ON THE PAULEY CENTER SOUTH LAWN
The Afrikana Film Festival Presents Daughters of the Dust (1991) as the third and last movie in the VMFA Outdoor Film Series: Dirty South: A Cinematic Sense of Place and Community.
Featured Events
VMFA Gospel Sunday in the Garden
Sun, Aug 8, 2021 | 2–4 pm
VMFA’s Robins Sculpture Garden
In the event of inclement weather, the program will move into the Marble Hall. Featuring Aliyah the DJ and RVA Life Church’s Zóé Hosted by Unlocking RVA Enjoy a relaxing afternoon in the garden listening to the spirit-lifting sounds of gospel music in the Black southern tradition. Performances by Zóé at 2:30 pm and 3:30…
3 in 30 PLUS: Short Stories
Tue, Aug 3, 2021 | 11 am–12 pm
Gallery Program (VIRTUAL)
In this edition of 3 in 30+, join VMFA Assistant Curator of European Art Dr. Colleen Yarger and VMFA Teacher Programs Educator Twyla Kitts as they delve into the various intersections between art and literature that can be found in the work of British printmaker Sir Frank Short, whose art is now on display at…
VMFA Family Day – Celebrate African and African American Art: Music & Tradition
Sun, Aug 1, 2021 | 1-4 pm
Welcome to VMFA’s VIRTUAL FAMILY DAY EVENT Celebrate African and African American Art: Music & Tradition Launches on VMFA.museum on Sun, Aug 1, 2021 at 11 am Stays live through September 2021 Free. No tickets or reservations required. Exploring Our Virtual Event Welcome to “Celebrate African and African American Art: Music & Tradition” Family Day!…
Virtual Artist Talk and Performance – The AfroDixieRemixes: A VMFA Listening Session
with John Sims, multimedia artist and producer and Valerie Cassel Oliver, Sydney and Frances Lewis Family Curator of Modern and Contemporary Art, VMFA
Fri, Jul 30, 2021 | 6:30–7:30 pm
Online Performance
This program is inspired by VMFA’s special exhibition The Dirty South: Contemporary Art, Material Culture, and the Sonic Impulse, and the music featured in the program can be heard in the Confederate Memorial Chapel in VMFA’s E. Claiborne and Lora Robins Sculpture Garden. The Chapel is open daily from 10am–4pm. John Sims’s audio-visual-poetic presentation subversively…
VMFA ARTrageous x After Hours: Down South Hustle
Sat, Jul 24, 2021 | General Admission: 8 pm | VIP Admission: 7 pm
[new_royalslider id=”50″] Two events unite for a special evening inspired by the current exhibition The Dirty South: Contemporary Art, Material Culture, and the Sonic Impulse. Presented by With generous support provided by In the Garden DANCE Celebrate the return of music and dancing to VMFA. Hosted by Kelli Lemon | Featuring DJ Lonnie B Under…
Community Conversation: The Natural Bridge and the Monacan Indian Nation
with Dr. Christopher Oliver, VMFA's Assistant Curator of American Art and exhibition curator of Virginia Arcadia: The Natural Bridge in American Art; Dr. Johanna Minich, VMFA's Assistant Curator of Native American Art; and Monacan tribe member Victoria Ferguson and Dean Ferguson
Sun, Jul 11, 2021 | 2:30–3:30 pm
Gallery Program (VIRTUAL)
The Natural Bridge is one of the most frequently depicted sites in 19th-century American landscape art, but this body of work largely obscures the historic and contemporary presence of indigenous Virginians. Monacan tribe member Victoria Ferguson and her husband, Dean Ferguson, worked at the Natural Bridge site for over two decades, presenting knowledge about the…
3 in 30: American Land, American People
with Dr. Johanna Minich, Assistant Curator for Native American Art
Join Dr. Johanna Minich, Assistant Curator for Native American Art for the VMFA, to explore three works of art in the permanent collection of Native American Art. 3 in 30: American Land, American People – In Person Tue, Nov 2, 2021, 11—11:30 am | Meet at Visitor Services Free, no reservations required. 3 in 30:…
3 in 30 PLUS: Dirty South
with Karen Getty & Robert Phanord
Tue, Jul 6, 2021 | 11–11:30 am
Virtual Gallery Program
Join Karen Getty, VMFA’s lead educator for the exhibition The Dirty South: Contemporary Art, Material Culture, and the Sonic Impulse, and Robert Phanord, the museum’s Performing Arts Coordinator, for a discussion of three works of art in the permanent collection that relate to the special exhibition.
Virginia Arcadia Member Mornings
Mon, Mar 1, 2021 | 8—10 am
Mon, Apr 5, 2021 | 8—10 am
Sat, Jul 5, 2021 | 8—10 am
Members will have exclusive access to the museum on select mornings to enjoy and engage with the VMFA collection and special exhibitions during a time when the museum is not open to the public. Member Mornings are open exclusively to VMFA members. We encourage you to bring guests every Wednesday evening during Member Appreciation Nights.…