Indiana Humanities connects people, opens minds and enriches lives by creating and facilitating programs that encourage Hoosiers to think, read and talk.
Indiana Humanities programs encourage Hoosiers to think, read and talk, by convening community conversations, exploring rich topics like food or competition and providing sets of books for book clubs.
Indiana Humanities provides humanities-based resources and grants to teachers, schools, libraries, nonprofits and other organizations across the state.
Learn about upcoming programs and events, listen to various points of view, and connect with others. In essence: this is a space to think, read and talk.
Programs
Spirit of Competition
Spirit of Competition examines five core elements of competition: civility, rivalry, innovation, passion and failure. Through this initiative, Indiana Humanities will inspire students, teachers, community leaders, businesses and other organizations to think, read and talk about the role of competition in their lives.
more
Community Conversations
Each year, Indiana Humanities and the Bowen Center for Public Affairs at Ball State University hold a Community Conversations series designed to help communities tackle …
more
Novel Conversations
Novel Conversations is a free statewide lending library. Indiana Humanities lends more than 450 titles, primarily fiction and biography, to reading and discussion groups all over Indiana, …
more
INconversation
INconversation engages a small, intimate group in interesting, engaging and insightful conversations with some of the nation’s most intriguing thought leaders. This question-and-answer style discussion …
more
Chew on This
Chew on This is a program designed by Indiana Humanities to use the power of food and drink as a convener of people and catalyst …
more
Food for Thought
The need for food links humans across the globe, but the food we eat, the way we grow, prepare and eat it, our mealtime rituals, …
moreIndiana Humanities takes photos and video at its events. These may appear on the Indiana Humanities website and in promotional materials. Your attendance at these events indicates your consent to have your image photographed and videotaped, and your permission to be interviewed, if appropriate.