Helping all Virginians
tell their stories
Like Eddie Bond, the Appalachian fiddler whose talent and dedication to his community won him the 2018 National Endowment for the Arts National Heritage Fellowship.
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
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Virginia Festival of the Book
Each year, more than 20,000 people attend the Virginia Festival of the Book to share in the love of books and the authors, publishers, and illustrators who make them. The …
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Grant Opportunities Workshop for Southwest Virginia
Attend this free workshop to learn about funding opportunities from Virginia Humanities for Southwest Virginia non-profit organizations. About this Event Why Attend? Since 1974, Virginia Humanities has awarded more than …
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Dying for Freedom
Virginia Humanities Residential Fellow Suzette Spencer will present her research and consideration about Nate Parker’s 2016 film, exploring what it now means to image and imagine Turner’s uprising almost two centuries …
News
Richmond’s Civil Rights Past Remembered Through Stories
By Nora Pehrson Virginia Humanities grant recipient and former fellow Laura Browder is working to share the history of Richmond’s civil rights movement with public audiences. Funded in part by …
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Open grant application deadlines are April 15th & October 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.
