NewsCommunity Dance Night
On Thursday, 9/10/2026 we hosted a night of music and a celebration of local dance traditions at the Floyd Country Store with our Virginia Folklife Program. The Mustard Cutters played …
NewsBack to School with EV
It’s that time of year, and whether you’re sharpening your pencils and gathering your notebooks or a lifelong learner, Encyclopedia Virginia is here to support all your educational endeavors. It’s the place where anyone curious about Virginia’s past can access trustworthy history—free of charge.
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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 …
NewsVoices Behind Walls
College classrooms are opening up behind federal prison walls, sparking a massive shift in American higher education
NewsThe Insurance-Industrial Complex of Slavery
The Library of Virginia presents a virtual talk by Virginia Humanities HBCU Scholars Fellow Michelle Oliver, a financial genealogist, preservation strategist and public history researcher.
NewsWhat Tastes Like Home?
“What tastes like home?” That simple prompt at the 26th annual National Book Festival in Washington, D.C., got people talking and writing— sharing their own home-inspired foods. We asked attendees …
NewsAnnouncing the 2026 Commonwealth Humanities Awardees
Today, Virginia Humanities announced three recipients of the 2026 Commonwealth Humanities Award. The award celebrates remarkable individuals and organizations who have made exceptional contributions to the humanities in Virginia and …
NewsRights to Nature
Some say a river is a resource to extract from. Others say a river is a living thing with its own rights.
NewsAnnouncing the 2026 Virginia Folklife Apprenticeship Awards
The Virginia Folklife Program of Virginia Humanities has awarded seven teams of artists Folklife Apprenticeships for 2026–2027.
NewsJosh Manning & Aslan “Ozzy” Freidline
Josh Manning is apprenticing Aslan “Ozzy” Freidline in how to source, harvest, process, and fire wild clay similar to that used by the first colonial potters.
NewsJazz and Civil Rights
The personal and professional lives of musicians such as Louis Armstrong, Miles Davis, and John Coltrane cannot be divorced from the struggle for racial equality.
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 …
