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Update on April 15 Grant Deadline
Notice to Prospective Grant Applicants: We recognize that the Coronavirus presents significant challenges, both personal and work-related, to all our prospective grant applicants. While much has changed in all our lives as a result of the Coronavirus, we have decided to keep the application deadline and review schedule for the spring 2020 Open Grant cycle the same.
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New Short Film Tells the Story of Virginia’s Maggie Lena Walker
Unladylike is a series of twenty-six multimedia films honoring the 100th anniversary of women’s suffrage. Launched in March during Women’s History Month and continuing through August 26 2020, each ten-minute …
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Closed: Transitions-The Columbia Pike Documentary Project
This exhibit is temporarily closed and the opening reception is being rescheduled. The Columbia Pike Documentary Project will be exhibiting new work at the Founders Gallery of George Mason University’s …
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From the Front Porch to the Front Lines
As part of Radford University’s 75th anniversary commemoration of WWII, Wednesday February 26, 2020, 4:00 – 5:00 p.m., Kathleen Ingoldsby and Melinda Wagner will discuss the Floyd Story Center’s oral …
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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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Unearthing Buried Stories
Join the Koinonia School of Race & Justice at Richmond Hill for a special Black History Month program focused on the enslaved community at Richmond Hill and African American burial …
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Our Grant Guidelines Are Being Updated
The limit on Open Grant requests has been increased to $20,000 and Discretionary Grants will be increased on July 1.
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Canceled: Exploring the Wilds: The Violin in Early America
This event has been canceled. See the Frontier Culture Museum‘s website for more information. In an era before recordings, live music was prevalent, and the violin was king. The same …
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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 …
