Join us at the AJC Decatur Book Festival, the largest independent book festival in the country, for the Humanities track, sponsored by Georgia Humanities, and more. On Friday evening, Broadway actor/director and Tony Award-winner Kenny Leon will deliver the keynote, kicking off this year's festival. On Saturday and Sunday, authors will discuss their books at […]
The Sacred Harp: A Georgia Musical Tradition Exhibition Opening This exhibition tells the story of a unique form of a capella music that has thrived in West Georgia since before the Civil War. The exhibition opening is a special viewing and will be followed by a reception. This event is free and open to the […]
Georgia Archives, 100 Years: Where We Are Now A behind-the-scenes tour of the archives, "Flattening the Counties of Georgia: Creating Access to Court Records," will allow visitors to see 18th- and 19th-century court records currently undergoing preservation in the Conservation Lab. Tour is free; no registration needed. Please wear comfortable shoes. This is a community […]
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 […]
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 […]
Lecture, "Found: The Empty Freckle Cream Jar of Amelia Earhart" The poet Nikky Finney will give a lecture sponsored by Georgia State University's Humanities Research Center and held at the GSU Law School auditorium. Finney is a professor at the University of South Carolina and the author of Head Off & Split, winner of the […]
The Human Library Project In the Human Library Project, real people are on loan to readers. The project provides a safe space for you to "check out" a "living book" and engage in conversations that explore the stereotypes and prejudices that separate us, as well as the similarities that connect us. This event is supported […]
Law and Order in the Archives: Bootleggers, Counterfeiters, Privateers, and Everything in Between This year’s symposium, Law and Order in the Archives, encourages research in the diverse records of the National Archives in Atlanta, features scholars whose published works were based on these holdings, and promotes the discovery of new scholars from universities and colleges across […]
Avondale Towne Cinema Short Docs Screening Eight indie documentaries and trailers will be shown, along with a filmmakers' q&a. Short films include Graven Image, about the racist history of Stone Mountain, More Than Good Coffee, about the Refuge Coffee Company in Clarkston, and Sriracha, about the hot sauce with a cult following. This is a […]
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 […]
co:CREATE Arts Innovation Conference Presented by Mount Vernon Presbyterian School, this educator conference aims to answer the following questions: What is the state of arts education? What’s new, relevant, valuable, possible, and next in creative fields? How can all teachers prepare students for a world with increasing creative demands and expectations? Jessica Booth, Fine Arts […]
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 […]
The Patch Works Humanities Lecture Series: Lessons of Cabbagetown, Past and Present This year, the Patch Works Art and History Center brings a lecture series on the lessons of Cabbagetown, past and present. The lecture, Dignity Matters: the Ripple Effects of Common Good Atlanta's College-In-Prison Program on In-Town Neighborhoods, will feature Bill Taft and Sarah Higinbotham. The […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
Georgia Humanities Grant Application Deadline Today is the postmark deadline for submitting grant proposals to Georgia Humanities for the fall 2018 grant cycle.
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 […]
