.
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Click the State Icon to See Our Humanities Events Near You
Our events calendar is organized by month, date, and region of the state.
Click the icon to visit our calendar, and remember
to check back often.
There are always new humanities events to attend!
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Many Thanks
Utah Humanities would like to thank Chevron for its recent generous gift to support our annual Book Festival, and for its longstanding commitment and partnership. We are excited to celebrate our Book Festival's 20th anniversary in 2017! Events will occur throughout the state in September and October. Stay tuned for more details.
Utah Humanities is grateful for the generous support of many individuals, foundations, and corporations, and for public funding from the National Endowment for the Humanities, the State of Utah, and the Salt Lake County Zoo, Arts, and Parks Fund.
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