Minnesota Humanities Center Legacy Funded Programming (State Fiscal Years 2012-13)

Funds are appropriated for programs and purposes of the Minnesota Humanities Center. Programs and events created by the Humanities Center and organizations across the state focus on using the humanities, arts, and culture to amplify the missing stories–Absent Narratives–of Minnesotans. Through strategic partnerships, the Humanities Center will continue to share these narratives in communities and schools across the state, providing meaningful resources for closing the achievement gap and increasing opportunities for all Minnesotans.

Goals of the Humanities Center’s Legacy Programming:
• Increase access to vibrant and engaged public humanities programs that facilitate and frame community conversations
• Build the capacity of cultural organizations to conduct high-quality and meaningful humanities programs for the public
• Transform the ways in which educators engage students in learning
• Increase student engagement by increasing accuracy and comprehensiveness of curriculum content

The Humanities Center’s engagement with communities across the state is guided by two key elements: 1) the significance of relationships, and 2) the quest for results. The Humanities Center’s Legacy Funded work is divided in three key areas in order to meet its critical responsibilities to the public and key humanities audiences: 1) Collaborative Funds; 2) K-12 Education Initiative; and 3) Community Partnerships.

The Minnesota Humanities Center reviews programs and projects on an ongoing basis to ensure they align with goals and objectives. Some programs and projects included in this report are growing, and some will close.