Registration Information
Summer 2024 Classes & Programs
Registration for VMFA Members & Non-members is currently underway online, by phone, and in person.
Explore the Summer 2024 Classes & Programs BrochureFall 2024 Classes & Programs
Registration for VMFA Members
To accommodate the high demand, members-only registration for the following categories will begin as noted:
Studio School and Art History Classes (ages 16+)
Tue, Aug 6 | 8 am (online or by phone) or 10 am (in person)
Teen and All Children’s Classes
Wed, Aug 7 | 8 am (online or by phone) or 10 am (in person)
VMFA members have the first chance to register for classes. Not a member? Join today.
Registration for Nonmembers
Nonmember registration for all classes begins Tue, Aug 13 | 8 am (online or by phone) or 10 am (in person)
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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.
Wed, Oct 9,16, 23, 30, Nov 6, 13, 2–3 pm (6 sessions) | Reynolds Lecture Hall
$95 (VMFA members $80) Thu, Oct 31, Nov 7, 14, 21, 1–2 pm (4 sessions) | Founders Conference Room $80 (VMFA members $65) Wed, Nov 6, 1 –3 pm (1 sessions) | Founders Conference Room $40 (VMFA members $35)
[62] Sing, Thou Muses: The Origins and Transcendence of Ancient Greek Art
Dr. Donald Schrader, Adjunct Professor of Art History, University of Mary Washington
The civilization of ancient Greece represents a high-water mark of human intellect; it stood
unsurpassed before modern times, and indeed many of the accomplishments of the 21st century rely on the principles of science and reason formulated by the Greeks in the Classical age. Their understanding of the world, and the place of men and women in it, is expressed in the visual arts, in which a Western standard of perfection and beauty was formulated to which we still look today. In this series we will explore the beginnings of Greek art in the Bronze Age; its mysterious
revival after a dark age of nearly 500 years; the rise of monumental building and sculpture
in the Classical Period; and the spread of Greek art and culture over the Mediterranean
in the kingdoms of the Hellenistic world.
[63] The Art of Looking
Dr. Susan Glasser, Secretary, Public Art Commission
Do you know how to look at art? That may seem like a silly question, but ask yourself: When faced with never-before-seen art, do you spend more time reading the label than looking at the art or rely on an “expert” to explain what you’re seeing? This interactive, skill-building class will help you walk into any gallery and begin decoding and encoding art using your own life experiences. (You’ll also learn what “decoding and encoding” mean in an art-viewing context.)
[64] Photography 101
JEFFREY ALLISON, Director of Statewide Programs and Exhibitions
Join us for a crash course about the basic history of photography using the VMFA
collection and professional photographer Jeffrey Allison as your guides! Explore early
forms of photography and their influence on the artistic process of photographers such as
Andre Kertész, Baldwin Lee, and other artists displayed in the special exhibitions, A Long
Arc: Photography and the American South since 1985 and American, born Hungary:
Kertész, Capa, and the Hungarian American Photographic Legacy.