NewsApprenticeship Application Deadline Extended
We’ve extended the application deadline for our 2022-2023 Virginia Folklife Apprenticeship Class to March 1! If you practice a traditional folkway here in Virginia and have a student you’d like …
NewsNew Virginia State Folklorist Announced
Katy Clune will be the new State Folklorist and director of the Virginia Folklife Program.
NewsAnnouncing the 2022 Festival schedule for March!
We are thrilled to announce the 2022 Virginia Festival of the Book schedule of in-person and virtual events, including more than 80 free, public events now available to explore at …
News2022 JMRL Same Page Community Read selection: We Are Not Free by Traci Chee
In advance of the 2022 Festival schedule announcement later this month, we are honored to announce that We Are Not Free by Traci Chee, a National Book Award finalist book …
News2022 Carol Troxell Reader: Dr. Imani Perry
In advance of the 2022 Festival schedule announcement later this month, we are honored to announce that acclaimed author Dr. Imani Perry will be the 2022 Carol Troxell Reader with …
NewsRemembering Mary Edna, The Soup Lady of Galax
Remembering the Soup Lady of Galax, the beloved Mary Edna Thompson.
NewsAnnouncing a New Fellowship Opportunity for K-12 Educators in Virginia
Today, Virginia Humanities announced a new fellowship opportunity for K-12 educators focused on telling the stories of historically excluded populations and peoples. The K-12 Educator Fellowship is scheduled to begin …
NewsSave the dates for the first hybrid Virginia Festival of the Book in March 2022!
We are thrilled to announce that the 28th annual Virginia Festival of the Book will take place as a hybrid event, March 16-20, 2022! Building on the success of almost two …
NewsNearly $1 million in SHARP Grant Funds Awarded to Organizations Across Virginia
Virginia Humanities announced today that $950,600 in grants will be distributed among eighty-three nonprofit organizations across the state. Funding for these grants comes from The National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) …
NewsMorgan Trust Awards Virginia Humanities $50,000 Grant
For Completion of the Claude Moore Media Center
alth of Virginia.
NewsAnnouncing a New Fellowship Opportunity
For Scholars Affiliated with Virginia’s Historically Black Colleges and Universities
This fall, Virginia Humanities is launching a new fellowship open to scholars affiliated with Virginia’s HBCUs. These fellowships, made possible through a grant from Dominion Energy Charitable Foundation, will provide up to nine months of funding for scholars interested in the humanities and human-related social sciences.
NewsJanuary 2022 Grant Deadline Replaced with Rolling Grant Expansion
Over the past two years, between our normal grant programs and the CARES Act and SHARP grant programs, we have awarded nearly $2.5 million to Virginia’s cultural nonprofits. To allow …
NewsNew Board Members Join Virginia Humanities
Charlottesville, VA—Virginia Humanities welcomes four new members to their Board of Directors: Dr. Jill Bussey Harris of Richmond, Larissa Smith of Farmville, Linda Seligmann of Fairfax, and Tucker Lemon of …
NewsTwenty-Four New Grants Help Tell the Story of Our Commonwealth
Charlottesville, VA—Today, Virginia Humanities announced $231,750 in new grants to twenty-four nonprofit organizations dedicated to amplifying lesser-known historical narratives and initiating conversations around topics relevant to all Virginians. Since 1974, …
