Helping all Virginians
tell their stories
Like Sharon Frazier and Linwood Smith, whose miniature dollhouses tell the story of growing up during segregation in Alexandria Virginia.
Now Hiring!
We’re seeking a Director of Education and an Associate Director of Community Initiatives.
“We have the right to be here”
In this time of collective grief and determination, we stand with Virginia’s Asian and Pacific Islander communities. “We have the right to be here,” proclaims Poet Laureate of Virginia Luisa A. Igloria. Virginia Humanities firmly believes this, too.
Broadside by Ramona Martinez
A New Home for Virginia Humanities
In early 2021, we’ll be opening a new humanities center in Dairy Central, Charlottesville’s historic Monticello Dairy building.
Learn how we’re helping Virginians connect with their history and culture.
We aim to share the stories of all Virginians—or, better yet, help people share their own stories.
We create opportunities for civic dialogue and the exchange of ideas.
We want all Virginians to connect with their history and culture.
We’re helping Virginians understand our past so we can better shape our future.
News and Events
NewsA Promise to Grow
Virginia Humanities & City of Promise to Publish Children’s Book Celebrating 10th & Page Neighborhood
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Virginia Festival of the Book
Watch more than forty conversations with authors, illustrators, and publishers from our 2021 Virginia Festival of the Book.
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Native Voices Professional Development Series
Please join us as we enhance content knowledge with lived experiences shared by three Virginia Tribal Leaders (Chief Stephen R. Adkins, Chickahominy Indian Tribe; Chief Kenneth Branham, Monacan Indian Nation; …
NewsThe Virginia Writers Project
Just last week, Congress approved the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 (ARP), with it designating $135 million in federal funds to the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) in …
NewsPreserving & Sharing the Afro-Puerto Rican art of Bomba
Semilla Cultural is one of twenty-five non-profit organizations recently awarded a Virginia Humanities grant. Based in Fredericksburg, Virginia, the grassroots organization is dedicated to preserving and sharing the traditional Afro-Puerto …
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Open grant application deadlines are July 15th & January 15. Fellowship application deadline is December 1.
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.
