ProgramsIndiana Humanities creates unique program formats to engage Hoosiers in the humanities. You can think, read and talk with us on a nature trail, in a restaurant, on a stage, in small towns, in big cities and everywhere in between. All TypesAll TypesConversationExhibitFellowshipGrantInitiativeLecturesLiteratureResearch ProjectThematic Initiativerelated toAll TopicsAll TopicsCivicsEnvironmentEthicsHistoryIndianaLiteraturePhilosophyPoetrySTEMUrban/Rural UnearthedThematic InitiativeUnearthed is a multiyear thematic initiative from Indiana Humanities that encourages Hoosiers to explore how we shape the environment, and how the environment shapes us. Learn moreCampfiresConversationOur Campfires program pairs nature and literature to spark conversations about Indiana’s future. Learn moreBooks, Booze & BrainsConversation, LiteratureWe’ve brought together three of our favorite things—books, booze and science—in a monthly book club for the scientifically curious! Learn morePoetry Out LoudLiteraturePoetry Out Loud is a national arts education program that encourages the study of great poetry by offering free educational materials and a dynamic recitation competition for high school students across the country. Learn moreOne State / One StoryLiteratureOne State / One Story invites Hoosiers to engage deeply with a book as part of a statewide conversation tied to Indiana Humanities’ current theme. Learn moreBookmark IndyInitiative, LiteratureBookmark Indy is a one-of-a-kind literary exploration of Indianapolis through the eyes of the writers who’ve called it home. Learn moreIndiana Authors AwardsInitiative, LiteratureThe Eugene and Marilyn Glick Indiana Authors Awards honor the best books written by Hoosiers, shine a spotlight on the state’s literary community and deepen connections between writers and readers. Learn moreWater/WaysExhibitThe Smithsonian’s Water/Ways exhibition is ready to make a splash in Indiana! The exhibit dives into water—an essential component of life on our planet, environmentally, culturally, and historically. Learn moreNovel ConversationsLiteratureNovel Conversations is a free statewide lending library. Indiana Humanities lends more than 900 titles of various genres to reading and discussion groups across Indiana, free of charge. Learn moreINseparableThematic InitiativeINseparable was a multiyear thematic initiative that invited Hoosiers to explore how we relate to each other across boundaries, real or imagined, and consider what it will take to be inseparable. Learn moreLiminal: Indiana in the AnthropoceneExhibit, Thematic InitiativeLiminal is a meditative aerial film that illustrates our state as a microcosm of a new planetary epoch–the Anthropocene. Learn moreexplore past programs
