Voices
Mapping Our Shared History: Introducing the National Preservation Atlas
Mellon makes grants to support communities through the power of the arts and humanities
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Arts and Humanities Across America through Ten Mellon Grants
Colectivo El Ancón de Loíza Incorporado
The Famed El Ancón Barge is Being Reimagined in Puerto Rico
Can public sites open community understanding and connection?
Public Places‚ Public Stories
Voice
What It’s Like to Workshop a Play in Prison: Building a SuperNova
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Elizabeth Hawes
2025 Writing
Freedom Fellow
Heart Mountain Wyoming Foundation
Two Boys Bonded in a Japanese Incarceration Camp. Their Friendship Changed Everything.
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April 1, 2026
How the New Orleans Foundation for Francophone Cultures is Protecting Our Roots
March 27, 2026
Funding: “Sustainable Libraries Initiative Awarded $175,000 for Operationalizing Community Resilience: Creating a Training and Partnership Model for Libraries”
