Explore the Mass Humanities funded projects awarded from 2000 to the present. Browse by grant type, city, region or keyword. Subscribe to our newsletter and receive news when grants are awarded.
Every Vote Counts: Equipping Educators to Teach CivicsUMass Lowell Research Foundationmore
A series of six online teacher professional development workshops on teaching civics content related to the new Massachusetts History and Social Science Framework, with a focus on how Lowell's underrepresented groups have fought, and continue to fight, for an equitable electoral process.
Lowell, MA, Middlesex County
project director: Sheila Kirschbaum
awarded on: 2019-12-13
amount: $7,521
Young Author's Book Project: A Student's Perspective on Grove Hall, Dorchester826 Bostonmore
Development of school curriculum on "Partners in Protest: Massachusetts Working Women and their Struggle for the Vote" for eighth-grade civics classes in commemoration of the national woman suffrage centennial.
Roxbury, MA, Suffolk County
project director: Will Marshall
awarded on: 2019-12-13
amount: $7,500
Our Souls are by Nature Equal to Yours: The Life & Legacy of Judith Sargent MurrayCape Ann Museummore
3 free public lecture and discussion events and one book discussion in coordination with an exhibit on the 18th-century writer and advocate for women's equality, Judith Sargent Murray.
Gloucester, MA, Essex County
project director: Courtney Richardson
awarded on: 2019-12-13
amount: $3,610
Our Rights and Nothing Less: Struggles to Secure the Vote in the United StatesPrimary Sourcemore
Design and implementation of a professional development series for K-12 social studies teachers that will include a one-day seminar (run twice) and a three-part webinar series on historical and contemporary challenges to expanding and protecting voting rights in the United States, each through a humanities lens.
Watertown, MA, Middlesex County
project director: Daniel Osborn
awarded on: 2019-12-13
amount: $14,878
Partners in Protest: Massachusetts Working Women and their Struggle for the VoteStonehurst, Robert Treat Paine Estatemore
Development of school curriculum on "Partners in Protest: Massachusetts Working Women and their Struggle for the Vote" for eighth-grade civics classes in commemoration of the national woman suffrage centennial.
Waltham, MA, Middlesex County
project director: Ann Clifford
awarded on: 2019-12-13
amount: $7,550
The Right to Vote: The Fight for Women's Suffrage 1848-1920Osher Lifelong Learning Institute at Berkshire Community Colmore
Daylong programming for a multi-generational audience on the history of women's suffrage, including coverage of the contributions of the African American community, and a travelling exhibit on the history of suffrage in the Berkshires.
Pittsfield, MA, Berkshire County
project director: Megan Whilden
awarded on: 2019-12-13
amount: $14,660
am2pm Faith & FilmCongregational Church of West Medford dba Sanctuarymore
A film series about celebrating the role of faith in our lives, along with training for high school youth enrolled in a community service program to lead discussions of the films.
Medford, MA, Middlesex County
project director: Wendy Olapade
awarded on: 2019-07-29
amount: $3,500
The Good Life: Literature & Medicine at Baystate HealthBaystate Health Systemsmore
A reading and discussion series for health professionals to support the social and emotional aspects of patient care.
Springfield, MA, Hampden County
project director: Bridget Gunn
awarded on: 2019-07-29
amount: $1,800
Make it Plain: The Agency and Legacy of People of Color in the Massachusetts Council of ChurchesMassachusetts Council of Churchesmore
A Scholar in Residence Grant to conduct archival research and ethnographies on race, racism, and the experiences of people of color in the Massachusetts Council of Churches.
Boston, MA, Suffolk County
project director: Laura Everett
awarded on: 2019-07-29
amount: $3,500
Finding and and Index to the Trail Maker, the Official Magazine of Massachusetts Girl Scouts, Inc.Girl Scouts of Eastern Massachusettsmore
Production of a finding aid and index for 100 issues of The Trail Maker magazine from 1933-1942.
Boston, MA, Suffolk County
project director: Lynn Saunders Cutter
awarded on: 2019-07-29
amount: $2,000
Literature and the Experience of War Reading and Discussion GroupBedford VA Medical Centermore
A reading and discussion group for Bedford VA staff working with veterans.
Bedford, MA, Middlesex County
project director: Sarah Carnes
awarded on: 2019-07-29
amount: $2,900
Words & Pictures: Exploring Graphic StorytellingMount Wachusett Community Collegemore
Four panel discussions and a lecture centered on the relationship between images and words in graphic storytelling.
Gardner, MA, Worcester County
project director: Michelle Valois
awarded on: 2019-07-29
amount: $2,900
Community Engagement with Adria Arch: Redefining EleanorFitchburg State Universitymore
A series of three public events focused on how we respond to art from different time periods.
Fitchburg, MA, Worcester County
project director: Catherine Buell
awarded on: 2019-07-29
amount: $2,934
Mass Rock Against Racism 40th Birthday BashCommunity Change, Incmore
A panel discussion on Mass Rock Against Racism's history and the role of music in youth movements.
Boston, MA, Suffolk County
project director: Fran Smith
awarded on: 2019-07-29
amount: $300
Community Shakespeare: Seminars for Shakespeare Lovers as wel las for those who want to become familiar with Shakespeare's work.University of Massachusetts Amherstmore
A series free Shakespeare seminars at the Northampton Senior Center, Kinney Renaissance Center, and Christopher Heights Assisted Living.
Amherst, MA
project director: Marie Roche
awarded on: 2019-07-29
amount: $3,200
New Repertory Theatre Spotlight Symposium SeriesNew Repertory Theatremore
A series of 6 post-performance panel discussions connected to 6 productions at the New Repertory Theatre
Watertown, MA, Middlesex County
project director: Elena Morris
awarded on: 2019-07-29
amount: $3,000
Reading King in BostonCooperative Metropolitan Ministriesmore
A series of four discussions of works by Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., each chosen to be in dialog with a national or international holiday.
Newton, MA, Middlesex County
project director: Rodney L. Petersen
awarded on: 2019-07-29
amount: $3,000
A Sense of Where You Are: Conversations about Leverett's Historic Industrial Landscape and CommunityLeverett Historical Commissionmore
A community engagement and discussion project focused on Leverett's industrial history and historic landscape.
Leverett, MA, Franklin County
project director: Pleun Bouricius
awarded on: 2019-07-29
amount: $3,000
How Should We Live?: Cross Cultural Journeys Through FilmDocumentary Educational Resourcesmore
A documentary film and discussion series with a unifying theme focused on what it means to be human.
Watertown, MA, Middlesex County
project director: Alice Apley
awarded on: 2019-07-29
amount: $3,000
Paul Cuffe's Atlantic WorldSpinner Publicationsmore
A series of four discussions, with four communities in Southeastern Massachusetts, of Paul Cuffe's history and legacy.
New Bedford, MA, Bristol County
project director: Joseph D. Thomas
awarded on: 2019-07-29
amount: $3,500
The Crucible Symposia Series: Witch Hunts Then and NowCentral Square Theatermore
A series of three symposia on the theme of witch hunts through the lens of CST's production of The Crucible.
Cambridge, MA, Middlesex County
project director: Lee Mikeska Gardner
awarded on: 2019-07-29
amount: $3,000
Voices: Artists for Humanity's Global Arts ResidencyArtists for Humanitymore
A public discussion of hip-hop and international youth culture, featuring AfH's teen artists and Global Artists in Residence, and scholar Elizabeth Rosner.
Boston, MA, Suffolk County
project director: Elizabeth Rosner
awarded on: 2019-07-29
amount: $3,500
Bachata Music: From the stigma of prejudice, to the emblem of the Dominican and Latino immigrants in the United StatesCENTROmore
Two public events for middle and high school students and their parents on bachata music, a form of music that has changed in form and reputation from its Afro-Caribbean roots to its growing popularity in the U.S.
Worcester, MA, Worcester County
project director: Vanessa De Leon
awarded on: 2019-07-29
amount: $3,500
A weekly reading and discussion series with topics on global issues chosen by the non-partisan Foreign Policy Association.
Cohasset, MA, Norfolk County
project director: Gayle Walsh
awarded on: 2019-07-29
amount: $3,000
Housing as History: The Story of Public and Affordable Housing in BostonMassachusetts Historical Societymore
A series of four free panel discussions exploring the history of six public housing sites in Boston.
Boston, MA, Suffolk County
project director: Gavin Kleespies
awarded on: 2019-07-29
amount: $3,500
Diary of a Confused Immigrant -Telling Our StoriesAfrican Cultural Services, Inc.more
A community based participatory research project into the experiences of the Ugandan immigrant community in Waltham, followed by public performances based on the findings.
Waltham, MA, Middlesex County (Metrowest Boston)
project director: Juliet Najjumba
awarded on: 2019-06-14
amount: $12,914
Exile and Community: The Life of Carola DomarCenter For Independent Documentarymore
A distribution grant for a documentary focused on the life of a Jewish teen living in Germany in the 1930s who was gradually targeted by the Nazis and eventually escaped to Britain and then to Massachusetts. The project produces a trailer and a curriculum guide, and includes 6 screenings, in order to build outreach to middle- and high school teachers.
Walpole, MA, Norfolk County (Southeast)
project director: Susan Orleans Rieder
awarded on: 2019-06-14
amount: $8,750
How Do You KnowCenter For Independent Documentarymore
Creation of a documentary that explores the institution of marriage and the couples whose own marriages have broken new ground, including the first same-sex couple to obtain a marriage license in the U.S., and an interracial couple who wed overseas because of anti-miscegenation laws in their home state.
Walpole, MA, Norfolk County (Southeast)
project director: Alexandra Geller
awarded on: 2019-06-14
amount: $15,000
Facing Closed Doors: Exploring the Roots of Racial & Ethnic Exclusion Through TheaterSilverthorne Theater Company Inc.more
A public programming series designed to complement STC's October production of "The Diary of Anne Frank". Anne's voice, in her search for identity as a child of an oppressed minority in dangerous times, is iconic.
South Hadley, MA, Hampshire County (CT Valley)
project director: J. Lucinda Kidder
awarded on: 2019-06-14
amount: $3,275
Beyond Jazz: History of the 19th-Century Gatherings and Cultural Expresssion at the Boston African Meeting HouseMuseum of African American Historymore
Support for an exhibit and lectures making the historical connection between people gathering socially and people organizing for political change.
Boston, MA, Suffolk County (Greater Boston)
project director: Chandra Harrington
awarded on: 2019-06-14
amount: $6,500
The Day History Marched Down Our StreetsArlington Historical Societymore
A permanent exhibit about the site of the most intense fighting on the first day of the American Revolution.
Arlington, MA, Middlesex County (Metrowest Boston)
project director: Sara Lundberg
awarded on: 2019-06-14
amount: $7,500
Robbins House Family Tree ExhibitThe Robbins Housemore
Creation of an expansive "family tree" exhibit.
Concord, MA, Middlesex County (Metrowest Boston)
project director: Liz Clayton
awarded on: 2019-06-14
amount: $7,500
The Citizens' Senate: Women's Fight for SuffrageEdward M. Kennedy Institute for the United States Senatemore
Production of a 20-minute program on the suffrage movement in the U.S., with a focus on 1910-20, that will become part of EMK's rotating repertoire of daily programs.
Boston, MA, Suffolk County (Greater Boston)
project director: Caroline Burke
awarded on: 2019-06-14
amount: $15,000
Springfield Public ForumSpringfield Public Forummore
A lecture series centered around "The Achievement Gap."
Springfield, MA, Hampden County (CT Valley)
project director: Michelle Morash
awarded on: 2019-06-14
amount: $7,500
"Biography of the Landscape: Unearthed Voices of 17th Century Plimoth/Pawtuxet" ExhibitionPlimoth Plantation, Incmore
An exhibit on the relationships between Pilgrim settlers, Wampanoag peoples, and their shared environment. In addition to the exhibit, Plimoth Plantation will also hold public lectures.
Plymouth, MA, Plymouth County (Southeast)
project director: Sarah Rose
awarded on: 2019-06-14
amount: $14,925
Paradise for All: Forging New Aspirations Through MentorshipFlying Cloud Institutemore
A project with 20 underserved Pittsfield girls in an after-school science program that uses theater and humanities-based discussion to help them understand the production of scientific knowledge as a process shaped by social and cultural forces.
Great Barrington, MA, Berkshire County (Berkshire)
project director: Lindsey Berkowitz
awarded on: 2019-06-14
amount: $5,000
When Voices Carry: The Power of Voices from InsideFilmmakers Collaborativemore
A pre-production film grant for a documentary on the experiences of four women from Voices From Inside, a Greenfield-based organization that facilitates writing groups for incarcerated and formerly incarcerated women.
Melrose, MA, Middlesex County (Northeast)
project director: Alexandra Wagman
awarded on: 2019-06-14
amount: $15,000
Valley Playwright MentorshipFractured Atlasmore
Two concurrent series of scholar-supported workshops in which Franklin County youth explore the social and historical context of their identity and develop a performance based on the workshops.
New York, NY, New York County
project director: Jonathan Mirin
awarded on: 2019-06-14
amount: $10,670
Preservation of Auburn's Winfried P Sommerfeld Photographic ArchivePhotographic Preservation Centermore
Inventory, organization, and digitization of items from the collection of photographer Winfried Sommerfeld.
Cambridge, MA, Middlesex County (Greater Boston)
project director: Fred Mirliani
awarded on: 2019-05-13
amount: $2,000
Reading Frederick Douglass TogetherOld Parish Preservation Volunteers, Inc.more
A community reading and discussion of Douglass's speech on the meaning of the 4th of July.
Norwood, MA, Norfolk County (Metrowest Boston)
project director: Patricia Fanning
awarded on: 2019-05-13
amount: $500