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 […]
read moreThe Visual Arts Center of Richmond will be closed on Thursday, November 25 and Friday, November 26th for the Thanksgiving holiday.
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November 22, 2021 (Richmond, VA), The Visual Arts Center of Richmond (VisArts) unveiled its most recent acquisition, a residential property at 1 Granby Street, during its 57th Annual Craft + Design weekend. Craft + Design, which took place online this year, is a three-day signature event that celebrates local, regional, and national craft arts. “Granby […]
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The Visual Arts Center of Richmond (VisArts) hosted over 500 guests at the opening for “Of Mud & Blood,” an exhibition that features collaborative works by Central Virginia-based ceramicists and tattoo artists. The exhibition explores these centuries-old crafts through various vessels, sculptures and many other forms. Known for their own traditional styles and techniques, the […]
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Virginia This Morning invites VisArts Executive Director Stefanie Fedor on air to discuss the 57th Annual Craft + Design Show.
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The Visual Arts Center of Richmond (VisArts) hosted over 140 guests at the opening for “Where the Pieces Fall,” a culmination of works by 15 Studio Access resident artists at VisArts. The artists used different mediums to answer the question, “What happens when something falls apart? Can they be put back together and become something […]
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VisArts resident artist exhibition, “Where the Pieces Fall” included in Richmond Magazine’s River City Roundup; the best things to see, do and experience this week.
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R•Home sits down with and interviews 2021 Rise + Shine featured speaker, Mary Welch Fox Stasik.
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Journalist Harry Kollatz Jr. writes about the “crafty debut” of the Visual Arts Center of Richmond’s annual CRAFT + DESIGN show in Richmond magazine’s November 2021 issue.
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Richmond Magazine interviews Rise + Shine speaker, Mary Welch Fox Stasik ahead of 57th Annual CRAFT + DESIGN weekend.
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RICtoday did a brief write-up on VisArts’ resident exhibition, “Where the Pieces Fall.”
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Interior designer and host of HGTV’s “Breaking Bland” Mary Welch Fox Stasik will be the featured speaker at Rise + Shine as part of VisArts’ 57th annual Craft + Design show which takes place online from Nov. 19-21, 2021. Richmond Magazine brings Stasik, host of HGTV’s “Breaking Bland” to the virtual Rise + Shine event to talk about […]
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The Visual Arts Center of Richmond’s winter class registration opens on Wednesday, October 27 and Richmond-based illustrator Theodore Taylor III is behind the user-interface-inspired illustrations for the cover of the 2022 Winter catalog. Taylor draws from a wide range of interests for his work: comics, video games, street art and music. But his inspiration […]
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The Visual Arts Center of Richmond presents “Of Mud & Blood,” an exhibition that features collaborative works by Central Virginia-based ceramicists and tattoo artists. This exhibit will open on Friday, Nov. 12, with a public reception from 5:30-7 p.m. and will be on view at the Visual Arts Center of Richmond’s True F. Luck Gallery until Jan 9, 2022; […]
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