Birthday Parties
Please note: Requests for birthday parties are currently closed.
Host a birthday party at the Visual Arts Center of Richmond and treat 12* people (ages 5+) to a private art class in one of VisArts’ studios!
Enjoy instruction by a professional artist, one and a half hours of project time, a half hour for cake, plus half an hour for set-up and clean-up. Each person leaves with a take-home art project and a VisArts party favor. You are responsible for bringing cake, snacks, paper products and serving utensils.
Are you an adult looking to host a birthday party for yourself? We can do that too, just fill out the form below!
Pick an Art Project
Note: many projects can be catered to the birthday person’s interests! (Examples: Dinosaurs! Sloths! Unicorns!)
Older birthday friends will have more complicated projects and can work with the birthday coordinator to plan.
Clay:
- Hand Building (ages 5+)
- Wheel Throwing (ages 12+, 12 student max)
Fiber:
- Cardboard Loom Weaving (ages 7+)
- Machine Sewn Pillows (ages 9+, 8 student max)
- Embroidery (ages 11+)
- Needle Felting (ages 11+)
Printmaking:
- Monoprinting (ages 5+)
- Carved Rubber Stamps (ages 11+)
- Screen Printing Tote Bags or Posters (ages 11+, 10 student max)
Letterpress:
- Lego Letterpress (ages 11+, 8 student max)
Sculpture:
- Shrinky Dinks (ages 5+)
- Found Object Sculpture (ages 7+)
- Cardboard Sculpture (ages 9+)
Metals + Jewelry:
- Beaded Bracelets (ages 5+, 12 student max)
- Small Wire Sculpture (ages 7+, 12 student max)
- Metal Stamping (ages 9+, 12 student max)
Glass:
- Stained Glass Ornaments (ages 11+, 10 student max)
- Flame Worked Glass Pendants (ages 15+, 5 student max)
Painting + Drawing:
- Painting in Watercolor or Acrylic (ages 5+)
- Comics (ages 9+)
- Pen + Ink Drawing (ages 9+)
Digital:
- GIF Making (ages 11+, 8 student max)
- Stop Motion Animation (ages 11+, 8 student max)
Writing:
- Zines (ages 11+)
- Book Making (ages 9+)
Darkroom:
- Photograms (ages 11+, 10 student max)
How to Book a Birthday Party
Birthday parties can be scheduled on any day of the week. Dates + times depend on studio and instructor availability. Parties are $270 for VisArts members and $300 for the general public. **For an additional $100 dollars, you can have up to 20 students.
To book a party, please fill out this form and our Education Manager will get back to you as soon as possible.