Check out VMFA’s 2024 Women’s History Month programs in the schedule below. The museum offers year-round experiences with an extraordinary ever-expanding collection of art by women artists. Celebrate Women’s History Month with us and explore the depth and breadth of the museum’s collections, exhibitions, and events for all ages.
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EXHIBITION | Willie Anne Wright: Artist and Alchemist
Oct 21, 2023–Apr 28, 2024
Celebrate this groundbreaking, internationally renowned photographer and painter whose remarkable career spans over six decades. Presenting 63 photographs and 9 paintings by the Richmond native, born in 1924, this is the first major exhibition to explore the trajectory of her impressive career.
INSTALLATION | RVA Community Makers
Ongoing
Celebrating its sixth year, RVA Community Makers is an annual community-activated art project presented by the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts and led by artists Hamilton Glass. The yearly project honors African American leaders from a variety of fields. This year’s project features artwork by Unicia Buster.
PERMANENT COLLECTION | Women Artists
Ongoing
VMFA has a growing collection of works by women artists, including those listed here, from across time and place. These works underscore the many contributions and profound impacts of female artists and provide a visual record of how they have been integral to shaping the narrative of art and influencing styles, themes, and movements across the centuries.
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