Author M. Glenn Taylor: This Sunday, Apr. 27, at the MacFarland-Hubbard House
Please join us this Sunday for our Little Lectures series, sponsored by the Herscher Foundation.
Learn about Taylor's presentation and upcoming Little Lectures »
Please join us this Sunday for our Little Lectures series, sponsored by the Herscher Foundation.
Learn about Taylor's presentation and upcoming Little Lectures »
The West Virginia Humanities Council has awarded seven new minigrants. Due to federally mandated cuts to the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH), our statewide grantmaking is suspended immediately.
This program celebrates and supports traditional artists in passing on cultural knowledge, stories, and techniques to their apprentices.
If you missed the showcases last fall, you can now watch the recordings on the West Virginia Folklife YouTube channel.
New Council GEM (Give Every Month) members who donate $5 or more per month will receive this exclusive pin. We’d love your support!
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.
In 2024, we celebrated our 50th anniversary. Check out some of the grant projects we've funded and programs we've sponsored since 1974.
A Taste of Times Past: Collecting Cookbooks around the Mountain State
The Winter 2024-25 issue of our newsletter: "Here's to Our Next 50!"
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.