Louisiana Endowment for the Humanities
| Headquarters | Louisiana Humanities Center at Turners' Hall |
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President | Miranda Restovic |
Board Chairman | Willie Landry Mount |
| Affiliations | National Endowment for the Humanities |
Budget (Fiscal Year 2020) | $10,196,309 |
| Website | http://www.leh.org/ |
The Louisiana Endowment for the Humanities is a nonprofit organization dedicated to furthering the education of residents of the state of Louisiana. In its mission, the Louisiana Endowment for the Humanities pledges to provide access to and promote an appreciation of the history of Louisiana and its literary and cultural history.[1] It was founded in 1972 as a result of initial funding by the National Endowment for the Humanities.[2]
Founding and history
Beginning in 1971, the
The Louisiana Endowment for the Humanities has been headquartered at Turners' Hall in the
Programs and publications
During the period 2008 to 2012, the Louisiana Endowment for the Humanities, in partnership with the National Endowment for the Humanities, funded $6.4 million of projects to preserve the cultural heritage of Louisiana.[5] The organization funds programs including discussions, documentaries, digital media, exhibition development, festivals pertinent to Louisiana's cultural heritage, publications, and scholar-in-residence programs.
The Louisiana Endowment for the Humanities administers annual Louisiana Humanities awards, including the Louisiana Humanist of the Year Award, Champion of Culture Award, Humanities Book Award, Humanities Documentary Film Award, and the Light Up for Literacy Award.[6] Recent Humanists of the year have included musician Terence Blanchard, poet Darrell Bourque, chef and civil rights activist Leah Chase, artist William Joyce, and musician Zachary Richard.
In 2021, the Louisiana Endowment honored Louisiana State University professor Joyce Marie Jackson with its Lifetime Contributions to the Humanities award for her enhancement of the understanding of African American culture and music, sacred and secular rituals in Africa and the diaspora.[7][8]
The Louisiana Endowment for the Humanities publishes
Impact
The Louisiana Endowment for the Humanities documents its impact in its publicly available
Gallery
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Louisiana Endowment for the Humanities at Turners Hall -
Entrance to Turners Hall on Lafayette Street
References
- ^ "Mission Statement". Louisiana Endowment for the Humanities. Retrieved 9 July 2016.
- ^ "Initial funding of state humanities councils by the NEH". National Endowment for the Humanities. Retrieved 20 June 2016.
- The Times-Picayune. July 5, 1972.
- ^ "History of Turners' Hall". Louisiana Endowment for the Humanities. Retrieved 9 July 2016.
- ^ "Talking Points: Louisiana". National Endowment for the Humanities. Retrieved 12 July 2016.
- ^ "LEH Humanities Awards". Louisiana Endowment for the Humanities. Retrieved 17 July 2016.
- ^ "Joyce Marie Jackson Honored by Louisiana Endowment for the Humanities." Bloomington, Indiana: American Folklore Society, December 14, 2021.
- ^ Delhomme, Ron. "Exhibit celebrates Afro-French heritage: St. Martinville sponsoring symposium on LSU campus." Lafayette, Louisiana: The Daily Advertiser, September 29, 1999, p. 6 (subscription required).
- ^ a b "Annual Reports". Louisiana Endowment for the Humanities. Retrieved 25 September 2016.
External links
- National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH)
- State Humanities Councils affiliated with NEH
- List of awardees of the Louisiana Endowment for the Humanities (LEH)
- Mission statement
- Economic Research Institute's summary
- 64 Parishes magazine and encyclopedia
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