NewsAppalachian Foodways Practitioner Fellowship Applications Open
Fellows may include, but are not limited to home cooks and bakers, seed savers, farmers, community elders, keepers of recipes and traditional foodways knowledge, hunters, and foragers, who have made …
NewsRegarding VA’s Proposed SOLs for History and Social Sciences
A Letter from Executive Director Matthew Gibson – As the state humanities council for over forty-five years, Virginia Humanities has always advocated for the humanities. Sometimes topics in the humanities—such as history and how it is taught—intersect with public policy.
NewsIntern with the Virginia Folklife Program
The Virginia Folklife Program is seeking one or more interns for Summer 2023 (roughly May through August). Online applications are due Friday, March 31. If you have questions, please contact …
NewsWe Are Part of a CommonWEALTH of Cultures
At the Richmond Folk Festival this October, we invited visitors to tell us what sorts of performances and cultural expressions they would enjoy next year and beyond. We commissioned Sushmita …
NewsFolklife Apprenticeship Program Application Now Open
One of the primary ways the Virginia Folklife Program supports cultural traditions of the Commonwealth is through its Apprenticeship Program. The application for the 2023 cohort is now open (due …
NewsVirginia Folklife Program is Seeking Cultural Storytellers
The Virginia Folklife Program wants to hear from you and your communities. Email us your pitch to Sights and Sounds!
NewsAnnouncing Thirty-Two Grants
Today, Virginia Humanities announced 32 new grants totaling $238,244 to nonprofit organizations across the Commonwealth. “The awarded projects span cultural celebrations, art installations, public conversations, live performances and more, each …
NewsIn Good Keeping Is Live
In Good Keeping, the documentary film exploring the Virginia Folklife Apprenticeship Class of 2021-2022 is now live and available on-demand via our Youtube page. The stories follow the apprenticeship teams …
NewsKalela Williams Named New Director of Virginia’s Center for the Book
Virginia Humanities announced today that Kalela Williams is serving as the new Director of the Virginia Center for the Book. The Virginia Center for the Book, an affiliate of the …
NewsFive New Board Members Include Educators, Veterans, and Business Leaders
Today, Virginia’s state humanities council, Virginia Humanities, announced five new members of their board of directors including four appointments by Governor Glenn Youngkin. The new slate of board members includes: …
NewsAnnouncing the 2022 Virginia Folklife Stage and Area at the Richmond Folk Festival
This year’s craft demonstration area at the Richmond Folk Festival will feature an Instrument Makers Workshop and more.
NewsVirginia Commission for the Arts Fellowship Applications Open
The Virginia Commission for the Art’s 2022 Artist Fellowship applications are now open for the disciplines of works on paper and songwriting. A limited number of Artist Fellowships in the …
NewsNew Grant Opportunity for Appalachian Folk & Traditional Arts
What are the Central Appalachia Living Traditions Folk & Traditional Arts Experiences Grants? Mid Atlantic Arts’ Central Appalachia Living Traditions: Folk and Traditional Arts Experiences grants fund public-facing projects and events …
NewsAnnouncing Eighteen Grants
Today, Virginia Humanities announced eighteen new grants totaling $153,200 to nonprofit organizations across the Commonwealth. “We’ve been supporting humanities-based projects across Virginia since our founding in 1974,” said Matthew Gibson, …
