Virginia Humanities News

Virginia Folklife Awards Five Apprenticeships to Preserve Traditional Arts

The 2025–2026 teams will sustain Virginia’s cultural heritage through quilting, pottery, instrument making, and more.

17 July 2025

Grant Opportunity Announced

From Virginia Humanities at UVA Wise

10 July 2025

Virginia Musicians to Perform on National Mall in ‘Youth and the Future of Culture’

Three young artists that previously received Virginia Folklife Apprenticeships will be performing on the National Mall on July 4 and 5 as part of the Smithsonian Folklife Festival.

30 June 2025

Virginia Humanities Announces Grants Despite Federal Funding Cuts

$113k awarded to 24 Cultural Nonprofits

24 June 2025

2025 K-12 Educator Fellows Announced

Virginia Humanities Announces Four New Fellows

10 June 2025

Mellon Foundation Provides $850,000 to Support Humanities Faculty at Historically Black Colleges and Universities

Virginia Humanities Announces Award

10 June 2025

Restored Public Mural Brings Clintwood Community Together

Part of a Statewide Celebration of Virginia Humanities' 50th Anniversary

14 May 2025

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.

30 April 2025

Virginia cultural organizations, history, and preservation impacted by cuts to the National Endowment for the Humanities

DOGE targets the NEH

3 April 2025

$211,896 in Awards to 19 Cultural Nonprofits Announced

Plus upcoming application deadlines

28 March 2025