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Beneath the Surface
The new Beneath the Surface: Race and the History of Race in South Hampton Roads initiative focuses on Chesapeake, Norfolk, Portsmouth, Suffolk and Virginia Beach. The goal is to deepen awareness of the role race plays in issues confronting the region and to lay groundwork for positive transformation.
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Lua Project Announces Mexilachian Son
Announcing a weekend of public performances featuring Veracruz, Mexico based Son Jarocho master musician and poet Zenen Zeferino in collaboration with roots music ensemble the Lua Project. Luray, Va—Mexilachian Son …
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Announcing Folklife Apprenticeship Class of 2019-2020
Virginia Humanities’ Virginia Folklife Program announces the 2019-2020 class of Master artists in the Virginia Folklife Apprenticeship Program. Through a competitive selection process, Master artists are chosen from diverse Folklife …
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2019 Book Festival Live Streams
If you couldn’t make it to Central Virginia to attend our 2019 Virginia Festival of the Book in person this year or missed a program due to a scheduling conflict, …
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Festival of the Book & CFA Institute Announce 2019 Partnership
The Virginia Festival of the Book—a program of Virginia Humanities celebrating its 25th year of bringing writers and readers together to promote and celebrate books, reading, literacy, and literary culture—today …
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Finding Wisdom: Community Art Project Schedule Announced
Visiting Printmaker Amos Paul Kennedy Jr. To Lead a Series of Public Workshops, Talks, and Exhibitions in Charlottesville in March Charlottesville, VA – Virginia Humanities’ Virginia Center for the Book …
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Virginia Center for the Book Announces “Finding Wisdom”
A Series of Public & Partnership Programs, Printmaking Workshops, & Exhibitions in Charlottesville with Visiting Printmaker Amos Paul Kennedy Jr.
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Announcing Fifteen New Grants
Virginia Humanities announces $79,700 in recent grants to fifteen nonprofit organizations in support of public humanities programs for audiences throughout the Commonwealth and beyond. The Virginia Humanities Grant Program responds …
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History United Team Welcomes New Director Chad Martin
Virginia Humanities is proud to announce the appointment of Chad Martin as director of its History United program in Danville, VA. History United uses local history to strengthen community and …
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BackStory Awards Inaugural Prize for Excellence in Public History
BackStory, the American history podcast produced by Virginia Humanities, awarded the first ever “BackStory Prize” to The National Memorial for Peace and Justice. “The Equal Justice Initiative is grateful to …
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Eleven Scholars in Residence
Charlottesville, Va. – Virginia Humanities is pleased to announce eleven new Residential Fellows for the 2018-2019 academic year. The Residential Fellowship program affords scholars the time, space, and access to …
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