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NICOLE BOND
SUE SCOTT
12–1PM CDT
BEACON AWARDEE
LORENZO SAVAGE
LETTER FROM THE CHAIR OF THE PUBLIC HUMANITIES AWARDS AND THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Welcome! The Public Humanities Awards are a highlight of our year at Illinois Humanities. It is a special day when we come together from across the state—and beyond!—to honor the ways in which the humanities are vital and vibrant in our state. This year, perhaps more clearly than ever, we see through the work of our honorees the ways in which the humanities strengthen our state’s civic fabric. From Macomb, to East St. Louis, to Chicago, and every place in between, we are celebrating the people and organizations who wield the humanities every day to tell stories, build community, advance justice. Today, May 19, 2022, we’ll take you on a tour of the great state of Illinois. Most importantly, you’ll meet our community—your community—and see how, together, we make the public humanities happen every day in every corner of our state. Thank you for being a member of the Illinois Humanities community. Your support for the Public Humanities Awards keeps our programming free and accessible across the state, and we could not do it without you! With gratitude, Jennifer Wirtz, Board Member and PHA Chair Gabrielle Lyon, Executive Director
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This live, one hour show celebrates the power of the humanities from
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all corners of Illinois with dynamic imagery, provocative dialogue, uplifting stories, and more. Thank you for being with us today. The event, our most important fundraiser and celebration of the year, is honoring
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Public Humanities Awardees Nicole Bond of Chicago, Sue Scott of Macomb, Lorenzo Savage of East St. Louis, and Beacon Award winner, the Art for Justice Fund. This year’s event is chaired by Jennifer Wirtz.
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ABOUT ILLINOIS HUMANITIES Illinois Humanities, the Illinois affiliate of the National Endowment for the Humanities, is a statewide nonprofit organization that activates the humanities through free public programs, grants, and educational opportunities that foster reflection, spark conversation, build community, and strengthen civic engagement. We provide free, high-quality humanities experiences throughout Illinois, particularly for communities of color, individuals living on low incomes, counties and towns in rural areas, small arts and cultural organizations, and communities highly impacted by mass incarceration. In 2020, Illinois Humanities organized 169 events that reached 6,373 participants across Illinois, reaching nearly every one of the 102 counties in the state. Due to the pandemic and the change to virtual platforms, we were able to reach viewers across the world. With additional support from the National Endowment for the Humanities CARES Act funds, Illinois Humanities conducted statewide crisis-relief grantmaking of more than $700,00 to 177 organizations in 2020. Founded in 1974, Illinois Humanities is supported by state, federal, and private funds. Learn more at ilhumanities.org and on Facebook Twitter Instagram and LinkedIn @ILHumanities. Click here to donate to Illinois Humanities.
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PROGRAM AGENDA 11:30 AM Pre-show Lobby with music from
DJ L O Kari
12:00 PM WELCOME AND ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
Gabrielle Lyon, Executive Director, Illinois Humanities WHAT IS ILLINOIS HUMANITIES? Illinois Humanities staff Illinois Humanities is...Education Public Humanities Award presented to NICOLE BOND Illinois Humanities is...Civic Engagement Public Humanities Award presented to SUE SCOTT Illinois Humanities is...Sparking Conversations that Matter Public Humanities Award presented to LORENZO SAVAGE
Beacon Award presented to Terrance Bogans, representing the ART FOR JUSTICE FUND Closing Remarks
Gabrielle Lyon
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ABOUT THE PUBLIC HUMANITIES AWARD
Established in 1984, the Public Humanities Awards event celebrates people who have made an indelible impact on our state through their work in and support of the humanities, honoring them with the Public Humanities Award.
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THIS YEAR’S HONOREES NICOLE BOND is an award-winning poet,
SUE SCOTT is director of the Western
LORENZO SAVAGE is executive director and
museum educator, and teaching artist
Illinois Museum in Macomb where she
co-founder of I Am East St. Louis, a magazine
from Chicago who works as an educator at
builds community through a combination of
and community organization built to "invoke a
tried-and-true programs and bold, creative
sense of pride in current and former residents;
approaches to addressing current issues,
change the minds of those who believe
local history, and personal and collective
negative contemporary legends about East St.
storytelling. The Western Illinois Museum
Louis; and attract new residents, businesses,
is at the heart of the community and her
investors, and developers." He is a creative,
and more, leveraging the humanities to
leadership, devotion to collaboration, and
collaborative, and committed leader who
inspire, provoke, and impact individuals and
innovative approach is a portrait of the
creates change through the humanities in his
communities across Chicago.
humanities making an impact.
town and beyond.
the University of Chicago's Smart Museum of Art and at the Court Theatre. An alum of the IH Odyssey Project, she weaves together words, ideas, media, images,
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ABOUT THE BEACON AWARD
Launched in 2020, the Beacon Award honors an individual or organization who has been a champion for— or investor in— the humanities in Illinois, elevating the work of humanists in ways that have improved the quality of the state for its residents.
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THIS YEAR’S BEACON AWARDEE This year’s Beacon Award winner is ART FOR JUSTICE FUND, a national organization disrupting mass incarceration by funding artists and advocates working together to transform our criminal legal system. Art for Justice was founded in 2017 by Agnes Gund to end mass incarceration in the United States and the racism that drives it. This six year catalytic fund ending in 2023 has already made close to $100 million in grants to over 200 artists, advocates, and organizations that are transforming the criminal legal system and creating a future of shared safety for all. “We’re honored that Illinois Humanities is recognizing us with the Beacon Award,” said Helena Huang, Art for Justice Fund Project Director. “They’re an inspiring grantee partner and have shown great leadership through their Envisioning Justice Program which elevates the voices of those most impacted by the criminal legal system and shines a light on the urgent need to end mass incarceration. Illinois Humanities is shifting hearts and minds across the state via their efforts which builds empathy and makes policy change possible.”
HELENA HUANG, Art for Justice Fund Project Director
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PREVIOUS BEACON AWARD RECIPIENTS 2021 - Dawoud Bey
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2020 – Weinberg/Newton Gallery
PREVIOUS PUBLIC HUMANITIES AWARDS RECIPIENTS 2021 – Tonika Lewis Johnson
2006 – Mary A. Dempsey
2020 – Sylvia Ewing and Eve L. Ewing
2005 – The Honorable Abner And Zoe Mikva
2019 – Cheryl Lynn Bruce and Kerry James Marshall
1994 – Martin E. Marty, Stanley J. Ikenberry, Richard J. Franke, Chicago Tribune
2018 – Danielle Allen and Mannie Jackson
1993 – Francis J. Pettis
2017 – Jeanne Gang
1992 – Nancy Anderson Stevenson
2016 – Dr. Walter E. Massey
1990 – Bridget Lamont
2015 – Howard Tullman
1989 – Cyrus Colter
2014 – Jay Franke and David Herro
1988 – Brena And Lee Freeman
2013 – Lisa Yun Lee 2012 – Bruce Sagan and Bette Cerf Hill
1987 – The Honorable Dawn Clark Netsch and Walter Netsch
2011 – John A. Wing
1986 – Mary Ward Wolkonsky
2010 – Anna Eleanor Roosevelt
1985 – J. Michael Lennon
2008 – Carlos Tortolero
1984 – John Hope Franklin, Stuart Steuver, the Honorable Jim Edgar, the Honorable Paul Simon, the Honorable Sidney Yates, Louise Año Nuevo Kerr
2007 – Barbara Gaines
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GOLDEN TICKETS These golden tickets are your opportunity for one-of-a-kind experiences with the humanities -hosted by humanists who make the humanities happen. Choose from pie-baking and its connection to culture, guided first-hand experience with an acclaimed Smart Museum exhibit, explore how Katherine Dunham’s trips to Africa influenced her dancing and teaching, or go on a walking tour with Professor Tim Roberts for a special view of Macomb IL— A Divided Town in a Divided Nation: Macomb in the Civil War Era. Whether you choose a ticket for something in person or online all the funds raised provide critical support for the one and only Illinois Humanities. Take a peek and get your Golden Ticket(s) now! Go to bit.ly/GoldenPHA
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