NewsLegendary Ingramettes new album Take a Look in the Book is a “celestial outpouring of gospel goodness”
The new album from The Legendary Ingramettes is called Take a Look in the Book and it is getting stellar reviews: NPR’s Sunday Edition: The Power of Gospel during Crisis …
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NewsLegendary Ingramettes: Take a Look in the Book – album out now
The Virginia Folklife Program is so proud to announce the release of Take a Look in the Book, the new album from The Legendary Ingramettes. Six decades of music, sixty-five …
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NewsResources for Artists Affected by Covid 19
Helpful Links for artists and musicians who have lost income because of the Covid 19 pandemic.
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NewsCall and Response
by Greg Willett In a small Catholic church in Pleven, Bulgaria, the congregation sat in silence. The Reverend Almeta Ingram-Miller and her gospel group, The Legendary Ingramettes, were told it …
EventPrintmaking in the Torres Strait Islands with Brian Robinson
Join renowned Australian Indigenous artist Brian Robinson as he discusses and demonstrates his own practice of printmaking and the tradition of 2d works on paper in the Torres Strait Islands off the …
EventCanceled: Breaking Barriers and Building Bridges
This event, along with the rest of the 2020 Virginia Festival of the Book has been canceled.
EventCanceled: More Lasting Than Bronze
Word and Art as Grassroots Monuments Attend this round table talk to hear Paul Farber (Monument Lab: Creative Speculations for Philadelphia), conceptual visual artist Veronica Jackson, and Robert Schultz (War …
EventCanceled: 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 …
EventVisionaries
View original artworks by students ages 14-18 who, led by JMU Art Professor Susan Zurbrigg, participated in a summer 2019 workshop on racial healing and transformation. In 2019, the Northeast …
NewsRichmond Folk Festival Highlights – 15th Anniversary
As we look back at the 15th Folk Festival in Richmond we can’t help but take pride in the stunning success of this event! This was another great year, and …
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NewsRemembering Helen White
The Virginia Folklife Program is deeply shocked and saddened at the news of the passing of our good friend Helen White. Helen channeled her tireless passion for the music and …
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NewsHot Rods and Hot Licks
What: Richmond Folk Festival When: October 11-13, 2019 Where: Downtown Richmond between 2nd and 7th streets and Brown’s Island Cost: FREE, no tickets required Ever since the first automobiles started …
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