The Visual Arts Center of Richmond’s Summer 2022 Catalog was illustrated by Caryn Blum. Caryn is an artist and arts educator based in Fish Creek, Wisconsin. In this article Caryn shares details about her artistic inspiration and illustration style. Q: What inspired you to start illustrating? I have created illustrations since I was five years […]
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The Visual Arts Center of Richmond hosted the inaugural Richmond Public Schools (RPS) Youth Poetry Slam, a poetic ending to the month of April which is National Poetry Month. The grand slam was produced by the Writer’s Den, a spoken word collective founded by Richmond’s inaugural poet laureate Douglas Powell a.k.a. Roscoe Burnems. Open High […]
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The Visual Arts Center of Richmond will honor Patty Wilkerson with the organization’s Distinguished Service Award on Saturday, May 14, 2022 at VisArts’ 36th Annual Collectors’ Night, Presented by Dominion Energy. VisArts’ Distinguished Service Award honors a longtime friend of the organization who has demonstrated a sustained and extraordinary commitment to the center. This year’s award is sponsored by […]
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Richmond, VA. (April 29, 2022) The Visual Arts Center of Richmond has partnered with the Servicemember Transitional Advanced Rehabilitation (STAR) program to bring veterans on-site each season, for skill-building workshops in the arts center’s clay, metals, glass, woodworking, photography and printmaking studios. This spring, VisArts will welcome a group of 25 veterans on-site from the […]
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(Richmond, VA) On Friday, April 22, the Visual Arts Center of Richmond (VisArts) hosted a closing reception for “Mira, Miru,” an exhibition of works by VisArts’ annual resident artists: Amarise Carreras, Eric Rivera Barbeito and Sayaka Suzuki. Carreras, Barbeito and Suzuki are the visual artists in VisArts 2021-2022 Annual Resident Artist Program. Their exhibition explored […]
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Caroline Wright is the consulting curator behind the Visual Arts Center of Richmond’s resident exhibition, “Mira, Miru.” Caroline is no stranger to VisArts — she worked as Director of Exhibition Programming at the Visual Arts Center of Richmond from 2011-2016. In this role, she curated contemporary art exhibitions in an extensive range of media and […]
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The Visual Arts Center held the closing ceremony for the 2021-22 cohort of the Make Space program. Fourteen 6th grade students from Anna Julia Cooper Episcopal school were paired with 14 women for a year of mentorship and art-making that culminated in a variety of art projects that were installed in the girls’ bedrooms, giving […]
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Due to inclement weather, VisArts will close at 5 pm on Saturday, March 12
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Richmond, VA. (Mar. 10, 2022) — The Visual Arts Center of Richmond is updating its masking policy to align with CDC COVID-19 Community Level Guidelines beginning Monday, March 14, 2022. Starting Monday, March 14, 2022, mask-wearing within the Visual Arts Center of Richmond will be optional based on CDC Community Level Guidelines. Guests are welcome […]
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“Mira, Miru,” an exhibition of work by the Visual Arts Center of Richmond’s 2021-22 Annual Resident artists Amarise Carreras, Eric Rivera Barbeito, and Sayaka Suzuki opens in the True F. Luck Gallery at VisArts on Friday, March 11. The exhibition will be on view through April 24th. An artist talk will take place at the […]
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The Visual Arts Center of Richmond announced artist and long-time instructor Jude Schlotzhauer as the recipient of the 2022 Shelly Shepherd Master Teacher Award. The Master Teacher Award goes to an instructor who exemplifies VisArts’ mission through their excellence, creativity, and dedication to their students. Students, staff, faculty, board members and the public nominate an […]
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Richmond-based writer and illustrator James Callahan graduated from VCU’s Communication Arts and Design program with a focus on Illustration in 2001. Over the years he’s created thousands of drawings for comics, records, clothing, skateboards, and every other imaginable printable surface, including the cover of VisArts’ Spring 2022 class catalog. Each year, the Visual Arts Center […]
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Richmond Magazine featured the Visual Arts Center of Richmond’s new artist residence: the Granby House. https://richmondmagazine.com/arts-entertainment/growing-arts/
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Richmond, VA (Feb. 15, 2022) The Visual Arts Center of Richmond (VisArts) has announced new dates for its annual CRAFT + DESIGN Show in a committed effort to ensure an in-person event can be held at Main Street Station. CRAFT + DESIGN 2022 is scheduled to be held October 14-16, 2022, at Main Street Station in […]
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Richmond, VA (Feb. 10, 2022) The Visual Arts Center of Richmond (VisArts) has announced the 2022 deadlines for its VisArts Annual Artist Residency Program. The Annual Artist Residency is open to artists in all stages of their careers. VisArts will prioritize artists who have a demonstrated creative practice and are either emerging in their field or exploring new […]
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The Visual Arts Center of Richmond will host the city’s pool of emerging artistic talent from Richmond region schools. As the Richmond regional affiliate of the 2022 Scholastic Art & Writing Awards, VisArts coordinated and supported the jury process of more than 2,000 submissions by area middle and high school students and mounted an exhibition […]
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The Visual Arts Center of Richmond’s ArtVenture Summer Camp opened registration to VisArts members on Wednesday, January 26 at 9 a.m. VisArts is offering over 250 art classes this summer for kids aged 5 to 14 years old. Registration opens to the general public on Wednesday, February 2 at 9 a.m. At VisArts, kids make […]
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Due to the forecasted winter storm Izzy, VisArts will be closed Sunday, January 16th and all classes are cancelled.
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The Visual Arts Center of Richmond (VisArts) is currently accepting applications for the Spring/Summer Studio Access Residency program. The application deadline closes on February 2, 2022. VisArts’ Studio Access Residency is designed to support two emerging or established visual artists to develop new ideas and foster artistic exploration by providing free access to VisArts’ 17 […]
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The Visual Arts Center of Richmond will require that all adults ages 18 and over be fully vaccinated, as defined by the CDC, to attend in-person classes or participate in studio access programs. This requirement will take effect on March 28, 2022. Individuals must provide proof of vaccination and have this verified before attending their […]
read moreVisArts will be closed Tuesday, January 4th due to inclement weather.
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Due to inclement weather, the Visual Arts Center of Richmond will be closed on Monday, January 3rd. Please check our website and social media platforms for up-to-date information about our schedule.
read moreThe Visual Arts Center of Richmond will be closed from Friday, Dec. 24 through January 2, 2022. VisArts will re-open on Monday, January 3rd, 2022.
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The Visual Arts Center of Richmond raised over $16,000 at the conclusion of the “Of Mud & Blood” exhibition silent auction. The artwork at the exhibition were collaborative works between Central Virginia-based ceramicists and tattoo artists. “Of Mud & Blood” explored these centuries-old crafts through various vessels, sculptures and other forms. The ‘Unlucky Strike Vase’ […]
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The Visual Arts Center of Richmond is giving aspiring novelists the perfect opportunity to kick-start their writing careers in 2022. VisArts’ yearlong novel-writing class kicks off again this January. In this special class, writers will have the chance to spend an entire year workshopping their writing with Richmond-based author, Matt Cricchio. Cricchio is a Navy […]
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