The Visual Arts Center of Richmond has announced the 2020 deadlines for its VisArts Artist Residency Program, which was launched in 2019. The program is open to artists and writers at a pivotal point in their career who could benefit from VisArts studios, teaching community and dedicated time and space to devote to their practice. […]
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The Visual Arts Center of Richmond will honor Bill Royall and Pam Kiecker Royall with the organization’s Distinguished Service Award on Saturday, March 7, 2020 at VisArts’ 34th 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 […]
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The Visual Arts Center of Richmond has announced the regional award recipients of the 2020 Scholastic Art & Writing Awards. Presented by the nonprofit organization, the Alliance for Young Artists & Writers, the Scholastic Art & Writing Awards are the country’s longest-running and most prestigious scholarship and recognition program for creative students in grades 7 […]
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Commonwealth Times included the “walking with” exhibition, in VisArts’ True F. Luck Gallery, as a part of their upcoming exhibits preview.
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The Visual Arts Center of Richmond is giving aspiring novelists the perfect opportunity to kick-start their writing careers in 2020. 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, Lana Krumwiede. Krumwiede is the […]
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The Visual Arts Center of Richmond is thrilled to announce that its junior board, the Visual Arts Creative Ambassadors (VACA), will launch an unrestricted cash award for emerging artists at the center’s annual Young + Artful fundraiser in March 2020. VisArts’ new Emerging Artist Award was established to promote, support and encourage visual artists who […]
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The Visual Arts Center of Richmond raised over $5,000 on GivingTuesday thanks to generous gifts made by the Richmond community. GivingTuesday started in 2012 as a simple idea: create a day that encourages people to do good. Nine VisArts teachers served as GivingTuesday “giving captains” this year. Together, they represented each of VisArts’ studios and […]
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Registration for spring classes at the Visual Arts Center of Richmond opens on Wednesday, Jan. 15 for VisArts members. Registration for spring classes opens on Wednesday, Jan. 22 for the general public. The spring session is from March 23 through June 7, 2020. VisArts members get early access to class registration and a 10% discount […]
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Richmond Magazine included VisArts’ Art-o-Mat in a write-up about being a “tourist in your own town.”
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CBS 6 included a feature for Craft + Design, specifically R-Home’s booths at the event.
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R•Home did a full feature on Marlene Barnett, the featured speaker at the Rise + Shine Brunch during Craft + Design weekend.
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Richmond-based artists Lily Cox-Richard and Michael Jevon Demps forged a connection during walks along the James River and those experiences inspired the artists to create walking with, an exhibition of work that opens in the True F. Luck Gallery at the Visual Arts Center of Richmond on Friday, Nov. 15. Both artists are professors at […]
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An exhibition of work by Richmond-based artists Lily Cox-Richard and Michael Jevon Demps, titled walking with, goes on view at the Visual Arts Center of Richmond on Friday, Nov. 15. The art in this exhibition was made in response to, and with materials from, the artists’ walks in Richmond. The November 15 opening at VisArts […]
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This year, the Visual Arts Center of Richmond welcomes over 150 artists to Craft + Design, Presented by McGuireWoods. The 55-year-old contemporary craft show takes place at Main Street Station’s train shed on the weekend of Nov. 22-24, 2019. All proceeds from Craft + Design benefit VisArts. Over 50 artists are new to Craft + […]
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The Visual Arts Center of Richmond will host its sixth annual VisArts Chili Throwdown on Friday, October 4. Adult admission to the event includes chili from over 25 local restaurants and a handmade ceramic bowl—made in VisArts’ clay studios. In the months leading up to this fall fundraiser, Chili Throwdown Resident Artist, Jess Hardin, has […]
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CBS 6 did a full write up on the VisArts Chili Throwdown.
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The Visual Arts Center of Richmond will be open for 48-straight hours on the weekend of October 18-20, 2019 for its Second Annual 48-to-Create event. All Richmond artists and writers are invited to this 48-hour dash to create new work. 48-to-Create begins on Friday, October 18 at 4 p.m. and ends on Sunday, October 20 […]
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Richmond.com featured VisArts’ exhibitions “Color Cargo” and “walking with” as part of their Fall Arts Preview 2019.
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In 2020, the National Council on Education for the Ceramic Arts is hosting its 54th annual conference in Richmond. The Visual Arts Center of Richmond will host a series of pre-conference workshops, March 18 through March 22. These special classes will be held in VisArts’ studios and they will be lead by nationally recognized clay artists […]
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Registration for VisArts’ holiday mini session opens on Wednesday, September 18 at 9 a.m. for VisArts members. Holiday mini registration opens to the general public on Wednesday, September 25 at 9 a.m. VisArts members get early access to class registration, 10% off tuition, discounted event tickets and more. To learn more and become a member, visit […]
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The Visual Arts Center of Richmond will host its Sixth Annual VisArts Chili Throwdown on Friday, October 4, 2019 from 5:30 to 8:30 p.m. This year’s event will feature the chili of more than 25 Richmond restaurants and music by the Cary Street Ramblers. Tickets are $25 for VisArts members and $30 for the general […]
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The Visual Arts Center of Richmond will be closed on Monday, September 2 for the Labor Day holiday.
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Philadelphia-based jeweler Hilary Hertzler started her career in interior architecture and now she’s a full-time jeweler, selling her work all over the U.S. The Visual Arts Center of Richmond has chosen Hertzler as the featured artist for its 55th Annual Craft + Design Show, making her work the focal point of the event’s promotional materials. […]
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The Visual Arts Center of Richmond has selected Philadelphia-based jeweler Hilary Hertzler as the featured artist of its 55th Annual Craft + Design Show, which will take place Nov. 22-24, 2019 at historic Main Street Station. Hertzler’s vibrant and textured necklaces, earrings and bracelets are woven with a variety of materials, including metal, fiber, beads […]
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The Visual Arts Center of Richmond was named a multi-category winner in Richmond magazine’s 2019 Best & Worst issue. VisArts won first place in the following categories: “Best Place for Adults to Learn a New Skill,” “Best Adult Art Classes” and “Best Youth Art Classes.” The center won second place in the “Best Children’s After-School […]
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