The Holle Center for Communication Arts is an incubator and a creative collaboratory designed to shape the future of 21st-century nonfiction storytelling. The center convenes researchers, practitioners, community partners and student interns to foster innovative, arts-informed research and narrative projects that are crucial to advancing the notion that everyone has a story to tell and a story worth telling. The center’s work is to tell meaningful stories that reflect the world as it is, and as it can be.

Communication arts enhance the impact of storytelling through mediums that evoke emotion, create connections, and further a nuanced understanding of lived experiences.

THE HOLLE AWARDS

The Holle Center for Communication Arts oversees the national Holle Awards for Excellence in Creativity and Communication, which highlight and celebrate creative expression in seven categories including book arts, filmmaking, forensics, media writing, public speaking, screenwriting and sports media.

The awards, which were established by Everett Hughes Holle and funded by the Holle Family Foundation, include a $10,000 prize for the winner of each category.

Support the Vision. Empower the Voices.

Your gift to the Holle Center helps sustain innovative programming, community outreach, and collaborative research at the intersection of communication, creativity, and public life. With your support, we empower students to tell powerful, meaningful stories—amplifying voices, fostering dialogue, and shaping a more informed and connected society.

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