Visual Arts Center of Richmond

NOVEMBER 22 – 24

CRAFT + DESIGN

Your favorite craft show is turning 60. From November 22 – 24, Craft + Design is returning to Main Street Station to showcase the works of 160+ makers from across the country. Snag your tickets now for a weekend full of celebrations!

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November 13 – January 12

The Shape of Water

Now on view in the True F. Luck Gallery is a multi-media group exhibition presented by VisArts and Crafting the Future.

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DECEMBER 2 – 15

HOLIDAY MINI SESSION

Wrap up your year with short classes, intensives, and weekend workshops just in time for the holidays!

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November 22 – 24

We need volunteers

Craft + Design is our biggest fundraiser of the year, and volunteers are crucial to our success. Can you lend a hand November 22 – 24?

Meet the Annual Artist Residents

We're excited to welcome our four new Annual Residents for 2024 – 2025: April Sopkin, Doah Lee, Evie Metz, and Luis Vasquez La Roche.
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Support our Community Programs!

We offer hundreds of people free access to art classes through our community and school partnerships.
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Upcoming Event

Second Fridays

Second Friday classes are a great way to spend time with family and friends making art. Registration opens at 9 am on Mondays the week of every second Friday of the month.
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Blog post

A conversation with Veronica Jackson

The artist behind A CONSTELLATION OF BLACKNESS spent several months at VisArts as a Visiting Artist-in-Residence leading up to her exhibition. Learn more about her practice and the work she made in our studios.
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Studio Access

Studio Access

Affordable access to 17 professionally equipped studios designed for a variety of visual art media, including: clay, creative writing, digital media, drawing + painting, fiber, flameworking, glass, letterpress, metals, darkroom photography, printmaking and wood.
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