2025 Little Lectures Series
Little Lectures are informal programs at the Council's headquarters featuring speakers on a variety of topics. This year's theme is West Virginia and Appalachian literature. The dates are March 30, April 27, May 18, and June 22. Each lecture begins at 2:00 p.m. Admission is $10 per person and includes refreshments after the lecture.
New Minigrants Awarded
The West Virginia Humanities Council has awarded seven new minigrants. The next application deadline is June 1.
Meet the 2024-25 Folklife Apprenticeship Pairs
This program celebrates and supports traditional artists in passing on cultural knowledge, stories, and techniques to their apprentices.
Watch the 2022-23 West Virginia Folklife Apprenticeship Showcases
If you missed the showcases last fall, you can now watch the recordings on the West Virginia Folklife YouTube channel.
Grafton Monster Pin!
New Council GEM (Give Every Month) members who donate $5 or more per month will receive this exclusive pin. We’d love your support!
West Virginia National Cemeteries Project
The Humanities Council works with high schools students to research and write biographies of veterans
Please support the historic MacFarland-Hubbard House, our headquarters. The property serves as an active programming venue, and is itself an important community landmark.
Our Golden Anniversary
In 2024, we celebrated our 50th anniversary. Check out some of the grant projects we've funded and programs we've sponsored since 1974.
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New People & Mountains
The Winter 2024-25 issue of our newsletter: "Here's to Our Next 50!"
Our 2024 Annual Report
Our 2024 Activities Report
Exploring the imaginary landscape of West Virginia through the lens of genre fiction and folklore
Visit wvpublic.org to hear This Week in West Virginia History, a collaboration between e-WV: The West Virginia Encyclopedia and West Virginia Public Broadcasting.
The West Virginia Humanities Council serves West Virginia through grants and direct programs in the humanities. Formed in 1974 at the invitation of the National Endowment for the Humanities, it is the principal organization promoting the humanities in West Virginia.
