Georgia Humanities

Common Thread: Contemporary African American Quilts Discussion
2019-01-24 11:00 - 12:30 UTC | Pierce Chapel, Wesleyan College, 4760 Forsyth Rd., Macon, GA, 31210, United States
Common Thread: Contemporary African American Quilts – Panel Discussion
Wesleyan College will host a panel discussion with four Georgia artists, lead by Jeffrey Bruce, Director of Exhibitions and Collections for the Tubman African American Museum. The artists’ work includes historical American quilting techniques and African designs based around themes of gender, identity, beauty, wealth, and justice. Panelists will include Ellen Blalock, Carolyn and Rudy Mendes, and Wini McQueen.
With aesthetics ranging from highly representational to abstract, the artworks will be on display in the East and West galleries of the Porter Family Memorial Fine Arts building on the Wesleyan College campus. Galleries are free and open to the public Monday-Friday from 1-5pm from January 24-March 1, 2019.
For more information, contact Lisa Sloben at lsloben@wesleyancollege.edu or 478-757-5171.
This is event is sponsored by a grant from Georgia Humanities.

The Breman Museum's 18 Artifacts: The Story of Jewish Atlanta Pop-up Exhibition
2019-01-13 | Georgia
The Breman Museum’s 18 Artifacts: The Story of Jewish Atlanta pop-up exhibition
The first stop for the William Breman Jewish Heritage Museum’s 18 Artifacts: The Story of Jewish Atlanta traveling exhibit will be at the annual Atlanta Jewish Life Festival, held at the Georgia Aquarium. The Breman-curated exhibition explores the Jewish history of Atlanta from the Cuba Family Archives for Southern Jewish History and will travel to Atlanta community centers, public libraries, universities, and schools in Georgia.
For more information, contact Isabel Schneider at ischneider@thebreman.org or 678-222-3742
This is event is sponsored by a grant from Georgia Humanities.

Walking Tour: African American History in Downtown Cartersville 1870-1940
2018-12-15 11:00 - 13:00 | Bartow County History Museum, 4 East Church Street, Cartersville, GA, 30120, United States
Walking Tour: African American History in Downtown Cartersville 1870-1940
In partnership with the Cartersville Downtown Development Authority, the Etowah Valley Historical Society will host a presentation on the project Digital Walking Tour of Downtown Cartersville: African American Business Districts, 1870-1940.
Presenters will discuss the project’s origin, a timeline of the cultural history for African Americans in the downtown district, and how the project fits with larger research on African American history in Bartow County.
A guided walking tour of each site will be hosted after the presentation. Light refreshments will be served.
This event is free and open to the public.
This program is supported by a grant from Georgia Humanities.

The New Era of Documentary Filmmaking in Georgia
2018-11-27 19:00 - 20:30, 2018-11-20 19:00 - 20:30, 2018-11-13 19:00 - 20:30, 2018-11-06 19:00 - 20:30 | Georgia
Georgia Great Works Seminar: The New Era of Documentary Filmmaking in Georgia
This Georgia Great Works Seminar will be moderated by Hal Jacobs, a Decatur-based documentary filmmaker who also organizes a bimonthly screening of “short docs” on southern people and places. Jacobs will share excerpts from his own work, including stories about segregation at the Fox Theatre; efforts by Chattahoochee Riverkeeper to protect Atlanta’s waterways; biographies of two different women from the north Georgia mountains, Lillian Smith and Mary Hambidge. Guests will include interviewees from his films as well as other area filmmakers who focus on Georgia topics.
The seminar will meet at the Bill and Carol Fox Center for Humanistic Inquiry at Emory University for four Tuesday evening sessions: November 6, 13, 20, and 27. Event is free and open to the public, but registration is required. Seating is limited. To reserve a seat, contact the Fox Center at foxcenter@emory.edu or 404-727-6424.
This program is co-sponsored by Georgia Humanities.

The Patch Works Humanities Lecture Series: Lessons of Cabbagetown, Past and Present
2018-11-18 15:30 - 17:30 | The Patch Works Art and History Center, 593 Gaskill Street SE, Atlanta, GA, 30316, United States
The Patch Works Humanities Lecture Series: Cabbagetown Music – Its Past, Present, and Future
This year, The Patch Works Art and History Center brings a lecture series on the lessons of Cabbagetown, past and present. The lecture, Re-surfacing Cabbagetown: Mapping the Emergence of Waterways and Stories, will feature Rebecca Page, Ashley Cheyemi McNeil, and Brennan Collins from Georgia State University’s Student Innovation Fellowship Program. Speakers will discuss how they brought together historical maps of Cabbagetown and stacked them with present-day interviews of long-time residents for their mapping collaboration with The Patch Works on ATLmaps.org.
There is no cost to attend. Please RSVP to nina@thepatchworks.org.
This event is supported by a grant from Georgia Humanities.

World War I: A Look Back 100 Years
2018-11-11 14:00 - 16:00 | Georgia
World War I: A Look Back 100 Years

The Madison-Morgan Cultural Center will host a symposium commemorating the 100th anniversary of the armistice that ended WWI on November 11, 1918. The program will feature local and regional historians, including a keynote address from Dr. Jamil S. Zainaldin, President Emeritus of Georgia Humanities. A reception will immediately follow the program.
For any questions please contact Rebecca Bonas Doolittle at 706-342-4743 or rbonas@mmcc-arts.org.
This event is free and open to the public.
This event is supported by a grant from Georgia Humanities.

Humanities Research Center Lecture Series: Noah Isenberg
2018-11-08 17:00 - 18:30 | Georgia
Humanities Research Center Lecture Series: Noah Isenberg
A film historian and professor of culture and media at the New School in New York, Noah Isenberg will discuss his recent book, We’ll Always Have Casablanca: The Life, Legend, and Afterlife of Hollywood’s Most Beloved Movie.
The event will take place on the Georgia State University campus, 25 Park Place, 2d floor auditorium. The lecture is free and open to the public.
This is a community event.

Magical Language: Gloria Naylor's Mama Day
2018-11-03 10:00 - 17:00 | Athens-Clarke County Library, 2025 Baxter Street, Athens, GA, 30606, United States
Magical Language: Gloria Naylor’s Mama Day
The Athens-Clarke County Library will host Magical Language: Gloria Naylor’s Mama Day, Shakespeare’s The Tempest, and the Gullah-Geechee. This panel discussion will focus on the book Mama Day, The Tempest, and the Gullah-Geechee history.
This event is free and open to the public.
For more information call Sarah List at 706-613-3650 ext. 340.
This event is supported by a grant from Georgia Humanities.

Armistice Day Commemoration: British Poets of the Great War
2018-11-01 16:00 - 17:30 | Michael C. Carlos Museum, 571 South Kilgo Cir NE, Atlanta, GA, 30322, United States
Armistice Day Commemoration: British Poets of the Great War
Commemorate the 100th anniversary of Armistice Day with a reading of World War I poetry by Robert Graves, Wilfred Owen, Isaac Rosenberg, and others. For British poets searching for a means to express the horror and heroism of the Great War, the shared cultural heritage of an education rooted the classics led many of them to images from Homer, Virgil, and scenes of the Trojan War. Readings performed by Emory University faculty Ron Schuchard, Goodrich C. White Professor of English Emeritus; Garth Tissol, professor of Classics; and Geraldine Higgins, associate professor of English.
Free and open to the public.
This is a community event.

Magical Language: Gloria Naylor's Mama Day
2018-10-30 18:00 - 20:00 | Georgia
Magical Language: Gloria Naylor’s Mama Day
The Athens-Clarke County Library will host a screening of “Daughters of Dust,” based on Gloria Naylor’s book Mama Day. A panel discussion will immediately follow the film screening.
This event is free and open to the public.
For more information call Sarah List at 706-613-3650 ext. 340.
This event is supported by a grant from Georgia Humanities.

27th Edition of the Book Festival of the MJCCA
2018-10-30 - 2018-11-18 | Marcus Jewish Community Center, 5342 Tilly Mill Road, Dunwoody, GA, 30338, United States
27th Edition of the Book Festival of the Marcus Jewish Community Center of Atlanta
For 26 years, the Book Festival of the Marcus Jewish Community Center of Atlanta (MJCCA) has offered a two-week literary extravaganza featuring an exciting lineup of the year’s most exceptional authors. Each year, thousands of book lovers come together to listen, meet, and interact with their favorite authors in a variety of forums, including panel discussions, author meet-and-greets, a community read, children’s activities, and much more.
Keynote authors include Tom Hanks, Sally Field, Mitch Albom, Senator Joe Lieberman, Jon Meacham, and many more!
This event is supported by a grant from Georgia Humanities.

The Patch Works Humanities Lecture Series: Lessons of Cabbagetown, Past and Present
2018-10-28 15:30 - 17:30 | The Patch Works Art and History Center, 593 Gaskill Street SE, Atlanta, GA, 30316, United States
The Patch Works Humanities Lecture Series: Cabbagetown Music – Its Past, Present, and Future
This year, The Patch Works Art and History Center brings a lecture series on the lessons of Cabbagetown, past and present. The lecture, Cabbagetown Music: Its Past, Present, and Future, will feature Dr. Erich Nunn, Auburn University, and Dr. Regina Bradley, Kennesaw State University, as they discuss the evolution of the community’s musical roots from the capital of country music to what it is today.
There is no cost to attend. Please RSVP to nina@thepatchworks.org.
This event is supported by a grant from Georgia Humanities.

Ray City School Days
2018-10-27 10:00 - 18:00 | Georgia
Ray City School Days
The Ray City Community Library will host Ray City School Days, an all-day exhibit open house. The event will include story sharing; Ray City School alumni and former staff members are invited to share their oral history for archival audio recording.
This event is free and open to the public.
This event is supported by a grant from Georgia Humanities.

The Legacy of General James Longstreet
2018-10-27 10:00 - 16:00 | Georgia
The Legacy of General James Longstreet
The Longstreet Society presents a festive celebration of General James Longstreet at the Historic Piedmont Hotel Museum. Activities will include guided tours, musicians in costume, storytelling from civil war veterans, and a program about Longstreet created for teens and young adults. Refreshments will be provided.
The event is free and open to the public.
This event is supported by a grant from Georgia Humanities.

The Legacy of General James Longstreet
2018-10-25 19:00 - 21:00 | Northeast Georgia History Center, 322 Academy Street NE , Gainesville, GA, 30501 , United States
The Legacy of General James Longstreet

The Longstreet Society will present James Longstreet: My Life and Times, an oral history performance portrayed by Longstreet Society member Thomas H. Rasmussen. In this performance, Longstreet will recall his career as principal military adviser to General Robert E. Lee, his friendship with Ulyssess S. Grant, his family life, and his time as owner of the Piedmont Hotel in Gainesville from 1876-1904.
This event is free and open to the public.
This event is supported by a grant from Georgia Humanities.

The United States in World War I Symposium
2018-10-16 08:00 - 16:30 | Gordy Room, Wardlaw Center, Georgia Institute of Technology
The United States in World War I Symposium
Commemorating the 100th anniversary of World War I, this symposium features sessions on the homefront, technology and public health, American forces and their allies in combat, and the postwar years, and will be held at the Wardlaw Center at Georgia Tech.
The event is free and open to the public. Register online or by email at chris.mcdermott@gatech.edu no later than October 10.
This event is sponsored by Georgia Humanities.

Saving Grace: The Story of Georgia's Historic Rural Churches
2018-10-15 21:00 - 21:30, 2018-10-08 21:00 - 21:30, 2018-10-01 21:00 - 21:30 | Georgia
Saving Grace: The Story of Georgia’s Historic Rural Churches
This six-part TV series will be shown on Georgia Public Broadcasting in September and October. Each episode will focus on the remarkable stories and historic architecture of rural churches across the state, with stops near Rome, Augusta, Columbus, and Dalton, and a conversation with President Jimmy Carter. New episodes will air on Mondays at 9 p.m. (Sept. 10, 17, 24 and Oct. 1, 8, 15).
Check GPB’s schedule here.
This series grew out of the book Historic Rural Churches of Georgia (2016), co-published by University of Georgia Press and Georgia Humanities.

The Forest Primeval: A Reading and Conversation with Vievee Francis
2018-10-15 14:00 - 16:00 | Georgia
The Forest Primeval: A Reading and Conversation with Vievee Francis

As part of Augusta University’s “Sand Hills Writers Series,” the university will host a book reading and discussion of The Forest Primeval with author Vievee Francis. The book, winner of the 2017 Kingsley Tufts Award, examines history, race, and identity as these ideas relate to abstract concepts of wilderness. The discussion will take place on campus at the JSAC Coffee House.
This event is free and open to the public.
This event is supported by a grant from Georgia Humanities.

Revolutionary Perspectives Lecture Series
2018-10-09 18:30 - 20:00, 2018-10-02 18:30 - 20:00 | Savannah History Museum, 303 Martin Luther King, Jr. Blvd., Savannah, GA, 31401, United States
Revolutionary Perspectives Lecture Series
This year’s Revolutionary Perspectives Lecture Series, by the Coastal Heritage Society, will investigate the impact of the Revolutionary War on women throughout the colonies, historical fashion and dress, and the impact of the Battles of Lexington and Concord on the independence movement in Georgia.
This event will begin with a reception at 6:30 p.m. The lecture will begin at 7:00 p.m.
This event is supported by a grant from Georgia Humanities.

WWI Otranto Centennial Memorial
2018-10-06 | Georgia
WWI Otranto Centennial Memorial
The city of Nashville, in Berrien County, will pay tribute to the families of the young men who lost their lives in the sinking of the troop ship HMS Otranto, in the stormy seas off the coast of Islay, Scotland. The memorial will begin with a parade up Davis Street, followed by a dedication at the Doughboy monument at the old courthouse square. Following the dedication, there will be a tour of a patriotic art display created by local artists and a viewing of video footage taken in June 2018 of the Otranto wreckage. After lunch, there will be a display of military equipment and a balloon release. The parade lineup begins at 8:00am.
The event is free and open to the public. For more information: otrantopost115@gmail.com; (229) 412-8665 or (229) 412-2426.
This is a community event.

Darktown: Understanding History Through Literature
2018-10-02 18:30 - 20:15 | Georgia State University, Centennial Hall, 100 Auburn Ave NE, Atlanta, GA, 30303, United States
DARKTOWN: Catching a Killer in 1948 Atlanta
The World Affairs Council of Atlanta will host a discussion with award-winning author Thomas Mullen and Dr. Jacqueline Royster, Georgia Institute of Technology’s Dean of the Ivan Allen College of Liberal Arts, will discuss how the ripples of segregation in Atlanta shaped the rising social movements of our time, as shown in The DARKTOWN Series. A book signing will follow the discussion.
This event is free and open to the public. Registration is required.
For more information contact Emily Rives at 404-413-7087 or erives2@gsu.edu.
This event is supported by a grant from Georgia Humanities.

Sunday in the Park: Bringing History to Life
2018-09-30 12:00 - 18:00 | Historic Oakland Cemetery, 248 Oakland Ave, SE, Atlanta, GA, 30312, United States
Sunday in the Park: Bringing History to Life
Back before cities built public parks, average people would bring a picnic basket and some musical instruments (and maybe a few adult libations) to the local cemetery and revere the dead by celebrating life in what was often one of the only patches of public space in town. Oakland Cemetery’s annual Sunday in the Park event, now in its 40th year, hails from this tradition.
Visitors can enjoy living history theatre performances, tours, an artists’ market, food trucks, live music, storytelling, crafts for kids, and a historical costume contest as they explore how the cemetery, surrounding neighborhoods, and the city have changed over time and celebrate the local communities that make Oakland what it is today.
This event is supported by a grant from Georgia Humanities.

Georgia Humanities Grant Application Deadline
2018-09-30 | Georgia
Georgia Humanities Grant Application Deadline
Today is the postmark deadline for submitting grant proposals to Georgia Humanities for the fall 2018 grant cycle.

Georgia Art and Criminal Justice Forum
2018-09-28 09:00 - 16:00 | Georgia
Georgia Art and Criminal Justice Forum
Join elected representatives, justice reform advocates, artists and arts organizations, and corrections officials in discussion of the role of art in the criminal justice reform in Georgia. Panels and workshops will highlight the work of Georgia arts organizations and artists, provide technical knowledge on how to engage the arts in our criminal justice system, and introduce individuals with stories that inspire. Georgia novelist Tayari Jones, author of An American Marriage, will deliver the keynote. The event is sponsored by Georgia Council for the Arts and Georgia Lawyers for the Arts.
Held at Emory University School of Law, the event is free and open to the public, but registration is required.
This is a community event.
