April 15, 2015
This summer, VMFA will explore the artistry of Japanese tattoo with a photography exhibition organized by the Japanese American National Museum. The works will be on display from May 29 through September 27, 2015.
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VMFA Special Exhibitions & Gallery Installations
April 9, 2015
Special Exhibitions Organic: Photographs of the Natural World April 11 – October 12, 2015 Photography Gallery Free From the scientific to the symbolic, photographs of nature have played an integral role in the history of the medium. While the impulse to make images of flowers and trees runs deep through the photographic tradition, this exhibition…
It’s Your Art!
April 3, 2015
The Virginia Museum of Fine Arts’ Speakers Bureau is now accepting requests for engagements at social and civic group programs. The organization is a dedicated group of volunteers that speaks on behalf of the museum.
Sketching Gallery Invites Visitors to Create Floral Still Life Drawings
March 31, 2015
In an creative twist, the exhibition Van Gogh, Manet, and Matisse: The Art of the Flower, on view through June 21, 2015, includes an opportunity for visitors to create their own art by sketching a beautiful floral arrangement.
Fund Established In Honor of Lizzie Edmunds Boyd
February 25, 2015
Enhanced professional development for VMFA staff and funds for the upkeep and maintenance of VMFA’s gardens and grounds are the beneficiaries of the newly established Lizzie Edmunds Boyd Fund.
Félix Bracquemond: Impressionist Innovator
February 19, 2015
French printmaker and designer Félix Bracquemond (1833–1914) produced more than 800 etchings during a prolific career that spanned the late 19th century. Though celebrated from the outset of his career as a skilled etcher, Bracquemond enthusiastically championed the etching revival in France, prominently leading the charge toward redefining etching as a highly original art form. Despite his status while living as a luminary within the Paris Salon and avant-garde artistic circles associated with Impressionisme and Japonisme Bracquemond’s work is little known today. The exhibition is on view through October 4, 2015.
VMFA awards more than $5 million to Virginia artists in the past 75 years
February 3, 2015
This year marks the 75th anniversary of the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts’ Fellowship Program. With this year’s awards, fellowship grants will exceed a total of $5 million with 1,250 awards to Virginia artists since the program’s inception in 1940. The Virginia Museum awarded 27 fellowships to Virginia art students and professional artists in 2015-16 for a total of $162,000.
VMFA Showcases African-American Artists for Black History Month
January 27, 2015
In honor of Black History month, VMFA will showcase both visual and performing African American artists. Maggie Ingram and the Ingramettes will perform on Feb. 6 from 6 to 8 p.m. for the First Fridays program at the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts. Since the 1940’s VMFA has sought works by African-American artists for the 19th, 20th, and 21st century collections.
Mellon Galleries Reopen with New Works
January 15, 2015
Works from the life estate of Paul Mellon, longtime VMFA donor and trustee, are in the newly reinstalled Mellon Galleries, opening on Friday, January 16.
Important Paintings by Mattia Preti and Gilbert Stuart Acquired
December 24, 2014
Two important paintings, one by 17th-century Italian painter Mattia Preti and the other by 19th-century American portraitist Gilbert Stuart, have been acquired by the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts and are on view in the galleries in time for the holidays.