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Summer 2023 Classes & Programs
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Registration for VMFA Members
To accommodate the high volume of enrollment, members-only registration for the following categories will begin as noted below:
Tue, Aug 8 | 8 am (online)
Studio School and Art History Classes (ages 16+)
Wed, Aug 9 | 8 am (online)
Early Childhood Classes & Camps (age 5 and under), Kids Studio Classes (ages 5–12), and Teen Summer Classes (ages 13–17)
VMFA members have the first chance to register for classes. Not a member? Join today.
Registration for Non-members
Tue, Aug 15 at 8 am (online)
Non-member registration for all classes begins
In need of assistance? Visitor Services is available by phone 804.340.1405 starting at 8 am
or in-person at the museum starting at 10 am on registration days.
VMFA Art History Classes provide adult audiences with the opportunity to investigate the history of art through dynamic and interactive lectures, gallery visits and discussions. For ages 16 and over.
Tue, Jun 13, 20, 27 & July 11 (no class on July 4) 11 am–12:15 pm (4 sessions) | Registration on Zoom required. Wed, Jun 21, 1–2:30 pm (1 session) | Conference Room Join exhibition curator Alexis Assam for a closer look at Whitfield Lovell: Passages. Explore the works that make up the most comprehensive exhibition to date of the contemporary artist's masterful conte crayon drawings, assemblages, and multi-sensory installations that focus on aspects of African American history.
$30 (VMFA members $25) Wed, Jun 21, 6–7:30 pm (1 session) |Registration on Zoom required. Join exhibition curator Alexis Assam for a closer look at Whitfield Lovell: Passages. Explore the works that make up the most comprehensive exhibition to date of the contemporary artist's masterful conte crayon drawings, assemblages, and multi-sensory installations that focus on aspects of African American history.
$30 (VMFA members $25) Wed, Jun 28, 12–1:30 pm (1 session) | Conference Suite and Galleries This one-part class will focus on works of art in Benjamin Wigfall and Communications Village, which reveal Wigfall's dedication to creating a unique space where leading African American artists of the era could engage with the local community while experimenting with printmaking as an art form. Price includes admission to the exhibition.
$30 (VMFA members $25) Wed, Jun 28, 6–7:30 pm (1 session) | Registration on Zoom required. This one-part class will focus on works of art in Benjamin Wigfall and Communications Village, which reveal Wigfall's dedication to creating a unique space where leading African American artists of the era could engage with the local community while experimenting with printmaking as an art form.
$25 (VMFA members $20)
[43] Islamic and Christian Visual Culture in Iberia, 700–1600 [Virtual]
Craig Reynolds, Ph.D, Associate Professor of Art History, Northern Virginia Community College
This class will survey the art and architecture of Iberia, with a focus on examples that demonstrate synthesis and interchange born from Muslim and Christian control of this region. These include art objects such as ceramics, tiles, and metalwork, major architectural works in Lisbon, Seville,Cordoba, and Granada as well as European and Islamic artworks from VMFA's permanent collection.
$90 (VMFA members $75)
[45] Whitfield Lovell: Passages 101
Alexis Assam, Regenia A. Perry Assistant Curator of Global Contemporary Art[46] Whitfield Lovell: Passages 101[Virtual]
Alexis Assam, Regenia A. Perry Assistant Curator of Global Contemporary Art
[47] Benjamin Wigfall 101
Dr. Sarah Eckhardt, Associate Curator of Modern and Contemporary Art, VMFA[48] Benjamin Wigfall 101 [Virtual]
Dr. Sarah Eckhardt, Associate Curator of Modern and Contemporary Art, VMFA