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December 20, 2024: Statehood and Civil War Exhibit on Display in Bluefield
The West Virginia Humanities Council’s flagship traveling exhibition, Born of Rebellion: West Virginia Statehood and the Civil War, is now on display at the Paine Gallery at the Bluefield Arts Center from now until February 3. Hours and information are available at www.barcwv.org. (Read the full press release)
December 16, 2024: West Virginia Humanities Council History Alive! Program Seeks Proposals for New Characters
The West Virginia Humanities Council seeks applications from individuals interested in portraying historical figures for its popular History Alive! program. Historically significant people no longer living, from any period of history, are eligible. (Read the full press release)
December 4, 2024: Meet the 2024-25 West Virginia Folklife Apprenticeship Participants
Ten pairs have been selected to participate in the 2024-25 West Virginia Folklife Apprenticeship Program, which celebrates and supports traditional artists in passing on cultural knowledge, stories, and techniques to their apprentices. (Read the full press release)
December 3, 2024: West Virginia Humanities Council Seeks Grant Proposals
The West Virginia Humanities Council announces its upcoming February 1, 2025, grant deadline for three categories: Major Grants, Fellowships, and Minigrants. (Read the full press release)
October 29, 2024: West Virginia Humanities Council Announces Fall Grant Awards
The Humanities Council recently made 18 grant awards. (Read the full list of grant recipients)
July 16, 2024: West Virginia Humanities Council Seeks Grant Proposals
The Humanities Council is seeking proposals for its upcoming September 1 grant deadline, which includes major, media, publication, and teacher institute grants. (Read the full press release)
July 2, 2024: West Virginia Folklife Seeks Applications Statewide for 2024-2025 Folklife Apprenticeship Program
The West Virginia Folklife Program, a project of the West Virginia Humanities Council, is now accepting applications for its statewide Folklife Apprenticeship Program. (Read the full press release)
July 2, 2024: West Virginia Humanities Council Announces Minigrant Awards
The Humanities Council awarded six minigrants for its June 1 application deadline. The next minigrant deadline is October 1. (Read the full press release)
June 7, 2024: Charleston Historic Properties Host Events for West Virginia Day
Some of the capital's most storied homes will be open to the public on June 20. (Read the full press release)
May 23, 2024: West Virginia Humanities Council Elects New Board Members
The new members are Greg Coble of Shepherdstown, Ann Farr of Frankford, Patrick Felton of Wheeling, and Lydia Warren of Fairmont. (Read the full press release)
May 9, 2024: Humanities Council Announces June 1 Minigrant Application Deadline
Council minigrants support projects that request $2,000 or less, including small projects, single events, lectures, small museum exhibits, consultation needs, and planning for more complex projects. The upcoming minigrant deadline is June 1, 2024. (Read the full press release)
May 6, 2024: West Virginia Humanities Council Awards 10 Fellowships
The Humanities Council’s fellowships are unique to West Virginia, and among its most competitive offerings. See the press release.
May 1, 2024: Humanities Council Awards 11 New Grants
To learn more about the Council's latest round of grant awards, please see the following press release.
March 22, 2024: Humanities Council Adds New Committee Members
Two new citizen members have been elected to the West Virginia Humanities Council program committee, and two current members have been reelected. (Read the full release)
March 11, 2024: Legends & Lore Applications Now Being Accepted
The William G. Pomeroy Foundation is seeking applications for its Legends & Lore Marker Grant Program. These markers highlight folktales, legends, and folklife, which include stories, customs, traditions, and expressive arts passed down in communities or by groups. (Read the full release)
March 4, 2024: West Virginia Humanities Council Announces Five Minigrant Recipients
The West Virginia Humanities Council recently made five minigrant awards to various organizations. The next deadline for minigrant applications is April 1, 2024. (Read the full release)
December 8, 2023: West Virginia Humanities Council Seeks Grant Applications
The West Virginia Humanities Council announces its upcoming February 1, 2024, grant deadline for three categories: Major Grants, Fellowships, and Minigrants. (Read the full release)
October 27, 2023: Humanities Council Announces Fall 2023 Grants
The West Virginia Humanities Council recently made 11 major grant awards to various organizations. The next deadline for major grant applications is February 1, 2024. (Read the full press release)
October 5, 2023: Folklife Program Presents an Apprenticeship Showcase in Clarksburg
On Sunday, November 5, at, at 3:00 p.m., the West Virginia Folklife Program will present its third and final 2022-23 showcase at the Robinson Grand Performing Arts Center in Clarksburg, featuring Appalachian storytelling with Bil Lepp of Kanawha County and his apprentice James Froemel of Monongalia County. (Read the full press release)
October 2, 2023: New West Virginia Statehood and Civil War Exhibit to Be Unveiled in Buckhannon
On Friday, October 6, at 6:30 p.m., the West Virginia Humanities Council and West Virginia Wesleyan College will commemorate the launch of the Council’s new traveling exhibition, Born of Rebellion: West Virginia Statehood and the Civil War. (Read the full press release)
September 13, 2023: West Virginia Humanities Council Seeks Minigrant Proposals
Council minigrants support projects that request $2,000 or less, including small projects, single events, lectures, small museum exhibits, consultation needs, and planning for more complex projects. The Council offers minigrants four times per year to support educational programming in the humanities. The next minigrant deadline is October 1, 2023. (Read the full press release)
September 6, 2023: Folklife Program Presents Apprenticeship Showcase at Fairmont State University
This showcase celebrates clawhammer banjo with Joe Herrmann and his apprentice Dakota Karper, old-time fiddle with Gerry Milnes and his apprentice Annick Odom, and fiddle repair with Chris Haddox and his apprentice Mary Linscheid. (Read the full press release)
August 16, 2023: Folklife Program Presents Apprenticeship Showcase in Elkins
This showcase celebrates fiber arts with Enrica McMillon and her apprentice Barbara Weaner, soul food cooking with Xavier Oglesby and his apprentice and niece Brooklynn Oglesby, and mushroom foraging with Sharon Briggs and her apprentice Anthony Murray. (Read the full press release)
July 11, 2023: West Virginia Humanities Council Seeks Grant Proposals
The Council is seeking proposals for its upcoming September 1 deadline in the categories of major grants, media grants, publication grants, and teacher institute grants. (Read the full press release)
July 11, 2023: West Virginia Humanities Council Announces Grant Awards
Four organizations recently received minigrants from the Council. (Read the full press release)
June 12, 2023: Celebrate West Virginia Day with the West Virginia Humanities Council
Please join us on Tuesday June 20, from 2 to 4 p.m. at 1310 Kanawha Blvd East, for an in-person discussion between State Folklorist Jennie Williams and former State Folklorist Emily Hilliard. (Read the full press release)
May 5, 2023: Humanities Council Announces June 1 Minigrant Application Deadline
Council minigrants support projects that request $2,000 or less, including small projects, single events, lectures, small museum exhibits, consultation needs, and planning for more complex projects. The Council offers minigrants four times per year to support educational programming in the humanities. The next minigrant deadline is June 1, 2023. (Read the full press release)
April 26, 2023: Humanities Council Announces Major Grant Awards
The West Virginia Humanities Council recently awarded 20 new major grants to projects across the state. (Read the full release)
April 26, 2023: Humanities Council Announces 2023 Fellowship Awards
The West Virginia Humanities Council recently awarded 10 new fellowships. These $3,000 grants are awarded annually to college faculty and independent scholars for research and writing projects in the humanities. These fellowships, unique in West Virginia, are among the Council's most competitive offerings. (Read the full release)
March 28, 2023: Humanities Council Adds New Committee Members
Three new citizen members have been elected to the West Virginia Humanities Council program committee: Tamara Bailey, Bill King, and Mark Swiger. (Read the full release)
March 9, 2023: Humanities Council Seeks Grant Applications
West Virginia Humanities Council minigrants support projects that request $2,000 or less, including small projects, single events, lectures, small museum exhibits, consultation needs, and planning for more complex projects. The Council offers minigrants four times per year to support educational programming in the humanities. The next minigrant deadline is April 1, 2023. (Read the full press release)
December 5, 2022: Humanities Council Seeking Grant Proposals
The West Virginia Humanities Council announces its upcoming February 1, 2023, grant deadline for three grant categories: Major Grants, Fellowships, and Minigrants. (read the full release)
December 1, 2022: Humanities Council History Alive! Program Seeking Proposals For New Characters
The West Virginia Humanities Council is seeking applications from individuals interested in portraying historical figures for its popular History Alive! program. Portrayals of historically significant people no longer living, from any period of history, are eligible for consideration. (read the full release)
November 23, 2022: West Virginia Folklife Program Announces 2022-2023 Folklife Apprenticeship Participants
The West Virginia Folklife Program, a project of the West Virginia Humanities Council, announces its 2022-2023 cohort of apprenticeship participants in the third round of the West Virginia Folklife Apprenticeship Program. (read the full release)
November 11, 2022: West Virginia Folklife Collection at WVU Libraries Receives American Folklore Award
The West Virginia Folklife Program, a project of the West Virginia Humanities Council, is honored to announce that the West Virginia Folklife Collection housed at the West Virginia University Libraries has received the Brenda McCallum Prize, an award sponsored by the Archives and Libraries Section of the American Folklore Society. (read the full release)
November 7, 2022: West Virginia Humanities Council grant awards announced
The West Virginia Humanities Council, the state affiliate of the National Endowment for the Humanities, serves West Virginia through grants and direct programs in the humanities. The council recently awarded 14 new grants. (read the full release)
September 6, 2022: West Virginia Humanities Council seeks grant applications.
The West Virginia Humanities Council is seeking proposals from nonprofit organizations for its upcoming October 1 minigrant deadline. (read the full release)
August 3, 2022: Humanities Council to host special author event at Taylor Books
The West Virginia Humanities Council will host a free in-person event with Monongalia County-born author William Brewer at Taylor Books in Charleston (226 Capitol Street) on Wednesday, August 10 at 6:00pm. Brewer’s appearance coincides with the release of his novel, The Red Arrow, from publisher Knopf/Penguin Random House. (read the full release)
August 1, 2022: Hatfield-McCoy exhibit coming to Lewis and Hardy Counties
The West Virginia Humanities Council traveling exhibit, The Hatfields & McCoys: American Blood Feud, will open this Wednesday at the Museum of American Glass in downtown Weston, 230 Main Ave. (read the full release)
July 19, 2022: Mine Wars novelist to speak in Charleston on July 31
For young W. Jeff Barnes growing up in Tazewell, Virginia, the history of violent struggles in West Virginia’s early twentieth century coalfields transcended state borders. The author will deliver the final installment of the 2022 Little Lectures series for the West Virginia Humanities Council on Sunday, July 31 in Charleston. (read the full release)
July 12, 2022: Humanities Council Seeks Grant Proposals for September Deadline
The West Virginia Humanities Council is seeking proposals for its upcoming September 1 grant deadline. Four grant categories will be offered to nonprofit organizations that support educational humanities programming. (read the full release)
June 9, 2022: Celebrate West Virginia Day with the West Virginia Humanities Council
The West Virginia Humanities Council invites the public to celebrate West Virginia Day at our headquarters in the historic MacFarland-Hubbard House in Charleston. Holiday open houses offer the perfect opportunity to invite guests to visit and enjoy this historic treasure. (read the full release)
June 6, 2022: West Virginia Folklife Seeks Applications for 2022-2023 Statewide Folklife Apprenticeship Program
The West Virginia Folklife Program is now accepting applications for its statewide Folklife Apprenticeship Program. The program supports West Virginia master traditional artists or tradition bearers working with qualified apprentices on a year-long in-depth apprenticeship in their cultural expression or traditional art form. (read the full release)
May 20, 2022: West Virginia Humanities Council Announces "A More Perfect Union" Grant Awards
The West Virginia Humanities Council recently awarded nearly $25,000 for its special grant initiative, “A More Perfect Union: Democracy and Civic Engagement.” With support from the National Endowment for the Humanities, these grants will fund projects that discuss, promote, and educate the public on the necessity of informed civic engagement to a functioning and sustainable constitutional republic. (read the full release)
May 9, 2022: West Virginia Humanities Council Seeks Grant Applications
The West Virginia Humanities Council is seeking proposals from nonprofit organizations for its upcoming June 1 minigrant deadline. Humanities Council minigrants support projects that request $1,500 or less. (read the full release)
May 5, 2022: Exhibit about Hatfield-McCoy Feud to Display in Williamson
The West Virginia Humanities Council traveling exhibit, The Hatfields & McCoys: American Blood Feud, will open this weekend in the lobby of the Mountaineer Hotel in downtown Williamson, 31 E 2nd Ave. It will remain open to the public daily from 10am to 7pm until June 26. There is no charge to see the exhibit. (read the full release)
May 3, 2022: Humanities Council Elects New Board Members and Officers
The West Virginia Humanities Council elected four new members to its Board of Directors at its spring board meeting held on April 22. The Council’s Board of Directors is composed of 23 citizens from across the state. (read the full release)
April 28, 2022: West Virginia Humanities Council Announces 2022 Fellowship Awards
The West Virginia Humanities Council recently awarded eight new fellowships. The $3,000 grants are awarded annually to college faculty and independent scholars for research and writing projects in the humanities. (read the full release)
April 28, 2022: West Virginia Humanities Council Announces Grant Awards
The West Virginia Humanities Council, the state affiliate of the National Endowment for the Humanities, serves West Virginia through grants and direct programs in the humanities. The West Virginia Humanities Council recently awarded 18 new grants. (read the full release)
April 14, 2022: "Purify the Ballot Box:" Elections and Unrest in West Virginia during the Civil War and Reconstruction Eras
What were Federal troops doing in West Virginia four years after the end of the Civil War? That question and more is answered by former state historian and state archivist Joe Geiger, Jr. in the West Virginia Humanities Council’s second Little Lecture of 2022. (read the full release)
March 31, 2022: West Virginia Humanities Council seeks grant applications for special civics initiative
The West Virginia Humanities Council invites proposals for its special grant initiative, “A More Perfect Union: Democracy and Civic Engagement.” With support from the National Endowment for the Humanities, the Council seeks to fund humanities projects that discuss, promote, and educate the public on the necessity of informed civic engagement to a functioning and sustainable constitutional republic. (read the full release)
March 22, 2022: Humanities Council Adds New Committee Members
The West Virginia Humanities Council announces three new citizen members recently elected to its program committee. The Humanities Council, the state affiliate of the National Endowment for the Humanities, serves West Virginia through grants and direct programs in the humanities. (read the full release)
January 26, 2022: Smithsonian lights up Main Street Weirton
The Smithsonian traveling exhibit Crossroads: Change in Rural America will open at the Weirton Area Museum and Cultural Center (WAMCC) on Monday, January 31. A public reception at 5:30pm will be accompanied by refreshments and a talk by local historian Paul Zuros, author of the popular column “History in the Hills.” (read the full release)
January 18, 2022: Jennie Williams joins West Virginia Humanities Council as State Folklorist
The West Virginia Humanities Council, the state affiliate of the National Endowment for the Humanities, welcomes Jennie Williams as its new State Folklorist. Jennie joins the Council staff on January 18, 2022. (read the full release)
December 9, 2021: Humanities Council seeking grant proposals
The West Virginia Humanities Council announces its upcoming February 1, 2022, grant deadline for three grant categories: Major grants, which are awarded twice a year for projects requesting up to $20,000; Fellowships of $3,000, which are awarded annually for scholarly research projects; and Minigrants, which are awarded four times a year for projects requesting $1,500 or less. (read the full release)
November 4, 2021: Humanities Council announces updated Smithsonian tour schedule
The Smithsonian’s traveling exhibit, Crossroads: Change in Rural America, will extend its current stay at the Museum of American Glass in Weston for an additional two weeks, lining up its last day with Weston’s “Miracle on Main Street” celebration on December 4. The West Virginia Humanities Council, which sponsors and coordinates the exhibit’s statewide tour, announced the change along with several other adjustments in the ongoing tour schedule. (read the full release)
November 3, 2021: West Virginia Humanities Council grant awards announced
The West Virginia Humanities Council, the state affiliate of the National Endowment for the Humanities, serves West Virginia through grants and direct programs. The Humanities Council budgets over $800,000 for grants and programs in the humanities each year. (read the full release)
October 29, 2021: West Virginia Folklife Program Presents Virtual Apprenticeship Showcase: Seed Saving and Related Storytelling
On Friday, November 5 at 1 pm, The West Virginia Folklife Program, a project of the West Virginia Humanities Council, will present a virtual showcase, “Seed Saving and Related Storytelling” featuring 2020-2021 Folklife Apprenticeship pair Mehmet Oztan of Reedsville and Lafayette Dexter of Fayetteville. (read the full release)
October 6, 2021: Smithsonian comes to Weston
After a kick-off stint at Moorefield High School in Hardy County, the Smithsonian traveling exhibit Crossroads: Change in Rural America opened with a ribbon cutting at the Museum of American Glass in Weston this Wednesday, October 6. (read the full release)
September 13, 2021: 2021 McCreight Lecture in the Humanities Canceled
The West Virginia Humanities Council’s 2021 McCreight Lecture in the Humanities has been canceled due to public health concerns surrounding COVID-19 and recent transmission rates of the Delta variant. (read the full release)
September 7, 2021: State Folklorist Job Posting
The West Virginia Humanities Council, the state affiliate of the National Endowment for the Humanities, announces an immediate opening for the State Folklorist position. (read the full release)
September 7, 2021: West Virginia Folklife Program Announces Release of its Digital Archives Collection
The West Virginia Folklife Program, the National Endowment for the Arts-supported state folklife program and a project of the West Virginia Humanities Council, is thrilled to announce that its digital archives collection, The West Virginia Folklife Collection, is now accessible online through the West Virginia and Regional History Center at West Virginia University Libraries. The collection may be viewed at https://wvfolklife.lib.wvu.edu/ (read the full release)
August 25, 2021: West Virginia Folklife Program Presents Virtual Apprenticeship Showcases
On two weekdays in September, The West Virginia Folklife Program, a project of the West Virginia Humanities Council, will present two virtual showcases, one in forest farming and one in old-time banjo and fiddle, featuring participants in its 2020-2021 Folklife Apprenticeship Program. (read the full release)
August 18, 2021: Humanities Council provides over $550K in emergency relief grants to West Virginia Cultural organizations
The West Virginia Humanities Council, the state affiliate of the National Endowment for the Humanities, has awarded over $550,000 in American Rescue Plan Act Emergency Relief Grants to West Virginia cultural institutions to help ensure staff retention and program delivery during the COVID-19 pandemic. (read the full release)
August 18, 2021: Smithsonian exhibit kicks off 2021-2022 tour in Hardy County
On Monday, August 30, the Smithsonian exhibit Crossroads: Change in Rural America will launch its statewide tour at Moorefield High School in Hardy County. The exhibit will be open to the public in Moorefield until September 30. The public is invited to an opening reception to be held Monday, August 30, 5:00-6:30 at the high school. (read the full release)
August 9, 2021: New Film Series Explores Food Traditions in West Virginia
The West Virginia Folklife Program at the West Virginia Humanities Council is launching the new Homegrown Foodways in West Virginia film series, presenting four short films that explore a range of food traditions in the state. (read the full release)
July 22, 2021: Intrepid Explorer Marks the Spot at Beech Fork State Park
A century before the American Revolution and about two hundred years before either Charleston or Huntington were going concerns, the first European explorer set foot in the Kanawha Valley. This 17th century explorer and frontiersman, Gabriel Arthur, will be portrayed by Doug Wood of Hurricane in a West Virginia Humanities Council History Alive! program at Beech Fork State Park this Saturday, July 24 at 7:00pm. (read the full release)
July 22, 2021: Walt Disney Makes the Rounds at State Parks
Walt Disney, as portrayed by James Froemel of Maidsville, will appear at Twin Falls State Park this Saturday, July 24 at 5:00pm, followed by Canaan Valley State Park on July 31 at 7:00pm, and Beech Fork State Park on August 7 at 7:00pm. (read the full release)
July 13, 2021: Humanities Council seeks grant proposals
The West Virginia Humanities Council is seeking proposals for its upcoming September 1 grant deadline. Four grant categories will be offered to nonprofit organizations that support educational programming. (read the full release)
July 7, 2021: West Virginia Humanities Council Announces Grant Awards
Humanities Council minigrants, which support projects that request $1,500 or less, are offered four times per year. The council recently awarded three minigrants. (read the full release)
June 25, 2021: Humanities Council seeks Emergency Relief Grant applications
The West Virginia Humanities Council is seeking applications for an Emergency Relief Grant to assist humanities-centered institutions and organizations in West Virginia by providing general operating and/or programming support during this period of financial hardship caused by the current COVID-19 pandemic. (read the full release)
June 23, 2021: June 27 Humanities Council Little Lecture delves into game design
What do interactive Marvel Avengers toys, Las Vegas’s Meow Wolf theme park, and a Webby Award-winning Stranger Things online game all have in common? One answer might be game/experience designer Ivone Alexandre. (read the full release)
May 27. 2021: Women in labor movements in the spotlight of May 30 Humanities Council Little Lecture
To Live Here, You Have To Fight is the title of author and historian Jessica Wilkerson’s book on the uphill battle of women in labor movements across Appalachia. Wilkerson will highlight some of those stories on May 30 during her virtual Little Lecture for the West Virginia Humanities Council. (read the full release)
May 26, 2021: Folklife Program Presents Virtual Herbalism and “Sheep-to-Shawl” Apprenticeship Showcases
On two weekdays in June, The West Virginia Folklife Program, a project of the West Virginia Humanities Council, will present two virtual showcases, featuring participants in its 2020-2021 Folklife Apprenticeship Program. (read the full release)
May 12, 2021: Humanities Council Elects New Board Members and Officers
The West Virginia Humanities Council elected two new members to its Board of Directors at its spring board meeting held on April 23. The Council’s Board of Directors is composed of 23 citizens from across the state. (read the full release)
May 4, 2021: West Virginia Humanities Council seeks grant applications
The West Virginia Humanities Council is seeking proposals from nonprofit organizations for its upcoming June 1 minigrant deadline. (read the full release)
April 27, 2021: West Virginia Humanities Council announces 2021 Fellowship awards
The West Virginia Humanities Council recently awarded nine new fellowships. Humanities Council fellowships, unique in West Virginia, are among its most competitive offerings. (read the full release)
April 27, 2021: West Virginia Humanities Council announces grant awards
The West Virginia Humanities Council recently awarded 19 new grants to nonprofit organizations in West Virginia that support educational programming. (read the full release)
April 15, 2021: 2021 McCreight Lecture in Charleston will feature journalists behind new HBO documentary
Award-winning journalists and bestselling authors James and Deborah Fallows will be the featured speakers at the West Virginia Humanities Council’s annual McCreight Lecture in the Humanities, presented on Thursday, October 21, 2021. The event returns this year after a hiatus due to COVID in 2020. (read the full release)
March 15, 2021: Humanities Council Adds New Committee Members
The West Virginia Humanities Council announces four new citizen members recently elected to its program committee. (read the full release)
March 10, 2021: New “Mysterious Mountains” podcast plumbs the depths of WV folklore, fiction
Dr. Suzanne Bray is a guest on the third episode of Mysterious Mountains, a new podcast produced in-house by the West Virginia Humanities Council. Its mission: explore the “imaginary landscape” of West Virginia as it’s been brought to life through the decades in folklore and genre fiction. (read the full release)
March 9, 2021: With March 28 Little Lecture, Humanities Council anticipates Battle of Blair Mountain Centennial
During his lecture, which will be broadcast virtually on YouTube, Facebook, and the Council’s website, historian and author Charles B. Keeney will talk about the grassroots coalition that came together to protect Blair Mountain for future generations. (read the full release)
March 2, 2021: West Virginia Humanities Council Seeks Grant Applications
The West Virginia Humanities Council, the state affiliate of the National Endowment for the Humanities, serves West Virginia through grants and direct programs in the humanities. The next Humanities Council minigrant deadline is April 1, 2021. The Council recently awarded eight minigrants. (read the full release)
February 11, 2021: Humanities Council 2021 Little Lectures Show Off Broad Range of the Humanities
The West Virginia Humanities Council’s 2021 Little Lectures series will follow its longstanding tradition of eclectic subjects and dynamic speakers. (read the full release)
December 2, 2020: Humanities Council Seeking Grant Proposals
The West Virginia Humanities Council announces its upcoming February 1, 2021, grant deadline for three grant categories: Major grants, which are awarded twice a year for projects requesting up to $20,000; Fellowships of $3,000, which are awarded annually for scholarly research projects; and Minigrants, which are awarded four times a year for projects requesting $1,500 or less. (read the full release)
November 4, 2020: West Virginia Humanities Council Grant Awards Announced
The West Virginia Humanities Council, the state affiliate of the National Endowment for the Humanities, serves West Virginia through grants and direct programs. The council recently awarded 14 new grants. (read the full release)
September 8, 2020: West Virginia Humanities Council Seeks Grant Applications
The West Virginia Humanities Council is seeking proposals from nonprofit organizations for its upcoming October 1 minigrant deadline. (read the full release)
September 3, 2020: Smithsonian Exhibition Tour Sites Announced
The West Virginia Humanities Council is sponsoring a special West Virginia tour of the new Smithsonian Institution traveling exhibition, Crossroads: Change In Rural America, beginning August 2021 through June 2022. Seven venues have been chosen to host the exhibition while it tours West Virginia. (read the full release)
August 14, 2020: 2020 McCreight Lecture in the Humanities Cancelled
The West Virginia Humanities Council’s 2020 McCreight Lecture in the Humanities has been canceled due to public health concerns surrounding COVID-19. The annual event, which takes place in Charleston each fall, often in conjunction with the West Virginia Book Festival, was scheduled this year for October 22. (read the full release)
August 7, 2020: Exhibit about Hatfield-McCoy Feud to Display at Blennerhassett
The West Virginia Humanities Council traveling exhibit, The Hatfields & McCoys: American Blood Feud, will open August 11 at Blennerhassett Island Historical State Park, and remain open to the public until October 4. General museum admission is $4 for adults and $2 for children aged 3-12. There is no additional charge to see the exhibit. (read the full release)
July 23, 2020: Walt Disney visits Beech Fork State Park on Saturday
Walt Disney (1901-1966), a pioneer in motion picture animation and the entertainment industry, will be portrayed by James Froemel of Maidsville at 7:00 PM on Saturday, July 25 at Beech Fork State Park. The character is brand new to the West Virginia Humanities Council’s History Alive! program as of this month. (read the full release)
July 21, 2020: Humanities Council Announces Six New History Alive! Characters
The popular History Alive! program of the West Virginia Humanities Council announces its roster of historical figures available for presentations beginning July 22 through October 31, 2021. (read the full release)
July 17, 2020: Humanities Council Little Lectures go virtual for the rest of the year, including this Sunday
The West Virginia Humanities Council’s next three Little Lectures will be broadcast virtually on YouTube, Facebook, and the Council’s website, wvhumanities.org, instead of being held at the historic MacFarland-Hubbard House in Charleston. This includes the upcoming lecture, “The West Virginia Mine Wars and Memory,” which premieres this Sunday, July 19, at 2:00p.m. (read the full release)
July 14, 2020: Humanities Council Seeks Grant Proposals
The West Virginia Humanities Council is seeking proposals for its upcoming September 1 grant deadline. Four grant categories will be offered to nonprofit organizations that support educational programming. (read the full release)
June 29, 2020: Humanities Council Seeks Display Sites For Smithsonian Exhibit on Change in Rural America
The West Virginia Humanities Council is sponsoring a state tour of the new Smithsonian Institution traveling exhibit Crossroads: Change in Rural America beginning August 2021. The exhibit examines the present-day turning point at which many rural American towns find themselves. (read the full release)
June 23, 2020: West Virginia Fiddle & Banjo Player John Morris Among the 2020 NEA National Heritage Fellows, the Nation’s Highest Honor in the Folk and Traditional Arts
The West Virginia Folklife Program, a project of the West Virginia Humanities Council, is thrilled to announce that old-time musician John Morris of Ivydale, WV, is one of nine 2020 National Endowment for the Arts’ National Heritage Fellows, the nation’s highest honor in the folk and traditional arts. These lifetime honor awards of $25,000 are given in recognition of both artistic excellence and efforts to sustain cultural traditions for future generations. (read the full release)
June 5, 2020: Humanities Council Provides Over $420K in Emergency Relief Grants to West Virginia Cultural Organizations
The West Virginia Humanities Council, the state affiliate of the National Endowment for the Humanities, has provided over $420,000 in CARES Act Emergency Relief Grants to West Virginia cultural institutions to help ensure staff retention and program delivery during the COVID-19 pandemic. (read the full release)
May 20, 2020: Humanities Council Little Lectures: May and June Lectures Go Digital
The West Virginia Humanities Council’s next two Little Lectures will be broadcast on YouTube, Facebook, and the Council’s website, wvhumanities.org, instead of being held at the historic MacFarland-Hubbard House in Charleston. (read the full release)
May 6, 2020: West Virginia Humanities Council Seeks Grant Applications
The West Virginia Humanities Council seeks proposals from nonprofit organizations for its upcoming June 1 minigrant deadline and for its CARES Act Emergency Relief Grant. (read the full release)
May 1, 2020: Humanities Council Elects New Board Members and Officers
The West Virginia Humanities Council elected four new members to its Board of Directors at its spring board meeting held on April 17. The Council’s Board of Directors is composed of 24 citizens from across the state. (read the full release)
April 27, 2020: West Virginia Humanities Council Announces Grant Awards
The West Virginia Humanities Council recently awarded 19 new grants to nonprofit organizations in West Virginia that support educational programming. (read the full release)
April 24, 2020: Humanities Council Steps Up Web Content to Help West Virginians Through Coronavirus Lockdowns
As the current health crisis has disrupted public programming at libraries, colleges, and other institutions, the West Virginia Humanities Council has begun releasing a variety of content on web and social media platforms such as Facebook and YouTube. (read the full release)
April 20, 2020: West Virginia Humanities Council Announces 2020 Fellowship Awards
The West Virginia Humanities Council recently awarded nine new fellowships. The $3,000 grants are awarded annually to college faculty and independent scholars for research and writing projects in the humanities. (read the full release)
April 17, 2020: West Virginia Folklife Seeks Documents of West Virginians’ Creative Responses to COVID-19
The West Virginia Folklife Program, a project of the West Virginia Humanities Council, is collecting documentation of the various ways West Virginians are creatively responding to the COVID-19 crisis and sharing their experiences through music, stories, writing, craft, art, memes, mask-making, and more. (read the full release)
April 17, 2020: Humanities Council Announces CARES Act Emergency Relief Grant
The West Virginia Humanities Council announces its CARES Act Emergency Relief Grant, designed to assist nonprofit humanities‐centered institutions and organizations in West Virginia by providing general operating and/or programming support during this period of financial hardship caused by the current COVID‐19 pandemic. (read the full release)
March 23, 2020:April 26 Little Lecture POSTPONED
The West Virginia Humanities Council’s Little Lecture originally scheduled for Sunday, April 26 has been postponed. “Black Huntington and Rise of the African American Middle Class,” by Dr. Cicero Fain, will be rescheduled at a later date. (read the full release)
March 16, 2020: March 29 Little Lecture - POSTPONED
The West Virginia Humanities Council’s first Little Lecture of the Spring 2020 series has been postponed. “The Role of Ancestry, Heritage, and Nature in Appalachian Black Metal Music,” by Professor Aaron Carey of Bethany College, has been rescheduled for August, date to be determined. (read the full release)
March 16, 2020: Humanities Council Adds New Committee Members
The West Virginia Humanities Council announces citizen members recently elected to its program committee. The newly elected citizen members are Danielle Parker, Executive Director of Preservation Alliance of West Virginia, based in Elkins; and Roger May, a Charleston-based photographer and writer, and creator of the Looking at Appalachia project. (read the full release)
March 16, 2020: A Statement on COVID-19 From the West Virginia Humanities Council
As we continue to monitor updates regarding COVID-19’s health and infrastructural impact in West Virginia, the Council is following both federal and state guidance in our attempt to help minimize exposure to and spread of the virus. (read the full release)
March 11, 2020: Humanities Council Little Lecture: “The Role of Ancestry, Heritage, and Nature in Appalachian Black Metal Music”
Since 2001 the Humanities Council has presented the annual Little Lecture Series at its historic MacFarland-Hubbard House headquarters in Charleston. The 2020 series starts on Sunday, March 29, at 2:00 p.m. with the presentation “The Role of Ancestry, Heritage, and Nature in Appalachian Black Metal Music” by Aaron Carey. (read the full release)
March 10, 2020: West Virginia Humanities Council Seeks Grant Applications
The West Virginia Humanities Council is seeking proposals from nonprofit organizations for its upcoming April 1 minigrant deadline. Humanities Council minigrants support projects that request $1,500 or less. (read the full release)
March 5, 2020: West Virginia Humanities Council Announces Grant Awards
The West Virginia Humanities Council, the state affiliate of the National Endowment for the Humanities, serves West Virginia through grants and direct programs in the humanities. The Humanities Council budgets over $800,000 for grants and programs each year. The West Virginia Humanities Council recently awarded four minigrants. (read the full release)
March 2, 2020: West Virginia Folklife Program Announces 2020-2021 Master Artists & Apprentices
The West Virginia Folklife Program, a project of the West Virginia Humanities Council, announces its 2020-2021 class of master artist and apprentice pairs in the West Virginia Folklife Apprenticeship Program. In the second year of the Program, seven apprentice pairs from across the Mountain State will study traditions including old-time banjo of central West Virginia, seedsaving, and midwifery. (read the full release)
January 21, 2020: Out of the Blocks Podcast Highlights Charleston’s West Side
On the evening of Wednesday, February 12, The West Virginia Folklife Program, a project of the West Virginia Humanities Council, will host a listening party of two episodes of the Out of the Blocks podcast, featuring Charleston’s West Side neighborhood. (read the full release)
January 9, 2020: Deadline Approaching. Humanities Council History Alive! Program Seeking Proposals for New Characters
The West Virginia Humanities Council is seeking applications from individuals interested in portraying historical figures for its popular History Alive! program. Portrayals of historically significant people no longer living, from any period of history, are eligible for consideration. Those interested in applying should contact Kyle Warmack at the Humanities Council 304-346-8500 or warmack@wvhumanities.org for more information. (read the full release)
December 31, 2019: Kyle Warmack joins West Virginia Humanities Council as Program Officer
The West Virginia Humanities Council, the state affiliate of the National Endowment for the Humanities, welcomes Kyle Warmack as its new full-time Program Officer. Kyle joins the Council staff on January 8, 2020. (read the full release)
December 6, 2019: Humanities Council Seeking Grant Proposals
The West Virginia Humanities Council announces its upcoming February 1, 2020, grant deadline for three grant categories: Major grants, which are awarded twice a year for projects requesting up to $20,000; Fellowships of $3,000, which are awarded annually for scholarly research projects; and Minigrants, which are awarded four times a year for projects requesting $1,500 or less. (read the full release)
December 3, 2019: West Virginia Folklife Seeks Applications for 2020-2021 Statewide Folklife Apprenticeship Program
The West Virginia Folklife Program, a project of the West Virginia Humanities Council, is now accepting applications for its statewide Folklife Apprenticeship Program. The program offers up to a $3,000 award to West Virginia master traditional artists or tradition bearers working with qualified apprentices on a year-long in-depth apprenticeship in their cultural expression or traditional art form. (read the full release)
November 19, 2019: The Food We Eat, The Stories We Tell: Contemporary Appalachian Tables Editors & Contributors to Read at Taylor Books
On Thursday, December 5, at 6pm, editors Elizabeth Engelhardt and Lora Smith of the new anthology The Food We Eat, The Stories We Tell: Contemporary Appalachian Tables (Ohio University Press, Nov. 2019) will be joined by book contributors Courtney Balestier and Emily Hilliard for a reading and book signing at Taylor Books (226 Capitol St.). The event is free and open to the public. (read the full release)
October 31, 2019: West Virginia Humanities Council Grant Awards Announced
The Humanities Council budgets over $800,000 for grants and programs each year. A variety of grants are offered to nonprofit organizations that support educational programming. The West Virginia Humanities Council recently awarded 16 new grants. (read the full release)
October 24, 2019: Humanities Council History Alive! Program Seeking Proposals for New Characters
The West Virginia Humanities Council is seeking applications from individuals interested in portraying historical figures for its popular History Alive! program. Portrayals of historically significant people no longer living, from any period of history, are eligible for consideration. (read the full release)
September 19, 2019: West Virginia Folklife Program to Present at Claymont Retreat Center in Charles Town, November 7, 2019
On Thursday, November 7, state folklorist Emily Hilliard brings the West Virginia Folklife Program to the Claymont Retreat Center (667 Huyett Rd.) in Charles Town with a public interest meeting entitled “What is Folklore?” The 6:00 p.m. meeting is free and open to the public. (read the full release)
September 10, 2019: Award-winning author and journalist Denise Kiernan to deliver 2019 McCreight Lecture in the Humanities
The West Virginia Humanities Council welcomes award-winning author and journalist Denise Kiernan, who will deliver the 2019 McCreight Lecture in the Humanities on Friday, October 4 at 7:00pm, in Ballroom C of the Charleston Coliseum & Convention Center. A short Q&A and book signing will follow. The McCreight Lecture is free and open to the public. (read the full release)
September 4, 2019: West Virginia Humanities Council Announces October Minigrant Deadline
The West Virginia Humanities Council is seeking proposals from nonprofit organizations for its upcoming October 1 minigrant deadline. (read the full release)
July 15, 2019: Humanities Council Seeks Grant Proposals
The West Virginia Humanities Council is seeking proposals for its upcoming September 1 grant deadline. Four grant categories will be offered to nonprofit organizations that support educational programming. (read the full release)
June 28, 2019: West Virginia Humanities Council Announces Grant Awards
The West Virginia Humanities Council, the state affiliate of the National Endowment for the Humanities, serves West Virginia through grants and direct programs in the humanities. The Humanities Council recently awarded five minigrants. (read the full release)
June 6, 2019: Celebrate West Virginia Day with the West Virginia Humanities Council
The West Virginia Humanities Council invites the public to celebrate West Virginia Day at our headquarters in the historic MacFarland-Hubbard House in Charleston. (read the full release)
June 3, 2019: Humanities Council Little Lecture: “Controversies in Modern Art”
The West Virginia Humanities Council’s Little Lecture Series offers the final installment for 2019 on June 23, at 2:00 p.m. with Marshall University art history professor Dr. Heather Stark talking about “Controversies in Modern Art.” (read the full release)
May 30, 2019: The West Virginia Humanities Council is friendraising
The West Virginia Humanities Council is hosting a friendraising reception on Friday, June 14, 2019 from 5:30 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. at the River House, located at 24 Rickie Davy Lane in Capon Bridge, to introduce the Council’s new Executive Director Eric Waggoner. (read the full release)
May 10, 2019: Humanities Council Seeks Grant Applications
The West Virginia Humanities Council is seeking proposals from nonprofit organizations for its upcoming June 1 minigrant deadline. Minigrants support projects that request $1,500 or less, including small projects, single events, lectures, small museum exhibits, brochures, consultation needs, and planning for more complex projects. (read the full release)
May 2, 2019: Humanities Council Little Lecture: “Contemporary Literature from West Virginia”
Since 2001 the Humanities Council has presented the annual Little Lecture Series at its historic MacFarland-Hubbard House headquarters in Charleston. The next lecture is on Sunday, May 19, at 2:00 p.m. with the presentation “Contemporary Literature from West Virginia” by Dr. Boyd Creasman, Mount St. Mary’s University Provost. Dr. Creasman’s presentation will draw from his recent book Writing West Virginia. (read the full release)
April 29, 2019: Humanities Council Little Lecture - Special Presentation
Since 2001 the Humanities Council has presented the annual Little Lecture Series at its historic MacFarland-Hubbard House headquarters in Charleston. A special presentation of the May lecture is scheduled for May 18 at 4:00pm in Clarksburg WV. The event will take place at Waldomore, on the Clarksburg-Harrison Public Library grounds, at 404 West Pike Street. This event is free and open to the public. (read the full release)
April 29, 2019: West Virginia Humanities Council Announces Grant Awards
The West Virginia Humanities Council recently awarded 15 new grants to nonprofit organizations in West Virginia that support educational programming. Major grants are designed for projects requesting over $1,500 and up to $20,000, and are awarded twice annually. Minigrants, designed for projects requesting $1,500 or less, are awarded four times per year. (read the full release)
April 24, 2019: Humanities Council Little Lecture: “Philippi’s Historic Adaland Mansion”
Since 2001 the Humanities Council has presented the annual Little Lecture Series at its historic MacFarland-Hubbard House headquarters in Charleston. The next lecture is on Sunday, April 28, at 2:00 p.m. with the presentation “Philippi’s Historic Adaland Mansion” by Dr. Ann Serafin. (read the full release)
April 16, 2019: Humanities Council Elects New Board Members
The West Virginia Humanities Council elected three new members to its board of directors at its spring board meeting on April 12 in Huntington and re-elected four current members. (read the full release)
April 16, 2019: The West Virginia Humanities Council is friendraising because West Virginia—its People, its History, its Future—is worth investing in
The West Virginia Humanities Council is hosting a friendraising reception on Thursday, May 2, 2019 at Carnegie Hall, located at 611 Church Street in Lewisburg West Virginia, to introduce the Council’s new executive director, Eric Waggoner. (read the full release)
April 16, 2019: West Virginia Humanities Council Announces 2019 Fellowship Awards
The West Virginia Humanities Council recently awarded nine new fellowships. The $3,000 grants are awarded annually to college faculty and independent scholars for research and writing projects in the humanities. (read the full release)
March 22, 2019: West Virginia Folklife Program Partners with William G. Pomeroy Foundation to Bring National Folklore Roadside Marker Program to the Mountain State
Stories of West Virginia’s rich folklore and cultural heritage will be featured on roadside markers at sites across the state, thanks to a partnership between the West Virginia Folklife Program at the West Virginia Humanities Council and the William G. Pomeroy Foundation. (read the full release)
March 19, 2019: Humanities Council Adds New Committee Members
The West Virginia Humanities Council announces citizen members recently elected to its program committee. The Humanities Council, the state affiliate of the National Endowment for the Humanities, serves West Virginia through grants and direct programs in the humanities. (read the full release)
March 11, 2019: Humanities Council Little Lecture: “West Virginia and the Ratification of the 19th Amendment”
In honor of Women’s History Month, Dr. Antolini, an associate professor of history and gender studies at West Virginia Wesleyan College, will discuss the arguments against granting political rights to women that first defeated the West Virginia state referendum on women’s suffrage in 1916. (read the full release)
March 8, 2019: West Virginia Humanities Council Seeks Grant Applications
The West Virginia Humanities Council is seeking proposals from nonprofit organizations for its upcoming April 1 minigrant deadline. (read the full release)
February 28, 2019: West Virginia Humanities Council Announces Grant Awards
The West Virginia Humanities Council recently awarded six minigrants. Humanities Council minigrants, which support projects that request $1,500 or less, are offered four times per year. (read the full release)
February 11, 2019: Humanities Council Little Lectures Set for 2019
The West Virginia Humanities Council announces its schedule for the 2019 Little Lecture Series. They begin in March and are presented once each month through June in the parlor of the Council’s Charleston headquarters in the historic MacFarland-Hubbard House. (read the full release)
December 17, 2018: West Virginia Folklife Program Presents January 16 Apprenticeship Showcase in Charleston
On the evening of Wednesday, January 16, The West Virginia Folklife Program, a project of the West Virginia Humanities Council, will present a second Apprenticeship Showcase, featuring master gospel and blues musician Doris Fields (aka Lady D) with apprentice Xavier Oglesby, and master old-time fiddler John D. Morris with apprentice Jen Iskow. (read the full release)
December 11, 2018: Humanities Council Seeking Grant Proposals
The West Virginia Humanities Council announces its upcoming February 1, 2019, grant deadline for three grant categories: Major grants, which are awarded twice a year for projects requesting up to $20,000; Fellowships of $3,000, which are awarded annually for scholarly research projects; and Minigrants, which are awarded four times a year for projects requesting $1,500 or less. (read the full release)
November 30, 2018: Humanities Council Announces Holiday Open House December 7
The West Virginia Humanities Council will host our annual Holiday Open House Friday December 7, from 4:00 pm to 6:00 pm at our headquarters the Historic MacFarland-Hubbard House. Our headquarters located at 1310 Kanawha Blvd E. in Charleston is decorated from top to bottom for the holidays. Come and celebrate the season with us! (read the full release)
November 30,2018: West Virginia Folklife Program Presents December 12 Apprenticeship Showcase in Charleston
On the evening of Wednesday, December 12, The West Virginia Folklife Program, a project of the West Virginia Humanities Council, will present an Apprenticeship Showcase, featuring master old-time fiddler Doug Van Gundy with apprentice fiddler Annie Stroud, and master salt rising bread bakers Jenny Bardwell and Susan Brown with apprentice baker Amy Dawson. (read the full release)
November 1, 2018: West Virginia Humanities Council Grant Awards Announced
The West Virginia Humanities Council, the state affiliate of the National Endowment for the Humanities, serves West Virginia through grants and direct programs in the humanities. The West Virginia Humanities Council recently awarded 21 new grants. (read the full release)
November 1, 2018: Humanities Council Announces History Alive! Characters for 2019
The popular History Alive program of the West Virginia Humanities Council welcomes groundbreaking cartoonist Charles Schulz to its roster of historical figures available for presentations. Schulz is portrayed by James Froemel of Maidsville and is now available to be booked for presentations across the state. (read the full release)
October 10, 2018: Open House held for New Humanities Council Executive Director October 19, 2018
The West Virginia Humanities Council invites the public to its October 19 open house for executive director Eric G. Waggoner. Waggoner began October 1 as the organization’s new director following the retirement of Ken Sullivan on October 12. (read the full release)
October 1, 2018: Award Winning Historian and Author Jill Lepore to Deliver McCreight Lecture in the Humanities
The West Virginia Humanities Council presents award-winning author, Harvard University Professor of American History, and longtime New Yorker contributor Jill Lepore for the 2018 McCreight Lecture in the Humanities. The program is 7:30 p.m. Thursday, October 25, in the auditorium of Riggleman Hall on the campus of the University of Charleston. It is free and open to the public. A book signing will follow the program. (read the full release)
August 10, 2018: Humanities Council Brings “Path to the Pulitzer: Journalism and the Informed Citizen” to Shepherdstown
The Humanities Council will present the final installment of the “Path to the Pulitzer: Journalism and the Informed Citizen” series at 7:00 p.m. on September 6 at the Robert C. Byrd Center for Congressional History and Education at Shepherd University. The program will feature Pulitzer Prize-winning Charleston Gazette-Mail reporter Eric Eyre and National Public Radio newscaster Giles Snyder discussing the importance of pursuing complex stories and creating the context for people to understand them. Former West Virginia Public Broadcasting Eastern Panhandle bureau chief Cecelia Mason will moderate. (read the full release)
July 20, 2018: Humanities Council Director Announces Retirement
Ken Sullivan, executive director of the West Virginia Humanities Council, announced his retirement at the organization’s summer board meeting on July 20 in Clarksburg. Sullivan has led the Humanities Council since February 1997. (read the full release)
July 10, 2018: Humanities Council Seeks Grant Proposals
The West Virginia Humanities Council is seeking proposals for its upcoming September 1 grant deadline. Four grant categories will be offered to nonprofit organizations that support public humanities programming for West Virginia audiences. (read the full release)
June 8, 2018: West Virginia Folklife Program Receives American Folklife Center’s Parsons Fund Award
The West Virginia Folklife Program, a project of the West Virginia Humanities Council, is pleased to announce that it has received a 2018 Gerald E. and Corinne L. Parsons Fund Award from the American Folklife Center at the Library of Congress. (read the full release)
June 4, 2018: Humanities Council Little Lectures Wrap Up for 2018 With Talk on WVU Mountaineer Mascot
The West Virginia Humanities Council’s Little Lecture Series offers the final installment for 2018 on June 24, at 2:00 p.m. with folklorist Rosemary Hathaway presenting “Hillbilly or Frontiersman? A Brief Cultural History of the WVU Mountaineer Mascot.” (read the full release)
May 16, 2018: West Virginia Humanities Council Seeks Grant Applications
The West Virginia Humanities Council is seeking proposals from nonprofit organizations for its upcoming June 1 minigrant deadline. Humanities Council minigrants support projects that request $1,500 or less, including small projects, single events, lectures, small museum exhibits, brochures, consultation needs, and planning for more complex projects. (read the full release)
May 4, 2018: Humanities Council Little Lecture Presents Oscar-Nominated Filmmaker Elaine McMillion Sheldon
The West Virginia Humanities Council’s 2018 Little Lecture Series continues at 2:00 p.m. on May 20 at the MacFarland-Hubbard House in Charleston. The program features award-winning West Virginia documentary filmmaker Elaine McMillion Sheldon presenting “Documenting Appalachia.” (read the full release)
April 26, 2018: West Virginia Humanities Council Announces Grant Awards
The West Virginia Humanities Council recently awarded 12 new grants to nonprofit organizations in West Virginia that support educational programming. (read the full release)
April 26, 2018: West Virginia Humanities Council Announces 2018 Fellowship Awards
The West Virginia Humanities Council recently awarded 11 new fellowships. The $2,500 grants are awarded annually to college faculty and independent scholars for research and writing projects in the humanities. (read the full release)
April 25, 2018: Humanities Council Elects New Board Members and Officers
The West Virginia Humanities Council elected three new members to its board of directors at its spring board meeting on April 20 in Lewisburg. The Council also elected new officers. (read the full release)
April 24, 2018: Harvard Professor to Lecture on Food History
The Humanities Council is partnering with the Harvard Club of West Virginia to bring Joyce E. Chaplin, Harvard University Professor of Early American History, to give a free public lecture in Charleston. Professor Chaplin will present “Delicious! Setting the Table for a Food Exhibit” at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday, May 10, in the Erma Byrd Gallery on the campus of the University of Charleston. The program is sponsored by Bailey & Glasser LLP. (read the full release)
April 9, 2018: Humanities Council Little Lecture To Focus on Work and Legacy of Pearl S. Buck
The West Virginia Humanities Council’s 2018 Little Lecture Series continues at 2:00 p.m. on April 29 at the MacFarland-Hubbard House in Charleston with “Pearl S. Buck: Past, Present, and Future” presented by John Cuthbert. Cuthbert is Director of the West Virginia and Regional History Center at West Virginia University, the repository for Pearl S. Buck’s manuscript collection. (read the full release)
April 2, 2018: West Virginia Folklife Program to Present at Marlinton Opera House
On Thursday, April 19, state folklorist Emily Hilliard brings the West Virginia Folklife Program, a project of the West Virginia Humanities Council, to the Marlinton Opera House at 818 3rd Avenue for a public interest meeting. “What is Folklore?” begins at 6:00 p.m. and is free and open to the public. (read the full release)
April 2, 2018: Humanities Council Adds New Committee Members
The West Virginia Humanities Council announces citizen members recently elected to its program committee. The newly elected citizen members are Jason Phillips, Eberly Professor of Civil War Studies at West Virginia University, and Gabriel Rieger, professor of Medieval and Renaissance English literature at Concord University. (read the full release)
March 13, 2018: Humanities Council Presents Mountain STate Pulitzer Prize Winners at Marshall and WVU
The West Virginia Humanities Council is presenting three West Virginia Pulitzer Prize winners in two free and open to the public programs titled “Path to the Pulitzer: Journalism and the Informed Citizen” on April 2 and 4. The three award-winning journalists are: 2017 Pulitzer winner Eric Eyre of the Charleston Gazette-Mail; Huntington native, Marshall University alumni, and 2016 Pulitzer winner John Hackworth of Sun Newspapers in Port Charlotte, Florida; and Eric Newhouse of Charleston who received a 2000 Pulitzer while with the Great Falls (Montana) Tribune. (read the full release)
March 12, 2018: Humanities Council Little Lecture to Discuss "Father of Black History" Carter G. Woodson
The West Virginia Humanities Council’s 2018 Little Lecture Series kicks off at 2:00 p.m. on March 25 at the MacFarland-Hubbard House in Charleston with “Carter G. Woodson: History, the Black Press, and Public Relations” presented by Burnis Morris. Morris is Carter G. Woodson Professor of Journalism and Mass Communications at Marshall University. (read the full release)
March 8, 2018: West Virginia Humanities Council Announces Grant Awards
The West Virginia Humanities Council, the state affiliate of the National Endowment for the Humanities, serves West Virginia through grants and direct programs in the humanities. Humanities Council minigrants, which support projects that request $1,500 or less, are offered four times per year. (read the full release)
February 15, 2018: Head of National Endowment for the Humanities to Visit Charleston
Jon Peede, acting chairman of the National Endowment for the Humanities, will visit Charleston on February 21 and 22 at the invitation of the West Virginia Humanities Council. Chairman Peede plans to learn more about the work of the Humanities Council and the people and nonprofit organizations the Council works with across the state. (read the full release)
February 6, 2018: Humanities Council Announces 2018 Little Lectures Line-up
Over the past 17 years 65 Little Lectures have been delivered on a variety of topics including history, literature, architecture, archeology, folklore, filmmaking, music, crafts, art history, historic sites, and more. The Humanities Council is pleased to announce its Little Lecture line-up for 2018. (read the full release)
December 26, 2017: West Virginia Folklife Announces 2017-2018 Master Artists & Apprentices
The West Virginia Folklife Program, a project of the West Virginia Humanities Council, announces the first class of master artist and apprentice pairs in the West Virginia Folklife Apprenticeship Program. (read the full release)
December 19, 2017: Humanities Council Seeking Grant Proposals
The West Virginia Humanities Council announces its upcoming February 1, 2018, grant deadline for three grant categories: Major grants, which are awarded twice a year for projects requesting up to $20,000; Fellowships of $2,500, which are awarded annually for scholarly research projects; and Minigrants, which are awarded four times a year for projects requesting $1,500 or less. (read the full release)
December 4, 2017: Humanities Council History Alive! Program Seeking Proposals for New Characters
The West Virginia Humanities Council is seeking applications from individuals interested in portraying historical figures for its popular History Alive! program. Portrayals of historically significant people no longer living, from any period of history, are eligible for consideration. (read the full release)
November 8, 2017: West Virginia Humanities Council Grant Awards Announced
The Humanities Council budgets nearly $700,000 for grants and programs each year. The Humanities Council recently awarded 18 new grants. (read the full release)
September 28, 2017: Iranian-American Author Azar Nafisi to Deliver McCreight Lecture in the Humanities
The West Virginia Humanities Council presents award-winning author Azar Nafisi, known for her bestseller Reading Lolita in Tehran, for its 2017 McCreight Lecture in the Humanities. Nafisi will deliver “The Humanities and the Future of Democracies” on Thursday, October 26, at 7:30 p.m. at the Culture Center in Charleston. (read the full release)
September 13, 2017: West Virginia Humanities Council Seeks Grant Applications
The West Virginia Humanities Council is seeking proposals from nonprofit organizations for its upcoming October 1 minigrant deadline. (read the full release)
August 24, 2017: Humanities Council Announces New Board Members
The West Virginia Humanities Council elected two new members to its board of directors during the summer board meeting at Independence Hall in Wheeling. (read the full release)
August 23, 2017: Humanities Council History Alive! Program Seeking Proposals for New Characters
The West Virginia Humanities Council is seeking applications from individuals interested in portraying historical figures for its popular History Alive! program. Portrayals of historically significant people no longer living, from any period of history, are eligible for consideration. (read the full release)
August 8, 2017: West Virginia Folklife Seeks Applications for 2017-2018 Statewide Folklife Apprenticeship Program
The West Virginia Folklife Program, a project of the West Virginia Humanities Council, is now accepting applications for its inaugural statewide Folklife Apprenticeship Program. The program offers up to a $3,000 stipend to West Virginia master traditional artists or tradition bearers working with qualified apprentices on a year-long in-depth apprenticeship in their cultural expression or traditional art form. (read the full release)
July 24, 2017: West Virginia Humanities Council Announces Grant Awards
Humanities Council minigrants, which support projects that request $1,500 or less, are offered four times per year. The West Virginia Humanities Council recently awarded four minigrants. (read the full release)
July 10, 2017: Humanities Council Seeks Grant Proposals
The West Virginia Humanities Council is seeking proposals for its upcoming September 1 grant deadline. Four grant categories will be offered to nonprofit organizations in West Virginia that support educational programming. (read the full release)
July 5, 2017: Appointments to West Virginia Humanities Council Board Announced
Governor Jim Justice has appointed two new members and reappointed three members to the board of directors of the West Virginia Humanities Council. The Governor appoints five of 25 board members. On June 29, he confirmed the appointments of Robert S. Conte of Lewisburg and Bonnie Bowman Thurston of Wheeling, and reappointed Tia C. McMillan of Shepherdstown, Elisabeth H. Rose of Independence, and Raymond W. Smock of Martinsburg. (read the full release)
June 14, 2017: West Virginia Folklife Awarded NEA Grant to Support Statewide Folklife Apprenticeship Program
The West Virginia Folklife Program, a project of the West Virginia Humanities Council, will receive $35,000 by the National Endowment for the Arts to support the new West Virginia Folklife Apprenticeship Program. (read the full release)
June 12, 2017: McArts and West Virginia Folklife Present July 8 Concert with Elaine Purkey in Kimball
On the evening of Saturday, July 8, McArts, a McDowell County Fine Arts Organization, and The West Virginia Folklife Program, a project of the West Virginia Humanities Council, will present a concert with West Virginia activist songwriter and musician Elaine Purkey. (read the full release)
June 8, 2017: Little Lectures Wrap Up for 2017 with “West Virginia Musicians and the Nashville Sound”
The 2017 Little Lecture series concludes on Sunday, June 25, at 2:00 p.m. with the presentation “West Virginia Musicians and the Nashville Sound” by West Virginia University professor Travis D. Stimeling. (read the full release)
May 8, 2017: Little Lecture for May is "The Story of Henderson Hall Plantation"
The 29-room Henderson Hall mansion, completed in 1859 and located at Williamstown, sits on a terrace overlooking the Ohio River. Randy Modesitt will share the story of the Henderson family, the collection of artifacts, transition of the property from family residence to public museum, and plans for the historic property. (read the full release)
May 1, 2017: Humanities Council Announces Grant Awards
The West Virginia Humanities Council recently awarded 17 new grants to nonprofit organizations in West Virginia that support educational programming. (read the full release)
April 25, 2017: Humanities Council Announces 2017 Fellowship Awards
The West Virginia Humanities Council recently awarded nine new fellowships. The $2,500 grants are awarded annually to college faculty and independent scholars for research and writing projects in the humanities. (read the full release)
April 12, 2017: Humanities Council Elects New Board Members
New members are Gayle Manchin of Charleston, Secretary of the West Virginia Department of Education and the Arts and former First Lady of West Virginia, and Amy Pancake of Romney, affiliate director at Eastern West Virginia Community Foundation. (read the full release)
April 4, 2017: Humanities Council April Little Lecture to Examine "Why Shakespeare Matters"
Since 2001 the Humanities Council has presented the annual Little Lecture Series at its historic MacFarland-Hubbard House headquarters in Charleston. The 2017 series continues on Sunday, April 30, at 2:00 p.m. with the presentation “Why Shakespeare Matters” by Dr. Gabriel Rieger. (read the full release)
March 30, 2017: Humanities Council Adds New Committee Members
The West Virginia Humanities Council announces citizen members recently elected to its program committee. The Humanities Council, the state affiliate of the National Endowment for the Humanities, serves West Virginia through grants and direct programs in the humanities. (read the full release)
March 8, 2017: West Virginia Humanities Council Announces Grant Awards
The West Virginia Humanities Council, the state affiliate of the National Endowment for the Humanities, serves West Virginia through grants and direct programs in the humanities. The West Virginia Humanities Council recently awarded four minigrants. (read the full release)
March 6, 2017: Humanities Council Visits Lewisburg
The program committee of the West Virginia Humanities Council meets in Lewisburg on Friday, March 17, at the Greenbrier County Public Library. (read the full release)
March 1, 2017: Humanities Council to Hold Public Meetings at Berkeley Springs Ice House
The West Virginia Humanities Council will hold two informational meetings on Tuesday, March 21, at the Ice House, located at Independence and Mercer Streets in Berkeley Springs. Both meetings are free and open to the public. (read the full release)
March 2, 2017: Humanities Council Little Lecture Marks Centennial of America's Entry into World War I
Since 2001 the Humanities Council has presented the annual Little Lecture Series at its historic MacFarland-Hubbard House headquarters in Charleston. The 2017 series starts on Sunday, March 26, at 2:00 p.m. with the presentation “The American Army and World War I” by Dr. David Woodward. (read the full release)
February 23, 2017: West Virginia Folklife Program to Hold Public Interest Meeting at Jackson County Public Library
On Tuesday, March 14, state folklorist Emily Hilliard brings the West Virginia Folklife Program to the Jackson County Public Library in Ripley (208 Church St. N) with a public interest meeting entitled “What is Folklore?” The 6:00 p.m. meeting is free and open to the public. (read the full release)
January 17, 2017: West Virginia Folklife Program to Hold Public Interest Meeting in Ripley
On Tuesday, January 31, state folklorist Emily Hilliard brings the West Virginia Folklife Program to Ripley with a public interest meeting at the Senior Citizen Center at 121 S. Court Street. Hilliard will present a free public talk titled “What is Folklore?” at 10:30 a.m. (read the full release)
January 3, 2017: West Virginia Folklife Presents January 25 Evening Program with Old-time Musician Jim Costa
The West Virginia Folklife Program, a project of the West Virginia Humanities Council, will present a concert and program with West Virginia old-time musician and collector Jim Costa. The event will be held at the historic MacFarland-Hubbard House in Charleston. The evening includes a musical performance by Costa, a presentation on his collection by folklore student Zoe Van Buren, and a question-answer session. The event is free and open to the public, but guests should RSVP at wvfolklife.org or by calling 304.346.8500. (read the full release)
December 19, 2016: Humanities Council Seeking Grant Proposals
The West Virginia Humanities Council announces its upcoming February 1 grant deadline for three grant categories: Major grants, which are awarded twice a year for projects requesting up to $20,000; Fellowships of $2,500, which are awarded annually for scholarly research projects; and Minigrants, which are awarded four times a year for projects requesting $1,500 or less. (read the full release)
December 19, 2016: National Endowment for the Humanities Invites Applications for New Funding Category
The National Endowment for the Humanities recently announced Creating Humanities Communities, a new initiative to support grassroots humanities programs by encouraging partnerships and collaborations. West Virginia is among the areas targeted by the initiative as the NEH seeks to serve areas previously underfunded by its grants program. (read the full release)
December 16, 2016: Humanities Council Celebrates Bill of Rights
The West Virginia Humanities Council is partnering with the National Archives to distribute an exhibit celebrating the 225th anniversary of the Bill of Rights to selected venues in Kanawha and Putnam counties and other locations statewide. The exhibit may be viewed at Bridge Valley Community & Technical College in South Charleston, Cross Lanes Library, Putnam County Library in Hurricane, the West Virginia Library Commission at the Culture Center, the West Virginia State Law Library at the State Capitol, and West Virginia State University in Institute. (read the full release)
November 7, 2016: Bill of Rights 225th Anniversary Exhibit to Display at 42 Sites in West Virginia
The West Virginia Humanities Council has partnered with the Federation of State Humanities Councils and the National Archives to provide a free, pop-up exhibit observing the 225th anniversary of the Bill of Rights to 42 display sites across West Virginia. The exhibit, The Bill of Rights and You, was created by the National Archives and will be delivered to each venue at no cost in early December. (read the full release)
November 7, 2016: West Virginia Humanities Council Grant Awards Announced
The West Virginia Humanities Council, the state affiliate of the National Endowment for the Humanities, serves West Virginia through grants and direct programs in the humanities. The West Virginia Humanities Council recently awarded 15 new grants. (read the full release)
October 31, 2016: West Virginia Folklife Program Holds Rescheduled Public Interest Meeting in Sandyville
On Wednesday, November 9, state folklorist Emily Hilliard brings the West Virginia Folklife Program’s statewide folklife survey to Jackson County with a public interest meeting at the Sandyville Senior Citizens Center at 29 Gilmore Drive in Sandyville. Hilliard will present two free public talks entitled “What is Folklore?” at 10:30a.m. and again at 5:30p.m. These programs were rescheduled from a previous cancellation last month. (read the full release)
October 6, 2016: Humanities Council Announces History Alive! Characters for 2017
The popular History Alive! program of the West Virginia Humanities Council announces its roster of historical figures available for presentations beginning November 1 through October 31, 2017. (read the full release)
October 4, 2016: Historian Annette Gordon-Reed to Deliver McCreight Lecture in the Humanities
The West Virginia Humanities Council presents Pulitzer Prize-winning author and historian Annette Gordon-Reed to give the annual McCreight Lecture in the Humanities on Thursday, October 27, at the University of Charleston. Her talk, “The Enigma of Sally Hemings: Race, Gender, and Slavery at Jefferson’s Monticello,” begins at 7:30 p.m. and is free and open to the public. The program is sponsored by Bailey and Glasser law firm of Charleston. (read the full release)
September 14, 2016: National Archives Bill of Rights 225th Anniversary Exhibit Available through Humanities Council
The Humanities Council is partnering with the Federation of State Humanities Councils to provide a free, four-sided, pop-up exhibit observing the 225th anniversary of the Bill of Rights for up to 30 venues in West Virginia. (read the full release)
August 30, 2016: West Virginia Folklife Program Presents Concert with Ballad Singer Phyllis Marks, September 8
On the evening of Thursday, September 8, The West Virginia Folklife Program, a project of the West Virginia Humanities Council, will present a concert by West Virginia ballad singer Phyllis Marks. The concert will be held from 5:30-7:30pm at the historic MacFarland-Hubbard House, headquarters of the West Virginia Humanities Council (1310 Kanawha Blvd. E) in Charleston. (read the full release)
August 24, 2016: Pearl S. Buck Conference Set for September 11 – 13 at WVU
To commemorate the legacy of West Virginia Pulitzer and Nobel prize-winner Pearl S. Buck, and the 100th anniversary of the Pulitzer Prizes, the West Virginia Humanities Council, West Virginia University, the Pearl S. Buck Birthplace Foundation, and West Virginia Wesleyan College are partnering to present the Pearl S. Buck Living Gateway Conference. (read the full release)
July 29, 2016: West Virginia Folklife Program awarded American Folklife Center’s Henry Reed Fund Award to present concert with Ballad Singer Phyllis Marks
The West Virginia Folklife Program, a project of the West Virginia Humanities Council, is pleased to announce it has been awarded a 2016 Henry Reed Fund Award from the American Folklife Center at the Library of Congress to support a concert by West Virginia ballad singer Phyllis Marks. The concert program will include a performance, question-answer session, and reception, and is to be held on Thursday, September 8, 2016, from 5:30-7:30 p.m. at the historic MacFarland-Hubbard House. (read the full release)
July 19, 2016: Humanities Council Seeks Grant Proposals
The West Virginia Humanities Council is seeking proposals for its upcoming September 1 grant deadline. Four grant categories will be offered to nonprofit organizations that provide public humanities programming for West Virginia audiences. The Council encourages proposals from colleges and universities, schools, libraries, historical societies, parks, convention and visitor bureaus, historic sites, museums, civic and service organizations, cultural groups, and local government agencies. (read the full release)
July 11, 2016: Historian Annette Gordon-Reed to Deliver McCreight Lecture in the Humanities
The West Virginia Humanities Council announces that Pulitzer Prize-winning author and historian Annette Gordon-Reed will present the annual McCreight Lecture in the Humanities on Thursday, October 27, at the University of Charleston. The 7:30 p.m. program is free and open to the public. (read the full release)
June 13, 2016: West Virginia Day Open Houses Announced
Three Charleston historic houses will welcome visitors in honor of West Virginia’s birthday on Monday, June 20. The Craik-Patton House, MacFarland-Hubbard House, and Glenwood Estate are offering special hours on West Virginia Day. The open houses are free, and the public is invited. (read the full release)
June 7, 2016: June 12 Humanities Council Little Lecture Cancelled
The “Folklore and Folklorists” Little Lecture scheduled for Sunday, June 12, at the MacFarland-Hubbard House in Charleston is cancelled. Scheduled speaker Dr. Judy Byers of Fairmont is unable to travel at this time. (read the full release)
May 27, 2016: West Virginia Folklife Program announces Folklife Hotline
The West Virginia Folklife Program’s new hotline, reached toll free at 1(844)618-3747, is an outlet where West Virginians can share information about local traditional artists, craftspeople, musicians, cooks, or elders, or contribute a traditional song, story, or other piece of folklore or community tradition. (read the full release)
May 24, 2016: June Little Lecture Examines Folklore and Folklorists
The final 2016 Little Lecture is “Folklore and Folklorists” presented by Dr. Judy Byers, Founding Director of the West Virginia Folklife Center and Professor of English and Folklore Studies, Emerita, at Fairmont State University. The program begins at 2:00 p.m. on Sunday, June 12. (read the full release)
May 20, 2016: West Virginia Humanities Council Announces Online Grant Applications
The West Virginia Humanities Council recently added online grant applications to its website. Applicants may now submit grant applications electronically to the Humanities Council at www.wvhumanities.org/grants/. (read the full release)
May 2, 2016: West Virginia Humanities Council Announces 2016 Fellowship Awards
The Humanities Council budgets more than $600,000 for grants and programs each year. A variety of grants are offered to nonprofit organizations that support educational programming. Fellowships are awarded annually to college faculty and independent scholars for research and writing projects in the humanities. The $2,500 grants are unique in the Mountain State. (read the full release)
May 2, 2016: West Virginia Humanities Council Announces Grant Awards
Humanities Council major grants for projects requesting over $1,500 and up to $20,000 are awarded twice annually. Minigrants support projects that request $1,500 or less, and are offered four times per year. Eight new major grants and seven new minigrants were awarded recently. (read the full release)
April 28, 2016: Humanities Council Elects New Board Members
The West Virginia Humanities Council elected four new members to its board of directors during the spring board meeting on April 15 in Beckley. (read the full release)
April 27, 2016: Little Lecture to Tell History of Shaker Village of Pleasant Hill, Kentucky
On May 15, Jill Malusky presents “The Shaker Village of Pleasant Hill, Kentucky” at 2:00 p.m. Pleasant Hill is a National Historic Landmark located south of Lexington in Harrodsburg, Kentucky. Malusky, Director of Visitor Engagement at Pleasant Hill, will discuss how in 1805 Shaker missionaries established the successful communal society on the western frontier. (read the full release)
April 27, 2016: Deadline for Pearl S. Buck Conference Proposals Extended to June 1
The Pearl S. Buck Living Gateway Conference will take place September 11 through 13, 2016. Interested parties are encouraged to submit proposals to present at the conference by the new June 1, 2016, deadline. (read the full release)
April 11, 2016: Humanities Council to Hold Public Meetings May 5 at Ohio County Public Library
At 5:30 p.m. Humanities Council grants administrator Erin Riebe will speak about the types of grants available through the Council, and will also review grant guidelines and the application process. State folklorist Emily Hilliard’s presentation begins at 6:30 p.m. following the grants program with a public interest meeting about the West Virginia Folklife Program. (read the full release)
March 24, 2016: West Virginia Folklife Program to hold Public Interest Meeting in Williamson
On March 31st, state folklorist Emily Hilliard brings the West Virginia Folklife Program’s statewide folklife survey to the Williamson Public Library, 101 Logan St., with a public interest meeting entitled “What is Folklore?.” The 4:30p.m. event is free and open to the public. (read the full release)
March 24, 2016: Call for Presentations at Pearl S. Buck Conference
Born in Hillsboro, Pearl S. Buck was the first American woman to receive the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1938, and her book The Good Earth won the 1932 Pulitzer Prize. The Pulitzer Prize Board recently awarded $35,000 to the West Virginia Humanities Council for a first-time international conference to celebrate the work and legacy of Buck and to commemorate the 100th anniversary of the Pulitzer Prizes, the first of which were awarded in 1916. (read the full release)
March 24, 2016: Little Lecture Examines Reporting of Don Blankenship Trial
On April 10, award-winning Charleston Gazette-Mail reporter Ken Ward Jr. presents “Reporting the Blankenship Trial” for the 2:00 p.m. Little Lecture. An experienced reporter of coal mining issues, Ward has covered the landmark trial of coal executive Don Blankenship. (read the full release)
March 9, 2016: West Virginia Humanities Council Announces Grant Awards
A variety of grants are offered to nonprofit organizations that support educational programming. Minigrants support projects that request $1,500 or less, and are offered four times per year. The West Virginia Humanities Council recently awarded eight new minigrants. (read the full release)
March 9, 2016: Humanities Council Citizen Members Announced
The West Virginia Humanities Council announced that two new citizen members have been elected to its program committee. (read the full release)
February 18, 2016: West Virginia Folklife Program to hold Public Interest Meeting in Charleston
On March 3rd, state folklorist Emily Hilliard will kick off the West Virginia Folklife Program’s statewide folklife survey with a public interest meeting entitled “What is folklore?” at Taylor Books, 226 Capitol St., in Charleston. The 6:00 pm event is free and open to the public. (read the full release)
February 15, 2016: Humanities Council Little Lectures Begin March 6 with Author Glenn Taylor
The 2016 Little Lecture series starts on Sunday, March 6, at 2:00 p.m. with the presentation “A Place Called Solid: West Virginia Re-Imagined in the Novel” by West Virginia author Glenn Taylor. (read the full release)
February 10, 2016: Oral History Workshop at the Darden Mill
Learn how to listen to, save, and share important community stories at an oral history workshop sponsored by Appalachian Forest Heritage Area (AFHA). Emily Hilliard, state folklorist at the West Virginia Humanities Council, will lead the training February 24th at the Darden Mill in Elkins. (read the full release)
February 4, 2016: Humanities Council Web Series Focuses on Experiences of West Virginia Military Veterans
With special funding from the National Endowment for the Humanities, the Humanities Council is partnering with West Virginia military veterans to produce a six-part web series titled West Virginia Standing Together: The Humanities and the Experience of War. (read the full release)
December 14, 2015: Humanities Council Hires State Folklorist
The West Virginia Humanities Council announces the hiring of a state folklorist. The position, funded in part by the National Endowment for the Arts, marks the first time a West Virginia state folklorist has been employed in an official capacity. (read the full release)
November 19, 2015: Humanities Council Announces Pearl Buck Conference in Partnership with WVU
The West Virginia Humanities Council and West Virginia University are planning a first-time conference honoring West Virginia author Pearl Buck. The “Living Gateway” conference will take place September 11 through 13, 2016, at the Erickson Alumni Center at WVU. Additional sponsors are the Pearl S. Buck Birthplace Foundation in Hillsboro and West Virginia Wesleyan in Buckhannon. (read the full release)
November 18, 2015: Humanities Council History Alive! Program Looking For New Characters
The West Virginia Humanities Council is seeking applications from individuals interested in portraying historical figures for its popular History Alive! program. Portrayals of historically significant people no longer living, from any period of history, are eligible for consideration. The application deadline is February 1, 2016. (read the full release)
November 18, 2015: West Virginia Humanities Council Grant Awards Announced
A variety of grants are offered to nonprofit organizations that support educational programming. Humanities Council major grants are awarded twice annually for projects requesting over $1,500 and up to $20,000. The West Virginia Humanities Council recently awarded eight new grants. (read the full release)
November 17, 2015: West Virginia Humanities Council Announces Grant Awards
A variety of grants are offered to nonprofit organizations that support educational programming. Minigrants support projects that request $1,500 or less, and are offered four times per year. The West Virginia Humanities Council recently awarded seven new minigrants. (read the full release)
September 16, 2015: Historian Eric Foner to Deliver McCreight Lecture in the Humanities
The West Virginia Humanities Council announces that Pulitzer Prize-winning author and historian Eric Foner will present the annual McCreight Lecture in the Humanities on Thursday, October 22, at the University of Charleston. The 7:30 p.m. program “Civil War to Civil Rights: The Politics of History” takes place in the Geary Auditorium of Riggleman Hall. It is free and open to the public. (read more)
August 4, 2015: Humanities Council Seeks Grant Proposals
The West Virginia Humanities Council is seeking proposals for its upcoming September 1 grant deadline. Four grant categories will be offered to nonprofit organizations in West Virginia that support educational programming. (read more)
July 17, 2015: Humanities Council Board to Meet in Elkins
The West Virginia Humanities Council announced plans to meet in Elkins on July 24, Friday, for its summer board meeting. The Humanities Council is governed by its board whose 25 members are drawn from throughout the state. (read the full release)
July 15, 2015: West Virginia Humanities Council Announces Grants Awards
A variety of grants are offered to nonprofit organizations that support educational programming. Minigrants support projects that request $1,500 or less, and are offered four times per year. The West Virginia Humanities Council recently awarded ten new minigrants.
(read the full release)
July 13, 2015: History Alive! Looking for New Characters
The West Virginia Humanities Council is seeking applications from individuals interested in portraying historical figures for its popular History Alive! program. Portrayals of historically significant people no longer living, from any period of history, are eligible for consideration. (read the full release)
June 10, 2015: West Virginia Frontier Forts is Topic for Final Little Lecture of 2015
Archeologist Stephen McBride will give the final Little Lecture for the 2015 West Virginia Humanities Council series at 2:00 p.m. on June 28 (read the full release)
May 27, 2015: Humanities Council Receives State Folklorist Funds from NEA
The West Virginia Humanities Council has received a grant from the National Endowment for the Arts to fund a state folklorist position. (read the full release)
May 14, 2015: West Virginia Humanities Council Announces Grant Awards
The Humanities Council budgets more than $600,000 for grants and programs each year. The West Virginia Humanities Council recently awarded 24 new grants. (read the full release)
