Nomination Deadline - The Governor's Awards for the Arts and Humanities The Governor's Awards for the Arts and Humanities—a partnership with the Office of the Governor, the Georgia Council for the Arts, and Georgia Humanities—recognize and honor individuals and organizations that have made outstanding contributions to the civic and cultural vitality of our state. Read […]
Democracy and the Informed Citizen What is the role of journalism in society? With so much information coming at us all the time, how should we know what to believe? What are the responsibilities of the public to protect free speech, local news, and to be informed, for the good of our democracy? Join GPB […]
Unworthy Republic: The Dispossession of Native Americans and the Road to Indian Territory Claudio Saunt, the Richard B. Russell Professor in American History at the University of Georgia, discusses his new book Unworthy Republic: The Dispossession of Native Americans and the Road to Indian Territory, in which he explores how Native American expulsion became national […]
Dare to Speak: Defending Free Speech for All Suzanne Nossel, CEO of PEN America, the writers’ human rights organization devoted to the celebration and defense of free expression worldwide, will discuss her new book Dare to Speak: Defending Free Speech for All. In an era in which free speech is often invoked as a principle […]
Founding Stories: Oral Histories of Grassroots Atlanta Join Art Papers for Founding Stories: Oral Histories of Grassroots Atlanta, a decade-by-decade series of virtual talks exploring the founding stories of a selection of Atlanta’s DIY and artist-run spaces. Founders of some of Atlanta’s most beloved and remembered spaces will discuss how these organizations came into existence. What […]
The Savannah History Remix Meet and Greet The Savannah History Remix walking tours were researched and written by Georgia Southern University graduate students of history. The tours focus on narratives that are often left out of commercial tours in Savannah, including stories of immigrants, laborers, those in the LGBTQ community, and domestic life in Savannah. Join […]
The Liberating Promise of Philanthropy: Stories of Grant-Makers in the South Martin Lehfeldt, former president of the Southeastern Council of Foundations, and co-author Jamil Zainaldin, president emeritus of Georgia Humanities, discuss their book The Liberating Promise of Philanthropy: Stories of Grant-Makers in the South. Very little until now has been written about the way in […]
The 10th Annual Atlanta Press Club Hall of Fame Celebration This year’s special 10th anniversary broadcast of the Atlanta Press Club Hall of Fame Celebration will honor 44 legends, leaders, truth-seekers, storytellers, photographers, and investigative reporters who made their mark on journalism in Georgia and beyond. The 2020 Hall of Fame honorees include Boyd Lewis, […]
Nothing Is Stable: Diana Al-Hadid artist talk Syrian American artist Diana Al-Hadid will give a talk in conjunction with her exhibition Nothing Is Stable at the Ernest G. Welch Gallery of Georgia State University (GSU). The New York-based artist is acclaimed for her intricate sculptures and wall panels that combine traditional and contemporary materials and […]
In conjunction with Georgia Humanities' Democracy and the Informed Citizen initiative, a special virtual panel will take place this Thursday, March 25 at 7p. This installment is hosted in partnership with WALB News in Albany. The one-hour discussion will focus on the important role that local news has played during the COVID-19 pandemic and the […]
