The 2025 Spring grant cycle received 31 applications requesting $73,400. The Grants Committee awarded a total of $29,750 to 12 Georgia educational and cultural organizations, 25% of which have never been funded by Georgia Humanities before. This cycle’s grant recipients are located in seven communities across the state, spanning seven congressional districts, and produce programming that will be available to Georgians in all 159 Georgia counties.
34th Edition of the Book Festival of the MJCCA
Marcus Jewish Community Center of Atlanta| Dunwoody (6th Congressional District) | $2,500
MGCCA will provide a literary festival through which the community can interact with their favorite authors in a variety of forums, including panel discussions and a community read. The festival will offer an exploration of Jewish identity, heritage, and community and will create opportunities to explore other cultures, ideas, and diverse topics of local and global relevance.
Amaru’s Artistic Odyssey: Bridging Mesoamerican and Mississippian Heritage
Maya Heritage Center| Tifton (8th Congressional District) | $2,500
The Maya Heritage Center will deliver an arts-based cultural education initiative designed to serve Hispanic children in Tift County Schools. The program will introduce 1st to 8th grade students to the interconnected histories of Mesoamerican and Mississippian civilizations through storytelling, hands-on art activities, and creative reflection.
The Rocket Men: The Intersection of History, Space, and the Stage
Synchronicity Performance Group| Atlanta (5th Congressional District) | $2,500
Synchronicity Theatre will partner with the William Breman Jewish Heritage Museum, scholars, and other community partners to produce three panel discussions and a resource guide exploring the intersection of science, the stage, and the complex moral history of the US space program. These events and resources will engage with Synchronicity’s production of Crystal Skillman’s The Rocket Men.
Amplify: City Planning, Historic Preservation, & Public Spaces
Atlanta Department of City Planning | Atlanta (5th Congressional District) | $2,500
The Office of Design, City of Atlanta Department of City Planning, will present Amplify, an author-talk series exploring the intersection of literary process, historic preservation, and storytelling. Book selections will focus on urban design, including exploration of parks, historic landmarks, public spaces, city design, historic preservation, streets, and other related topics.
Dial a Memory: Your Story – Our History
Newnan-Coweta History Center | Newnan (3rd Congressional District) | $2,250
The Newnan-Coweta History Center will collect and share oral histories from local residents. The oral histories – covering a range of topics – will be available to “dial up” in an antique phone booth at the McRitchie-Hollis Museum and accessible on the Newnan-Coweta History Center website.
Historic Oakland Foundation Juneteenth Walking Tours
Historic Oakland Foundation | Atlanta (5th Congressional District) | $2,500
Historic Oakland Foundation will produce an immersive walking tour on the recently restored Historic African American Burial Grounds. Actors will portray vivid historical figures to share with participants a rich narrative of resilience and community building post-emancipation.
Poe Revisited
Senior Citizens, Inc. | Savannah (1st Congressional District) | $2,500
Senior Citizens, Inc. will present Poe Revisited, which will challenge misconceptions of Edgar Allan Poe by exploring his wide-ranging literary legacy. The program will feature a keynote by Dr. Stephen Rachman, a Poe Scholar, and a course, offering in-depth, accessible humanities learning to older adults and the Savannah community.
Southeast DeKalb County Driving Tour
DeKalb History Center, Inc | Decatur (5th Congressional District) | $2,500
The DeKalb History Center will develop a driving tour of Southeast DeKalb County that will uncover stories, sites, and memories that thread together the many stories of Southeast DeKalb, including the predominant Black experience.
Embracing Possibility: Georgia’s Disability Justice Journey
Georgia Advocacy Office | Decatur/Macon (4th Congressional District/Program in 2nd District) | $2,500
Georgia Advocacy Office will implement Embracing Possibility, a dynamic exhibit at the Tubman Museum honoring the history and contributions of people with disabilities in Georgia. The project will emphasize public education and engagement and will redefine how disability is understood, using storytelling, interactive art, and community programs.
Reckoning with Remus: Reinterpreting The Wren’s Nest
Joel Chandler Harris Association d/b/a The Wren’s Nest | Atlanta (5th Congressional District) | $2,500
The Wren’s Nest will revise its tour script to better contextualize Joel Chandler Harris’s work while supporting its Saturday storytelling program that celebrates African and African American oral traditions. This project will create a more nuanced narrative of The Wren’s Nest, addressing complex themes such as cultural appropriation, the role of race in shaping historical narratives as well as African folklore and oral traditions more broadly.
Asian Americans in the South Community Film Screening
Asian American Voices for Education | Decatur (5th Congressional District) | $2,500
Asian American Voices for Education will host a series of film screenings on the history of Asian American communities in the South and Asian American Studies more broadly. Screenings will be followed by a community discussion.
Nellie Mae Rowe: Art+History
Cobb Landmarks and Historical Society, Inc. | Marietta (11th Congressional District) | $2,500
Cobb Landmarks, in collaboration with local partners, will develop a permanent exterior exhibit dedicated to Black folk artist Nellie Mae Rowe. This five-panel exhibit will be installed at the former site of her home and studio, known as her “playhouse.”
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