Fri, Nov 13, 7 pm–midnight & Sat, Nov 14, 7–10 pm
Organized by the 1708 Gallery, InLight is a highly acclaimed public exhibition of light-based art. This year, InLight will be held at the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts. Since its founding in 2008, the annual InLight exhibition draws attention, through temporary public art, to significant sites in Richmond, inviting fresh and diverse perspectives of our…
Sat, Oct 31, 5–11 pm
Leslie Cheek Theater
Quill Theater and VMFA present the 7th Annual Bootleg Shakespeare: Macbeth! Starring Andrew Firda and Susan Sanford as Macbeth and Lady Macbeth with an all-star supporting cast of 25 Richmond favorites. This year’s demented theme is 1950/60s B-Horror movie monsters and groovy greasers! Come dressed as your favorite classic movie monster or cool cat, and…
Win a FREE VMFA membership Follow @VMFAMUSEUM on Instagram or like us on Facebook, then post your photo using #VMFARODIN for your chance to win an annual membership! Posts will be randomly selected to appear on vmfa.museum as well as VMFA’s Facebook and Instagram pages. Winners will be chosen at random and notified via social…
November 20, 2015–March 13, 2016* Sundays: 11 am–1 pm Wednesdays: 10 am–noon Fridays: 5–7 pm This program features contemporary sculptors who will demonstrate and discuss their creative processes as they create sculptures on the Sculptor Cart, a moveable demo cart in VMFA’s Atrium. The Sculptor Cart will also feature examples of sculpting tools as well as…
Sat, Feb 11, 10 am–5 pm
Museum-wide
ChinaFest! Event Schedule Sat, Feb 11 | 10 am–5 pm Bring the whole family to celebrate the Lunar New Year and the Chinese Year of the Fire Rooster! Explore Chinese art and culture through fun art activities and collaborative events. Experience demonstrations and performances by Yu Dance, The Pride: Lion Dance at UVA, Lion Dance at…
It’s National Bike Month, and what better way to celebrate than jumping on a bike and heading to the museum? (Look at those happy people!) Here is your challenge: 1.) Ride your bike to VMFA, 2.) Take a picture of the journey, 3.) Send your image to us on Tumblr (vmfaeducation.tumblr.com) OR use the #Bike2VMFA…
Sun, Nov 8, 3–4 pm
Leslie Cheek Theater
Join us for the keynote lecture of the Virginia Tech Student Symposium given by Professor Robert Hobbs, Rhoda Thalhimer Endowed Chair in American Art at Virginia Commonwealth University. Dr. Hobbs will address the German Neo-Expressionist artist Anselm Kiefer and his imposing mixed media Landscape with Wing in the Museum’s collection. Presented in collaboration with the Arts@VirginiaTech.
Fri, Nov 6 & Sat, Nov 7, 9:30 am–5 pm
Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden
In its 21st and final year, the Museum Stores of Richmond’s Holiday Shoppers Fair brings together Richmond’s premier museums, selling their many specialty items just in time for the holidays. A special Member Preview will be held on Thursday, Nov 5 from 5–8 pm. Members of any participating museum can show their membership ID to receive…
Member Preview: Thu, Nov 5, 5–8 pm
Fri, Nov 6 & Sat, Nov 7, 9:30 am–5 pm
VMFA Booth, Holiday Shoppers Fair 2015, Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden
Early in her career, artist Valerie Sanson worked as a fashion coordinator for Richmond’s famed Thalhimer department stores. The retail experience she gained there, coupled with her own creative bent, later drove her to open one of the most imaginative home accessory and gift boutiques in Richmond: Lane Sanson. Her love of fashion soon inspired…
with Debra Stoss, Docent
Sun, Feb 15, 1 pm
Tue, Feb 17, 2 pm
Thu, Feb 19, 6 pm
Meet at Visitor Services Desk
On this gallery exploration, personal interpretation along with artist intention will guide our discussion of various works of art. Examine how artistic choices encourage us to uncover meaning. Docent Debra Stoss will be your guide through this artistic discovery process.
