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VIRGINIA MUSEUM OF FINE ARTS | SEP – DEC 2020 REGISTRATIONTO REGISTER: www.VMFA.museum/programs INFORMATION VIRGINIA MUSEUM OF FINE ARTS REGISTRATION GENERAL INFORMATION begins August 3 for current VMFA • Enrollment is open to the public. • We reserve the right to change instructors. members and August 10 for non- members. LIMITED ENROLLMENT REGISTER ONLINE Class space is limited. Registration is first come, 3 Registration Information first served. Please register early. www.VMFA.museum/programs ADULT STUDIO & ART REGISTER BY PHONE HISTORY CLASSES 804.340.1405 Those who register for adult studio and art history classes must be 16 or older. REGISTER IN PERSON at the VMFA Visitor Services Desk. Adult Studio Classes TEEN PROGRAMS, CLASSES, 4 & WORKSHOPS QUESTIONS ABOUT CONTENT Studio classes are available for teens, ages 13–17. Adult Studio School: 804.367.0816 Adult Art History: 804.204.2690 CHILDREN’S STUDIO CLASSES Includes studio camps and classes for ages 5–12. Youth Classes: 804.340.1438 For programs beginning before 10 am, use the Early Childhood Education: museum’s Student Entrance. 12 Teen Studio Classes 804.340.1343 EARLY CHILDHOOD PROGRAMS Classes and camps for children 5 years and LOCATION OF CLASSES SCHEDULING NOTE IMPORTANT SCHEDULING NOTE under, often accompanied by a parent. For • Adult Studio School classes meet in the Studio School, Adult, Teen, Youth, and Early During fall 2020, VMFA’s classes and programs programs beginning before 10 am, use the Studio School at 2911–15 Grove Ave at the Childhood Education classes do not meet will be held both online and on-site. Smaller museum's Student Entrance. corner of Sheppard St (across from VMFA). during the Thanksgiving holiday, Nov 25‒29. classes that meet state guidelines for social • Art History classes are held in the museum distancing are scheduled to be held in the Studio 14 Children’s Studio Classes PAYMENT or Pauley Center. STAFF & FACULTY School, Pauley Center, and Art Education Tuition and all fees are due in full upon • Teen classes meet in the Pauley Center or Art For a complete listing of staff and faculty, Center studios. Most talks, programs, and registration. VMFA accepts checks, cash, or Education Center. please visit www.VMFA.museum events that attract larger audiences have been credit cards (VISA, MC, AMEX). • Children’s and Early Childhood Education re-imagined as virtual experiences. programs are held in the Art Education CANCELLATIONS Center. Parents/guardians must sign students Pending an ease of restrictions for in-person Early Childhood Fees are nonrefundable except when VMFA in and out of class daily. programs, select virtual programs and events will Education Programs 16 cancels a class. Classes may not be substituted SAY CHEESE! transition to on-site experiences. Please check the or switched once registration is complete. * See Important Scheduling Note Photographers are on duty at museum VMFA website for updates. Be sure to mark your calendar! Classes and MATERIALS events to capture images for VMFA’s workshops with insufficient enrollment will For Adult Studio School classes, students are archives and publications. If you prefer not be cancelled at least a week before they are required to supply all or some of the materials. scheduled to start. Please register early. Please to have pictures taken of yourself or family Look for an asterisk after the title of the class check the VMFA website for current sold-out members, please notify the instructor. you’re interested in. It means that a list of Family Programs or cancelled offerings. 18 required materials for the class is available online at www.VMFA.museum/programs/ STUDIO SCHOOL PARKING adults/studioschool/supply. If there are no parking spaces in the Studio School lot, park at the VMFA Parking Deck, MEMBERSHIP DISCOUNTS Art History Classes Sheppard St and Stuart Ave, 9 am–7 pm, free Members of VMFA receive discounts on classes & Programs for Adults 20 with your VMFA membership card. and workshops. 3 ADULT STUDIO CLASSES TO REGISTER: www.VMFA.museum/programs

These adult classes are for ages DRAWING & PAINTING Thu, 1–4 pm beginning and intermediate artists strengthen Prerequisites: basic drawing and oil or acrylic EVENING COURSES Studio School, 2nd floor their ability to see color and value relationships, painting skills Basic Drawing: Step One* 16 and older. The Studio School DAY COURSES $250 (VMFA members $230) and they learn how to mix colors accordingly. Expand technical and critical skills and learn to MERENDA CECELIA is located at 2911–15 Grove Enrollment limit: 10 Students also learn to simplify any subject 12 develop new ideas and imagery. The class will 12 sessions, Sep 17–Dec 10 Basic Drawing: Step One* Prerequisites: basic drawing skills matter by identifying color masses from which Avenue (across from VMFA) at focus on using VMFA’s 20th- and 21st-century Thu, 7–9:30 pm SARA CLARK to develop realistic paintings. 1 Expand the use of color in drawing with soft galleries as points of interest and inspiration. Studio School, 2nd floor the corner of Sheppard Street. 12 sessions, Sep 15–Dec 1 pastels, employing various application methods Plein Air Painting* In the studio, students will work from a variety $235 (VMFA members $215) Tue, 1:30–4 pm To learn more about Studio and paper choices. Students work from the of subjects, focusing on color and abstraction. Enrollment limit: 10 Studio School, 2nd floor 7 MATT LIVELY School programs, visit www. still life or subjects of their choice. Individual Critiques and discussions of contemporary $235 (VMFA members $215) 12 sessions, Sep 14–Nov 30 For class description see [1]. critiques provided. Mon, 1–4 pm painting will also be included. VMFA.museum/studio-school/ or Enrollment limit: 10 Experimental Drawing & Studio School, 2nd floor Painting & Pastel Studio* The Language of Color: Painting* NEW! phone 804.367.0816. We have This class helps students develop basic drawing $250 (VMFA members $230) 13 SARA CLARK Theory for Painters and KENDRA WADSWORTH reduced some enrollment sizes skills through various techniques and materials, 3 Enrollment limit: 10 10 12 sessions, Sep 16–Dec 9 Designers* working from the model and other subjects. Prerequisites: basic drawing and painting skills 12 sessions, Sep 15–Dec 1 in response to the COVID-19 Class discussions and individual and group Wed, 1–4 pm CATHERINE SOUTHALL Tue, 7–10 pm pandemic, so that no class has critiques round out the course. Studio School, 2nd floor Explore drawing and painting from direct 12 sessions, Sep 17–Dec 10 Studio School, 2nd floor $250 (VMFA members $230) observation, photos, or sketches and depict Thu, 9:30 am–12:30 pm $250 (VMFA members $230) more than 10 participants. Drawing in Color: Pastel* Enrollment limit: 10 various subjects including the still life, human Studio School, 2nd floor Enrollment limit: 10 2 SARA CLARK Prerequisites: basic drawing and painting skills figure, and landscape. Students develop a more $250 (VMFA members $230) Prerequisites: basic drawing & painting skills 12 sessions, Sep 17–Dec 10 personal approach to imagery, drawing, and Enrollment limit: 8 Learn to generate ideas, choose subjects, and adopt Experiment with various drawing & painting approaches to using paint and pastel. Students painting styles by examining the formal and expressive aspects in their work and that of In this color class designed for beginners, media. Explore new ideas, techniques, also work on independent projects, with guidance professional artists, and aspiring designers, and imagery. Students may also work on and individual critiques from the instructor. classical to contemporary artists. Most sessions will meet outside on the VMFA grounds, students complete a series of exercises independent projects with guidance and using The New Munsell Student Color individual critiques from the instructor. Drawing in Color with Oil weather permitting. Students should provide Pastels their own plein air painting easel and stool. Set. Assignments will aid students to better 4 understand color use, mixing, color schemes, Painting with Water Media* DIANA DETAMORE selection for personal projects, creation, 14 DAWN FLORES 12 sessions, Sep 15–Dec 1 Oil Painting: Independent Study* manipulation, and organization. The color 12 sessions, Sep 14–Nov 30 Tue, 1–4 pm 8 ANDY BALITY theories of Albert Munsell and Joseph Albers Mon, 7–10 pm Studio School, 2nd floor will be discussed along with the color world of Studio School, 2nd floor $250 (VMFA members $230) 12 sessions, Sep 17–Dec 10 Pantone. Students may choose to work with $250 (VMFA members $230) Enrollment limit: 8 Thu, 9:30 am–12:30 pm watercolors, acrylics, or oil paints. Enrollment limit: 8 Prerequisite: basic drawing skills. Studio School, 2nd floor $250 (VMFA members $230) Prerequisites: basic drawing This class introduces oil pastels and paint sticks Enrollment limit: 10 Introduction to Collage* Designed for beginning and intermediate for painterly approaches to drawing. Students Prerequisites: basic drawing and painting skills 11 FRANK SAUNDERS watercolor or acrylic students, this class covers explore colored grounds, glazes, and various 6 sessions, Sep 15–Oct 20 This is a great studio course for students at the the basic tools, materials, and practices of water- methods of layering color as well as color mixing Tue, 9:30 am–12:30 pm based paint media. Students will study classic and interaction. intermediate level who are working to develop Studio School, 2nd floor their own personal painting style and approach and contemporary art while they experiment $175 (VMFA members $155) with various techniques. Individual and group Introduction to Painting* to imagery. Through individual guidance, Enrollment limit: 8 critiques are included. KENDRA WADSWORTH students explore painting strategies and working 6 Prerequisites: basic drawing and painting skills 12 sessions, Sep 16–Dec 9 methods. Painting Studio* Using found materials, create unique images Wed, 9:30 am–12:30 pm DIEGO SANCHEZ Color & Abstraction in that range from abstract and dynamic to 16 Studio School, 2nd floor 12 sessions, Sep 14–Nov 30 9 Painting* representational and poetic. The instructor will $250 (VMFA members $230) Mon, 7–10 pm SALLY BOWRING discuss materials, techniques, mounting, and Enrollment limit: 10 Studio School, 2nd floor 12 sessions, Sep 18–Dec 11 presentation. Explore one of the most satisfying Prerequisites: basic drawing skills $250 (VMFA members $230) Fri, 10 am–1 pm forms of visual play. Experienced students are Enrollment limit: 10 Learn to use direct observation when painting Studio School, 2nd floor also welcome. from life. Through demonstrations, observation- $250 (VMFA members $230) Prerequisites: basic drawing, painting based painting exercises, and instruction, Enrollment limit: 10 For class description see [8].

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DRAWING & PAINTING Prerequisite: basic drawing skills. Studio School, 2nd floor SPECIALStudio School, ADVERTISING 2nd floor and SECTIONVMFA galleries Drawing Flowers and Plants in either watercolor or acrylic paint, students in Color with Oil Pastels* WORKSHOPS Through demos, handouts, and short drawing $145 (VMFA members $130) $145 (VMFA members $125) 28 will complete color exercises, copy Sargent’s Enrollment limit: 10 Enrollment limit: 10 DIANA DETAMORE work, and create their own compelling pieces A Drawing Primer* exercises, learn the most basic and important elements of children’s book illustration Prerequisite: basic drawing and painting skills. Prerequisites: basic drawing and painting skills. 2 sessions, Nov 7 & 8 inspired by Sargent’s use of color. MARJORIE PERRIN 17 Topics include character design, composition, Students will learn to paint various animals Expand technical and critical skills and learn to Sat & Sun, 10 am–4 pm 2 sessions, Sep 19 & 20 CREATIVE WRITING storytelling, and page layout. Bring your favorite within a landscape in the studio. From develop new ideas and imagery. The instructor Studio School, 2nd floor Sat & Sun, 10 am–4 pm children’s book(s) and a fable, poem, or cows and horses in pastures, waterfowl in will take students on a tour of paintings $145 (VMFA members $130) Studio School, 2nd floor DAY AND EVENING COURSES short story (or you can use one the instructor costal settings, or a pet in the backyard, this in VMFA’s American galleries—including Enrollment limit: 10 $145 (VMFA members $130) provides) to practice creating your illustrations. workshop will focus on the special challenges examples of Abstract Expressionism and Pop Prerequisite: basic drawing skills. Enrollment limit: 10 Creative Nonfiction in capturing the likeness and personality of Art. In the studio, students will work from Learn to draw flowers and plants from life using ELIZABETH FERRIS Beginning artists and those wanting to brush Encaustic Painting & Mixed 31 animals in a landscape setting. The instructor a theme they select—Americana, Abstract the painterly medium of oil pastels. Explore colored 12 sessions, Sep 14–Nov 30 up on their skills will discover the basics of 20 Media Lab* will demonstrate painting animals in their Expressionism, or Pop Art. The instructor will grounds, glazes, and various methods of layering Mon, 10 am–12:30 pm drawing, including pattern and composition, KAREN EIDE Please bring painting supplies surroundings. provide suggestions and individual critiques. color as well as color mixing and interaction. Online light and shade, proportion, three-dimensional 1 session, Oct 3 and photos for painting reference. Please bring acrylic painting supplies and $250 (Museum members $230) form, and perspective. Learning through Sat, 10 am–4 pm small canvases or panels. Mixed Media Illustration* Enrollment limit: 8 demonstrations, class discussions, and individual Studio School, 2nd floor Small-Scale Still Life 29 NEW! instruction, students complete multiple $105 (VMFA members $90) 23 Drawing* NEW! Pour a Painting* SARAH HAND Creative nonfiction, which is becoming the drawings working from the still life and Enrollment limit: 8 DENNIS WINSTON KENDRA WADSWORTH 2 sessions, Nov 7 & 8 primary literature of the century, crosses many 2 sessions, Oct 10 & 11 26 landscape images. Soft vine charcoal (assorted Encaustic painting is an ancient process 1 session, Oct 24 Sat & Sun, 10 am–4 pm genres, including essay, memoir, and blog. Sat & Sun, 10 am-4 pm sizes), 18 x 24-inch sketch pad, using molten, pigmented beeswax to create Sat, 10 am–4 pm Studio School, 2nd floor This class will explore what constitutes creative Studio School, 2nd floor and a kneadable eraser required. layered and luminous art. Designed for both Studio School, 2nd floor $145 (VMFA members $130) nonfiction, using personal narrative and cultural $145 (VMFA members $130) new and experienced painters, the instructor $90 (VMFA members $75) Enrollment limit: 8 conversation, while strengthening writing skills Painting with Cold Wax Enrollment limit: 8 teaches classic encaustic techniques and ways Enrollment limit: 10 Prerequisite: basic drawing experience. and confidence. Readings, exercises, and weekly Medium* NEW! Prerequisite: basic drawing skills. assignments are also included. Students should 18 to combine them with contemporary painting Prerequisite: basic drawing and painting skills. Students will be guided through a series of MARTHA PRIDEAUX download the ZOOM app to their computer techniques and mixed media. Discover collage, Students will be introduced to a variety of small- Explore several methods for making acrylic pour techniques and materials—painted paper 2 sessions, Sep 26 & 27 or tablet to participate. incising, texturizing, surface embellishment, and scale still-life drawings by other artists. Then with collage, oil pastel transfers, paint, dip pens, Sat & Sun, 10 am–4 pm paintings. These paintings are characterized relief work, as well as how to combine oil paint, guidance from the instructor and working from paint markers, colored pencil, and crayon— Studio School, 2nd floor by unpredictable swirls of colorful paint with Memoir Writing pastels, inks, watercolors, and gouache with the still-life set-ups, they will learn to create accurate, Please bring three painting and prompts to create a collection of colorful, $145 (VMFA members $130) a glossy finish. DOUGLAS S. JONES encaustic. Some materials included. detailed, or expressive drawings using a variety of canvases or panels—not to exceed 24 x 24 layered mixed media illustrations on a variety 32 Enrollment limit: 10 12 sessions, Sep 15–Dec 1 black and white and color drawing materials. inches—one quart of semi-gloss house paint, of substrates. Explore characters, animals, and Prerequisite: basic drawing and painting skills Pet Portrait Workshop* Tue, 10 am–1 pm Cloud Painting Workshop and four to six acrylic colors of your choice. shapes. Participants will make a small portfolio Studio School, 2nd floor Conference Room This workshop will teach students how to build 21 MATT LIVELY MATT LIVELY Miscellaneous supplies will be provided by for their new collection of artworks. $250 (VMFA members $230) beautiful textured surfaces using cold wax 2 sessions, Oct 3 & 4 24 2 sessions, Oct 17 & 18 the instructor for a $5 fee, payable at the Enrollment limit: 8 medium and oil paint. Experienced and beginner Sat & Sun, 10 am–4 pm Color with Sargent Workshop* Sat & Sun, 10 am–4 pm beginning of the workshop. painters are welcome. The workshop will consist Studio School, 2nd floor Willa Cather wrote, “Some memories are Studio School, 2nd floor 30 DAWN FLORES of demonstrations and hands-on practice. With $145 (VMFA members $130) realities, and are better than anything that can $145 (VMFA members $130) A Crash Course in Watercolor* 2 sessions, Nov 21 & 22 guidance from the instructor, students will create Enrollment limit: 10 happen to one again.” Ernest Hemmingway Enrollment limit: 10 27 DAWN FLORES Sat & Sun, 10 am–4 pm small-scale studies and paintings using various Prerequisite: basic drawing skills wrote, “Memory is hunger.” This class merges Prerequisite: basic drawing and painting skills 2 sessions, Oct 31 & Nov 1 Studio School, 2nd floor techniques and leave with an understanding of Start by exploring a variety of dog and cat Sat & Sun, 10 am–4 pm $145 (VMFA members $130) these two notions that memories are heightened how to use the wax medium to build gorgeous portraits by other artists. Then with guidance Start by exploring a variety of cloud paintings Studio School, 2nd floor Enrollment limit: 10 experiences that make us hunger for more. The layered surfaces in future painting. from the instructor and working from by other artists. Then, with guidance from the $145 (VMFA members $130) Prerequisite: basic drawing and watercolor or instructor offers students encouraging feedback and photographs, learn to create accurate, detailed, instructor and working from photographs, Enrollment limit: 10 acrylic painting skills. specific writing prompts to help develop ideas. Children’s Book Illustration* or expressive portraits of your own pet using learn to create accurate, detailed, or expressive Prerequisite: basic drawing skills. NEW! Artist John Singer Sargent was a master of Exploring Fiction 19 drawing materials and oil or acrylic paint. painting in oil or acrylic paint. AIJUNG KIM This workshop provides step-by-step instruction color. His blacks were textured, his whites were 33 ELIZABETH FERRIS 2 sessions, Sep 26 & 27 Painting Animals in the A Tour of American on a variety of watercolor techniques, including complex, and his side-by-side use of warm and 12 sessions, Sep 17–Dec 10 Sat & Sun, 10 am-4 pm 22 Landscape* NEW! 25 Painting* NEW! special effects, glazing, wet on wet, washes, and cool colors gave his paintings vibrancy. In this Thu, 10 am–12:30 pm Studio School, 2nd floor MARIA REARDON SALLY BOWRING more. Working from colorful photographs or intensive class, students will study Sargent’s Online $145 (VMFA members $130) 2 sessions, Oct 10 & 11 2 sessions, Oct 17 & 18 still lifes of flora and fauna, students explore the artwork though slide presentations and by $250 (VMFA members $230) Enrollment limit: 8 Sat & Sun, 10 am–4 pm Sat & Sun, 10 am–4 pm full range of watercolor painting. visiting VMFA’s McGlothlin galleries. Working Enrollment limit: 8

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We are all storytellers. In this class, we will WORKSHOPS This class helps students refine both technical WORKSHOPS PRINTMAKING WORKSHOPS explore the joys of writing stories of our own and creative photographic skills. Through making and creating characters and events that Memoir Writing Workshop discussions, class critiques, and weekly Lighting and Photography DAY COURSES Gelli Plate Prints and enrich our everyday world. Writing prompts, 36 DOUGLAS S. JONES assignments, participants solve problems with 44 Workshop NEW! 48 Accordion Books* assignments, and discussion of the craft of 1 session, Oct 3 exposure, low-light situations, and creative JOHN HENLEY Monotype Studio* MARY HOLLAND fiction will benefit writers and readers at any Sat, 10 am–4 pm ennui, and learn time-saving methods for an 2 sessions, Sep 19 & 20 46 RANDY TOY 2 sessions, Nov 21 & 22 level of experience. Students should download Studio School, 2nd floor Conference Room effective digital workflow. A digital SLR to use Sat, 10 am–4 pm 12 sessions, Sep 16–Dec 9 Sat & Sun, 10 am–4 pm the ZOOM app to their computer or tablet to $90 (VMFA members $75) in class is recommended but not required. Sun, noon–4 pm Wed, 10 am–1 pm Studio School, 1st floor participate. Enrollment limit: 8 Studio School, 1st floor Studio School, 1st floor $145 (VMFA members $130) Photo: Salon & Darkroom Enrollment limit: 8 For class description see [33]. $120 (VMFA members $105) $260 (VMFA members $240) Fairy Tales, Revisited FRANK SAUNDERS 42 Enrollment limit: 8 Enrollment limit: 8 The Gelli plate is a wonderful tool for creating DOUGLAS S. JONES 34 PHOTOGRAPHY 6 sessions, Oct 27–Dec 1 Understanding light is one of the most Prerequisites: basic drawing and painting skills. monotypes simply. With stencils, stamps, and 12 sessions, Sep 14–Nov 30 Tue, 9:30 am–12:30 pm important elements in creating compelling Delve into the creative possibilities of transparent paints, as well as some planning, Mon, 7–10 pm DAY & EVENING COURSES Studio School, 1st floor photographs. Seeing and controlling light monotype, a unique process that combines complex artwork results. Explore color theory, Studio School, 2nd floor Conference Room $175 (VMFA members $155) allows a photographer to capture images that painting, drawing, and printmaking. Covering composition and enjoy using your own $250 (VMFA members $230) Digital Photography for Beginners Enrollment limit: 8 surpass a simple photograph. In this workshop, the uses of oil- and water-based inks and paints, “printing press.” Collage techniques will also be Enrollment limit: 8 JACLYN BROWN Prerequisite: previous darkroom experience students will explore the possibilities of working this course allows students to produce prints covered. On day two, participants will learn to Why do folktales and fairy tales have such 6 sessions This course is for students who want to pursue with available light as well as altering and on the etching press and by hand. Technical make simple accordion books using the Gelli a remarkable staying power? Author and Sep 14–Oct 19 personal work while still becoming grounded supplementing light using simple and inexpensive assistance and individual critiques provided. prints for covers and collages inside the book. mythographer Marina Warner suggests that 37 Mon, 10 am–1 pm, or in photo history and aesthetics. Most of class light modifiers. On day one, the instructor will Students must provide their own Gelli plate Experimental Printmaking* it’s “because the meanings they generate are Sep 14–Oct 19 time will be spent in the open darkroom, with discuss the use of light in photography including and other materials. MARY HOLLAND themselves magical shape-shifters, dancing to 38 Mon, 7–10 pm, or the instructor providing technical support and reflectors, diffusors, and on-camera flash. Students 47 advice for short and long-term projects. will then make photographs using varying light 12 sessions, Sep 18-Dec 11 the needs of their audience.” In this class we Sep 16–Oct 21 A 35mm camera with manual settings conditions. Day two will be spent reviewing and Fri, 10 am–1 pm will read and discuss fairy tales, both traditional Wed, 10 am–1 pm 39 required. Darkroom fee included. critiquing the images shot on day one. Students Studio School, 1st floor and revisionist. We will then explore ways to Studio School, 1st floor should provide a digital camera, a tripod, and $260 (VMFA members $240) reimagine and repurpose them in our creative $175 (VMFA members $155) Introduction to Black & any kind of lighting equipment available. Enrollment limit: 8 writing. Enrollment limit: 8 43 White Darkroom Photography Even a flashlight can work as a light. Prerequisite: basic drawing and painting skills Writing the Shadow GEORGIANNE STINNETT Find out what white balance, resolution, and Experiment with various monotype processes 12 sessions, Sep 16–Dec 9 iPhone Photography 35 DOUGLAS S. JONES mega pixels are all about. This class teaches and produce work in oil- or water-based ink or Wed, 7–10 pm Workshop NEW! 12 sessions, Sep 17–Dec 10 students to use their digital cameras more 45 paint by hand and on the etching press. With Studio School, 1st floor TRAVIS FULLERTON Thu, 7–10 pm effectively, including the fundamentals of image individualized technical guidance from the $250 (VMFA members $230) 1 session, Oct 24 Studio School, 2nd floor Conference Room capture, camera operation, proper exposure, and instructor, try other print techniques including Enrollment limit: 8 Sat, 10 am–3 pm $250 (VMFA members $230) using a flash. Weekly assignments and sharing Gelli plates, stencils, and collage. Individual and Studio School, 2nd floor Conference Room Enrollment limit: 8 images in class help beginning photographers This class is for anyone who wants to get group critiques will be provided. This is a great troubleshoot and develop a creative eye. Bring a $80 (VMFA members $65) Each of us has a dark self. Sometimes we into the darkroom. Those with no or less introduction to one-of-a-kind prints. digital camera with manual adjustments and Enrollment limit: 8 glimpse it in dreams; sometimes we come to recent experience will be taught the basics of the camera manual to the first class. know it in our thoughts or imaginings. The developing film, making contact prints and Do you use your iPhone more than your enlargements. Topics will include mixing digital camera to make photos? Learn from a aim of this course is to draw it out and see Intermediate Digital Photography chemistry, enlarger operation, adjusting photographer who uses his iPhone regularly what we can learn from it. Students explore JACLYN BROWN contrast and density, making photograms, in his studio practice. Students will learn the ways in which a realization of the shadow can 6 sessions contact sheets from negatives, editing, and camera functions and will practice shooting open creative avenues for use in various writing Oct 26–Nov 30 printing enlargements. Students will shoot during in-class exercises. exercises, including guided imagery, dream Mon, 10 am–1 pm, or work, and active imagination. 40 photos outside of class time and use the Oct 26–Nov 30 darkroom during class. Those with recent 41 Mon, 7–10 pm darkroom experience are also welcome and will Studio School, 1st floor receive feedback during lab time. Students $175 (VMFA members $155) must provide their own film camera, film, Enrollment limit: 8 and photo paper. Photo chemistry will be Prerequisite: digital photography skills supplied.

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POTTERY WORKSHOP an easy, portable, and inexpensive art form. This class incorporates stretching, strengthening desires? How do we stay motivated when Cotton fabric, embroidery floss, embroidery and breathing exercises to promote optimum creative blocks arise? How do we continue DAY & EVENING COURSES Pottery Independent Study needles, and hoops will be supplied. Feel health and well-being. Participants should to enhance the results of creative action? We 53 STEVEN GLASS free to bring a piece of clothing or tea towel wear comfortable clothing to this hour-long, will explore these questions and more using Pottery Making 1 session, Oct 24 to embellish. Expect to complete a small instructor-led class. ancient meditative practices developed in STEVEN GLASS Sat, 10 am–3 pm sampler of stitches and a hoop composition the foothills of the Himalayan mountains Three Sections: Studio School, lower level or clothing embellishment. A materials fee WORKSHOP of India. These techniques are designed to 12 sessions, Sep 17–Dec 10 $60 (VMFA members $45) of $20 payable to the instructor is due at the elevate artistic expression, enliven your inner Mindfulness Meditation for Thu, 10 am–1 pm, or Enrollment limit: 10 beginning of workshop. spirit, and enrich the creative process. During 49 Creativity Prerequisites: current enrollment in any VMFA 60 this in-depth meditation journey, we will 12 sessions, Sep 15–Dec 1 ERIN HOUSEHOLDER Tue, 7–10 pm, or pottery class MIND, BODY & SPIRIT have the opportunity for discussion, personal 50 1 session, Oct 17 Current pottery students will work on reflection, and creative expression. Please wear 12 sessions, Sep 17–Dec 10 Yoga Studio Sat, 10 am–1 pm independent projects in this one-day workshop. comfortable clothing and bring a notebook 51 Thu, 7–10 pm JODI BOCK Studio School, 2nd floor Conference Room Faculty assistance is available. and pen. Studio School, lower level 10 sessions $50 (VMFA members $35) $270 (VMFA members $250) Sep 14–Nov 16 Enrollment limit: 8 Enrollment limit: 10 DESIGN | MIXED MEDIA 56 Mon, 5:30 – 6:15 pm, or This workshop is designed for anyone interested For students of all levels, this class teaches WORKSHOPS Sep 15–Nov 17 in deepening their creative expression. What pottery making and design using various Tue, 5:30 – 6:15 pm, or is creativity? How do we access our creative materials and techniques, including wheel- 57 Introduction to Stained Glass Sep 16–Nov 18 STUDIO SCHOOL thrown and hand-built methods. By exploring Workshop Wed, 5:30 – 6:15 pm the history of pottery making, students gain 54 58 JUDE SCHLOTZHAUER Studio School, 1st floor, Parlor GALLERY a better understanding of design. Individual 2 sessions, Sep 19 & 20 $120 (VMFA members $100) critiques and technical assistance provided. EXHIBITIONS Sat & Sun, 10 am-4:30 pm Enrollment limit: 8 Firing, glazes, and 25 pounds of clay Studio School, 2nd floor included. Extra clay is available for purchase. This beginning-level yoga class incorporates FALL 2020 $175 (VMFA members $160) stretching, strengthening, and breathing Enrollment limit: 8 Ceramic Sculpture & Hand exercises to reduce stress and promote optimum 52 Building Learn the basics of stained glass and create a health and well-being. Participants should STEVEN GLASS small window panel in your choice of patterns. bring an exercise or yoga mat and wear Studio School Faculty Exhibition 2020 12 sessions, Sep 15–Dec 1 Techniques covered in the workshop include comfortable clothing to this hour-long, Sep 14–Oct 23, 2020 10 am–1 pm pattern making, glass cutting, copper foiling, instructor-led class. Studio School, lower level soldering, and construction. Make something The Art of Collage Chair Yoga $270 (VMFA members $250) beautiful to treasure or give as a special gift. NEW! Oct 30, 2020–Jan 15, 2021 Enrollment limit: 10 All materials are included. 59 MEENA DASGUPTA 12 sessions, Sep 17–Dec 10 Create sculptural forms and hand-built vessels in Hoop Embroidery Workshop Thu, 5:30–6:30 pm Artists Collect Series: this class that focuses on techniques, including The Collection of Matt Lively MARY SWEZEY Studio School, 1st floor, Parlor coil and slab construction methods. Students 55 Sep 14, 2020–Jan 15, 2021 1 session, Oct 17 $135 (VMFA members $115) experiment with various glazes and slips and Sat, 10 am–4 pm Enrollment limit: 8 are introduced to the history of ceramic art. Studio School, 2nd floor Bring sketches of ideas to the first session. Both $90 (VMFA members $75) beginning and experienced clay students are Enrollment limit: 8 welcome. Firing, glazes, and 25 pounds of clay included. Extra clay is available for purchase. Learning a few basic embroidery stitches will allow you to embellish your own clothing or household textiles or simply make marks on fabric and draw with thread. Embroidery is

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Expand your creativity and WEDNESDAY CLASSES FRIDAY WORKSHOPS SATURDAY WORKSHOPS artistic awareness, build your 5–7 pm (3-session classes) RACHEL DEUTCH Times and fees differ per workshop Art Education Center, Studio 1, unless noted 5–7 pm | Third Fridays Pauley Center portfolio for college, or simply otherwise Art Education Center, Studio 1 enjoy spending time with peers $70 (VMFA members $60) $12 (VMFA members $10) Painting: Creative Canvas Enrollment limit: 8, unless noted otherwise Enrollment limit: 8 KENDRA WADSWORTH and professional artists through TS1 Supplies are provided but students are welcome Sep 26 | 1–4 pm | Studio A these studio classes inspired by Painting: Start to Finish to bring their own sketchbooks. $30 (VMFA members $25) VMFA’s world-renowned art TE1 KENDRA WADSWORTH Enrollment limit: 8 3 sessions, Sep 16, 23, 30 Drawing: Eyes in Art Create vibrant paintings and captivating collection. Enrollment is limited Learn how to assemble and prep your own TD1 Sep 18 compositions using a variety of tools, to provide individual instruction stretched canvas before experimenting with a From ancient to contemporary art, see techniques, and mediums—from thick, impasto applications to fast-paced, fluid paint pouring. and accommodate teenagers of series of applications, styles, and acrylic media how different artists depict the human eye to paint unexpected compositions. throughout time. Learn how to draw in all skill levels, as well as to proportion and depict emotion. Animation: Fundamentals Painting: Watercolors ANH DO ensure social distancing. TS2 TE2 CAROLINE VELAZQUEZ Drawing: Surreal, Isn’t It? Oct 17 | Sat, 11 am–4:30 pm | Studio A 3 sessions, Oct 7, 14, 21 TD2 Oct 16 $40 (VMFA members $30) Please note that programs are Learn professional watercolor techniques while Get a feel for Surrealism as you discover the Enrollment limit: 10 painting from life, creating detailed studies, and history and style of this exquisite art movement! Discover the magical world of animation by subject to change based on experimenting with abstractions. Participants Be inspired to create your own dreamy learning about its storied history and practicing conditions related to COVID- also receive a watercolor journal to collect notes, compositions with juxtaposed imagery. basic animation exercises. Students should bring a bagged lunch or hearty snack for the www.VMFA. ideas, and paintings. 19. Please visit Drawing: Depth & break. No peanut products. museum/teens/studio for the Digital: Photography TD3 Perspective TEEN PROGRAMS All Call for Applications: Mon, Aug 3 Digital: Graphic Art & latest information. TE3 Today Nov 20 Our Museum Leaders in Training (M.Lit) Application Deadline: Fri, Sep 11 by 5 pm TYGER BELTON After exploring the galleries for inspiration, Design TS3 program is scheduled to be held on-site, Applicants will be notified by Fri, Sep 25, 2020 3 sessions, Nov 4, 11, 18 learn techniques for depicting space, volume, STEPHANIE O’DELL however, if COVID-19 restrictions remain or Pauley Center, Computer Lab and depth on a flat surface to help give the Nov 14 | 11 am–4:30 pm | Computer Lab are put back in place during these dates, Participating students (grades 8–12) will gain Enrollment limit: 6 illusion of three dimensions. $40 (VMFA members $30) workshops will be moved online. Please check a strong appreciation of the visual arts, in Develop the ability to photograph and edit effective Enrollment limit: 6 the VMFA website for the latest updates. relation to history and culture, in this images with any camera, from digital SRLs to Drawing: Learn from the Welcome to the digital world of graphic art and Masters competitive program. Workshops are held on iPhones. DSLR cameras are available for use TD4 design! Learn about related careers and build M.LIT: RUMORS OF WAR Thursday evenings beginning in early October Dec 18 but students are welcome to bring their own your beginner Adobe Photoshop and Illustrator Museum Leaders in Training (M.LiT) 2020-21 and run through the end of January. Students Participate in guided sketching in the VMFA cameras, iPhones or smartphones, and flash skills to create original designs. Students should have the opportunity to meet visiting artists galleries. Practice different drawing techniques M.LiT is a twelve-week career-development drives. bring a bagged lunch or hearty snack for the and museum professionals, discover how to by emulating featured artists’ signature styles and and leadership-training program for teens. break. No peanut products. recognize the merits of works by other Studio Arts: Portfolio learn to incorporate them into work of your own. Participants explore museum careers and serve students, build healthy and lasting Building Design: Sew Creative as advisors in the development of other teen TE4 relationships with peers and instructors, and LINDSAY STEELE SARAH BROWN programs at VMFA. With the help of guest TS4 develop an understanding of the function of 3 sessions, Dec 2, 9, 16 Dec 5 | 11 am–4:30 pm | Studio B lecturers and VMFA staff, teens learn team art and museums in society. This leadership Applying to art school or simply want to create $40 (VMFA members $30) building, research, and other skills that prepare program is taught through hands-on a portfolio? Join us to gain insight into the Enrollment limit: 6 them for employment. They also network with workshops, insightful lectures, and engaging undergraduate admission requirements for your Get festive with fabrics! Learn how to use a peers, mentors, and museum professionals. discussions. school of choice, benefit from professional critique, sewing machine to create basic bags and other The 2020-21 M.LiT program curriculum will and take advantage of studio time, tools, and fun sewing projects inspired by the season. focus on a teen-created resource video for For more information and to apply visit: instruction to build your art portfolio. Students Students should bring a bagged lunch or Kehinde Wiley’s Rumors of War. www.VMFA.museum/teens/mlit/application/ are welcome (but not required) to bring artwork hearty snack for the break. No peanut from home to document in their portfolios. products. M.LiT is generously sponsored by

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Visit VMFA’s Art Education AFTERSCHOOL ART CLUB Spectacular Masks TIFFANY GLASS FERREIRA Oct 29 Center for innovative art CA7 Ages 5–8 Make meaningful masks with a variety of experiences that foster divergent Thursdays, 4:30–6 pm materials and stylish embellishments. Begin in thinking, creativity, imagination, Art Education Center, Studio 2 the galleries and sketch inspirational ideas, then $25 (VMFA members $20) proudly wear your finished work home. and fun! Explore the museum’s Enrollment limit: 8 world-renowned collection of Luminous Lanterns Paint Like an Impressionist Nov 5 fine art, experiment with studio CA8 CA1 Sep 17 Glow in the dark with your art! Decorate unique materials, and learn from expert Try painterly approaches used by Impressionist lantern shades inspired by VMFA's collection instructors who accommodate artists to create vibrant compositions on canvas. of Tiffany glass lamps. Take home your colorful Focus on fun color combinations and stylistic luminescent artwork after a quick parade all levels of skill and talent. brushstrokes using acrylic paints to make your through the Sculpture Garden. Each studio program is tailored own artistic impressions. Furry Favorites to a specific age group and Nov 12 Drawing with Perspective CA9 A menagerie of animals lives in the galleries! correlates with the SOLs for Sep 24 CA2 Choose your favorite furry friends for inspiration Draw from different points of view while Virginia public schools. and learn to capture characteristics, traits, and surrounded by your most loved masterpieces habitats in your own animal art. in the museum. Focus on elements of Please note that programs are perspective while drawing from observation and Mobiles with Balance FOUNDATIONS IN ART Drawing Critters & Painting with Watercolors imagination. subject to change based on CA10 Nov 19 MERENDA CECELIA CF4 Creatures CF8 Nov 5 Investigate the fascinating kinetic artwork by Oct 8 conditions related to COVID-19. Printing Totes and Tees Ages 9–12 Have fun trying out a wide variety of watercolor Alexander Calder in the gallery for inspiration Draw naturalistic-looking fantasy creatures from Oct 1 Thursdays, 4:30–6 pm (NEW–1 session only) painting techniques you can integrate into your Visit www.VMFA. CA3 to make your own mobile. The results will be mythology and your imagination—learn how Practice using printmaking tools and methods Art Education Center, Studio 1, or online art. Explore color theory and practice using resists moving! to illustrate different textures to depict furs, museum/ to explore patterns in art as your decorate $25 (VMFA members $20) per session to create unique gradients, textures, and more. feathers, and scales. personalized items. Your wearable art will be as Class does not meet on November 26. Enrollment limit: 8 youth-studio Painting Still Lifes original as you! Painting Explorations Drawing without Pencils Nov 12 /kids for Materials Mash up CF9 Playful Pastels Dec 3 CF1 Sep 17 CF5 Oct 15 Learn how to arrange a unique still life the latest C A11 Explore a variety of drawing mediums and Oct 8 Yarn, paper, plastic, and fabric come together for Explore a variety of painting techniques that composition from master works in VMFA’s CA4 methods using charcoal, conté, and pastel. Focus information. Capture a moment in time on your paper! an extravaganza in the studio! Use your creativity focus on textures and design elements. Use collections. Then paint a festive watercolor still on faces and practice drawing portraits—observe Experiment drawing fruit, flowers, and friends and imagination to construct contemporary traditional and nontraditional applications to life inspired by warm harvest colors and subject how different mediums create different effects. with a focus on fun pastel techniques and compositions inspired by modern art. create artistic painted surfaces. matter such as fall foods and gourds.

drawing from observation. Painting Plants & Petals Sculpting Stone Pen & Ink Drawing around the Painting with Watercolor CA12 World CF2 Sep 24 CF6 Oct 22 CF10 Nov 19 CA5 Oct 15 Dec 10 Paint like a pro! Be inspired by styles and Try your hand at stone carving! Be inspired by With a focus on principles of design and Learn how to use watercolor paints and Come along for a grand adventure to VMFA’s techniques used in floral paintings by famous ancient Egyptian amulets as you carve your own mini mark making, learn how to use pen and ink techniques successfully to complete wonderful worldwide collection of art. Draw from gallery artists throughout the galleries to create a still life treasures from real soapstone. Note: Closed-toed applications. Draw inspiration from patterns and works of art. Take advantage of gallery visits for inspiration in your personal passport-sized arrangement of your own. shoes are required. Students are also advised to motifs you find in the ancient arts collections. sketchbook, perfect for future travels. bring their own safety goggles and gloves, however, inspiration and reflection. Drawing Essentials VMFA will provide safety gear, if needed. Class does not meet on November 26. Inspired by Egypt Crafty Creations CF3 Oct 1 CA6 Oct 22 CA13 Dec 17 Learn essential drawing tips and tricks that Sculpting with Clay Who ruled in ancient Egypt? Explore myths and Enjoy learning basic sewing techniques to stitch add depth and texture using different values. CF7 Oct 29 Continued on next page. mysteries from the museum’s collection and the pockets and patches from felt, starting with a Experiment with a variety of shading techniques Create a decorative container with air-dry clay special exhibition Sunken Cities while simple pattern that allows plenty of room for to improve on realistic three-dimensional effects. using the slab-building method, inspired by Art creating art and drawing your own personalization. Deco objects and designs. symbols of power.

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Creative Construction such as printmaking, bold pointillism, and the In VMFA’s Early Childhood ARTSY INFANTS YOUNG @ ART use of popular imagery. C F11 Dec 3 Education programs, infants, Ages 3–13 months, accompanied by an adult Ages 2 1/2–5, accompanied by an adult Observe fascinating, mixed-media creations Classroom | Art Education Center Monthly themes | Different lessons weekly crafted by modern masters in the galleries. Using Winter Wonderland toddlers, and preschool-age $18 per baby/adult pair, per class (VMFA Classroom | Art Education Center ALEX PARRISH found objects and unexpected materials, design CD4 children discover the world members $15), Advance registration required $18 per child/adult pair, per class (VMFA an imaginative shadowbox or assemblage that Dec 5 | Gear up for the holiday It’s never too early to introduce your child to members $15) integrates your dreams and ideas. season! Enjoy making wintery works of art, around them through playing, art. This innovative program engages both baby Join us for hands-on experiential play, from snow globes to cool cards. Festive projects exploring, and creating. Held and caregiver through gallery visits and safe art art activities, exciting gallery tours, and Collage Craze focus on using fine motor skills and creative throughout VMFA’s campus, projects. entertaining stories. CF12 Dec 10 thinking while exploring fun, new techniques and materials. these programs support a Using materials ranging from patterned paper TOTS OF ART WEE-KIDS WORKSHOPS and magazines to your own drawings and child’s natural sense of Ages 14–30 months, accompanied by an adult Ages 3 months–5 years, accompanied by an adult decorative embellishments, design fun and funky ART EXPLORERS wonder and curiosity and Monthly themes | Different lessons weekly Select Saturdays, 10:30–11:45 am small collage works. Ages 9–12 Classroom | Art Education Center Classroom | Art Education Center Select Saturdays, 1–4 pm promote self-expression and $18 per toddler/adult pair, per class (VMFA $24 per child/adult pair (VMFA members $20) Trinkets & Treasures Art Education Center, Studio 1, or online social development. members $15) Advance registration required CF13 Dec 17 $30 (VMFA members $25) Using materials from everyday objects to Enrollment limit: 8 Stimulate budding curiosities through movement On the weekend, enjoy a relaxed atmosphere molding compound, create miniature sculptures Due to the fact that Early and singing activities, engaging stories, full of creative adventures that foster an to make one-of-a-kind magnets, pendants, and Ceramic Treasures exploratory art experiences, and gallery walks. appreciation for VMFA’s campus and the arts. other tiny treasures—to keep for yourself or give CE1 MERENDA CECELIA Childhood classes include | as a gift to friends and family! Sep 26 Discover the history and wonders of adults and young children, ancient Egyptian faience—aa ceramic material KIDS DISCOVER with a brilliant blue glaze, often used to create these classes will be online in Ages 5–8 small objects like beads, tomb offerings, and September and October. amulets. Form your own faience pieces, to be Select Saturdays, 1–4 pm Future scheduling has yet to Art Education Center, Studio 2, or online fired by the instructor and available for pick-up $30 (VMFA members $25) the following week. be determined. When we are Enrollment limit: 8 Art Lab able to finalize dates and

Ancient Egyptian Treasures CE2 ELIZABETH DALY times for these classes, they CD1 DAN KACZKA Oct 17 | Put your lab coats on and get ready to will be posted online. Please Sep 26 | Journey through Treasures of Ancient get experimental with art! Observe like a scientist visit www.VMFA.museum/ Egypt: Sunken Cities and be inspired by the and explore forces and reactions in our natural wonders of this early civilization. Practice ancient world, all while creating interesting artistic youth-studio/preschool-art- compositions and slimy creations. writing techniques by drawing hieroglyphs and classes/ for the latest make clay objects such as canopic jars and amulets. Intro to Manga information. Go with the Flow Painting CE4 ANH DO CD2 DAN KACZKA Nov 14 | Learn about the history of manga Oct 17 | Explore contemporary pour illustration! Explore the art and culture of this Early Childhood Education painting—or flow painting—a techniques to Japanese-style comic art through discussion and programs are generously create unpredictable results within vibrant drawing exercises. compositions. Experiment with fluid mediums supported by the Bob Soft Sculpture and effective color combinations. and Anna Lou Schaberg CE5 TIFFANY GLASS FERREIRA Foundation. Pop Art Party Dec 5 | Make your own fun, felt sculpture! Starting with a basic pattern, learn beginning ELIZABETH DALY CD3 sewing and embroidery techniques, and then add Nov 14 | Discover the genre of Pop Art and details and unique embellishments to fabricate explore common methods used to create it. Have an original 3D design. fun making your own Pop Art with techniques

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OPEN STUDIO SUNDAYS* FRIDAY FAMILY ART NIGHTS Fantastic Fabrics ALEX PARRISH Recommended for ages 5–12, accompanied F3 TIFFANY GLASS FERREIRA All ages; children under 13 must be by one adult Nov 20 | Explore the mesmerizing techniques accompanied by an adult Select Fridays, 5–7 pm of silk painting as well as other fun fabric- First Sunday of every month beginning in Online session (Note: check the website for painting projects. October updates on registration and picking up supplies) 1–4 pm $25 per child/adult pair (VMFA members $20) Gingerbread Houses Art Education Center F4 VMFA STAFF Free, no registration required En Plein Air with Parents Dec 18 | Build a beautiful—and delectable— F1 CAROLINE VELAZQUEZ architectural structure out of gingerbread, royal Ready to get back into your family’s Sep 18 | Enjoy the outdoors while making icing, and colorful candies. Visit www.VMFA. monthly routine? Take part in our Open art! Learn techniques to paint small-scale museum/youthstudio/family for additional Studio Sunday program to pick-up or landscapes your own backyard! listings and picking up supplies. participate in an art activity inspired by our world renowned collection! Clay Creations Note: This class may not be suitable for individuals *Select months may offer alternate options F2 MERENDA CECELIA with food allergies. Email questions to such as Take-and-Make or Grab-and-Go Oct 16 | Work with air-dry clay, stamps, [email protected]. projects. Please check the website for textures, and slab-building methods to updates and changes to the program at construct a long-lasting keepsake box for www.VMFA.museum/youth-studio/ your special treasures and memories. family.

Please note that programs are subject to change based on conditions related to COVID-19. Please visit www.VMFA. museum/youth-studio/family for the FAMILY PROGRAMS Celebrate African and African SAVE THE DATE! latest information. Discover the richness of cultures from around the American Art: Egypt ChinaFest: Year of the Metal Ox | world, the science behind art making, and the Sun, Nov 8 1–4 pm Sat, Feb 6, 2021 stories of the artists and their art. Become an artist FREE for the day while exploring traditional art objects, Join us for this year’s Family Day celebration of Generously Sponsored by gallery hunts, art activities, and performances and African and African American arts and culture. entertainment related to VMFA’s collection and Explore Egypt through artwork in VMFA’s special exhibitions. Activities are recommended for collection, performances, and art activities. children ages 3–12. Children must be accompanied by an adult. All ages welcome. Generously Sponsored by Virtual Family Day Celebrate the Art of Latin America: The Andes Sat, Sep 12 | 11 am–3 pm FREE |Registration required, see website for details. Join us in a virtual celebration and explore the Andes through art activities, storytelling, dance, and music.

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VMFA offers traditional lecture-style classes as well as one- or two-part introductory courses that include exploration in the best classroom available—the VMFA galleries!

During fall 2020, VMFA’s classes and programs will be held both online and on-site. Talks, programs, and events that attract larger audiences have been re-imagined as virtual experiences. Classes and programs currently scheduled onsite may be moved online if conditions change. Visit www.VMFA.museum/adults for the latest updates.

TWO HUNDRED YEARS OF ENGLISH ART, 1700–1900 DR. COLLEEN YARGER, Assistant Curator for European Art and the Mellon Collections 1 session: Tue, Nov 3 ART HISTORY CLASSES ART & ETERNITY: THE VISUAL THOMAS JEFFERSON IN 64 1–2:30 pm, or 62 CULTURE OF ANCIENT EGYPT 63 FRANCE 1 session: Tue, Nov 10 READING INDIAN ART DR. DONALD SCHRADER, Adjunct DR. CRAIG REYNOLDS, Curator, Virginia 6–7:30pm DR. KERRY LUCINDA BROWN, 65 61 Professor of Art History, University of Mary State Capitol and Capitol Square Online Professor of Art History, Savannah College Washington 4 sessions: Oct 8, 15 & 22 | 1–2:30 pm $25 (VMFA members $20) of Art and Design 6 sessions: Wed, Oct 7, 14, 21, 28, Nov 4 & 11 Online Enrollment limit: 30 4 sessions: Wed, Sep 2, 9, 16 & 23 | 6–7 pm 2–3 pm $90 (VMFA members $75) Online Leslie Cheek Theater Enrollment limit: 30 This class explores English works of art in $45 (VMFA members $40) VMFA's permanent collection produced $95 (VMFA members $80) As US Minister to France, Jefferson lived in Enrollment limit: 30 Enrollment limit: 40 during the years 1700–1900. The second Paris from 1784 to 1789—a period of great session includes discussion in the gallery with Explore VMFA’s permanent collection of Indian The art of ancient Egypt is as compelling and influence in his life. Having unparalleled access the instructor. art by examining visual narratives present in mysterious today as it was to viewers in the to the city, he toured the Louvre, secured lasting various pieces of sculpture, textiles and works ancient world. Its timeless serenity speaks of the relationships with French artists and literati, SUNKEN CITIES 101 on paper. With a short break built in, this never-ending order of the universe, which purchased countless books, and acquired many DR. PETER SCHERTZ, Jack and Mary Ann extended session will include time in the transcends the impermanence of the natural works of art. He also witnessed the final years of Frable Curator of Ancient Art classroom and galleries with the instructor. world and directs our minds and senses to the Louis XVI’s monarchy and the violent opening 1 session: Tue, Sep 15 | 1–2 pm everlasting world to come. This series surveys days of the French Revolution. This class will 66 Leslie Cheek Theater the history of ancient Egyptian art, from the explore Jefferson’s time in France and the lasting Enrollment limit: 40, or inception of divine kingship in the early French influences Jefferson helped transplant to 1 session: Tue, Sep 22 | 6–7 pm Dynastic Period and the remarkable confidence Virginia. IMAGES Left Architrave Relief , 2500–2180 BC, Egyptian, Old Kingdom (Dynasties 5–6), Online of Old Kingdom portrait sculpture, through the 67 limestone. Adolph D. and Wilkins C. Williams Fund, 51.19.10 Enrollment limit: 30 imperial grandeur of the Eighteenth Dynasty, Right Tiger $25 (VMFA members $20) , ca. 1769–71, George Stubbs (English, 1724–1806), oil on canvas. Paul Mellon the strange and sophisticated art of the age of Collection, 99.95 Akhenaten, and the continuance of Egyptian art under the rule of foreign empires.

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TALKS SUNKEN CITIES LECTURE SERIES MARITIME HISTORY & For the fall, VMFA performing arts programs Our lecture series, talks, and film programs will Join us for a five-part lecture series that ARCHAEOLOGY OF ANCIENT EGYPT are going virtual. Please visit the museum's be held virtually this fall. Pending an ease of explores themes in the special exhibition DR. PEARCE PAUL CREASMAN, YouTube page to join in. restrictions for in-person programs, select virtual Treasures from Ancient Egypt: Sunken Cities. Archaeologist and Director of the American programs and events will transition to on-site Domestic and international scholars, Center of Oriental Research, Amman, Jordan experiences. Please check the VMFA website for archaeologists, and conservators present Sun, Nov 15 | 2:30–3:30 pm PERFORMANCE updates. topics that shed new light on the fascinating discoveries that continue to be made. THE ART OF OBJECTS FIRST FRIDAYS VIRTUAL SYMPOSIUM CONSERVATION First Friday of every month, 6–8 pm THE KAMOINGE WORKSHOP: EGYPT AND KUSH: SUPERPOWERS ELSA SANGOUARD, Senior Conservator, COLLABORATION, COMMUNITY, OF THE NILE VALLEY USS Monitor Center, Newport News, VA, in The First Fridays series features an eclectic mix PHOTOGRAPHY DR. CAROLINE M. ROCHELEAU, conversation with AINSLIE HARRISON, of multicultural performing arts. Virtual Join the museum each week for virtual panel Egyptologist & Curator of Ancient Art, Associate Objects Conservator, VMFA, performances will be hosted on the museum’s discussions with Kamoinge artists and scholars Project Director, Bacchus Conservation moderated by DR. PETER SCHERTZ, Jack YouTube page. to contextualize and address Kamoinge’s role in Project, North Carolina Museum of Art and Mary Ann Frable Curator of Ancient the history of 20th-century photography and DANCE AFTER WORK Fri, Sep 25 | 6:30–7:30 pm Art, VMFA the Black Arts Movement, as well as the social Fri, Dec 11 | 6:30–7:30 pm Third Friday of every month, 6–8 pm and professional challenges faced by Black FREE RE-MEMBERING OSIRIS: photographers working in the field. OVERCOMING DEATH IN THE MERGING OF EGYPTIAN AND Join in the fun with Richmond's dance GREEK ARTISTIC TRADITIONS Thu, Sep 3 | 5–7:30 pm ANCIENT EGYPT community on the third Friday of every month. DR. JEREMY MCINERNEY, Professor of Thu, Sep 10 | 5–7:30 pm DR. ROBERT RITNER, Professor of Virtual events will be hosted on the museum’s Classical Studies, University of Thu, Sep 17 | 5–7 pm Egyptology at the Oriental Institute of YouTube page. Pennsylvania Thu, Sep 24 | 5–7:30 pm the University of Chicago. Thu, Oct 1 | 5–7 pm This lecture is presented in partnership Thu Jan 14 | 6:30–7:30 pm DOMINION ENERGY JAZZ CAFÉ Thu, Oct 8 | 5–7 pm with VCUarts and cosponsored by the Richmond FREE, Registration via Zoom required. Every Thursday | 6:30–9 pm Thu, Oct 15 | 6:30–7:30 pm Society of the Archaeological Institute of America. Please see VMFA website for details and Groove to an eclectic mix of jazz ensembles. Sun, Oct, 25 | 2:30–3:30 pm registration links. Presented to the public by Dominion Energy FREE, Registration via Zoom required. and VMFA in conjunction with the Richmond Please see VMFA website for details and Jazz Society. Virtual events will be hosted on the registration links. museum’s YouTube page. © 2020 Virginia Museum of Fine Arts Jul (00316) This program is presented, in partnership with Photo credits: Cover and page 17 by Travis Fullerton DOMINION ENERGY JAZZ CAFÉ: Virginia Commonwealth University School of the Page 3 by VMFA Staff JAZZ AROUND THE MUSEUM Back cover, pages 4, 9, 10 top, 10 bottom, 12, 13, Arts and Institute of Contemporary Art, VCU. 15, 18, 18–19, 19 by David Stover Save the date: Page 23 by Jay Paul PAUL MELLON LECTURE Thu, Nov 19 | 6–8:30 pm DR. SYLVAIN CORDIER, Paul Mellon Curator and Head of the Department of European Art Thu, Nov 5 | 6:30–7:30 pm Online

FREE, Registration via Zoom required. Please see VMFA website for details and registration links.

IMAGE Treasures of Ancient Egypt: Sunken Cities is organized by the European Institute for Underwater Archaeology with the generous support of the Hilti Foundation and in collaboration with the Ministry of Antiquities of the Arab Republic of Egypt. The exhibition program at VMFA is supported by the Julia Louise Reynolds Fund. Photo: Jérôme Delafosse © Franck Goddio/Hilti Foundation

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