Answering America’s Call
Newport News in WWI – Exhibit
Sat. May. 19, 2018 - Tue. Sep. 3, 2019
Where: Mariners' Museum
100 Museum Dr, Newport News, VA 23606Answering America’s Call: Newport News in World War I looks at the stories of the individuals who served in Newport News, passed through the port, or lived on the Peninsula, and how Newport News answered America’s call to arms.
New Virginians
1619–2019 & Beyond
Mon. Dec. 10, 2018 - Sat. Dec. 7, 2019
Where: Library of Virginia
800 East Broad Street, Richmond, VA 23219Recent estimates place the number of foreign-born Virginians at just under one million, or about one in every eight people in the state. The composite portrait of Virginia is becoming more complex, challenging an older, simpler understanding of what it means to be a Virginian.
Gallery5 – Conversation Series
African American Heritage • Culture & Identity • Grants
Wed. Jan. 30, 2019 - Wed. Jun. 19, 2019
Where: Gallery5
200 West Marshall St. Richmond, VA 23220A series of facilitated public conversations, presented monthly, exploring a range of social issues that are central to Richmond’s past and present. Richmond & the Suburbs – 1/30 Richmond & Black Freedom – 2/20 Urban Agriculture – 3/13 Richmond & Public Art – 4/17 Richmond & Sustainability – 5/15 Richmond & Transportation – 6/19 This […]
Adriana Corral’s Unearthed: Desenterrado
Adriana Corral, Unearthed: Desenterrado (2018). Site-specific installation at Rio Vista Farm, Socorro, Texas. Flagpole: 60 feet; Flag: cotton, 18 x 30 feet. © 2018 Adriana Corral. Photo: Courtesy of Adriana Corral and Black Cube. Mon. Apr. 22, 2019 - Fri. May. 24, 2019
Where: Staniar Gallery at Washington and Lee University
Washington and Lee University, 204 W Washington St, Lexington, VA 24450In her socially engaged practice Texas-based artist Adriana Corral investigates universal themes of loss, human rights violations, concealment, and memory. Her rigorous research-based practice and solicitous process draws from the fields of anthropology, journalism, gender studies, and human rights legal studies.
Performing History: Sally Hemings in the Artist’s Imagination
African American Heritage • History
Thu. May. 23, 2019 5:00pm - 6:00pm
Where: Vinegar Hall at Common House
206 W. Market St Charlottesville, Virginia 22902In this panel, Victory Hall Opera presents African-American women artists and scholars, discussing what “Sally Hemings” means to them in their work and consciousness. How do the facts of history inform the artist’s creativity, and vice-versa? How can a figure about whom we know so little mean so much to so many, and why has […]
A Conversation About Race with Dr. Beverly Tatum
African American Heritage • Books & Literature
Thu. May. 30, 2019 7:00pm - 9:00pm
Where: Chesapeake Convention Center
700 Conference Center Dr, Chesapeake, Virginia 23320A Conversation About Race with Dr. Beverly D. Tatum is an Understanding Hampton Roads forum sponsored by the Hampton Roads Community Foundation in partnership with Virginia Humanities.
Banking on Freedom
African American Heritage • Books & Literature • History
Sun. Jun. 2, 2019 2:00pm - 3:00pm
Where: New Dominion Bookshop
404 East Main St Charlottesville, VA 22902Join us and New Dominion Bookshop for a reading and book talk with Shennette Garrett-Scott, author of Banking on Freedom: Black Women in U.S. Finance Before the New Deal.
Virginia Humanities June 2019 Board Meeting
Thu. Jun. 6, 2019 - Fri. Jun. 7, 2019
Where: Virginia Humanities
145 Ednam Drive, Charlottesville VA 22903Virginia Humanities Board of Directors meets in Charlottesville, VA
Afro-Virginia Exhibition Premieres June 7 in Charlottesville
African American Heritage • News
St. John School, Cobham VA - Photo by Justin Reid/Virginia Humanities Fri. Jun. 7, 2019 - Sun. Jun. 30, 2019
Where: Studio IX Gallery & Listening Room
969 2nd Street SE, Charlottesville, VAOn Friday, June 7, from 5:30-7:30pm, Virginia Humanities African American Programs will premiere 'Afro-Virginia: People, Place & Power' during the First Fridays Art Opening at Studio IX Gallery & Listening Room
A Culture to Care
The History of Filipino Nurses in Virginia Exhibition
Sat. Aug. 10, 2019 10:00am - 2:00pm
Where: The Philippine Cultural Center of Virginia
4857 Baxter Rd Virginia Beach, VA 23462In the United States, the impending million nurse shortage brings to light the ethical and economic issues concerning the recruitment of internationally educated nurses (IEN).
