VisArts Closed on Friday, November 30
The Visual Arts Center of Richmond will be closed on Friday, November 30 for studio cleaning and updates. VisArts will re-open on Saturday, December 1 at 9 a.m.
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Craft+Design Featured Artist Ryan Lawless Appears on Virginia This Morning
On Nov. 15, Craft+Design Featured Artist Ryan Lawless did a special wheel throwing demonstration on Virginia This Morning, produced by CBS6. The Art of Ceramic Making with Ryan Lawless
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Twenty VCUarts Graduates to Exhibit at VisArts’ 54th Annual Craft + Design Show, November 16-18
Now in its 54th year, the Visual Arts Center of Richmond’s Craft + Design Show showcases the work of over 150 artists from across the nation. This year, 20 of those artists have ties to VCUarts. These VCU grads are skilled craftspeople who will bring a variety of museum-quality craft to VisArts’ weekend-long shopping event. […]
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VisArts Executive Director Stefanie Fedors Joins Leigh Suggs on NBC12’s “12 About Town”
On Nov. 13, VisArts Executive Director Stefanie Fedor appeared on NBC12’s “12 About Town” segment with Richmond artist Leigh Suggs. Stefanie and Leigh highlighted the Penland School of Crafts Booth at Craft+Design 2018. 54th Annual Craft and Design
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Craft+Design 2018 Lands on Cover of Richmond Times-Dispatch Arts & Culture Section
On Nov. 11, Richmond Times-Dispatch Reporter Holly Prestidge published an article dedicated to VisArts’ Craft+Design Show. The piece appeared on the cover the newspaper’s arts and culture section and in digital form. More than 150 local and national artists make Craft + Design at Main Street Station’s train shed a Richmond treasure “From Nov. 16 through […]
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Richmond Times-Dispatch Features VisArts’ Make Space Program
On November 9, the Richmond Times-Dispatch featured VisArts’ Make Space Program in an article by Nicole Kappatos.
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Ceramicists Kaitlyn and Ryan Lawless Bring Porcelain Wares for the Modern Home and Table to Craft + Design, November 16-18
With less than one month until the Visual Arts Center of Richmond’s 54th Annual Craft + Design Show, Detroit-based ceramicists Kaitlyn and Ryan Lawless are busy creating an array of porcelain table wares to fill their booth at the show. VisArts chose the couple as the featured artists for the event and made their work […]
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Browse the Winter 2019 Course Catalog
Download 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
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Winter Class Registration Opens Wednesday, October 17
Members 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 […]
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VisArts Closed After 4 p.m. on Thursday, October 11
Due 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.
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VCU Undergraduate Advertising Class Sparks Inspiration for VisArts’ Newest Event: 48-to-Create
A 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 […]
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VisArts Celebrates New Chapter for Its Clay Program with a Fun, Fall Event
The 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 […]
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Visual Arts Center of Richmond to Host 48-Hour Art-making Event
The 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 […]
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Evening Classes Cancelled: Monday, September 17
The 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.
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VisArts Open Saturday, September 15 and Sunday, September 16
The 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.
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VisArts to Close at 5 p.m. on Thursday, All Day Friday
The 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.
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Over 150 Artists to Exhibit at Craft + Design Nov. 16-18
The 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 […]
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VisArts to Host 5th Annual Art Junction Chili Throwdown on Friday, Oct. 5
The 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 […]
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Richmond Times-Dispatch Publishes VisArts Fall Feature
On August 29, the Richmond Times-Dispatch published a fall feature focused on VisArts’ classes and events, written by freelance writer, Kimberly Gadette.
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VisArts Closed on Monday, September 3 and Tuesday, September 4
The 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.
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Ceramicists Kaitlyn And Ryan Lawless Selected As Craft + Design Featured Artists
The 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 […]
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Style Weekly Features Elissa Levy Exhibition Opening
In 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 […]
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VisArts Accepting Make Space Mentor Applications Through September 10
The 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’ […]
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Richmond Times-Dispatch Features Young+Artful
The 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 […]
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ABC8 News Features VisArts’ Fall Catalog
In a July 9 article, ABC8 featured the release of VisArts’ fall catalog.
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