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Virginia Humanities Announces Thirty-Two New Grants

Virginia Humanities announces $235,800 in recent grants to nonprofit organizations in support of public humanities programs for audiences throughout the commonwealth and beyond. The Virginia Humanities Grant Program helps communities …

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Virginia African American Cultural Resources Task Force | History

State Task Force to Host Juneteenth-Black Historic Preservation Event

On Friday, June 19, 2020, from Noon-1:00PM, the Virginia African American Cultural Resources (VAACR) Task Force will host Self Preservation, a Juneteenth online conversation on the state of Black historic …

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Announcing $599K in CARES Act Grants

Today, Virginia Humanities announced $599,500 in grants to 110 museums, libraries, historical societies, and other cultural nonprofit organizations across the state. The grants, part of the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and …

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More Than $1 Million Available for Virginia Arts and Humanities Organizations Struggling Due to COVID-19

Virginia’s state-wide arts and humanities councils have received more than $1 million in federal funds designated for emergency relief to arts and cultural organizations affected by the COVID-19 health crisis, …

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CARES Act Funding for the Arts and Humanities in Virginia

Presented by Janet Starke, Executive Director of the Virginia Commission for the Arts, and Matthew Gibson, Executive Director of Virginia Humanities, this webinar focuses on the current CARES Act funding …

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Now Accepting Applications for CARES Act Emergency Funds

Virginia Humanities is now accepting applications from museums, historic sites, and other humanities-based nonprofit organizations affected by the COVID-19 health crisis to cover emergency operating expenses. Approximately $591,000 will be …

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Virginia Humanities to Award CARES Act Funds to Virginia Nonprofits in Need

With more than $500,000 in emergency funds from the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH), we will be providing grants to museums, historic sites, and cultural institutions across Virginia affected by the …

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Humanities Needs Survey

As part of the federal response to the COVID-19 pandemic, the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) has received crisis funding to support the work of humanities organizations and scholars. …

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Open Grant Deadline Extended to April 24

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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Virginia Folklife | Arts

Legendary 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 …

The post Legendary Ingramettes new album Take a Look in the Book is a “celestial outpouring of gospel goodness” appeared first on Virginia Folklife Program.

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Resources for Artists Affected by Covid 19

Helpful Links for artists and musicians who have lost income because of the Covid 19 pandemic.

The post Resources for Artists Affected by Covid 19 appeared first on Virginia Folklife Program.

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Community Initiatives | Cultures & Communities

Virginia Black Public History Summer Institute

Due to COVID-19 restrictions, this program has been postponed until 2021. Please send questions to: SummerInstitute@Virginia.edu Announcement The Virginia Black Public History Summer Institute (Summer Institute) is an intensive twelve-week …

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