Calendar & Events
Celebrate Black History Month at VMFA
Enhance your Black History Month experience with a visit to VMFA, home to an ever-expanding collection of African American art. In addition to exploring related events and programs, check out the extraordinary works of art on view and the online resources that showcase African American artistry all year long.
On View
Exhibitions & Installations
Home/Grown: Photographs by Susan Worsham and Brian Palmer
Through Apr 6
Among the photographs in this exhibition are Brian Palmer’s poignant images of Henrico’s East End Cemetery, one of numerous neglected Black cemeteries in the area. The cemetery and those who tend to it are captured in Palmer’s evocative photographs.
Among the photographs in this exhibition are Brian Palmer’s poignant images of Henrico’s East End Cemetery, one of numerous neglected Black cemeteries in the area. The cemetery and those who tend to it are captured in Palmer’s evocative photographs.
Theaster Gates: Wonder Working Power
Through Mar 9
This exhibition features ceramic works by Theaster Gates, a Chicago-based multidisciplinary artist and professor dedicated to community transformation. He has called pottery “the magic of taking the lowliest material on earth—mud—and turning it into something beautiful and useful.
This exhibition features ceramic works by Theaster Gates, a Chicago-based multidisciplinary artist and professor dedicated to community transformation. He has called pottery “the magic of taking the lowliest material on earth—mud—and turning it into something beautiful and useful.
RVA Community Makers 2025
Feb 13–Mar 31, 2025
This seventh annual art installation led by Hamilton Glass honors community leaders. The 2025 installation features the work of sculptor Kourtenay Plummer and will be on view in the Cochrane Atrium.
This seventh annual art installation led by Hamilton Glass honors community leaders. The 2025 installation features the work of sculptor Kourtenay Plummer and will be on view in the Cochrane Atrium.
Permanent Collection
Always on View
Discover VMFA’s growing collection of works by African American artists. The collection features masterpieces from early American to modern and contemporary artists.
Discover VMFA’s growing collection of works by African American artists. The collection features masterpieces from early American to modern and contemporary artists.
Events & Programs
Collection Connection:
Black History Month
Wed, Feb 19
11–11:45 am
Talk: VMFA’s History-Making Art Loan to Lusanga, Democratic Republic of Congo
Thu, Feb 27
6:30–7:30 pm