The Make Space mentoring program at the Visual Arts Center of Richmond gave Courtney Lebow the confidence to pursue middle school art education and the chance to make a new friend. Courtney was paired with her 11-year-old mentee, Danielle, during the 2016-17 cycle of Make Space, a program that brings sixth-grade girls from Anna Julia […]
read moreDownload a printable version of the Winter 2019 course catalog below. Member registration opens October 17, 2018, and registration opens to the general public October 24. View Winter Catalog
read moreMembers of the Visual Arts Center of Richmond can register for winter classes starting at 9 a.m. on Wednesday, October 17. Registration opens to the general public at 9 a.m. on Wednesday, October 24. VisArts is offering over 200 adult art classes and 40 youth and family art classes during the winter session. The center has over 60 brand […]
read moreDue to the threat of severe weather, the Visual Arts Center of Richmond will close at 4 p.m. on Thursday, October 11. Please check our website and social media accounts for updates regarding Friday.
read moreA group of Virginia Commonwealth University students will see an event that they only dreamt about come to life at the Visual Arts Center of Richmond on Friday, October 19. The new event, called 48-to-Create, is a weekend-long make-a thon that gives Richmond’s artists and writers uninterrupted time and space to finish old projects and […]
read moreThe Visual Arts Center of Richmond will host its fifth annual Art Junction Chili Throwdown on Friday, October 5. This clay-centric fundraiser comes at a good time; VisArts recently expanded its ceramics program, adding a third clay studio named for the late Jim Valentine, a longtime ceramics teacher. Adult admission to the Oct. 5 Chili […]
read moreThe Visual Arts Center of Richmond (VisArts) will be open for 48-straight hours on the weekend of October 19-21, 2018, as part of a new event the center is launching called “48-to-Create.” The weekend-long make-a thon gives Richmond’s artists and writers uninterrupted time and space to finish old projects and start new ones. At the […]
read moreThe Visual Arts Center of Richmond has cancelled its classes starting after 5 p.m. on Monday, September 17 due to tornado warnings in the area. Students can expect an email about rescheduling classes.
read moreThe Visual Arts Center of Richmond will be open and operating on a normal schedule (9 a.m. to 9 p.m.) on Saturday, September 15 and Sunday, September 16. All classes will run as scheduled and the center will host a throw-a-thon in its clay studio.
read moreThe Visual Arts Center of Richmond will close at 5 p.m. on Thursday, September 13. VisArts will be closed all day on Friday, September 14. Please check our website and social media platforms for more information about our weekend hours.
read moreThe Visual Arts Center of Richmond welcomes over 150 artists to Craft + Design this year. The 54-year-old contemporary craft show, presented by Altria Group, takes place at Main Street Station’s train shed on the weekend of Nov. 16-18, 2018. Over 50 artists are new to Craft + Design this year. Sixty-two percent of the […]
read moreThe Visual Arts Center of Richmond will host its fifth annual chili cook-off, the Art Junction Chili Throwdown, on Friday, Oct. 5 from 6 to 9 p.m. This year’s event will feature the chili of more than 20 Richmond restaurants and music by the Cary Street Ramblers. Tickets are $20 for VisArts members and $25 […]
read moreThe Visual Arts Center of Richmond will be closed on Monday, September 3 for the Labor Day holiday. VisArts will also be closed on Tuesday, September 4 to clean and make improvements to its studios.
read moreThe Visual Arts Center of Richmond has selected ceramicists Kaitlyn and Ryan Lawless, the husband/wife duo behind Corbé, a Detroit-based ceramic design studio, as the featured artists of its 54th annual Craft + Design Show, which will take place Nov. 16-18, 2018 at Main Street Station. Corbé handcrafts porcelain wares for the modern home and […]
read moreIn an August 21 article, Style Weekly featured the opening of VisArts’ exhibition “Of secrecy, the violet,” by New York City-based artist, Elissa Levy. Curator Lauren Ross was excited to introduce Richmond audiences to Levy. “In an era defined by an absence of consensus on what’s fake and what’s true, issues around media today are […]
read moreThe Visual Arts Center of Richmond is accepting applications for Make Space mentors through September 10. Make Space pairs 12 sixth-grade girls—all of whom attend Anna Julia Cooper Episcopal School—with 12 women for a year of mentorship and art-making. The big/little pairs meet on Thursday evenings from September through May and create art together in VisArts’ […]
read moreThe Richmond Times-Dispatch featured VisArts’ Young+Artful fundraiser in an August 17 article, “Young + Artful 2018: Rock + Roll High School at the Visual Arts Center of Richmond.” “If you’re a 20-something who lives month to month under mountains of student and other debts, chances are the art classes you loved as a child take a back seat […]
read moreIn a July 9 article, ABC8 featured the release of VisArts’ fall catalog.
read moreWashington and Lee University’s online publication, The Columns, published a feature about VisArts’ intern, Xinxian Wang. Xinxian spent eight weeks at the Visual Arts Center in Richmond through a career and professional development summer internship offered in conjunction with W&L’s Office of Community-Based Learning. “This experience encourages me to explore a more diverse range of courses […]
read moreThe Richmond Times-Dispatch named VisArts in a July 31 article, “10 ways to cool down in Richmond.” “By the end of summer, the charm of sunny days has worn off, replaced by a fear of sunburns and heat stroke. So why not shun the light and learn a real skill with the Visual Arts Center’s […]
read moreVivian Keasler has taken classes in nearly all of the Visual Arts Center of Richmond’s studios and soon there will be a brand-new studio named after her. Thanks to a generous gift from Keasler, a vacated section of VisArts’ staff offices will be transformed into the new Vivian Keasler Letterpress + Book Arts Studio. The […]
read moreThe Visual Arts Center of Richmond has kicked off a construction project that will add an additional art studio to the facility. Construction begins on July 23 and includes: the consolidation of staff offices, the creation of the new Vivian Keasler Letterpress + Books Arts Studio and the transformation of the current letterpress studio into […]
read moreRichmond magazine featured glass artists Erin and Grant Garmezy in a July 17 article. “Today, the couple travels the country doing high-end craft shows and displaying their work in galleries. Their glass demonstrations and lectures have taken them around the globe to countries like Japan, South Korea and Turkey. Closer to home, they were part of […]
read moreDuring the weeks of July 16 and July 30, ArtVenture campers can explore the world of fashion design with Sarah Brown, a graduate of VCUarts’ fashion design program and a lifelong sewing enthusiast. Brown is teaching a new class called Patternmaking for Fashion Design for students ages 13 to 14. Campers will explore patternmaking, the […]
read moreMembers of the Visual Arts Center of Richmond can register for fall classes starting at 9 a.m. on Wednesday, July 11. Registration opens to the general public at 9 a.m. on Wednesday, July 18. VisArts is offering 234 adult art classes and 40 youth and family art classes during the fall session. The center has over […]
read moreThe Visual Arts Center of Richmond will be closed on Wednesday, July 4. VisArts closes on a total of six federally observed holidays per calendar year, including: New Year’s Day, Memorial Day, Independence Day, Labor Day, Thanksgiving Day and Christmas Day. The center announced new, extended hours in June 2018. Effective June 23, VisArts is open from 9 […]
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