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VIRGINIA MUSEUM OF FINE ARTS | sep – DEC 2017 REGISTRATIONTO REGISTER: www.VMFA.museum/programs INFORMATION VIRGINIA MUSEUM OF FINE ARTS REGISTration LOCATION OF CLASSES MEMBERSHIP DISCOUNTS GENERAL INFORMATION • Adult Studio School classes meet in the Members of VMFA receive discounts on classes begins August 7 for current • Enrollment is open to the public. Studio School at 2911–15 Grove Ave at the and workshops. • We reserve the right to change instructors. VMFA members and August 14 corner of Sheppard St (across from VMFA). • Art History classes are held in the museum or SCHEDULING NOTE for non-members. Adult and Early Childhood Education classes LIMITED ENROLLMENT Pauley Center. REGISTER ONLINE do not meet during the Thanksgiving holiday, Class space is limited. Registration is first come, • Teen classes meet in the Pauley Center. • Children’s and Early Childhood Education Nov 22–26. Registration Information first served. Please register early. www.VMFA.museum/programs 3 programs are held in the Art Education STAFF & FACULTY Adult Studio & Art REGISTER BY PHONE Center. Parents/guardians must sign students in and For a complete listing of staff and faculty, please History Classes 804.340.1405 out of class daily. visit www.VMFA.museum Those who register for adult studio and art REGISTER IN PERSON history classes must be 16 or older. MATERIALS at the VMFA Visitor Services Desk. For Adult Studio School classes, students are Teen PROGRAMS, CLASSES, Say Cheese! Adult Studio Classes required to supply all or some of the materials. 4 & WORKSHOPS Photographers are on duty at museum events QUESTIONS ABOUT CONTENT Look for an asterisk after the title of the class Studio classes are available for teens, ages 13–17. to capture images for VMFA’s archives and Adult Studio School: 804.367.0816 you’re interested in. It means that a list of publications. If you prefer not to have pictures required materials for the class is available Children’s STUDIO CLASSES Adult Art History: 804.204.2690 taken of yourself or family members, please online at www.VMFA.museum/programs/ Includes studio camps and classes for ages 5–12. Youth Classes: 804.340.1438 adults/studioschool/supply. notify the instructor. Teen Programs, Classes, For programs beginning before 10 am, use the Early Childhood Education: museum’s Student Entrance. 12 & Workshops 804.340.1343 early childhood Programs Classes and camps for children 5 years and under, often accompanied by a parent. For programs beginning before 10 am, use the museum's Student Entrance. 14 Children’s Studio Classes PAYMENT Tuition and all fees are due in full upon registration. VMFA accepts checks, cash, or credit cards (VISA, MC. AMEX).

CANCELLATIONS Early Childhood Fees are nonrefundable except when VMFA 16 Education Programs cancels a class. Classes may not be substituted or switched once registration is complete. Be sure to mark your calendar! Classes and workshops with insufficient enrollment will be cancelled at least a week before they are scheduled to start. Please register early. Please check the VMFA website for current sold-out 19 Family Programs or cancelled offerings. STUDIO SCHOOL PARKING If there are no parking spaces in the Studio School lot, park at the VMFA Parking Deck, Art History Classes Sheppard St and Stuart Ave, 9 am–7 pm, free 20 & Programs for Adults with your VMFA membership card. 3 ADULT STUDIO CLASSES TO REGISTER: www.VMFA.museum/programs

DRAWING & PAINTING Drawing & Painting the Introduction to Painting* The Language of Color: Studio School, 2nd floor 4 Portrait* These adult classes are for 6 MARJORIE PERRIN 9 Theory for Painters & Designers* $250 (VMFA members $230) DAY COURSES MARJORIE PERRIN 12 sessions, Sep 13–Dec 6 CATHERINE SOUTHALL Enrollment limit: 10 ages 16 and older. The 12 sessions, Sep 12–Nov 28 Wed, 9:30 am–12:30 pm 12 sessions, Sep 14–Dec 7 Prerequisite: basic drawing skills Basic Drawing: Step One* Tue, 9:30 am–12:30 pm Studio School is located at Studio School, 2nd floor Thu, 10 am–1 pm MARJORIE PERRIN nd Designed for beginning and intermediate 1 Studio School, 2 floor $250 (VMFA members $230) Studio School, 2nd floor 12 sessions, Sep 12–Nov 28 2911–15 Grove Avenue (across watercolor or acrylic students, this class covers $250 (VMFA members $230) Enrollment limit: 16 $250 (VMFA members $230) Tue, 1–3:30 pm the basic tools, materials, and practices of water- Enrollment limit: 16 from VMFA) at the corner of Prerequisite: basic drawing skills Enrollment limit: 10 nd based paint media. Students will study classic Studio School, 2 floor Prerequisites: basic drawing and painting skills Sheppard Street. To learn more $235 (VMFA members $215) Learn to use direct observation when painting In this color class designed for beginners, and contemporary art while they experiment Enrollment limit: 16 This class focuses on the oil-paint, chalk pastel, about Studio School programs, from life. Through demonstrations, observation- professional artists, and aspiring designers, with various techniques. Individual and group and watercolor portrait. Students also learn based painting exercises, and instruction, students complete a series of exercises using The critiques are included. This class helps students develop basic drawing visit www.VMFA.museum/ about the rich history of the portrait in art. beginning and intermediate artists strengthen New Munsell Student Color Set. Assignments will skills through various techniques and materials, Introduction and studio-school/ or phone their ability to see color and value relationships, aid students in a better understanding of color working from the model and other subjects. Watercolor Studio* Intermediate Painting* and they learn how to mix colors accordingly. use, mixing, color schemes, selection for personal 13 Class discussions and individual and group DAWN FLORES 804.367.0816 JOAN ELLIOTT 5 Students also learn to simplify any subject projects, creation, manipulation, and organization. critiques round out the course. 12 sessions, Sep 13–Dec 6 12 sessions, Sep 11–Nov 27 matter by identifying color masses from which The color theories of Albert Munsell and Joseph Mon, 9:30 am–12:30 pm Wed, 7–10 pm to develop realistic paintings. Albers will be discussed along with the color nd Drawing in Color: Pastel* nd Studio School, 2 floor Studio School, 2 floor Students may choose to work SARA CLARK world of Pantone. $250 (VMFA members $230) 2 $250 (VMFA members $230) Painting Studio* with watercolors, acrylics, or oil paints for 12 sessions, Sep 14–Dec 7 Enrollment limit: 16 Enrollment limit: 16 MATT LIVELY exploring the communicative properties of color. Thu, 1–4 pm 7 For class description see [6]. Prerequisites: basic drawing skills 12 sessions, Sep 11–Nov 27 Studio School, 2nd floor Mon, 1–4 pm EVENING COURSES Painting Studio* $250 (VMFA members $230) Learn a wide variety of watercolor techniques Studio School, 2nd floor Joan Elliott Enrollment limit: 16 while using related drawing mediums in this 14 $250 (VMFA members $230) Basic Drawing: Step One* 12 sessions, Sep 11–Nov 27 Prerequisites: basic drawing skills course for beginning and experienced watercolor artists. Students work directly from the still life, Enrollment limit: 16 10 MARJORIE PERRIN Mon, 7–10 pm Expand the use of color in drawing with soft landscape, and other subject matter, with Prerequisites: basic drawing and painting skills 12 sessions, Sep 14–Dec 7 Studio School, 2nd floor pastels, employing various application methods Thu, 7–9:30 pm discussions of color. The instructor will share Explore drawing and painting from direct $250 (VMFA members $230) and paper choices. Students work from the still Studio School, 2nd floor watercolor masterworks to offer inspiration. observation, photos, or sketches and depict Enrollment limit: 16 life or subjects of their choice. Individual $235 (VMFA members $215) Individual and group critiques provided. various subjects including the still life, human Prerequisites: basic drawing and painting skills critiques provided. Enrollment limit: 16 figure, and landscape. Students develop a more For class description see [7]. For class description see [1]. personal approach to imagery, drawing, and DRAWING & PAINTING Painting & Pastel Studio* painting styles by examining the formal and Intermediate Drawing WORKSHOPS 3 SARA CLARK expressive aspects in their work and that of 11 & Painting* NEW! 12 sessions, Sep 13–Dec 6 classical to contemporary artists. MATT LIVELY A Drawing Primer* Wed, 1–4 pm 12 sessions, Sep 12–Nov 28 15 MARJORIE PERRIN nd Oil Painting: Independent Studio School, 2 floor Tue, 7–10 pm 2 sessions, Sep 23 & 24 Study* $250 (VMFA members $230) 8 Studio School, 2nd floor Sat & Sun, 10 am–4 pm JOAN ELLIOTT nd Enrollment limit: 16 $250 (VMFA members $230) Studio School, 2 floor 12 sessions, Sep 14–Dec 7 Prerequisites: basic drawing and Enrollment limit: 16 $145 (VMFA members $130) Thu, 9:30 am–12:30 pm painting skills Prerequisite: basic drawing and painting skills Enrollment limit: 10 Studio School, 2nd floor Learn to generate ideas, choose $250 (VMFA members $230) Learn to employ concepts, interpret subjects, Beginning artists and those wanting to brush up subjects, and adopt approaches to Enrollment limit: 16 and adopt approaches for using various drawing on their skills will discover the basics of drawing, using paint and pastel. Students Prerequisites: basic drawing and painting skills and painting media. Students may also work on including pattern and composition, light and also work on independent independent projects with guidance and shade, proportion, three-dimensional form, and This is a great studio course for students at the projects, with guidance and individual critiques from the instructor. perspective. Learning through demonstrations, individual critiques from the intermediate level who are working to develop class discussions, and individual instruction, instructor. their own personal painting style and approach Painting with Water Media* students complete multiple drawings working to imagery. Through individual guidance, 12 DAWN FLORES from the still life and landscape images. Soft students explore painting strategies and working 12 sessions, Sep 13–Dec 6 vine charcoal (assorted sizes), 18 x 24 in. methods. Wed, 7–10 pm sketchpad, and a kneadable eraser required.

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Think Small: Collage & Drawing Trees* A Crash Course in Watercolor* SPECIAL AADVERTISING Framer’s Tour SECTION of VMFA Willa Cather wrote, “Some memories are realities, a creative spark into a fire. Using timed writing, 16 Assemblage Workshop* NEW! 19 DAWN FLORES 22 DAWN FLORES 25 SCOTT NOLLEY and are better than anything that can happen to dream journals, guided imagery, active CHUCK SCALIN 2 sessions, Oct 7 & 8 2 sessions, Nov 4 & 5 1 session, Nov 4 one again.” Ernest Hemmingway wrote, imagination, and more, this class fans students’ 1 session, Sep 23 Sat & Sun, 10 am–4 pm Sat & Sun, 10 am–4 pm Sat, 10 am–4 pm “Memory is hunger.” This class merges these two ideas for poems, stories, confessions, or plays Sat, 10 am–4 pm Studio School, 2nd floor Studio School, 2nd floor VMFA Galleries, meet by the Membership Desk notions: memories are heightened experiences, into flames and encourages clearer thinking. Studio School, 2nd floor $145 (VMFA members $130) $145 (VMFA members $130) $90 (VMFA members $75) and they make us hunger for more. The instructor WORKSHOPS $90 (VMFA members $75) Enrollment limit: 10 Enrollment limit: 10 Enrollment limit: 10 offers students encouraging feedback and specific Enrollment limit: 10 writing prompts to help develop ideas. Basic drawing skills are essential to building a Prerequisite: basic drawing skills Explore VMFA’s collection with painting Blog Writing Prerequisite: Intro to Collage strong foundation from which to express This workshop provides step-by-step instruction conservator Scott Nolley, paying special Writing the Shadow 31 AMY RITCHIE JOHNSON This workshop instructs Advanced Collage creativity in any medium. By focusing on the on a variety of watercolor techniques, including attention to framing choices and techniques. 28 DOUGLAS S. JONES 1 session, Oct 7 students to create and prepare miniature works beauty of trees, students learn the importance of special effects, glazing, wet on wet, washes, and Students will learn about the history of framing 12 sessions, Sep 11–Nov 27 Sat, 10 am–4 pm (3 x 3 x 3 in.) for this year’s Think Small 9 observation, proportion, perspective, and form more. Working from colorful photographs or and how framing choices affect the way works Mon, 7–10 pm Studio School, 2nd floor Conference Room exhibition at Artspace gallery in November 2017. while discovering and cultivating an appreciation still lifes of flora and fauna, students explore the of art are viewed. After breaking for lunch on Studio School, 2nd floor Conference Room $90 (VMFA members $75) of the anatomical complexity of nature’s full range of watercolor painting. your own, students will regroup in the Studio $250 (VMFA members $230) Enrollment limit: 10 Encaustic Painting & Mixed botanical wonders. Students will work directly School Conference Room to investigate archival Enrollment limit: 10 Learn about blog themes, blog set up, and even Media Lab* Drawing Flowers in Color 17 from observation on the VMFA grounds and matting techniques and make examples of their blog marketing. Through valuable writing exercises, KAREN EIDE with Oil Pastels* Each of us has a dark self. Sometimes we from photographs provided by the instructor. 23 own with guidance from the instructor. discover ways to maintain the momentum of your 1 session, Sep 30 DIANA DETAMORE glimpse it in dreams; sometimes we come to know it in our thoughts or imaginings. The aim posts and improve your creativity. Sat, 10 am–4 pm Color & Abstraction in 2 sessions, Nov 18 & 19 CREATIVE WRITING nd Studio School, 2 floor 20 Drawing & Painting* Sat & Sun, 10 am–4 pm of this course is to draw it out and see what we Social Media Workshop nd can learn from it. Students explore ways in $105 (VMFA members $90) SALLY BOWRING Studio School, 2 floor DAY AND EVENING COURSES PIPER NICHOLE which a realization of the shadow can open up 32 Enrollment limit: 10 2 sessions, Oct 14 & 15 $145 (VMFA members $130) 1 session, Oct 21 creative avenues for use in various writing Encaustic painting is an ancient process using Sat & Sun, 10 am–4 pm Enrollment limit: 10 Creative Nonfiction NEW! Sat, 10 am–4 pm exercises, including guided imagery, dream molten, pigmented beeswax to create layered and Studio School, 2nd floor Prerequisite: basic drawing skills 26 AMY RITCHIE JOHNSON Studio School 2nd floor Conference Room 12 sessions, Sep 11–Nov 27 work, and active imagination. luminous art. Designed for both new and $145 (VMFA members $130) Learn to draw flowers from life using the $90 (VMFA members $75) Mon, 10 am–1 pm experienced painters, the instructor teaches Enrollment limit: 10 painterly medium of oil pastels. Explore colored Exploring Fiction Enrollment limit: 10 Studio School, 2nd floor Conference Room classic encaustic techniques and ways to combine Prerequisites: basic drawing and painting skills grounds, glazes, and various methods of layering AMY RITCHIE JOHNSON $250 (Museum members $230) 29 This workshop features methods to promote your them with contemporary painting techniques Expand technical and critical skills and learn to color as well as color mixing and interaction. 12 sessions, Sep 13–Dec 6 Enrollment limit: 10 art, writing, business, or product on social media and mixed media. Discover collage, incising, develop new ideas and imagery. In the studio, Wed, 7–9:30 pm in fun, engaging ways. The instructor will cover nd texturizing, surface embellishment, and relief students work from a variety of subjects, focusing on CONNOISSEURSHIP Creative nonfiction, which is becoming the Studio School, 2 floor Conference Room new tools to add color to your posts on work, as well as how to combine oil paint, color and abstraction. The instructor will provide primary literature of the century, crosses many $250 (VMFA members $230) Instagram, Facebook, Twitter, Snapchat, and Collecting Art 101 pastels, inks, watercolors, and gouache with the suggestions and individual critiques. Painting genres, including essay, memoir, and blog. This Enrollment limit: 10 more. Trends for expanding your audience, encaustic. Some materials included. FRANK SAUNDERS class will explore what constitutes creative students should work with acrylic paints. 24 We are all storytellers. In this class, we will improving visual presentations, bringing attention 1 session, Oct 14 nonfiction, using personal narrative and cultural experience the joys of writing stories of our own to your core product, and brainstorming for Creativity Workshop* NEW! Dog (and Cat) Portrait Sat, noon–4 pm conversation while strengthening writing skill making and explore how the characters and creative content will also be explored. Hands-on SARA CLARK Workshop* Studio School, 2nd floor Conference Room and confidence. Readings, exercises, and weekly 18 21 events we write about can enrich our everyday experience with new products will improve your 1 session, Sep 30 MATT LIVELY $65 (VMFA members $50) assignments are also included. world. Writing prompts, assignments, and social graphics. Please bring a laptop or mobile Sat, 10 am–4 pm 2 sessions, Oct 21 & 22 Enrollment limit: 10 nd discussion of the craft of fiction will benefit device to use in class. Studio School, 2 floor Sat & Sun, 10 am–4 pm Memoir Writing Are you interested in collecting art but don’t writers and readers of any level of experience. $90 (VMFA members $75) nd DOUGLAS S. JONES Memoir Writing Workshop Studio School, 2 floor know how to begin? This workshop offers 27 Enrollment limit: 10 12 sessions, Sep 12–Nov 28 DOUGLAS S. JONES $145 (VMFA members $130) invaluable information to get you started with The Creative Spark 33 Tue, 10 am–1 pm 1 session, Oct 28 This workshop will help you generate ideas, Enrollment limit: 10 confidence. The instructor will provide insight 30 DOUGLAS S. JONES Studio School, 2nd floor Conference Room Sat, 10 am–4 pm choose subjects, and explore different media to Prerequisite: basic drawing skills on the local art market, working with galleries 12 sessions, Sep 14–Dec 7 $250 (VMFA members $230) Studio School, 2nd floor Conference Room channel your creativity. Explore a variety of Start by exploring a variety of dog and cat and artists, and buying art online. Also learn Thu, 7–10 pm Enrollment limit: 10 nd $90 (VMFA members $75) papers and combinations of media–pencils, portraits by other artists. Then, with guidance ways to display and take care of your artwork Studio School, 2 floor Conference Room Enrollment limit: 10 crayons, pastels, inks, and paints. You will leave from the instructor and working from when you get it home so you can enjoy it for $250 (VMFA members $230) this workshop with a portfolio of studies and photographs, learn to create accurate, detailed, years to come. Enrollment limit: 10 Willa Cather wrote, “Some memories are drawings, and new ways to develop ideas for or expressive portraits of your own pet using Author Clarissa Pikola Estes writes about el realities and are better than anything that can future works. drawing materials and oil or acrylic paint. duende—the goblin wind inside us that can turn happen to one again.” Ernest Hemingway wrote, “Memory is hunger.” This workshop

6 *A list of required materials available at www.VMFA.museum/Adults 7 ADULT STUDIO CLASSES TO REGISTER: www.VMFA.museum/programs merges the two notions: memories are PRINTMAKING paints, as well as some planning, complex POTTERY heightened experiences, and they make us artwork results. Explore color theory and hunger for more. The instructor offers students DAY COURSES composition and enjoy using your own DAY & EVENING COURSES encouraging feedback and specific writing “printing press.” Collage techniques will also be Monotype Studio* prompts to help develop ideas. covered. Students must provide their own Pottery Making RANDY TOY 43 Gelli plate and other materials. STEVEN GLASS 12 sessions, Sep 13–Dec 6 PHOTOGRAPHY Three Sections: Wed, 10 am–1 pm Introduction to Woodcuts 12 sessions, Sep 14–Dec 7 Studio School, 1st floor DAY & EVENING COURSES 46 DENNIS WINSTON 47 Thu, 10 am–1 pm, or Photo: Salon & $260 (VMFA members $240) 2 sessions, Oct 28 & 29 Digital Photography for Beginners 12 sessions, Sep 12–Nov 28 Darkroom Enrollment limit: 8 Sat & Sun, 10 am–4 pm REGULA FRANZ 39 Tue, 7–10 pm, or FRANK SAUNDERS Prerequisites: basic drawing and painting skills Studio School, 1st floor 48 5 sessions, Sep 11–Oct 9 12 sessions, Sep 14–Dec 7 12 sessions, Sep 12–Nov 28 Delve into the creative possibilities of $165 (VMFA members $150) Mon, 10 am–1 pm, or Thu, 7–10 pm 34 Tue, 9:30 am–12:30 pm monotype, a unique process that combines Enrollment limit: 8 49 st Studio School, lower level 5 sessions, Sep 11–Oct 9 Studio School, 1 floor painting, drawing, and printmaking. Covering Prerequisite: basic drawing skills Mon, 7–10 pm, or $255 (VMFA members $235) $270 (VMFA members $250) 35 the uses of oil- and water-based inks and paints, This workshop focuses on the fundamentals of Enrollment limit: 14 Enrollment limit: 14 5 sessions, Oct 25–Nov 29 this course allows students to produce prints on woodcut printing, the oldest of the printmaking Prerequisite: previous 36 Wed, 10 am–1 pm the etching press and by hand. Technical processes. Developed in the ninth century, this For students of all levels, this class teaches st darkroom experience Studio School, 1 floor assistance and individual critiques provided. bold graphic process appeals to many pottery making and design using various materials and techniques, including wheel- $160 (VMFA members $140) This course is for students who want to pursue contemporary artists. View a variety of woodcut Experimental Printmaking* thrown and hand-built methods. By exploring Enrollment limit: 10 personal work while still becoming grounded prints, then watch the instructor carve a 44 MARY HOLLAND the history of pottery making, students gain a Find out what white balance, resolution, and in photo history and aesthetics. The majority woodblock. With guidance from the teacher, 10 sessions, Sep 15–Nov 17 better understanding of design. Individual mega pixels are all about. This class teaches of class time will be spent in the open darkroom, students design, transfer, cut, ink, and print a Fri, 10 am–1 pm critiques and technical assistance provided. students to use their digital cameras more with the instructor providing technical support st small edition of woodcut prints. Participants Studio School, 1 floor Firing, glazes, and 25 pounds of clay effectively, including the fundamentals of image and advice for short and long-term projects. A should bring sketches or photographs to individualized study as well as technical $220 (VMFA members $200) included. Extra clay is available for purchase. capture, camera operation, proper exposure, and 35mm camera with manual settings required. work from. Materials will be provided. assistance. While standard darkroom chemicals Enrollment limit: 8 using a flash. Weekly assignments and sharing Darkroom fee included. and equipment are included, students must Prerequisite: basic drawing skills images in class help beginning photographers supply their own film, paper, and specialized Experiment with various monotype processes troubleshoot and develop a creative eye. Bring Digital Photography for Beginners chemicals or equipment. Darkroom fee included. and produce work in oil- or water-based ink or a digital camera with manual adjustments 40 JEFFREY ALLISON paint by hand and on the etching press. With and the camera manual to the first class. 6 sessions, Sep 12–Oct 17 WORKSHOPS individualized technical guidance from the Intermediate Digital Photography Tue, 7–10 pm instructor, try other print techniques including st The Well-Traveled Photographer REGULA FRANZ Studio School, 1 floor stencils and collage. Individual and group REGULA FRANZ 6 sessions, Oct 23–Nov 27 $175 (VMFA members $155) 42 critiques will be provided. This is a great 1 session, Nov 4 37 Mon, 10 am–1 pm, or Enrollment limit: 10 introduction to one-of-a-kind prints. For class description see [34]. Sat, 10 am–4 pm 6 sessions, Oct 23–Nov 27 st Studio School, 1 floor WORKSHOPS 38 Mon, 7–10 pm Photography Darkroom: $90 (VMFA members $75) st Studio School, 1 floor 41 Open Lab Enrollment limit: 10 Gelli-Plate Printing $175 (VMFA members $155) GEORGIANNE STINNETT Prerequisite: basic digital photography skills 45 Workshop* NEW! Enrollment limit: 10 MARY HOLLAND 12 sessions, Sep 13–Dec 6 Explore visual storytelling, which helps you Prerequisite: digital photography skills 1 session, Oct 21 Wed, 7–10 pm document your journey more effectively. st Sat, 10 am–4 pm This class helps students refine both technical Studio School, 1 floor Through slide lecture and discussion, the Studio School, 1st floor and creative photographic skills. Through $255 (VMFA members $235) instructor shares some of her experiences $95 (VMFA members $80) discussions, class critiques, and weekly Enrollment limit: 14 photographing people and places all over the Enrollment limit: 8 assignments, participants solve problems with Prerequisite: black-and-white darkroom experience world. This workshop also covers technical exposure, low-light situations, and creative For students with recent experience developing problems in travel situations, equipment, and The Gelli plate is a wonderful tool ennui, and learn time-saving methods for an black-and-white film and a knowledge of photo- effective digital workflow ideas. Students have for creating monotypes simply. With effective digital workflow. A digital SLR to use printing techniques, this class offers additional the opportunity to share their travel shots. stencils, stamps, and transparent in class is recommended but not required.

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Ceramic Sculpture & Hand and some basic wire-wrapping techniques. The Jewelry: Felted Gear 50 Building instructor introduces students to a range of 55 Bangles NEW! STUDIO SCHOOL GALLERY EXHIBITIONS FALL 2017 STEVEN GLASS findings that hold jewelry together and shares SHELLEY JONES 12 sessions, Sep 12–Nov 28 helpful tools and resources. Participants leave 2 sessions, Nov 4 & 5 10 am–1 pm the workshop with a handmade necklace, a pair Sat & Sun, 10 am–4 pm Studio School Faculty Exhibition Artists Collect Series Painting from A to Z Studio School, lower level of earrings, and the knowledge to continue Studio School, 2nd floor Sep 11–Oct 20, 2017 Sally Bowring: A Collection of Friends Oct 27, 2017–Jan 12, 2018 $270 (VMFA members $250) jewelry making on their own. A fee of $25, $145 (VMFA members $130) Exhibition Reception, Sep 15, 5–7 pm Sep 11, 2017–Jan 12, 2018 Exhibition Reception, Oct 27, 5–7 pm Enrollment limit: 14 payable to the instructor, is due at the Enrollment limit: 8 Exhibition Reception, Sep 15, 5–7 pm beginning of the workshop and covers all Create sculptural forms and hand-built vessels Students will learn to make attractive felted materials. Tools are provided. in this class that focuses on techniques, bracelets, experimenting with various ways of including coil and slab construction methods. Painted Silk Scarf Workshop adding flaps and attachments to a basic bangle Students experiment with various glazes and MARY SWEZEY shape through resists and hand manipulation of slips and are introduced to the history of 53 the wool fibers. Imaginative use of color, texture, 1 session, Oct 21 MIND, BODY & SPIRIT ceramic art. Bring sketches of ideas to the first Sat, 10 am–4 pm and contour will be encouraged. Participants session. Both beginning and experienced clay Studio School, 2nd floor will also explore embellishing techniques with Yoga Studio Firing, glazes, and 25 students are welcome. $90 (VMFA members $75) hand stitching. This class is suitable for JODI BOCK pounds of clay included. Extra clay is Enrollment limit: 8 beginners as well as seasoned felters. You will Three Sections: available for purchase. need to get your hands wet and soapy and be Prerequisite: basic drawing experience 12 sessions, Sep 11–Nov 27 able to manipulate the wool. A fee of $10 Mon, 5:30 – 6:30 pm, or WORKSHOPS Using the serti technique, participants will draw payable to the instructor at the beginning of 57 original designs onto stretched silk with water- the workshop will cover materials for at least 12 sessions, Sep 12–Nov 28 Pottery Independent Study based resist. After the designs have dried, two bangles. Please bring two old towels. All 58 Tue, 5:30 – 6:30 pm, or 51 STEVEN GLASS colorful paints are brushed on and spread to the other tools will be provided. 12 sessions, Sep 13–Dec 6 1 session, Nov 4 edge of the resist lines. Special effects will be 59 Wed, 5:30 – 6:30 Sat, 10 am–3 pm demonstrated including color mixing directly Introduction to Stained Studio School, 1st floor, Parlor Studio School, lower level on the scarf, painting wet on wet, and creating 56 Glass Workshop $125 (VMFA members $105) $60 (VMFA members $45) starburst effects with salt on dye. Expect to JUDE SCHLOTZHAUR Enrollment limit: 10 Enrollment limit: 14 take home one to two completed long scarves. 2 sessions, Nov 18 & 19 This beginning-level yoga class incorporates Prerequisites: current enrollment in any VMFA A materials fee of $20, payable to the Sat & Sun, 10 am–4:30 pm stretching, strengthening, and breathing pottery class instructor, is due at the beginning of the Studio School, 2nd floor exercises to reduce stress and promote optimum workshop. $175 (VMFA members $160) Students currently enrolled in any of the pottery health and well-being. Participants should bring Enrollment limit: 8 classes are eligible for this one-day independent Printing Textiles with an exercise or yoga mat and wear comfortable study. Faculty assistance is available. 54 Indian Block Prints Learn the basics of stained glass and clothing to this hour-long, instructor-led class. MARY SWEZEY create a small window panel in your choice of DESIGN | MIXED MEDIA 1 session, Oct 28 patterns. Techniques covered in the workshop Sat, 10 am–4 pm include pattern making, glass cutting, copper DAY & EVENING COURSES Studio School, 2nd floor foiling, soldering, and construction. Make $90 (VMFA members $75) something beautiful to treasure or give as a gift. WORKSHOPS All materials are included Enrollment limit: 8 . Introduction to Jewelry Discover the history of block prints in India, Workshop 52 while learning about fabric pigment and textile SHELLEY JONES printing. Participants use intricately carved 1 session, Oct 7 Indian wooden blocks to experiment on fabric Sat, 10 am–4 pm and to print two cotton tea towels. Open to all nd Studio School, 2 floor levels of experience. A $15 materials fee, $90 (VMFA members $75) payable to the instructor, is due at the Enrollment limit: 8 beginning of the workshop. Learn about the types of beads (from glass to semi-precious gemstones), stringing options,

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WEDNESDAY CLASSES Painting: Watercolors SATURDAY WORKSHOPS M.LiT Fall 2017: Museum • Work with professionals in the field of archival 5–7 pm (3-session classes) TE3 CAROLINE LEROUX 1–4 pm Leaders in Training documentation and research and Pauley Center 3 sessions: Nov 29, Dec 6, Dec 13 Art Education Center, Studio 1, unless museum studies. Benjamin Wigfall’s Churchill $70 (VMFA members $60) Pauley Center, Studio A otherwise noted* • Experience behind-the-scenes tours. Students will create an online audio tour and archive Enrollment limit: 16 $30 (VMFA members $25) • Receive a VMFA Museum Leader Certificate. Pottery: Hand Building for artist, VMFA Fellowship winner, professor, and Expand your creativity and Learn about the different types of paints, KENDRA WADSWORTH Fashion: Sewing by Hand Richmond-native, Benjamin Wigfall. Qualifications and Requirements artistic awareness, build your TE1 papers, and brushes while practicing a variety 3 sessions: Oct 4, 11, 18 SARAH BROWN Applicants must be in grades 8–12 (rising 8th of watercolor techniques that you will adapt in TS1 Learn. Explore. Advise. Discover. portfolio for college, or simply Pauley Center, Studio A Sep 30 | Enrollment limit: 16 graders may apply). They are accepted based on your own brilliant watercolor paintings. M.LiT is a 12-week program in career Enrollment limit: 8 Get your hands on the essential skills needed to the following: completeness of application; enjoy spending time with peers development and leadership training for teens. make a stitch! Learn basic hand-sewing techniques regional demographics; and merit of art Experience the joy of working with clay! FRIDAY WORKSHOPS Participants explore museum careers and serve and professional artists through to make a variety of stitches without having to portfolio, or written statement, and teacher Unearth the basic methods of hand building CHERYL DILLARD as advisors in the development of teen use a sewing machine. recommendations. these studio classes related to and experiment with surface textures and programs. With the help of guest lecturers and Third Fridays To complete this 12-week program, M.LiT underglazes to add pattern, color, and creativity VMFA staff, teens learn teambuilding, research, VMFA’s world-renowned art 5–7 pm New Extended Hours! Digital: Intro to Photoshop students must fulfill the following: to original forms. Art Education Center, Studio 1 ANH DO and occupational skills and build relationships collection. Enrollment is limited TS2 28 hours of training or workshops $12 (VMFA members $10) Oct 28 | Enrollment limit: 8 with peers, mentors, and museum professionals. to provide individual instruction Digital: Filmmaking 14 hours of homework and readings Enrollment limit: 16 *Pauley Center, Computer Lab TODD RAVIOTTA M.LiT Program Incentives 22 hours of work on a special VMFA archive and accommodate teenagers TE2 Learn to digitally alter images and design 3 sessions: Nov 1, 8, 15 Drawing: Fundamentals The M.LiT program offers these exclusive project graphics using the essential tools and functions of all skill levels. To learn more Pauley Center, Computer Lab Sep 15 benefits: 20 hours of summer teacher assistantships TD1 of Adobe Photoshop. Students are encouraged about teen programs, visit Enrollment limit: 8 Whether a beginner or practicing artist, this • Earn 70+ hours of art-related community during the 2018 summer Art Adventures (but not required) to bring their own flash service. Develop an original short film—inspired by the class is designed to strengthen your proficiency camps www.VMFA.museum/teens. drives. • Enjoy a free student-level membership to museum’s collections and grounds—by writing, in drawing by focusing on fundamentals such as VMFA. filming, and editing content of your own! shading, line quality, and perspective. Painting: All about Acrylics M.LiT Calendar Students are encouraged (but not required) to KENDRA WADSWORTH For more information about the requirements Drawing: Symbolic TS3 bring their own flash drives. All other Nov 11 | Enrollment limit: 16 of M.LiT and how to apply, visit www.VMFA. Self-Portraits equipment will be provided. TD2 Investigate different artistic styles and museum/Teens. Oct 20 applications used by modern artists in the After a tour through Hear My Voice: Native Application Deadline: Fri, Sep 15, 5 pm galleries; learn how to apply similar painting American Art of the Past and Present, illustrate a techniques with acrylics on canvas. Notification: Wed, Sep 27 self-portrait that incorporates characteristics of Program Orientation: Thu, Oct 5, 6–8 pm animals that you identify with. Sculpture: Tinker Studio Workshops: Thursdays, Oct 12, 2017–Jan DAN KACZKA Drawing: Figures TS4 18, 2018, 5:30–8:30 pm Dec 16 | Enrollment limit: 12 Nov 17 TD3 Be inspired by modern sculpture and Holiday Breaks: Nov 23, Dec 21, and Dec 28 Through guided practice and supplemental assemblage! Use power tools safely to alter Presentations and Recognition Ceremony: exercises, discover some nifty tips and unexpected objects and materials, such as scrap Fri, Jan 26, 2018 (date subject to change) techniques for drawing the human figure with metal, hardware, and old bike parts to construct accurate ratios and proportions. Summer Assistantships: Jun–Aug 2018, innovative art projects. specific dates TBD Drawing: Pets Teen Internships: Jul–Aug 2018, specific TD4 Dec 15 dates TBD Admire the work of artists who depict animals, including Théophile Alexandre Steinlen’s famous cat prints, then illustrate portraits of your own furry friends! Students are encouraged (but not required) to bring a picture of a pet or favorite animal.

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AFTERSCHOOL ART CLUB Day of the Dead FOUNDATIONS IN ART KIDS DISCOVER ART EXPLORERS NEW! JANPIM WOLF CA7 Nov 2 Ages 9–12 | Thursdays, 4:15–6 pm Ages 5–8 | Select Saturdays, 1–4 pm Ages 9–12 | Select Saturdays, 1–4 pm Visit VMFA’s Art Education Ages 5–8 | Thursdays, 4:15–6 pm Come celebrate Dia de los Muertos, or Day of (3-session classes) Art Education Center, Studio 2 Art Education Center, Studio 1 Center for innovative art Art Education Center, Studio 2 the Dead, by learning about this lively Latin Art Education Center, Studio 1 $30 (VMFA members $25) $30 (VMFA members $25) $25 (VMFA members $20) American holiday! Decorate vibrant calaveras $70 (VMFA members $60) Enrollment limit: 16 Enrollment limit varies per class projects that foster creativity, Enrollment limit: 18 with traditional designs and make a frame of Enrollment limit: 14 Native American Masks Manga Characters critical thinking, and fun! paper marigolds. SPECIAL OFFER: Receive a $2 discount per class Drawing Manga Style CD1 DAN KACZKA CE1 ANH DO when you register for six or more Afterschool Art Explore the museum’s world- Painting with Style ANH DO Sep 23 | Decorate an expressive Native Sep 23 | Enrollment limit: 16 Club classes! Offer available only by phone at CF1 Nov 9 3 sessions: Sep 21, 28, Oct 5 American–inspired mask with symbolic colors, This class offers a brief introduction to the renowned collection of fine 804.340.1405 CA8 Understand what it means to be an Through art tutorials and drawing practices, patterns, and materials found in nature, history and style of manga followed by drawing art, experiment with a range PAYMENT NOTE: Classes are nonrefundable Impressionist artist! Create colorful paintings learn specific Manga techniques that define this while appreciating the cultural and spiritual exercises that will teach you how to draw Moe of materials, and learn from and cannot be transferred to another class. Be sure that capture light and movement using quick popular Japanese comic art. significance of these wearable works of art. Chibi–style characters! to mark your calendars. brush strokes and open compositions. World of Watercolors expert instructors. To learn Studio Explorations Me & Modern Art Beginning Painting CAROLINE LEROUX more about kids’ programs Art of the Americas CHERYL DILLARD CD2 ALEX PARRISH CE2 Sep 21 CF2 Oct 21 | Enrollment limit: 14 CA1 Nov 16 3 sessions: Oct 12, 19, 26 Oct 21 | Explore modern and contemporary for ages 5–12, visit www. Practice basic painting techniques, such as how CA9 This introductory class teaches basic watercolor Discover fascinating art objects and stories in Try your hand using artistic techniques to create artworks, from hyper-realistic to totally abstract! to hold a brush, mix colors, and apply paints. techniques and color theory. Experiment with VMFA.museum/youth-studio/. Hear My Voice: Native American Art of the Past beautiful pictures inspired by masterpieces in Then paint a symbolic self-portrait using various Then utilize your new skills to paint your own different methods and textures and then apply and Present. Be inspired to find your own voice the museum! Each session focuses on a new art styles and techniques observed in the galleries. colorful canvas. these elements to your own picturesque paintings. by originating art that tells a story. medium: drawing, painting, and printmaking. Crazy about Cats Class does not meet Nov 23. Pet Portraits Sensory Studio MERENDA CECELIA Inspired by Nature CD3 KENDRA WADSWORTH CA2 Sep 28 WOODWARD CE3 2D or Not 2D? CF3 MERENDA CECELIA Nov 4 | Enrollment limit: 14 Get to know the art studio by exploring with Nov 4 | Cats rule! From ancient art to Nov 30 WOODWARD Paint a portrait of your pet or favorite animal materials and multisensory activities that promote CA10 contemporary, see how artists represent cats Considering form, material, and dimension, 3 sessions: Nov 2, 9, 16 from a picture brought from home or your own creative thinking and learning through experience. throughout history. Have a playful time drawing find the answer to what makes 3D art different Design images and motifs with meaning, drawing imagination! Learn about color mixing, and sculpting your own curious creatures! Drawing Fun-damentals from 2D. Apply these elements to build abstract inspiration from the natural world and Hear My brushstrokes, and textures. Voice: Native American Art of the Past and Present. CA3 Oct 5 sculptures using everyday materials. Chinese Dragons Terrific Textiles Have fun learning basic drawing techniques! JANPIM WOLF Purrfect Prints Creative Combinations CD4 MARY SWEZEY Practice sketching and shading, while Dec 2 | Did you know some cultures believed CE4 Dec 7 CF4 MERENDA CECELIA Dec 2 | Enrollment limit: 12 experimenting with different drawing tools. C A11 that Chinese dragons controlled the weather? Prowl around the galleries to see famous cat prints WOODWARD “Fabricate” your own unique works of textile Become familiar with different types of weather Mythical Creatures by artist Théophile Alexandre Steinlen, then get your 3 sessions: Nov 30, Dec 7, 14 art by learning painting, decorative stamping, conditions while you learn to draw a dragon in Oct 12 paws messy while experimenting with printmaking Explore the art of assemblage while and fabric-dyeing techniques. CA4 an environment of your choice. Be amazed by stories from Ancient Greece, techniques in your own works on paper. experimenting with mixed-media techniques. Combine an assortment of found items and art Digital Art for Beginners including the myth of Theseus and the Minotaur! Creative Cards Mixed-Media & Collage materials to create innovative sculptural objects ANH DO Enjoy designing your own maze and mythical VMFA staff CE5 Dec 14 and shadow boxes. CD5 Dec 9 | Enrollment limit: 8 creature that would live within your labyrinth. CA12 Dec 9 | Get in the giving spirit by making arty Push your artistic limits while using textural Learn to digitally alter images and design cards for your loved ones. Learn basic stamping, Architectural Elements mediums, magazine clippings, and other unlikely graphics using the essential tools and functions lettering, and collage techniques for a creative Oct 19 materials to produce contemporary collages. of Adobe Photoshop. Students are encouraged CA5 twist on traditional greetings. Focus on lines, shapes, and perspective while (but not required) to bring their own flash drives. surveying and sketching the architectural and Afterschool Art Club classes will resume Jan 11. landscape elements found on the museum grounds.

Mini Masterpieces WINTER BREAK CAMP Gallery of Gifts Recommended for ages 6–11 Oct 26 CA6 VMFA STAFF Dec 19–21 | Tu e –Thu, 10 am–4 pm Draw masterpieces, applying styles like those CW1 Create handmade gifts of art inspired by works Art Education Center, Studio 1 used by the original artists, on shrink plastic— in VMFA galleries! Make baskets, mosaics, jewelry, $180 (VMFA members $160) a fun and innovative material that shrinks, keepsakes, greeting cards, and so much more. Enrollment limit: 14 hardens, and preserves your work!

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ARTSY INFANTS Musical Me TOTS OF ART YOUNG @ ART WEE-KIDS WORKSHOPS In VMFA’s Early Childhood Ages 3–13 months, accompanied by an adult EA4 Oct 30 Ages 14–30 months, accompanied by an adult Ages 2 1/2–5 years, accompanied by an adult Ages 3 months–5 years, accompanied by an adult Select Mondays, 12:30–1:30 pm Sing, shake, and find the beat with musical Education programs, infants, Select Thursdays, 11 am–noon or 4–5 pm Tuesdays or Wednesdays, 11 am–noon Select Saturdays, 10:30–11:45 am Classroom | Art Education Center works of art, instruments for exploring, and Monthly themes | Different lessons weekly Monthly themes | Different lessons weekly Classroom | Art Education Center toddlers, and preschool-age $15 per baby/adult pair (VMFA members $13) tempo-related art activities. Along the way learn Classroom | Art Education Center Classroom | Art Education Center $24 per child/adult pair (VMFA members $20) children discover the world Enrollment limit: 14 infants how music strengthens your little one’s development. Enrollment limit: 14 toddlers $15 per child/adult pair (VMFA members $13) Enrollment limit: 14 children Advance registration required $15 per toddler/adult pair (VMFA members $13) Enrollment limit: 14 children Advance registration required around them through playing, Exploring Expression Advance registration required Advance registration required It’s never too soon to introduce your child to Nov 13 Enjoy a relaxed atmosphere where play, arts, and singing, exploring, and EA5 Foster children’s growing mobility with new art. As you experience the museum with your Discover portraits while sharing experiences of Innovative art lessons inspire imagination, movement connect. Gallery visits and studio sensory and fine-motor experiences. Stimulate creating. Held in the classroom, baby, enjoy rhyming activities, a tour for your baby’s facial recognition and expression. individuality, and creativity! Join us for hands- time foster an appreciation for VMFA’s campus budding curiosities through movement galleries, and studio, these accompanying adults, simple stories in the Enjoy portraits on display, making faces in on experiential play, art activities, exciting and the arts, while play and sensory activities activities, engaging stories, exploratory art galleries, and safe art activities in the studio. mirrors, and finger painting on reflective materials. gallery tours, and entertaining stories. engage children’s cognitive, social, and physical programs foster children’s experiences, and gallery walks. development. Catch My Eye development, autonomy, Make Your Mark Tinkering Around Out and About Use Your Senses EA1 Sep 18 Nov 27 Tu e decision-making skills, and a EA6 11 am Enjoy watching your baby’s eyes light up when Self-determination and personality development EY1 Sep 19, or 26 Oct 7 | Classroom Sep 21 or 28 love for museums from an early viewing illuminated works of art. Experience spark adventure and excitement. View works of ET1 Wed EW1 Ages 13–30 months eye-catching art projects and discuss infants’ age. To learn more, visit www. art that reflect communication and watch babies 4 pm EY2 Sep, 20 or 27 Oct 21 | Classroom budding senses. 1 express themselves through singing, playing, ET2 Sep 21 or 28 Enjoy imaginative play, helping plan the gallery EW2 Ages 2 /2–5 years VMFA.museum/youth-studio/ Visit the Sculpture Garden to enjoy outdoor walk, and tinkering with a variety of “loose Color Me Glad and art making. Oct 21 | Studio 2 sensory activities, examine sculptures, and, weather preschool-art-classes/. parts” to create and express yourselves. Ages 3–12 months Sep 25 Babies in Motion permitting, participate in outdoor art projects. EW3 EA2 VMFA is rich with sensations of sounds, sites, Experience a world of color at VMFA. Babies will Natural Expressions Early Childhood Education EA7 Dec 11 smells, and, in the studio, tactile elements to delight at viewing large paintings with vivid colors I Am Creative Tu e Active infants question and examine while captivate and enrich children’s imaginations and programs are generously and joining in color-focused play and art activities. 11 am Oct 3, 10, 17, or 24 caregivers talk and tour the galleries. Experience EY3 creativity. Oct 5, 12, 19 or 26 supported by Bob and Anna Speak It Baby! art with moving pieces and create energetic ET3 Wed keepsakes in the studio. 4 pm Lou Schaberg. Oct 16 EY4 Oct 4, 11, 18, or 25 Me, Myself, and Art EA3 Oct 5, 12, 19 or 26 Discuss language development and self-determination ET4 Notice how artists combine self-expression with Nov 4 | Classroom Little explorers experience themes of expression while touring the special exhibition Hear My Voice. natural materials. Then show your own feelings EW4 Ages 12–30 months and identity. Gain inspiration from art that tell Explore alongside your baby enjoying the sounds, through personal creations. Nov 18 | Classroom stories of community and the natural world. 1 Ages 2 /2–5 years motions, and marks they create. Tell Me a Story EW5 Play, Build, and Create Tu e Nov 18 | Studio 2 11 am EY5 Oct 31, Nov, 7, 14, or 28 EW6 Ages 3–12 months Nov 2, 9, 16, or 30 Explore concepts of identity, community, and PAYMENT NOTE: Classes are nonrefundable ET5 Wed expression. Create personalized portraits using a and fees cannot be transferred to another class. 4 pm Nov 1, 8, 15, or 29 EY6 variety of materials while discussing important Be sure to mark your calendars. Nov 2, 9, 16, or 30 Connect with art from the past through ET6 people in your world. Grow creatively with kinetic sand, modeling storytelling. Learn about art techniques and We offer income-based scholarships! To apply, dough, block building, and more! Enjoy play- tools used by ancient, medieval, and Bright, Light, and Beautiful email [email protected]. based art experiences inspired by sculptures and Renaissance artists! Dec 9 | Classroom assemblages in the VMFA collection. Ages 12–30 months Luminary Lab EW7 Night and Day Tu e Dec 16 | Classroom 1 11 am EY7 Dec 5, or 12 EW8 Ages 2 /2–5 years ET7 Dec 7, or 14 Wed Dec 16 | Studio 1 4 pm EY8 Dec 6, or 13 EW9 Ages 3–12 months ET8 Dec 7, or 14 Be inspired by illuminated artworks in the Discover light-filled gallery spaces and illuminated Explore the sun, stars, and shadows. Visit galleries. Reveal your own unique interests works of art. Then delight in using shimmering the galleries to discover the universe while while creating shimmering, light-filled, and and reflective art materials in the studio. experiencing play and art activities focused contrasting projects. on the cycle of morning and night. 16 17 EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION PROGRAMS FAMILY PROGRAMS TO REGISTER: www.VMFA.museum/programs

EARLY CHILDHOOD GROUP VISITS FRIDAY FAMILY ART NIGHTS OPEN STUDIO SUNDAYS Family Day EVENTS Ages 2–5 Recommended for ages 5–12; children must be VMFA STAFF AND VOLUNTEERS Activities are recommended for children ages Mondays, Tuesdays, or Fridays accompanied by an adult All ages, children under 13 must be 3–12. Children must be accompanied by an 10–11:30 am, based on availability Select Fridays, 5–7 pm | Art Education Center accompanied by an adult adult. All ages welcome. Art Education Center $25 per child/adult pair (VMFA members $20) First Sundays, 1–4 pm | Sep 3, Oct 1, Nov 5, Dec 3 Free, no tickets required $10 per child; chaperones are free Enrollment limit: 12 children, unless noted Art Education Center Celebrate the Art of Latin America: Scholarships available otherwise* Free, no registration required Caribbean Enrollment limit: minimum of 10, maximum Note: Children must be accompanied by parents/ Make Open Studio Sundays part of your family’s | of 24 children Sat, Sep 16 11 am–3 pm guardians. Registration includes one parent and monthly routine! Visit the Art Education Center Free | No tickets required Group visits provide young learners with a one child. anytime between 1 and 4 pm to participate in an Experience the art, culture, and traditions of meaningful introduction to VMFA’s rich Silk Painting art activity inspired by our world renowned environment. Age-appropriate activities and collection! Select months will feature additional the Caribbean at VMFA’s Celebrate the Art of MARY SWEZEY sensory-focused experiences foster an early F1 activities and events. Visit www. VMFA. Latin America: Caribbean Family Day Event. Sep 15 | Explore traditional and modern appreciation for art and self-expression while museum/youth-studio/ family to learn more! Watch performances by the Latin Ballet of approaches to the art of silk painting and take supporting classroom learning. Virginia, participate in dance and language home one decorated silk scarf per child. Note: For groups of eight children or more, please worshops, and take part in hands-on art 2 & 3 year olds: Toddlers will delight in email [email protected]. Families in the Galleries activities such as creating your own Caribbean- playful music and movement activities, an inspired musical instrument, and so much more! interactive story, a short gallery walk, and a F2 VMFA STAFF process-based art project. Oct 20 | *Enrollment limit: 8 children Celebrate Native American Art Take sketching from the studio into the galleries Sat, Oct 14 | 11 am–3 pm 4 & 5 year olds: Preschoolers’ natural as you and your child tour VMFA collections to Free, no tickets required curiosity and sense of wonder will guide them draw and learn from masterworks. through an exploratory introduction, an interactive Join VMFA in celebration of Native American gallery tour, and a hands-on art project. Creative Collage art and culture, inspired by the special F3 MARY SWEZEY exhibition Hear My Voice: Native American Art Each visit is centered on one Nov 17 | Admire mixed-media works by of the Past and Present (Aug 19–Nov 26, 2017). of the following themes: modern artists like Fred Tomaselli’s Explore connections with the natural world Illuminate and Create Woodpecker and Anslem Kiefer’s Landscape and American indigenous identities through Discover light shining through spaces, materials, with Wing. Using media clippings, natural art activities, performances, and community and art at VMFA, while investigating science materials, oddments, and paint medium, projects. and the elements of art. arrange an earthy collage on wood. SAVE THE DATE! 1-2-3-4-5 Senses! Gingerbread Houses Activate all five senses as you explore VMFA’s MEGAN ENDY ChinaFest: Year of Curiosity Camp: Winter WEE-ENRICH: Play and F4 the Earth Dog campus and participate in a tactile studio art Dec 15 | Construct a beautiful—and Wonderland Discover Sat, Feb 10, 2018 project. delectable—architectural design out of Ages 3–5, potty-learned Ages 18–30 months, accompanied by an adult 10 am–4:30 pm gingerbread, royal icing, and lots of colorful Nature’s Palette New hours for ChinaFest! Three-day camp Dec 27–29 Dec 27–29 candies. Visit www.VMFA.museum/youth- Investigate nature’s many colors and textures, Free | No tickets required EC1 Tu e –Thu, 9:30 am–noon EE1 10:30–11:45 am studio/ family for more options. Studio 2 | Art Education Center Classroom | Art Education Center view seasonal works of art in the galleries, and Join us as we celebrate the Note: This class may not be suitable for individuals Enrollment limit: 10 children $70 per child/adult pair (VMFA members $60) use natural materials in a studio art project. Chinese New Year: Year of with food allergies. Email questions to $80 per camp (VMFA members $70) Enrollment limit: 10 children the Earth Dog! Shapely Sculptures [email protected]. Advance registration required Spend your holiday break with VMFA! Benefit Make a masterpiece by mixing math with art. Presented in partnership with Immersed in the rich environment of VMFA, from the in-depth nature of this multiday class of Search for shapes in paintings and sculptures, The Rose Group for Cross- enjoy invitations to engage in open-ended play, experiential art and play activities, music and then learn how shapes add up to make a 3D Cultural Understanding process-based art making, and adventures movement exercises, and interactive gallery visits. creation. throughout the grounds—all guided by the interests of the group. For more information or to schedule your group visit, contact the Early Childhood Program Family Day Events sponsored by Educator at 804.340.1564 or preschoolprograms@ WestRock Foundation VMFA.museum.

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VMFA offers traditional 4 sessions: Nov 7, 14, 21, 28 PROGRAMS FOR ADULTS BOOK & AUTHOR EVENT Tue, 2–3 pm | Conference Suite & Galleries SHORT MEAN FICTION lecture-style classes as well as $75 (VMFA members $60) | Enrollment limit: 25 Talk Continuing the WITH WILLIAM DUNLAP one- or two-part introductory Islamic art is not limited to one historical Conversation: A Guide to Hear Thu, Sep 28 | 6–7 pm courses that include period, stylistic movement, or geographic My Voice Leslie Cheek Theater WITH DR. JOHANNA MINICH, Book Signing | 7–7:45 pm exploration in the best location. This course examines the meaning behind the term Islamic art, exploring the Assistant Curator of Native Conference Center Suites | $8 ($5 VMFA classroom available—the work of relevant modern and contemporary American Art members) VMFA galleries! Visit VMFA. artists, notably Shirin Neshat, Lalla Essaydi, Thu, Sep 7 | 6:30–7:30 pm Join us for an evening with artist, author, and Leslie Cheek Theater | $8 ($5 VMFA members) museum/adults for a Shahzia Sikander, and Farhad Moshiri. arts commentator William Dunlap as he Though lecture presentations and gallery Curator Johanna Minich will discuss the discusses his artistic process. Dunlap’s debut complete list of programs. tours, participants will gain insight into original concept and implementation of the collection of stories, words, and pictures, titled what defines Islamic art today and how artists special exhibition Hear My Voice: Native Short Mean Fiction, combines the written word establish dialogues about gender, identity, American Art of the Past and Present. Based on with visual art to bring his tales to life. The and society. the notion of dialogue, the exhibition explores artist’s job “is to make something out of conversations between Native American artists nothing,” says Dunlap. Terracotta Army 101 and their art across centuries, a continent, and LULAN YU, Education ARTIST TALK How . . . do you IMAGE Shaanxi Provincial Cultural 35 indigenous cultures. Dr. Minich will Programs Manager, VMFA Relics Bureau introduce the major themes and highlight weave a basket? 2 sessions: Dec 5 & 12 featured works in the exhibition. WITH JEREMY FREY Tue, 1–2:30 pm | Conference Suite Thu, Oct 12 | 11 am–noon 65 Hear My Voice is organized by the Virginia and Galleries, or Meet at the Visitor Services Desk Museum of Fine Arts. The statewide tour is Reynolds Lecture Hall | Free, tickets required WILLIAM NEER, Curatorial Assis- generously supported by The Schiller Family. of William & Mary and Adjunct beginnings of Greek art in the Bronze Age, its The Classical Tradition: The tant for East Asian Art, VMFA Discover the art of basket weaving with Jeremy Orders, Fantasy, Monsters, Curator of Native American Art, mysterious revival after a dark age of nearly 500 60 2 sessions: Dec 9 & 16 Film VCU Southern Film Festival: Frey, who is known for his unique designs and his and Decorum Muscarelle Museum of Art years, the rise of monumental building and Sat, 10:30 am–noon | Reynolds My Cousin Vinny (1992) use of traditional and contemporary materials. DR. CHARLES BROWNELL, Professor 2 sessions: Sep 13 & 20 sculpture in the classical period, and the spread of 66 Lecture Hall and Galleries WITH RAYNOR SCHEINE Frey, who is featured in the special exhibition Emeritus of Art History, Virginia Wed, 1–2:30 pm | Conference Suite & Galleries Greek art and culture over the Mediterranean in $65 (VMFA members $50) | Price includes Fri, Sep 8 | 6:30–9 pm Hear My Voice: Native American Art of the Past and Commonwealth University $45 (VMFA members $35) | Enrollment limit: 35 the kingdoms of the Hellenistic world. admission to the special exhibition Terracotta Leslie Cheek Theater | $8 ($5 VMFA members) Present, is of the Passamaquoddy people, who are 4 sessions: Sep 7, 14, 21 & 28 This course will explore the impact of tradition, Degas 101 - The Horses Army: Legend of the First Emperor of China Free tickets for VCU faculty, staff, and students based along the Passamaquoddy Bay in Maine. Thu, 1–2:30 pm | Conference Suite & Galleries pan-Indianism, regionalism and identity, as with valid VCU ID | 63 DR. COLLEEN YARGER This two-part class will provide insight into $90 (VMFA members $75) Enrollment limit 25 expressed in contemporary Native American Research Assistant for the Paul the special exhibition Terracotta Army: Legend This clever comedy fits perfectly into VCU film The Greco-Roman tradition flourished in art. The tensions between notions of memory Mellon Collection, VMFA of the First Emperor of China. One of the festival’s theme this year, Southern Justice. Two architecture and the decorative arts from the and imagination will provide a frame of 2 sessions: Nov 2 & 9 greatest archeological discoveries of the 20th New York college kids are wrongly accused of a Renaissance to the early 20th century. This reference for engaging with this unique and COLLEGE NIGHT: Tue, 1–2:30 pm | Conference Suite & Galleries century, the famed Terracotta Army was crime in the Deep South and find their only course surveys the classical proportional dynamic form of artistic expression. $65 (VMFA members $40) | Enrollment limit: 45 excavated in Xi’an, Shaanxi Province, China. hope is their cousin—a sarcastic Brooklyn CONNECT systems, the Five Orders of columns, fantasy This class will explore the first and frequent Buried in three separate pits, an army of lawyer who has no clue of genteel southern elements such as griffins and grotesques, and Sing, Thou Muses: The Origins Thu, Oct 12 | 6–8 pm theme in the works of Edgar Degas: the horse. thousands safeguarded the nearby mausoleum manners and rules. Joe Pesci stars, and Marisa the principle of decorum that enabled these and Transcendence of Marble Hall | Evans Court Galleries 62 We will chronicle advancements in the artist’s of the first emperor of the Qin dynasty Tomei won an Oscar for her role. Virginia’s own elements to work together for centuries. The Ancient Greek Art Museum-wide | Free, no tickets required understanding of equine movement as (221–206 BC). In the second class, students Raynor Scheine who appears in one hilarious class focuses on the VMFA collections, the DR. DONALD SCHRADER, Adjunct documented in his paintings, sculpture, and will have the opportunity to go through the scene will be present for the occasion. Join members of the College Advisory buildings of the VMFA campus as well as Professor of Art History, graphic works as well as situate these images in exhibition with the instructor. Council for VMFA College Night. Meet other Richmond architecture. University of Mary Washington The VCU Southern Film Festival explores how artists Molly Murphy Adams and Virgil 6 sessions: Sep 27, Oct 4, 11, 18, 25 & Nov 1 the historical context of the horse in 19th- the South has been portrayed onscreen by Ortiz and view their work in the special Frames of Reference: Wed, 2–3 pm | Pauley Center Parlor century France. bringing together films and constructive exhibition, Hear My Voice Native American 61 Exploring Contemporary $90 (VMFA members $75) | Enrollment limit: 40 commentary. Native American Art What is Contemporary Art of the Past and Present; learn new ways The civilization of Ancient Greece and the people’s Islamic Art? Co-sponsored by the VCU Department of History to connect with works of art through a DR. DANIELLE MORETTI-LANGHOLTZ 64 understanding of the world is brilliantly expressed DR. KERRY LUCINDA BROWN and VMFA. variety of facilitated, in-gallery activities as Director of the American Indian in the visual arts. In this series, we will explore the Adjunct assistant Professor well as group interaction and conversation. Resource Center at the College randoplh macon college

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HEAR MY VOICE ARTIST PANEL Curator and the Deputy Director special guest, the wily Chief Sitting Bull. Music & More! DANCE AFTER HOURS: RVA FIRST FRIDAY: Charles Owens WITH MOLLY MURPHY ADAMS, JEREMY for Art & Education, VMFA Starring Paul Newman, Harvey Keitel, and SQUARES Quartet FREY, and VIRGIL ORTIZ In Sun, Oct 29 | 2–3 pm Geraldine Chaplin (as Annie Oakley), the film Dominion ENERGY Jazz Café Fri, Oct 20 | 6–9 pm Fri, Nov 3 | 6–8 pm conversation with DR. JOHANNA Leslie Cheek Theater | Free, tickets required is loosely based on Arthur Kopit’s play Indians. Every Thursday | 6–9 pm Atrium | Free, no registration required Atrium | Free, no registration required MINICH, Exhibition Curator and Using perplexing juxtapositions and distortions The film will be introduced and discussed by Jeffrey Best Café | Free, no registration required Join the fun with RVA Squares and the Cary Master tenor saxophonist, composer, and Consulting Curator for the Allison, Paul Mellon Collection Educator, VMFA. Street Ramblers for a night of square dancing. bandleader Charles Owens has been of commonplace objects, the Belgian Surrealist Groove to an eclectic mix of jazz ensembles Native American Collection, VMFA artist René Magritte set out to disturb existing Dances are geared for beginners with live calls playing and composing for over 20 years. Talk Terracotta Army: Legacy every Thursday evening. Dominion Energy Jazz Fri, Oct 13 | 6:30–7:30 pm assumptions about rationality and the from a master instructor. of the First Emperor of China Café is presented to the public by Dominion Leslie Cheek Theater | $8 ($5 VMFA members) perception of reality. This lecture will focus on WITH LI JIAN, E. Rhodes and Leona Energy and VMFA in conjunction with the The Seducer, a mysterious and provocative This conversation will feature three artists whose B. Carpenter Curator of East Richmond Jazz Society. Light fare and beverages painting in VMFA’s Mellon collection. work is in the exhibition Hear My Voice: Native Asian Art & DR. HOU-MEI SUNG, available for purchase. For a listing of Completed in 1950, this work highlights American Art of the Past and Present. Topics for Curator of Asian Art, Cincinnati performers, visit www.VMFA.museum. Magritte’s efforts to use his paintings to solve discussion will include what these contemporary Art Museum Native artists see as their role in society today with increasingly complex intellectual and pictorial JAZZ AROUND THE Fri, Dec 1 | 6:30–7:30 pm special consideration of Native communities, and problems in the last two decades of his career. MUSEUM Leslie Cheek Theater | $8 (VMFA members $5) how these artists merge traditional and Mark your calendar for a special evening of contemporary ideas and techniques. Time will be Film American Indian Film In this lecture, the exhibition curators will Dominion Energy Jazz Café when the event included for questions from the audience. Double Feature review one of the most significant archaeological moves to a new location in the museum for a A Pre-Event to the Pocahontas Reframed Film achievements of the 20th century – discovery of bigger, bolder sound – for free! Film JAMES RIVER SHORT FILMS Festival, Nov 17–19 at the Byrd Theatre, the terracotta warriors and horses in China. The SAVE THE DATES! COMPETITION Richmond lecture will introduce exhibition themes and Fri, Oct 20 | 6:30–9 pm Thu, Nov 16 | 3–5 pm & 6:30–9 pm highlights, providing a glimpse into the Fri, Nov 24, 2017 | 6–9 pm Leslie Cheek Theater | $8 ($5 VMFA members) Leslie Cheek Theater | $8 ($5 VMFA historical and cultural contributions of the Qin Thu, Feb 8, 2018 | 6–9 pm members) people and the First Emperor of China as well as Thu, May 10, 2018 | 6–9 pm View the best current short videos and films One ticket good for both screenings views of the afterlife in ancient China. selected from an international slate of entries in 3–5 pm Independent Indigenous Cinema FIRST FRIDAY: SAW BLACK & BLUSH this popular annual event. At the show, a special Gallery Talk Steinlen: Cats FACE guest judge chooses the winners. The audience Dylan McLaughlin’s This is a Stereotype (2014; With Taylor Dean, Virginia Fri, Sep 1 | 6–8 pm also votes for its favorite. 40 min.) and other selected shorts Commonwealth university, MA, Atrium | Free, no registration required This is a Stereotype is an artistic narrative about 2018 Saw Black of Richmond brings songs from his 2017 Talk A Nubian King in the possible causes and effects surrounding Sun, Dec 3 | 1:30–2:30 pm debut album Azalea Days to the Atrium with Blush Richmond indigenous American identity with the intention Free, no reservations required Face. Blush Face is fronted by Allie Smith who WITH DR. PETER LACOVARA of socially engaging the public. Historical Meet at the Visitor Services Desk Director, The Ancient Egyptian footage from the Archives of the Institute of describes the band as “lectric lullaby pop rocks.” Heritage and Archaeology Fund American Indian Arts is juxtaposed with Taylor Dean will give a gallery talk about the Steinlen: Cats Fri, Oct 27 | 6:30–7:30 pm imagery and interviews from contemporary exhibition . Dr. Mitchell Merling, RAJASTHANI CARaVAN Leslie Cheek Theater | Free, tickets required artists, scholars, and activists from across the Paul Mellon Curator and Head of the Department Sun, Sep 24 | 2–3pm United States. The film invites the viewer to of European Art will introduce the program. Leslie Cheek Theater | $8 (VMFA members $5) VMFA’s statue of Senkamenisken is a become an active participant in society, thinking Related program offsite: Sofia Nicolet masterpiece of ancient Nubian sculpture. This Join us for a vibrant afternoon of live music and critically when making decisions regarding (University of Richmond, BA, 2018) will give a lecture will explore the meaning of the statue dance with the world-renowned Rajasthani culture and appropriation. The film will be gallery talk on the Steinlen: Humanity exhibition and its tumultuous history, including its Caravan. The group of folk musicians and introduced and discussed by Dr. Johanna Minich, at the Joel and Lila Harnett Museum of Art at exciting discovery and relocation to Virginia. dancers who will perform the traditional arts © 2017 Virginia Museum of Fine Arts Jul (8112-162) Assistant Curator of Native American Art the University of Richmond at 3:30 pm, to be Photo credits: Cover, pages 3,12 by Travis Fullerton This program is presented in partnership with from the desert of Rajasthan, India. introduced by Richard Waller, Executive Pages 4, 8, 9, 14, 16, 18, 19, back cover by David Stover VCUarts through the generous support of Maha 6:30–9 pm Hollywood Feature Film Pages 13 by Jaclyn Brown Director, University of Richmond Museums. and Brian Whitfield. Buffalo Bill and the Indians, Or Sitting Bull’s FIRST FRIDAY: Jon Bibbs Quartet Pages 23 by Jon-Phillip Sheridan Refreshments accompanied by period music will History Lesson (1976; 123 min.) Fri, Oct 6 | 6–8 pm follow at UR. Atrium | Free, no registration required PAUL MELLON LECTURE RENÉ Robert Altman’s colorful yet ironic take on MAGRITTE AND THE ART OF Hollywood’s distortion of Native American Jon Bibbs could be called a triple threat: he SEDUCTION history and peoples with this re-creation of writes, sings, and produces music that is WITH DR. MICHAEL TAYLOR, Chief Buffalo Bill Cody’s actual Wild West Show and respected and loved around the world.

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