Virginia Humanities News

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

Announcing the 2025 Commonwealth Humanities Award Recipients

Lynda Johnson Robb, Dominion Energy, Elegba Folklore Society to be honored

17 March 2025

Suzanne S. Youngkin Named Honorary Chair of Commonwealth Lecture in the Humanities

First Lady of Virginia Named Honorary Chair

12 March 2025

Full Schedule Announced for 2025 Virginia Festival of the Book!

Schedule, ticketing, and more

12 February 2025

Get Ready for the 2025 Virginia Festival of the Book!

Featured authors and highlights announced

5 February 2025