Virginia Humanities News

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

Bestselling Author Bruce Holsinger to discuss AI in Fiction and Reality in Alexandria on September 27

A Virginia Humanities 50th Anniversary Event

16 September 2025