Public Humanities Awards 2023
2023 Recipients L-R: Rebecca Ginsburg, Alyson Thompson, Tracie D. Hall, and Stephanie Manriquez (Photo by GlitterGuts)
When
May 17, 2023
12:00pm–1:30pm
Cost
Open to the public. Sold Out.
Thank you for joining us as we celebrated and honored our 2023 Public Humanities Awardees, Rebecca Ginsburg, Alyson Thompson, and Stephanie Manriquez, and our 2023 Beacon Awardee Tracie D. Hall at City Hall/Recess on May 17, 2023!
The afternoon was filled with joy, community, and the sharing of stories. Together, we created a story of our own, too. Joined by storyteller, poet, and activist Faylita Hicks, guests offered words and phrases in response to the prompt, “What makes your story possible," jotted down on seed paper. Taking their responses in hand, she wrote a poem entitled, “Root Work,”
The 2023 Award Recipients
Tracie D. Hall, Beacon Award Recipient
Rebecca Ginsburg, Public Humanities Awards Recipient
Stephanie Manriquez, Public Humanities Award Recipient
Alyson Thompson, Public Humanities Award Recipient
All photos by GlitterGuts.
Thank you to our host committee!
We are appreciative of all your efforts in helping put together such a fabulous event celebrating our 2023 Award Recipients and the impressive and vibrant public humanities work happening throughout Illinois.
Event Co-Chairs:
Mea Konopasek*
Jennifer Wirtz*
Honorary Chairs
Governor JB Pritzker
Lt. Governor Juliana Stratton
Committee Members
In alphabetical order
Thank you to our sponsors!
We are grateful to all of our sponsors and supporters. You help us continue our statewide mission.
About Illinois Humanities' Public Humanities Awards Ceremony
Established in 1984, the Public Humanities Awards Ceremony 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. This event is Illinois Humanities’ most important annual fundraiser and enables us to provide grants and free public humanities programs throughout Illinois.
Launched in 2020 as part of the Public Humanities Awards Ceremony, 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.