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Like Sharon Frazier and Linwood Smith, whose miniature dollhouses tell the story of growing up during segregation in Alexandria Virginia.

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Reconstructed
Join us for a free screening of “Reconstructed: The Rebuilding of African American Communities Through Faith and Education,” a film by Horace Scruggs. This film was produced by the Fluvanna …

The Chosen Few: A Cappella Gospel from Virginia
The Virginia Folklife Program and the American Folklife Center at the Library of Congress to present the Chosen Few as part of its annual Homegrown Concert Series.

“In Good Keeping in 2022” Virginia Beach Screening
The Virginia Folklife Program invites you to a screening of In Good Keeping in 2022, a feature-length documentary film showcasing eighteen artists from across the state who are working to sustain …

Book Arts Workshops: Paste Paper & Stiff-leaf Binding
Paste papers are fun and decorative art papers used for a variety of paper crafts. Stiff leaf binding is a rigid no-sew method in which folded sheets of paper are glued back-to-back to form a satisfyingly solid little book.
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Undertaking the most challenging work in our history
At a time when divisions may be easier to see than the values that unite us, our work brings people together and honors our shared humanity.