Oregon Humanities

Free Grants Workshops Across Oregon

Oregon’s Cultural Partners offer free grant workshops in ten communities across the state from March 6 to 22

23 February 2012

Oregon Humanities joins the Oregon Cultural Trust, Oregon Arts Commission, and Oregon Heritage Commission to offer free grants workshops in ten communities across the state from March 6 through March 22, 2012.

“Meet the Funders Where You Are” workshops will provide information on arts, heritage, and humanities funding. Participants will have the opportunity to get feedback on project proposals and ask questions about submitting successful applications.

These workshops are free and open to the public, but registration is required:

Tuesday, March 6, 2–4 p.m.
Heritage Station Museum (108 S.W. Frazer, Pendleton)

Wednesday, March 7, 9–11 a.m.
Baker County Library (2400 Resort Street, Baker City)

Wednesday, March... More

Free College Course for Low-Income Adults in Salem

Oregon Humanities is now accepting applications for free college-level humanities course offered at Willamette University

21 February 2012

Adults living on low incomes in the Salem area who want to explore challenging ideas about power, justice, knowledge, and community can now apply for Humanity in Perspective (HIP), which will take place from mid-May through August 2012 at Willamette University.

HIP is a free, one-semester college course for adults who do not have college degrees and who face financial barriers to continuing their education. The course is offered by Oregon Humanities and taught by Willamette University professors. Applications are due by Thursday, April 5, 2012, and are available for download at oregonhumanities.org.

Applicants must be 18 years of age or older, able to speak and write fluently in English, and willing to commit to attending... More

Happy-Hour Series Considers Technology and the Future

Oregon Humanities’ four-part Think & Drink series kicks off March 14

07 February 2012

Oregon Humanities’ Think & Drink series explores how technology shapes the future by looking at social movements, food, artificial intelligence, and robotic warfare. Think & Drink events are free and open to the public.

All events in the series will take place from 6:30 to 8:00 p.m. at The Mission Theater, 1624 NW Glisan, Portland. Minors with parents allowed. The series includes the following events:

• Future of Social Movements and Citizen Power: Wednesday, March 14, 2012
  David S. Meyer, professor of sociology, political science, and planning at University of California Irvine and author of The Politics of Protest: Social Movements in America, and Bob Liebman, associate professor of sociology and urban studies and... More