Editing Virginia (section)

===Fine and performing arts===
{{See also|Music of Virginia}}
[[File:The Steel Wheels The Jefferson Theater Charlottesville VA February 2019.jpg|thumb|[[The Steel Wheels]], an Americana roots folk rock band, plays at [[Jefferson Theater (Virginia)|Jefferson Theater]] in [[Charlottesville, Virginia|Charlottesville]] in February 2019.|alt=Five male musicians perform on stage in front of a standing audience, behind them a dozen lights project blue lines upward.]]
Virginia ranks near the middle of U.S. states in terms of public spending on the arts {{as of|2021|lc=on}}, at just over half of the national average.<ref>{{cite press release|url=https://nasaa-arts.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/NASAA-FY2021-State-Arts-Agency-Revenues-Report.pdf|title=State Arts Agency Revenues|publisher=National Assembly of State Arts Agencies|date=February 2021|access-date=April 29, 2021}}</ref> The state government does fund some institutions, including the [[Virginia Museum of Fine Arts]] and the [[Science Museum of Virginia]]. Other museums include the [[Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center]] of the [[National Air and Space Museum]] and the [[Chrysler Museum of Art]].{{sfn|Smith|2008|pp=22–25}} Besides these sites, many open-air museums are located in the Commonwealth, such as [[Colonial Williamsburg]], the [[Frontier Culture Museum of Virginia|Frontier Culture Museum]], and various historic battlefields.{{sfn|Howard|Burnham|Burnham|2006|pp=88, 206, 292}} The [[Virginia Foundation for the Humanities]] works to improve the Commonwealth's civic, cultural, and intellectual life.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.virginia.edu/vfh/mission.html|title=Mission & History|website=[[Virginia Foundation for the Humanities]]|year=2007|access-date=December 9, 2007|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070827202050/http://www.virginia.edu/vfh/mission.html|archive-date=August 27, 2007}}</ref>

The [[Harrison Opera House]], in [[Norfolk, Virginia|Norfolk]], is home of the [[Virginia Opera]]. The [[Virginia Symphony Orchestra]] operates in and around [[Hampton Roads]].{{sfn|Howard|Burnham|Burnham|2006|pp=165–166}} Resident and touring theater troupes operate from the [[American Shakespeare Center]] in [[Staunton, Virginia|Staunton]].{{sfn|Goodwin|2012|p=154}} The [[Barter Theatre]] in [[Abingdon, Virginia|Abingdon]], designated the State Theatre of Virginia, won the first [[Regional Theatre Tony Award]] in 1948, while the [[Signature Theatre (Arlington, Virginia)|Signature Theatre]] in [[Arlington County, Virginia|Arlington]] won it in 2009. There is also a Children's Theater of Virginia, [[Theatre IV]], which is the second-largest touring troupe in the nation.<ref>{{cite news |url= https://richmond.com/entertainment/theater-legacies-theatre-iv-founders-embark-on-a-new-adventure/article_a9792a4b-f190-5b01-8539-b4fa3b0216ef.html |title=  Theater legacies: Theatre IV founders embark on a new adventure |first= Holly |last= Prestidge |work= The Richmond Times-Dispatch |date= January 18, 2013 |access-date= July 13, 2021}}</ref> Notable music performance venues include [[The Birchmere]], the [[Landmark Theater (Richmond, Virginia)|Landmark Theater]], and [[Jiffy Lube Live]].{{sfn|Howard|Burnham|Burnham|2006|pp=29, 121, 363, 432}} [[Wolf Trap National Park for the Performing Arts]] is located in [[Vienna, Virginia|Vienna]] and is the only national park intended for use as a performing arts center.<ref name=wolftrap>{{harvnb|Scott|Scott|2004|pp=307–308}}</ref>

Virginia is known for its tradition in the music genres of [[Old-time music|old-time string]] and [[Bluegrass music|bluegrass]], with groups such as the [[Carter Family]] and [[Stanley Brothers]] achieving national prominence during the 1940s.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://folkways.si.edu/roots-branches-virginia-past-present/bluegrass/music/article/smithsonian|title=The Roots and Branches of Virginia Music|website=Folkways|publisher=Smithsonian Institution|year=2007|access-date=January 29, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140107074814/http://www.folkways.si.edu/explore_folkways/virginia.aspx|archive-date=January 7, 2014|url-status=live}}</ref> The state's African tradition is found through [[Gospel (music)|gospel]], [[blues]], and [[shout band]]s, with both [[Ella Fitzgerald]] and [[Pearl Bailey]] coming from [[Newport News, Virginia|Newport News]].<ref>{{cite news |url= https://richmondmagazine.com/arts-entertainment/music/virginias-greatest-show-never/ |title= Virginia's Greatest Show Never |magazine= Richmond Magazine |first= Craig |last= Belcher |date= September 25, 2018 |access-date= June 22, 2020}}</ref> Contemporary Virginia is also known for [[folk rock]] artists like [[Dave Matthews]] and [[Jason Mraz]], [[Contemporary R&B|R&B]] artists [[Chris Brown]], [[D'Angelo]], and [[Kali Uchis]], [[Hip hop music|hip hop]] stars like [[Pharrell Williams]], [[Timbaland]], [[Missy Elliott]] and [[Pusha T]], as well as [[thrash metal]] groups like [[GWAR]] and [[Lamb of God (band)|Lamb of God]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://pastemagazine.com/blogs/lists/2013/08/12-virginia-bands-you-should-listen-to-now.html|title=12 Virginia Bands You Should Listen to Now|first=Reggie|last=Pace|website=[[Paste (magazine)|Paste]]|date=August 14, 2013|access-date=January 29, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140202211016/http://www.pastemagazine.com/blogs/lists/2013/08/12-virginia-bands-you-should-listen-to-now.html|archive-date=February 2, 2014|url-status=live}}</ref> Several members of [[country music]] band [[Old Dominion (band)|Old Dominion]] grew up in the [[Roanoke, Virginia|Roanoke]] area, and took their band name from Virginia's state nickname.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.roanoke.com/arts_and_entertainment/music/old-dominion-country-band-has-roanoke-valley-roots/article_d98905b4-ea90-11e3-9679-0017a43b2370.html |title=Old Dominion country band has Roanoke Valley roots |first=Tad |last=Dickens |date=June 3, 2014 |newspaper=The Roanoke Times |access-date=April 8, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190408140949/https://www.roanoke.com/arts_and_entertainment/music/old-dominion-country-band-has-roanoke-valley-roots/article_d98905b4-ea90-11e3-9679-0017a43b2370.html |archive-date=April 8, 2019 |url-status=live}}</ref>