NewsVirginia Humanities Hosts Bestselling Author Matthew Quick in Alexandria
Alexandria—Virginia Humanities, the state humanities council, is hosting a talk by bestselling author Matthew Quick in Old Town Alexandria on Saturday, September 26 at 7:00 p.m. The event is presented …
NewsLt. Governor & Virginia Humanities Launch Student Poetry Contest
RICHMOND, VA — Lieutenant Governor Ghazala Hashmi today announced the launch of the Lieutenant Governor of Virginia Poetry Contest, a statewide opportunity inviting students in kindergarten through twelfth grade to …
EventA Letter to His Father: Author Talk and Book Signing with Bestselling Author Matthew Quick
Join Virginia Humanities for a special author talk and book signing with bestselling author Matthew Quick, author of The Silver Linings Playbook, as he discusses his new memoir, Dad, Love, …
EventRekindling a Lost Art: Letter Writing Workshop
Letter writing was once the primary way families and friends stayed in touch. But when was the last time you sat down and wrote a letter to someone you care …
NewsStories Connect Us
Stories connect us — and right now, we need to protect the ones that matter most. Bestselling author David Baldacci is lending his voice to support Virginia Humanities — and calling on …
EventJoin us at the Virginia Center for the Book for an Open House and preview our newest members’ project Rivanna Reconnaissance
Join us at the Virginia Center for the Book on Friday, December 7 for an Open House and preview our newest members’ project Rivanna Reconnaissance.
NewsOur Most Recently Completed Members Project “Rivanna River Reconnaissance”
River Reconnaissance is the culmination of our incredibly talented Virginia Center for the Book members over two years. Members worked together to create a beautifully bound faux scientific field journal. It was filled with fictitious accounts of what could be discovered along the banks of the Rivanna River due to climate change.
EventOur Most Recently Completed Members Project “Rivanna Reconnaissance”
River Reconnaissance is the culmination of our incredibly talented Virginia Center for the Book members over two years. Members worked together to create a beautifully bound faux scientific field journal. It was filled with fictitious accounts of what could be discovered along the banks of the Rivanna River due to climate change.
EventALPHABUZZ: Exploring the Alphabet, the Book, and Literacy with a Printing Press
A series of workshops sponsored by the Virginia Humanities Center for the Book and organized by 2024-25 Frank Riccio Resident Artist Josef Beery.
EventCreepy Reads for Halloween 2024
As we roll into Halloween, here are a few eerie book options to set the mood for costumes, candy, and cauldrons!
EventALPHABUZZ: Exploring the Alphabet, the Book, and Literacy with a Printing Press
A series of workshops sponsored by the Virginia Humanities Center for the Book and organized by 2024-25 Frank Riccio Resident Artist Josef Beery.
EventVirginia Center for the Book Wayzgoose & Shop Clean-Up
Wayzgoose – A festive gathering traditionally given by master printers for their workers in the season when daylight wanes and printers shift to working by candlelight. We’ve skipped a few years in celebrating this annual printers’ holiday, but in 2024 we’re ready to work and socialize!
