Help Humanities Flourish This Spring
This year we'll provide up to 60 grants to nonprofit organizations, 137 Speakers Bureau programs, 80 Speakers in the Schools visits, the Humanities Montana Festival of the Book, the Governor’s Humanities Awards, Letters About Literature, and many more humanities events in communities all across Montana.

We couldn’t do this work without your support. Please help Montana humanities flourish by donating to our Spring Annual Fund Drive. Our goal is to raise $10,000 by August 31. Click here to contribute.

Speakers Bureau Applications for Programs Scheduled Nov. 1 and Later
Thanks to Montana citizens and teachers for their enthusiastic use of our Speakers Bureau and Speakers in the Schools programs. Due to overwhelming demand, we can only accept proposals for programs that take place November 1 and later. We will continue to deliver already-approved programs throughout the state during this summer and fall.

Spring Board Meeting, June 13-15, Billings
Humanities Montana’s board of directors will hold their spring meeting in Billings June 13-15. The meeting will be preceded by a special program at the Western Heritage Center, "Jimmie Rodgers, the Father of Country Music," presented by Ed Kemmick with John Kemmick, at 7pm on Thursday, June 13. This event is free and open to the public. We look forward to seeing you in Billings.

Humanities Heroes

Last year Humanities Montana honored 37 Humanities Heroes from around the state—people who have contributed significantly to the humanities by presenting engaging programs, hosting humanities events, composing important books and articles about humanities topics, donating funds to sustain humanities work, and more. Many thanks to these honorees for their ongoing creativity, diligence, and dedication to the cultural development of Montana.

Bios of all 37 heroes can be found here.

Tobin Miller Shearer

An assistant professor of history at UM-Missoula, Shearer's Speakers Bureau presentation "Very White? A Conversation about White Racial Identity in Montana" invites participants to consider what it means to be white in a white-majority state, and guides a conversation about race in Montana that strives to leave participants with greater confidence and insight regardless of the audience’s racial identity.

Humanities Montana offers a wide variety of youth-oriented programs and opportunities, and we invite partnerships with teachers to extend and deepen our connections with Montana's young people. learn more here