October is National Arts and Humanities Month (NAHM) – a coast-to-coast collective recognition of the importance of culture in America. NAHM was launched by Americans for the Arts 30 years ago as National Arts Week in honor of the twentieth anniversary of the National Endowment for the Arts. In 1993, it was reestablished by Americans for the Arts and national arts partners as a month-long celebration, with goals of:
 
FOCUSING on the arts at local, state, and national levels;
 
ENCOURAGING individuals and organizations to participate in the arts;
 
ALLOWING governments and businesses to show their support of the arts; and
 
RAISING public awareness about the role the arts and humanities play in our communities and lives.

We have a TON of exciting events planned this October to celebrate National Arts & Humanities month. Check out what's happening on campus and in our community!

Coming next month!

Calling all filmmakers! The Riverwalk Short Film & Video Festival is seeking submissions. Enter by June 23!

Click here to learn more.

Make plans now to attend the art show on Sunday, October 30 at the Bottlebrush Gallery in Harmony. This show is hosted by the SRU Art Society and is free to the public.

Looking for more events to attend in October? You're in luck! October is National Arts and Humanities Month. Click HERE to learn more.

The humanities -  history, literature, languages, art, philosophy -  focus on creating lives of purpose and meaning, appreciating diversity and complexity, and communicating effectively with others while overcoming adversity. Here are just some reasons why you should study the humanities:

• The humanities help us understand others through language, history, and culture.
• They foster social justice and equality.
• The humanities reveal how people have tried to make moral, spiritual, and intellectual sense of the world.
• They teach empathy.
• They teach us how to deal critically and logically with subjective and complex information.
• Humanities help you understand the impact that science, technology, and medicine has had on society and understand the future scientific needs of society.
• Humanities strengthen your ability to communicate and work with others.
• The humanities encourage us to think creatively by teaching us to reason about being human and to ask questions about our world.
• The humanities develop informed and critical citizens.
• Humanities courses are FUN!!! You get to explore new ideas, cultures, discussions, and gain a better understanding of the world around you.

 
More About Us: The Stone House Center for Public Humanities connects the university’s humanities faculty and students to the broader community by offering collaborative educational programming, public forums, non-degree courses, workshops, and service-learning opportunities all focused on bringing the insights of the humanities to bear on contemporary public life. The Center welcomes partnership with community institutions, and values work that transcends both academic disciplines and the boundary between campus and the larger community. Contact us to learn more.
 

Check out the following FREE events in October. We hope to see you there!

Note: The Art Show on Oct. 30 starts at 2pm (not 10 am).