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Indiana student wins Poetry Out Loud national title

May 1, 2026Indiana Humanities, in partnership with the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) and the Indiana Arts Commission (IAC), announced today that Jayda Dawn, a junior at University High School in...Keep reading

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Quilters Hall of Fame building in Marion, Ind.

The Quilters Hall of Fame draws international visitors to Marion

February 25, 2026

Indiana filmmakers selected for inaugural LIFT program

“Beyond El Barrio” documents the history and contributions of Indianapolis’s early Latino community

A person handing a historic photo to another person in a room with people sitting in a circle

Grant funds allow seniors to tour historic sites without hitting the road

August 20, 2025

Nominations now open for the 2026 Indiana Authors Awards

Nominations now open for the 2026 Indiana Authors Awards

August 14, 2025

A person in front of a collage of outdoorsy photos

Donor Spotlight: Chelsea Sutton

Newspaper headline that says "At Least 100 Are Killed In State Tornadoes"

Greentown Historical Society gathers impressive crowd for Palm Sunday tornadoes talk

Coming soon – Voices and Votes exhibit in seven small towns across Indiana

Learn how to use our new Novel Conversations System

We have a $50,000 match on the table — will you help us?

Mellon Foundation Announces $15 Million Emergency Funding to Federation of State Humanities Councils, including up to $250,000 for Indiana Humanities

Meet Katie Glick

What We Learned During the 2025 Fairbanks Symposium on Civic Leadership

Indiana Humanities is pausing most of our grants programs

Catch up with Indiana Poet Laureate Curtis L. Crisler