• Mellon Foundation Provides $850,000 to Support Humanities Faculty at Historically Black Colleges and Universities
  • Restored Public Mural Brings Clintwood Community Together
Mellon Foundation Provides $850,000 to Support Humanities Faculty at Historically Black Colleges and Universities
Restored Public Mural Brings Clintwood Community Together
2025 K-12 Educator Fellows Announced

Virginia Humanities Announces Four New Fellows
Mellon Foundation Provides $850,000 to Support Humanities Faculty at Historically Black Colleges and Universities

Virginia Humanities Announces Award
Restored Public Mural Brings Clintwood Community Together

Part of a Statewide Celebration of Virginia Humanities' 50th Anniversary
Mellon Foundation Announces $15 Million Emergency Funding for Humanities Councils

This investment by the Mellon Foundation will help stabilize many councils after the sudden cancellation of federal operating grants by NEH in early April. 
Virginia cultural organizations, history, and preservation impacted by cuts to the National Endowment for the Humanities

DOGE targets the NEH
$211,896 in Awards to 19 Cultural Nonprofits Announced

Plus upcoming application deadlines
Announcing the 2025 Commonwealth Humanities Award Recipients

Lynda Johnson Robb, Dominion Energy, Elegba Folklore Society to be honored
Suzanne S. Youngkin Named Honorary Chair of Commonwealth Lecture in the Humanities

First Lady of Virginia Named Honorary Chair
Full Schedule Announced for 2025 Virginia Festival of the Book!

Schedule, ticketing, and more
Get Ready for the 2025 Virginia Festival of the Book!

Featured authors and highlights announced

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Virginia Humanities is the state humanities council. We’re headquartered in Charlottesville at the University of Virginia, but we serve the entire state.

We aim to share the stories of all Virginians—or, better yet, find ways for people to share their own stories. We want Virginians to connect with their history and culture and, in doing that, we hope we’ll all get to know each other a little better.