Virginia Humanities

Exploring Indigenous Foodways

What did food sovereignty look like in Virginia prior to the arrival of Europeans?

What did food sovereignty look like in Virginia prior to the arrival of Europeans?  Why have Native American foodways changed so dramatically? And how are Indigenous communities building healthy, just, food systems today? In October, our Food & Community project set out to explore these questions through a series of workshops with leaders in Indigenous […]

Lua, David Wax Museum w/ Zenen Zeferino

Lua Project, Zenen Zeferino Huervo and David Wax Museum invite you to come and join us for Charlottesville’s first Fandango celebration of Son Jarocho music from the mountains of Verecruz Mexico to the Appalachias of Virginia. A Virginia Humanities grant helped Zenen Zeferino Huervo and Lua ​ collaborate on this unique musical project where traditional Son Jarocho songs are […]

2018 Richmond Folk Fest

Oct. 12-14

The Richmond Folk Festival features more than thirty performing groups on seven live music stages with continuous music and dance performances, along with children’s activities, a folk arts marketplace, regional and ethnic foods, and more. The FREE three-day festival is expected to be one of the largest events in Virginia, drawing visitors from across the […]

Indigenous Lunch – Symposium on Food Sovereignty

Virginia Humanities’ Food & Community project and Virginia Indian Programs are collaborating with the University of Virginia Sustainable Food Strategy Task Force on a two-day Bicentennial Symposium event, Our Evolving Food System: from Slavery to Sovereignty. This public, free symposium will take place at the University of Virginia (UVA) October 17-18 2018, featuring an Indigenous lunch sponsored […]

Explore the Art of Masquerade

at the 14th Annual Richmond Folk Festival

Charlottesville, VA— Virginia Humanities joins the Richmond Folk Festival in announcing the Virginia Folklife Area theme for the 2018 Richmond Folk Festival: “Masquerade.” When: The Richmond Folk Festival takes place Friday, October 12, beginning at 6:00 PM, through Sunday, October 14 at 6:00 PM. The Virginia Folklife Area will be open Saturday, October 13 and […]

Free Lunch Exploring Native Foodways

To Be Served at UVA Symposium on Food Sovereignty

Charlottesville, Va. – Virginia Humanities’ Food & Community project and Virginia Indian Programs are collaborating with the University of Virginia Sustainable Food Strategy Task Force on a two-day Bicentennial Symposium event, Our Evolving Food System: from Slavery to Sovereignty. This public, free symposium will take place at the University of Virginia (UVA) October 17-18 2018, featuring […]

Old Traditions/New Virginians Folklife Celebration

Explore the sights and sounds of the “New Old” traditions of migrants who have come to Virginia within the last 30 years. This Folklife Celebration features traditions as varied as Vietnamese đàn bầu music (a one-stringed instrument), the exquisitely colorful Guatemalan alfombra (sawdust carpet) and dance, Hindustani raga singing, a Bolivian tinku dance group, and […]

Eddie Bond Awarded Highest Honor Bestowed Upon Traditional Artists

The Virginia Folklife Program at Virginia Humanities is proud to announce that Eddie Bond, celebrated old-time fiddler from the small southwestern Virginia town of Fries, has been honored with the 2018 National Endowment for the Arts National Heritage Fellowship. The National Heritage Fellowship, awarded annually by the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA), highlights the […]

Frank Newsome CD Release

Featuring Jim Lauderdale | July 8, Charlottesville

Doors: 6:30pm, Show 7:00pm $18-$20 BUY TICKETS » Join our Virginia Folklife Program at the Front Porch in Charlottesville on Sunday, July 8 to celebrate the re-release of National Heritage Fellow Reverend Frank Newsome’s album Gone Away with a Friend on Free Dirt Records. Renowned Americana musician and songwriter Jim Lauderdale, co-producer of Gone Away with aFriend, will join Reverend Newsome […]