Virginia Humanities News

2026 Virginia Festival of the Book Schedule Annoucned

150+ Authors Coming to Charlottesville

25 February 2026

Virginia Joins "By the People" Initiative for America’s 250th

Events and programming will celebrate community dance and joyful movement across the commonwealth

21 January 2026

Anne & Gene Worrell Foundation Makes $300k Investment in Central Virginia

Virginia Humanities Announces grant from the Anne & Gene Worrell Foundation

16 January 2026

17 Projects Highlight Virginia’s Story Through Film, Food, and Song

VA Humanities Awards $222,911 to 17 organizations

9 January 2026

More Than $500k in Grants Awarded to Engage, Educate, & Inspire Virginians in the Lead Up to the 250th Anniversary of the Nation’s Founding

Final Round of VA250 Announced by Virginia Humanities

20 November 2025

Encyclopedia Virginia Releases Free E-Book on Virginia’s Early Revolution

Published ahead of America’s 250th, the volume offers a definitive introduction to the events that ignited independence.

17 November 2025

Food, Community & Climate on the Eastern Shore

New Exhibit Opening 11/15

5 November 2025

Seven New Fellows Expand Our Understanding of Virginia

Virginia Humanities Announces 4th Cohort of HBCU Fellowships

23 October 2025

Google Awards $150k to Support Historically Black College and University Alumni’s Research Projects

Virginia Humanities receives $150,000 from Google Data Centers’ Community Development & Engagement team to support the HBCU Scholars Fellowship.

21 October 2025

Riverlore On Film

RVA Folk Fest Launch Party Announced for 10/9

30 September 2025