Event2020 Richmond Folk Festival
The Richmond Folk Festival will celebrate its 16th anniversary the weekend of October 9-11 with a “virtual” event that will bring together the community through a special television program, radio …
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News2020 Richmond Folk Festival Online Stream
The Richmond Folk Festival celebrated its 16th anniversary the weekend of October 9-11 with a “virtual” event that brought together the community through a special television program, radio broadcasts and …
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EventAfrikana Independent Film Festival
We’re excited to co-sponsor the 5th Anniversary Afrikana Independent Film Festival, September 17-20! This year’s all-virtual Afrikana experience remains a space that celebrates, elevates, and further validates Black stories, Black …
NewsBefore We Forget
In this webinar, recorded August 20, 2020, Lyall Harris and Patricia Silva discuss Silva’s 2020 pandemic project Before We Forget, hand-bound journals with writing prompts aimed at remembering this unprecedented …
NewsMore Than $3 Million in Emergency Funds Awarded to Virginia’s Arts and Cultural Organizations
Virginia (statewide)—More than 300 Virginia-based nonprofits struggling to cope with COVID-19 related revenue shortfalls recently received $3,472,176 in federal funds to protect arts and cultural sector jobs, make lessons and …
NewsA Historic House & Art Museum Goes Digital
Learn how the Hermitage Museum & Gardens is adapting to COVID-19 with the help of a Virginia Humanities CARES Act grant.
News2020 Great Reads: The Undefeated
Every year, the Center for the Book in the Library of Congress features a book from each of the affiliate Centers for the Book, creating an annual list of Great Reads. …
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NewsThe Life of Flory Jagoda: the keeper of the flame
Born in 1923 in Sarajevo, Bosnia, Flory Jagoda learned songs from her grandmother, or “Nona” as she calls her, who knew the musical traditions passed down through their Sephardic Jewish …
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NewsReal Folk: Passing on Trades and Traditions of the Virginia Folklife Apprenticeship Program
Watch the 5-episode virtual tour: Since 2002, the Virginia Folklife Apprenticeship Program at Virginia Humanities has brought together more than 150 experienced master artists and eager apprentices, ensuring various art …
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EventReal Folk: Passing on Trades and Traditions of the Virginia Folklife Apprenticeship Program – Exhibition
The Birthplace of Country Music Museum reopened to the public June 11. Since 2002, the Virginia Folklife Apprenticeship Program at Virginia Humanities has brought together more than 130 experienced master …
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NewsThe Old Jimmy Sutton
A masterful songster recorded by two folklorists, fifty years apart. When the late folklorist Alan Lomax set out on his now infamous “Southern Journey” in 1959, he stopped in Chilhowie, …
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NewsMusic Matters
These are trying times for musicians as large gatherings have been outlawed. Virginia Folklife has created TRAIN: Teachers of Remote Arts Instruction Network in response to the global COVID-19 pandemic and …
