NewsA New Home for the Humanities in Virginia
In early 2021 we’re moving to Dairy Central, Charlottesville’s historic former Monticello Dairy building at Grady and Preston avenues.
NewsVirginia Humanities Welcomes Three New Board Members
Virginia Humanities welcomes three new members to our Board of Directors: Lynette Allston (Drewryville), Jim Chapman (Charlottesville), and Dee Lester (Norfolk). They join a Board composed of twenty-five distinguished Virginia …
NewsVirginia 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 …
NewsState 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 …
NewsAnnouncing $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 …
NewsMore 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, …
NewsCARES 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 …
NewsNow 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 …
NewsVirginia 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 …
NewsHumanities 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. …
NewsOpen 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.
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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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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NewsVirginia 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 …
