CT Humanities Grant for DA's 250th Interactive Experience Project

The board of directors of CT Humanities has approved $203,479 in Capacity, Planning, and Implementation grants to 13 cultural organizations to support humanities projects throughout the state.

Discovering Amistad announces with gratitude that it has received one of these CT Humanities grants – a $20,000  “Planning and Implementation Grant.” This grant funding will go towards creating Amistad-CT 250th Interactive Experience (ACT250) – an initiative to advance Discovering Amistad’s “floating classroom experience” for America’s 250th, by developing a variety of interactive exhibits that elevate the narratives of “unsung heroes” of 1839 Amistad Uprising. DA will use its inclusive and culturally relevant approach to share BIPOC American stories and foster civic engagement, including upgrading/creating dockside exhibits, interactive ship portals, narratives and other multimedia components for ship, dockside and virtual.

“We are pleased to support opportunities for the public to connect and engage with humanities content and themes, and these projects are stellar examples,” said Dr. Jason R. Mancini, executive director for CT Humanities. “Through our grant funding, we help our cultural organizations cultivate the curiosity, knowledge, and understanding that is essential to a healthy democracy.”