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V I R G I N I A M U S E U M O F F I N E A R T S | J U N ‒A U G 2 0 2 0 Classes & Programs | Adult, Teens & www.vmfa.museum 1 Children | Summer 2021Summer Art Classes
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3 General Information
Registration
begins April 12 for current VMFA
members and April 19 for
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non-members.
Adult Studio Classes Register Online
www.VMFA.museum/programs
Register By Phone
804.340.1405
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Register In Person
Art History Classes at the VMFA Visitor Services Desk.
& Programs for Adults
Questions About Content
Adult Studio School:
804.367.0816
Art History Classes:
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804.204.2690
Teen Programs, Classes Youth & Teen Classes:
& Workshops 804.340.1438
Early Childhood Education:
804.340.1343
21 Children’s Studio Classes
27 Early Childhood
Education Programs
www.vmfa.museum 2 Summer Art Classes
General Information
General Information
• Enrollment is open to the public.
• We reserve the right to change instructors.
Limited Enrollment
Class space is limited. Registration is first
come, first served. Please register early.
Adult Studio & Art History Classes
Those who register for adult studio and art
history classes must be 16 or older.
Teen Programs, Classes &
Workshops
Studio classes are available for teens,
ages 13–17.
Children’s Studio Classes
Includes studio camps and classes for ages
5–12. For programs beginning before
10 am, use the museum’s Student Entrance.
Location Of Classes Please Note
Early Childhood Programs • Adult Studio School classes meet in the To adapt to ongoing safety concerns, on-site
Classes and camps for children 5 years Studio School, 2911 Grove Ave, and classes are operating at reduced-capacity
and under, often accompanied by an adult. online. studio formats. Those registering for all
For programs beginning before 10 am, • Most Art History classes are held online; classes requiring on-site attendance will
use the museum's Student Entrance. one on-site class is held in the Pauley receive registration information and
Center. confirmations via email that include
Payment • Teen classes meet in the Pauley Center. information about classroom cleaning and
Tuition and all fees are due in full upon • Children’s and Early Childhood Education safety protocols. If the museum must cancel
registration. VMFA accepts checks, cash, or programs are held in the Art Education activities due to mandated restrictions
credit cards (VISA, MC. AMEX). Center. related to COVID-19 developments, VMFA
• Parents/guardians must sign students in will refund registration fees for on-site
Cancellations and out of class daily. classes.
Fees are nonrefundable except when VMFA
Materials Staff & Faculty
cancels a class. Classes may not be
For Adult Studio School classes, students are For a complete listing of staff and faculty,
substituted or switched once registration is
required to supply all or some of the please visit www.VMFA.museum.
complete.
materials. Look for an asterisk after the title
Be sure to mark your calendar! Classes and
of the class you’re interested in. It means
workshops with insufficient enrollment will
that a list of required materials for the class
be cancelled at least a week before they
is available online at www.VMFA.
are scheduled to start. Please register early.
museum/programs/adults/studioschool/
Please check the VMFA website for current
supply.
sold-out or cancelled offerings.
Say Cheese!
Membership Discounts Photographers are on duty
Studio School Parking Members of VMFA receive discounts on
If there are no parking spaces in the Studio at museum events to capture images for
classes and workshops. In order to receive
School lot, please park at the VMFA Parking VMFA’s archives and publications. If
the member discount on classes for kids,
Deck, Sheppard St and Stuart Ave, 9 am–7 pm, you prefer not to have pictures taken of
members must be at the Dual/Family level
free with your VMFA membership card or or higher. yourself or family members, please
on the street. notify the instructor.
www.vmfa.museum 3 Summer Art Classes
Studio School Classes
These adult classes are for
ages 16 and older. The Studio
School is located at 2911–15
Grove Avenue (across from
VMFA) at the corner of
Sheppard Street. To learn
more about Studio School
programs, visit www.VMFA.
museum/studio-school/
or phone 804.367.0816
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Adult Studio School Classes
Drawing & Painting Photography
Day Courses Day & Evening Courses
Day Courses
[01] Basic Drawing: Step One* [33] Digital Photography for
[02] Drawing in Color: Pastel* Beginners, 6 sessions, Jun 7– 19 Evening Courses
[03] Painting Animals in the Mon, 10 am–1 pm Workshops
Landscape* [34] Digital Photography for
[04] Watercolor Studio* Beginners, 6 sessions, Jun 7– 19
[05] Introduction to Painting* Mon, 7–10 pm
[06] Painting Studio*
[07] Oil Painting: Independent Study*
[08] Color and Abstraction in Painting* Printmaking
N [09] Plein Air Painting Day Course
The Southern Landscape*
[35] Gelli Plate Prints & Collage*
[10] Introduction to Collage*
Evening Courses
[11] Basic Drawing: Step One* Pottery
N [12] Surface Development in Painting*
[13] Introduction & Intermediate Day & Evening Courses
Painting* Pottery Making, Three Sections:
[14] Painting Studio* [36] 8 sessions, Jun 10–Jul 29
Thu, 10 am–1 pm
Workshops or
[15] Plein Air Painting Workshop [37] 8 sessions, Jun 8–Jul 27
[16] Encaustic Painting & Mixed Tue, 7–10 pm
Media Lab* or
[17] Pour a Painting* [38] 8 sessions, Jun 10–Jul 29
N [18] Mixed Media Drawing & Painting* Thu, 7–10 pm
N [19] Abstract Drawing* [39] Ceramic Sculpture & Hand Building
[20] A Crash Course in Watercolor* 8 sessions, Jun 8–Jul 27
[21] Drawing Trees* Tue, 10 am–1 pm
N [22] Experimental Collage Workshop*
[23] Children’s Book Illustration Workshops
[24] Digital Media Workshop: iPad [40] Pottery Independent Study
Drawing as a Springboard* 1 session, Jul 17, Sat, 10 am–3 pm
[25] Painting with Cold Wax Medium*
Design | Mixed Media
Creative Writing Day & Evening Courses Registration Opens
Day Courses [41] Hoop Embroidery Workshop* Apr 12 for members
[26] Memoir Writing 1 session, Jun 26, Sat, 10 am–4 pm Apr 19 for non-members
[27] Creative Nonfiction Workshops
[28] Exploring Fiction [42] Introduction to Stained Glass
Evening Courses Workshop
2 sessions, Jul 10 & 11 Class is online only
[29] Fairy Tales, Revisited
Sat & Sun, 10 am–4:30 pm N Indicates classes are NEW!
[30] Writing the Shadow
Workshops *A list of required materials available at
[31] Memoir Writing Workshop Mind, Body & Spirit www.VMFA.museum/Adults
N [32] Unleash Your Writer Within
Yoga Studio online Two Sections:
[43] 8 sessions, Jun 7–Aug 2
Mon, 5:30‒6:30 pm
or
[44] 8 sessions, Jun 8–Jul 27
Tue, 5:30‒6:30 pm
www.vmfa.museum 5 Summer Art Classes
Class is online only Adult Studio Classes
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Drawing & Painting
Day Courses
04
Watercolor Studio*
DAWN FLORES
4 sessions, Jul 5‒26
Oil Painting: Independent
Study*
JOAN ELLIOTT
6 sessions, Jun 10‒Jul 15
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Basic Drawing: Step One* Mon, 9:30 am‒12:30 pm
Studio School, 2nd floor Thu, 9:30 am‒12:30 pm
SARAH HAND
$140 (VMFA members $120) | Limit: 10 Studio School, 2nd floor
8 sessions, Jun 8‒Jul 27
Prerequisites: basic drawing skills $175 (VMFA members $155) | Limit: 10
Tue, 1‒3:30 pm
Prerequisites: basic drawing & painting skills
Studio School, 2nd floor Learn a wide variety of watercolor techniques
$180 (VMFA members $160) | Limit: 10 while using related drawing mediums in This is a great studio course for students
this course for beginning and experienced at the intermediate level who are working
This introductory class helps students
watercolor artists. Students work directly to develop their own personal painting
develop basic drawing skills using various
from the still life, landscape, and other style and approach to imagery. Through
techniques and materials. Observation,
subject matter, with discussions of color and individual guidance, students explore
imagination, memory, and creativity will be
watercolor masterworks offering inspiration. painting strategies and working methods.
utilized while building skills and confidence.
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Individual and group critiques provided.
Color & Abstraction in
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Drawing in Color: Pastel*
SARA CLARK
8 sessions, Jun 10‒Jul 29
05
Introduction to Painting*
KENDRA WADSWORTH
Painting*
SALLY BOWRING
8 sessions, Jun 11‒Jul 30
6 sessions, Jun 9‒Jul 14
Thu, 1‒4 pm Fri, 10 am‒1 pm
Wed, 9:30 am‒12:30 pm
Studio School, 2nd floor Studio School, 2nd floor
Studio School, 2nd floor
$195 (VMFA members $175) | Limit: 10 $195 (VMFA members $175) | Limit: 10
$175 (VMFA members $155) | Limit: 10
Prerequisites: basic drawing skills Prerequisites: basic drawing & painting skills
Prerequisites: basic drawing skills
Expand the use of color in drawing with Expand technical and critical skills and learn
Learn to use direct observation when
soft pastels, employing various application to develop new ideas and imagery. The
painting from life. Through demonstrations,
methods and paper choices. Students work class will focus on contemporary art in the
observation-based painting exercises, and
from the still life or subjects of their choice. VMFA’s Galleries as points of interest and
instruction, beginning and intermediate
Individual critiques provided. inspiration. In the studio, students will work
artists strengthen their ability to see color
from a variety of subjects, focusing on color
and value relationships, and they learn
03 Painting Animals in the
and abstraction. Critiques and discussions
how to mix colors accordingly. Students
Landscape* of contemporary painting will be included.
also learn to simplify any subject matter
MARIE REARDON
by identifying color masses from which to
6 sessions, Jun 23‒Jul 28
Wed, 1‒4 pm
develop realistic paintings.
09
Plein Air Painting
The Southern Landscape* NEW!
06
Studio School, 2nd floor Painting Studio* ANDY BALITY
$175 (VMFA members $155) | Limit: 10 MATT LIVELY 4 sessions, Jun 8‒27
Prerequisites: basic drawing & painting skills 4 sessions, Jun 7‒28 Tue, 9:30 am‒12:30 pm
Mon, 1‒4 pm Studio School, 2nd floor and on location
Students will learn to paint or draw various
Studio School, 2nd floor $140 (VMFA members $120) | Limit: 10
animals within a landscape in the studio.
From cows and horses in pastures, waterfowl $140 (VMFA members $120) | Limit: 10 Explore drawing and painting the landscape
in coastal settings, or a pet in the backyard, Prerequisites: basic drawing & painting skills from direct observation. The instructor will
this class will focus on the special challenges Explore drawing and painting from direct encourage students to view the exhibition
in capturing the likeness and personality observation, photos, or sketches and depict The Dirty South in the VMFA galleries for
of animals in a landscape setting. The various subjects including the still life, inspiration. Then with guidance from the
instructor will demonstrate painting animals human figure, and landscape. Students instructor, students will develop a more fluid
in their surroundings. Students may choose develop a more personal approach to response to painting on location. Students
to work in oil paint of chalk pastel. imagery, drawing, and painting styles need to provide their own plein air painting
by examining the formal and expressive easel and stool.
aspects in their work and that of classical to
contemporary artists.
www.vmfa.museum 6 Summer Art Classes
Class is online only Adult Studio Classes
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Introduction to Collage*
FRANK SAUNDERS 13
Introduction & Intermediate
Painting*
JOAN ELLIOTT
17
Pour a Painting*
KENDRA WADSWORTH
6 sessions, Jun 8‒Jul 13 1 session, Jun 19
Tue, 10 am‒1 pm 6 sessions, Jun 9‒Jul 14 Sat, 10 am‒4 pm
Studio School, 2nd floor Wed, 7‒10 pm Studio School, 2nd floor
$175 (VMFA members $155) | Limit: 10 Studio School, 2nd floor $90 (VMFA members $75) | Limit: 10
$175 (VMFA members $155) | Limit: 10 Prerequisite: basic drawing & painting skills.
Using found materials, create unique images
that range from abstract and dynamic to rep- For class description see [5]. Explore several methods for making
resentational and poetic. The instructor will acrylic pour paintings. These paintings are
take the class on a tour of The Dirty South
in the VMFA galleries for inspiration. In the
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Painting Studio*
JOAN ELLIOTT
6 sessions, Jun 7‒Jul 19
characterized by unpredictable swirls of
colorful paint with a glassy finish. Please
Studio, the instructor will discuss materials, bring as many painting canvases as you
Mon, 7‒10 pm
techniques, mounting, and presentation. can safely transport—not to exceed 24 x
Studio School, 2nd floor
Explore one of the most satisfying forms of 24 inches, one quart of white semi-gloss
$175 (VMFA members $155) | Limit: 10
visual play. Experienced students are also house paint, and four to six acrylic paint
welcome. For class description see [6]. colors of your choice. Miscellaneous
supplies will be provided by the
Evening Courses Workshops instructor for a $5 fee, payable at the
beginning of the workshop.
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Basic Drawing: Step One*
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Plein Air Painting Workshop*
ANDY BALITY
18 Mixed Media Drawing &
MERENDA CECILIA
2 sessions, Jun 12 & 13
8 sessions, Jun 10-Jul 29 Painting* NEW!
Sat & Sun, 10 am‒4 pm
Tue, 7‒10 pm DIEGO SANCHEZ
Studio School, 2nd floor and on location
Studio School, 2nd floor 2 sessions, Jun 26 & 27
$140 (VMFA members $120) | Limit: 10
$180 (VMFA members $160) | Limit: 10 Sat & Sun, 10 am‒4 pm
Prerequisites: basic drawing and painting
For class description see [1]. Studio School, 2nd floor
Explore drawing and painting the landscape $145 (VMFA members $130) | Limit: 10
12
Surface Development in from direct observation. With guidance from Prerequisite: basic drawing & painting skills
Painting* NEW! the instructor, students will develop a more
Discover approaches and mixed media
DIEGO SANCHEZ fluid response to painting on location.
materials that can inspire new ideas and
4 sessions, Jun 22‒Jul 1 Students need to provide their own plein
add a fresh dimension to your artwork.
Tue, 7‒10 pm air painting easel and stool.
Students learn techniques that reinforce the
Studio School, 2nd floor
importance of the painting and drawing
$140 (VMFA members $120) | Limit: 10
Prerequisite: basic drawing skills 16
Encaustic Painting & Mixed
Media Lab*
KAREN EIDE
process to the finished product.
Learn to employ concepts, interpret
subjects, and adopt approaches to using a
1 session, Jun 12 | Sat, 10 am‒4 pm
Studio School, 2nd floor
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Abstract Drawing* NEW!
CHERYL PASWATER
2 sessions, Jun 26 & 27
wide variety of various drawing and painting
$105 (VMFA members $90) | Limit: 10
media and techniques on painting surfaces. Sat & Sun, 10 am‒4 pm
Students may also work on independent Encaustic painting is an ancient process Studio School, 2nd floor
projects with guidance and individual using molten, pigmented beeswax to create $145 (VMFA members $130) | Limit 8
critiques from the instructor. layered and luminous art. Designed for both Prerequisite: basic drawing skills
new and experienced painters, the instructor
Focusing on shape, color, line, and texture,
teaches classic encaustic techniques and
students will use a variety of materials
ways to combine them with contemporary
including pencil, chalk, charcoal and ink to
painting techniques and mixed media.
create dynamic works through the lens of
Discover collage, incising, texturizing, surface
abstraction. Learn through demonstration,
embellishment, and relief work, as well as
discussions and hands-on assignments.
how to combine oil paint, pastels, inks,
watercolors, and gouache with the encaustic.
Some materials included.
www.vmfa.museum 7 Summer Art Classes
Class is online only Adult Studio Classes
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A Crash Course in
Watercolor*
DAWN FLORES
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Experimental Collage
Workshop* NEW! 25
Painting with Cold Wax
Medium*
MARTHA PRIDEAUX
CHERYL PASWATER
2 sessions, Jul 10 & 11 2 sessions, Jul 17 & 18 2 sessions, Jul 24 & 25
Sat & Sun, 10 am‒4 pm Sat & Sun, 10 am‒4 pm Sat & Sun, 10 am‒4 pm
Studio School, 2nd floor Studio School, 2nd floor Studio School, 2nd floor | Limit 10
$145 (VMFA members $130) | Limit 10 $145 (VMFA members $130) | Limit 8 $145 (VMFA members $130)
Prerequisite: basic drawing skills Prerequisite: basic drawing experience Prerequisite: basic drawing & painting skills
This workshop provides step-by-step Experiment with new techniques, materials This workshop will teach students how to
instruction on a variety of watercolor and more to make innovative collages. The build beautiful textured surfaces using cold
techniques, including special effects, glazing, teacher will demonstrate ways to design, wax medium and oil paint. Experienced
wet on wet, washes, and more. Working mount and present your artwork in this and beginner painters are welcome. The
from colorful photographs or still lifes of workshop designed for all levels of experience. workshop will consist of demonstrations
flora and fauna, students explore the full and hands-on practice. With guidance from
range of watercolor painting.
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Children’s Book
Illustration*
the instructor, students will create small-
scale studies and paintings using various
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Drawing Trees* AIJUNG KIM
techniques and leave with an understanding
DAWN FLORES 2 sessions, Jul 17 & 18 of how to use the wax medium to build
2 sessions, Jul 17 & 18 Sat & Sun, 10 am‒4 pm gorgeous layered surfaces in future painting.
Sat & Sun, 10 am‒4 pm Studio School, 2nd floor Conference Room
Studio School, 2nd floor and on location $140 (VMFA members $120) | Limit 8
$145 (VMFA members $130) | Limit 10 Prerequisite: basic drawing skills Creative Writing
Basic drawing skills are essential to building Through demos, handouts, and short
Day Courses
a strong foundation from which to express drawing exercises, learn the most basic
and important elements of children’s book
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creativity in any medium. By focusing Memoir Writing
on the beauty of trees, students learn the illustration. Topics include character design, DOUGLAS S. JONES
importance of observation, proportion, composition, storytelling, and page layout. 8 sessions, Jun 8‒Jul 27
perspective, and form while discovering Bring your favorite children’s book(s) and a Tue, 10 am‒1 pm
and cultivating an appreciation of the fable, poem, or short story (or you can use $195 (VMFA members $175) | Limit 10
anatomical complexity of nature’s botanical one the instructor provides) for practice
wonders. Students will work directly and creating your illustrations. Willa Cather wrote, “Some memories are
from observation on the VMFA grounds realities and better than anything that can
and from photographs provided by the
instructor.
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Digital Media Workshop: iPad
Drawing as a Springboard*
RANDY TOY
happen to one again.” Ernest Hemingway
wrote, “Memory is hunger.” This class merges
the two notions that memories are heightened
2 sessions, Jul 17 & 18 experiences and make us hunger for more.
Sat & Sun, 10 am‒4 pm The instructor offers students encouraging
Studio School, 2nd floor AV Room feedback and specific writing prompts to help
$140 (VMFA members $120) | Limit 8 develop ideas. Students must download the
Prerequisite: basic drawing skills ZOOM app to their computer or iPad to
Learn to harness the creative potential of participate in this course. The instructor
your iPad by exploring the possibilities of will email students before the session
digital drawing. The workshop will intro- begins with a link for accessing the class.
duce students how to approach drawing
in a digital format and how their drawings
can be used as a springboard into other
media. This workshop requires an iPad.
Students should download and install the
free “Brushes Redux” app from the Apple
App Store prior to the workshop. Stylus is
encouraged but not required.
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Class is online only Adult Studio Classes
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Creative Nonfiction Evening Courses Workshops
ELIZABETH FERRIS
8 sessions, Jun 7‒Aug 2
Mon, 10 am‒1 pm
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Fairy Tales, Revisited
DOUGLAS S. JONES
8 sessions, Jun 10‒Jul 29
31 Memoir Writing Workshop
DOUGLAS S. JONES
1 session, Jun 12
$195 (VMFA members $175) | Limit 10
Thu, 7‒10 pm Sat, 10 am‒4 pm
Creative nonfiction, which is becoming the $195 (VMFA members $175) $90 (VMFA members $75)
primary literature of the century, crosses Enrollment limit: 10 Enrollment limit: 10
many genres, including essay, memoir, and
Why do folk and fairy tales have such a Willa Cather wrote, “Some memories
blog. This class will explore what constitutes
remarkable staying power? Marina Warner are realities and are better than anything
creative nonfiction, using personal
suggests that it’s “because the meanings they that can happen to one again.” Ernest
narrative and cultural conversation while
generate are themselves magical shape-shifters, Hemingway wrote, “Memory is hunger.”
strengthening writing skill and confidence.
dancing to the needs of their audience.” In This workshop merges the two notions
Readings, exercises, and weekly assignments
this class we’ll read and discuss fairy tales, that memories are heightened experiences
are also included. Students must download
both traditional and revisionist. We will then and that they make us hunger for more.
the ZOOM app to their computer or
explore ways we can reimagine and re-pur- The instructor offers students encouraging
iPad to participate in this course. The
pose them in our creative writing. Students feedback and specific writing prompts to
instructor will email students before the
must download the ZOOM app to their help develop ideas.
session begins with a link for accessing
computer or iPad to participate in this
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the class. Unleash Your Writer Within
course. The instructor will email student
NEW!
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Exploring Fiction before the session begins with a link for
STACY HAWKINS ADAMS
ELIZABETH FERRIS accessing the class.
1 session, Jun 19
8 sessions, Jun 10‒Jul 29
30
Writing the Shadow Sat, 10 am‒4 pm
Thu, 10 am‒1 pm
DOUGLAS S. JONES $90 (VMFA members $75)
$195 (VMFA members $175 | Limit 10
8 sessions, Jun 7‒Jul Aug 2 Enrollment limit: 10
We are all storytellers. In this class we will Mon, 7‒10 pm Learn why telling your story matters and
explore the joys of writing stories of our $195 (VMFA members $175) how you can best craft it for publication
own making, and how characters and events Enrollment limit: 10 or personal accomplishment. Select a
we write about enrich our everyday world.
Each of us has a dark self. Sometimes we fictional form such as a novel, short story or
Writing prompts, assignments, and discus-
glimpse it in dreams; sometimes we come to children’s book or in a nonfiction form such
sion of the craft of fiction will benefit writ-
know it in our thoughts or imaginings. The as a memoir, blog, or essay. This workshop is
ers and readers of any level of experience.
aim of this course is to draw it out and see ideal for beginning writers who want to get
Students must download the ZOOM app
what we can learn from it. Students explore from the idea stage to “The End.”
to their computer or iPad to participate
ways in which a realization of the shadow
in this course. The instructor will email
can open creative avenues for use in various
students before the session begins with a
writing exercises, including guided imagery,
link for accessing the class.
dream work, and active imagination.
Students must download the ZOOM app
to their computer or iPad to participate
in this course. The instructor will email
student before the session begins with a
link for accessing the class.
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Class is online only Adult Studio Classes
Photography Pottery Workshops
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Day & Evening Courses Day & Evening Courses Pottery Independent Study
STEVEN GLASS
Digital Photography for Beginners Pottery Making 1 session, Jul 17
JACLYN BROWN STEVEN GLASS
Sat, 10 am‒3 pm
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6 sessions, Jun 7‒Jul 19
Mon, 10 am‒1 pm, or
Two Sections:
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8 sessions, Jun 10‒Jul 29
Studio School, lower level
$60 (VMFA members $45) | Limit 10
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6 sessions, Jun 7‒Jul 19 Thu, 10 am‒1 pm, or
Prerequisites: current enrollment in any
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Mon, 7‒10 pm 8 sessions, Jun 8‒Jul 27 VMFA pottery class
Studio School, 1st floor Tue, 7‒10 pm, or
Students currently enrolled in any of the
$175 (VMFA members $155)
Enrollment limit: 10
Find out what white balance, resolution,
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8 sessions, Jun 10‒Jul 29
Thu, 7‒10 pm
Studio School, lower level
pottery classes are eligible for this one-day
independent study. Faculty assistance is
available.
and mega pixels are all about. This class $210 (VMFA members $190) | Limit 10
teaches students to use their digital cameras
For students of all levels, this class teaches
more effectively, including the fundamentals Design | Mixed Media
pottery making and design using various
of image capture, camera operation,
materials and techniques, including wheel- Workshops
proper exposure, and using a flash. Weekly
thrown and hand-built methods. By explor-
assignments and sharing images in class
help beginning photographers troubleshoot
and develop a creative eye. Students
ing the history of pottery making, students
gain a better understanding of design.
Individual critiques and technical assistance
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Hoop Embroidery Workshop*
MARY SWEZEY
1 session, Jun 26
must download the ZOOM app to their
provided. Firing, glazes, and 25 pounds of Sat, 10 am‒4 pm
computer or iPad to participate in this
clay included. Extra clay is available for Studio School, 1st floor
course. The instructor will email students
purchase. $90 (VMFA members $75) | Limit 8
before the session begins with a link for
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accessing the class. Learning a few basic embroidery stitches
Ceramic Sculpture &
Hand Building will allow you to embellish your own
STEVEN GLASS clothing or household textiles or simply
Printmaking 8 sessions, Jun 8‒Jul 27 make marks on fabric and draw with
Tue, 10 am‒1 pm thread. Embroidery is an easy, portable,
Day Courses and inexpensive art form. Cotton fabric,
Studio School, lower level
$210 (VMFA members $190) | Limit 10 a small embroidery kit, and a hoop will
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Gelli Plate Prints & Collage*
MARY HOLLAND
4 sessions, Jul 9‒30
Create sculptural forms and hand-built
be supplied. Feel free to bring a piece of
clothing or tea towel to embellish. Expect
vessels in this class that focuses on
to complete a hoop composition and a
Fri, 10 am‒1 pm techniques, including coil and slab
fabric embellishment. A materials fee of
Studio School, 1st floor construction methods. Students experiment
$20, payable to the instructor is due at
$145 (VMFA members $125) with various glazes and slips and are
the beginning of the workshop.
Enrollment limit: 8 introduced to the history of ceramic art.
Prerequisites: basic drawing & painting Bring sketches of ideas to the first session.
skills Both beginning and experienced clay
The Gelli or Gel plate is a wonderful tool students are welcome. Firing, glazes, and
for creating monotypes simply. With sten- 25 pounds of clay included. Extra clay is
cils, stamps, and transparent acrylic paints, available for purchase.
as well as some planning, complex artwork
results. Explore color theory, composition
and enjoy using your own “printing press.”
Collage techniques will be covered.
www.vmfa.museum 10 Summer Art ClassesClass is online only Adult Studio Classes
Mind, Body & Spirit
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Introduction to
Stained Glass Workshop
JUDE SCHLOTZHAUER
Yoga Studio
JODI BOCK
2 sessions, Jul 10 & 11 Two Sections:
Sat & Sun, 10 am‒4:30 pm
Studio School, 2nd floor
$175 (VMFA member $160) | Limit 8
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8 sessions, Jun 7‒ Aug 2
Mon, 5:30‒6:30 pm, or
Learn the basics of stained glass and create
a small window panel in your choice
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8 sessions, Jun 8‒Jul 27
Tue, 5:30‒6:30 pm
Studio School, 1st floor, Parlor
of patterns. Techniques covered in the $60 (VMFA member $40) | Limit 10
workshop include pattern making, glass
cutting, copper foiling, soldering, and This beginning-level yoga class incorporates
construction. Make something beautiful to stretching, strengthening, and breathing
treasure or give as a gift. All materials are exercises to reduce stress and promote
included. optimum health and well-being.
Participants should use an exercise or
yoga mat and wear comfortable clothing
during this hour-long, instructor-led
class.
Studio School Gallery INSIDE/OUT: VMFA Staff
Exhibition Exhibition
Jun 11‒Aug 13, 2021
www.vmfa.museum 11 Summer Art ClassesArt History Classes & Programs For Adults
This summer, VMFA offers a range of art
history classes and programs for adults, Coronation Theme: Organon, 2008, Nadine
Robinson (American, born England, 1968),
including events inspired by the exhibition speakers, sound system, mixed media.
The Dirty South: Contemporary Art, High Museum of Art, Atlanta, given by
John F. Wieland Jr. in memory of Marion Hill,
Material Culture, and the Sonic Impulse. 2008.175. Image: © Nadine Robinson
www.vmfa.museum 12 Summer Art ClassesClass is online only Art History Classes & Programs
Art History Classes
VMFA offers traditional lecture-style classes
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Japanese Woodblock Prints
DR. KERRY LUCINDA BROWN,
Professor of Art History, Savannah
as well as one- or two-part introductory
College of Art and Design
courses that include exploration in the best
3 sessions, Jul 13, 20 & 27 | Tue, 1‒2 pm
classroom available—the VMFA galleries! $50 (VMFA members $45)
Visit VMFA.museum/adults for a complete
list of programs. This course is an exploration of the history of
the Japanese woodblock print, highlighting
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the emergence of the ukiyo-e (floating world)
Discovering Caligula
DR. PETER SCHERTZ,
in Edo Period Japan (1615‒1868) and the
Jack and Mary Ann Frable Shin Hanga (New Prints) movement of the
Curator of Ancient Art, VMFA
Taisho period (1912‒26).
2 sessions | Jun 22 & 29, Tue, 1‒2:30 pm
$50 (VMFA members $45)
Join Dr. Peter Schertz and explore VMFA's
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Frank Short 101
DR. KERRY LUCINDA BROWN,
Colleen Yarger, Assistant Curator
ancient sculpture of the Roman emperor for European Art and the
Gaius, better known as Caligula. Based on Mellon Collections
2 sessions, Jul 15 & 22 | Thu, 1‒2:30 pm
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the findings of a study of the statue recently The Other Renaissance:
published sponsored by the National En- $50 (VMFA members $45)
Painting in the Century of
dowment for the Humanities, this course Van Eyck This course examines works by British
will explore both the historical figure of DR. DONALD SCHRADER, printmaker Sir Frank Short that are featured
Caligula and what was learned about this Adjunct Professor of Art History, in the Works on Paper Gallery beginning
statue, its provenance, and original appear- University of Mary Washington June 10.
ance (including how it was painted). 6 sessions: Jul 7, 14, 21, 28 Aug 4 & 11
Wed, 1–2 pm
Pauley Center Parlor
$95 (VMFA members $80) | limit: 25
One of the most astonishing events in the
history of art is the sudden appearance,
seemingly from nowhere, of a school of
intensely realistic painting in the southern
Netherlands in the first quarter of the 15th
century. The combination of a shimmering,
crystalline reality and a world suffused with ABOVE The Annunciation, ca. 1480‒90,
symbols seemed miraculous to the viewers of attributed to Dieric Bouts the elder
its day, as it still does to us. In this series we (Dutch, 1415–1475), oil on wood panel.
will see the famous works by the great mas- Adolph D. and Wilkins C. Williams Fund,
ters of early Netherlandish painting, from 55.10
Jan Van Eyck to Hieronymus Bosch, as well
as those by artists whose names sometimes LEFT Gaius Julius Caesar Augustus
are not even remembered, but whose paint- Germanicus (Caligula), ca. AD 38, Roman,
ings reveal the beauty and complexity of marble. Arthur and Margaret Glasgow Fund,
those by their well-known contemporaries, 71.20
including two marvelous examples in the
museum’s collection.
www.vmfa.museum 13 Summer Art ClassesOnline only
Art History Classes & Programs
Talks The AfroDixieRemixes: A VMFA Film
Listening Session
Opening Talk Dirty South: A Cinematic Sense of
with JOHN SIMS, multimedia artist
The Dirty South: Contemporary Place and Community
and producer
Art, Material Culture, and the
Fri, Jul 30 | 6‒7:30 pm This summer film series highlights social
Sonic Impulse
VALERIE CASSEL OLIVER, Sydney and Free, registration via Zoom required responsibility and what it means to be Black
Frances Lewis Family Curator of Modern This audio-visual-poetic presentation in the South.
and Contemporary Art, VMFA confronts the song “Dixie”—the anthem of Select Fridays |8:30‒10:30 pm
Thu, May 20 | 6:30–7:30 pm the Confederacy—subversively by remixing, $8 (VMFA members, $5), check the website
Free, registration via Zoom required remapping, and cross-appropriation with for location
Exhibition curator Valerie Cassel Oliver a collection of fourteen tracks of “Dixie”
in many genres of Black music: spiritual, Fri, Jun 25
discusses works in this special exhibition
that reveal aesthetic traditions of the African blues, gospel, jazz, funk calypso, samba, Beasts of the Southern Wild
American South and their influences on soul, R&B, house, and hip-hop, featuring (2012; 93 min)
art, music, and other forms of cultural musicians from Sarasota, Florida, and the Introduced by Valerie Cassel Oliver,
expression over the last 100 years. surrounding area. To critically engage this Sydney and Frances Lewis Family Curator of
project with both historical and current Modern and Contemporary Art, VMFA
Virtual Speaker Series social- political-cultural themes, the artist
is inviting poets, artists, scholars, activists Hushpuppy, an intrepid six-year-old girl,
The Virginia Museum of Fine Arts is hosting
and community members to respond to the lives in a southern Delta community at
a series of biweekly talks in conjunction
music. This program is inspired by The Dirty the edge of the world. When her father
with the special exhibition The Dirty
South: Contemporary Art, Material Culture, contracts a mysterious illness, nature flies
South: Contemporary Art, Material Culture,
and the Sonic Impulse. out of whack, temperatures rise, and the
and the Sonic Impulse. Join us online for
ice caps melt, she goes in search of her
virtual conversations between scholars and
VIRTUAL LECTURE + lost mother. Starring Quvenzhané Wallis,
curators, as well as visual and musical artists
PERFORMANCE | Bodies of Music, Dwight Henry, and Levy Easterly; directed
discussing poetry, visual and sonic culture,
Songs of Magic: Black Music’s by Ben Zeitlin.
contemporary southern hip-hop, and
legacies of traditional southern aesthetics. American Story
DR. GUTHRIE RAMSEY, Edmund J. and Fri, Jul 23
Visit the website for speakers, times, and
registration information. Louise W. Kahn Term Professor of Music Hale County This Morning This
and Africana Studies at the University of Evening (2018; 76 min)
Thu, Jun 3 & 17, Jul 8 & 22, Aug 5 & 19 Pennsylvania
Online introduction by the film’s director,
Free, registration via Zoom required Fri, Aug 20 | 6:30-7:30 pm
RaMell Ross
Free, registration via Zoom required
3 in 30 Plus Composed of the intimate and
This multimedia presentation uses
The Dirty South unencumbered moments of people in a
narration, photographs, visual art, and
Tue, Jul 6 | 11-11:30 am community, this film is constructed in a
dynamic performances to illustrate the
Free, registration via Zoom required form that allows the viewer an emotive
central role Black music played in American
impression of the historic South.
Join exhibition educator Karen Getty history. Covering the antebellum period
and Performing Arts Coordinator Robert to the present, it demonstrates the power Fri, Aug 13
Phanord for a discussion about three works and importance of this musical tradition in Afrikana Film Festival
in the permanent collection that relate to shaping American identities and culture.
The Dirty South: Contemporary Art, Material Check the VMFA website for information
Culture, and the Sonic Impulse. about the Afrikaner Film Festival closer to
the date.
www.vmfa.museum 14 Summer Art ProgramsOnline only Art History Classes & Programs
Music and More! Fridays After 5
presented by Chase
If COVID-19 restrictions are reduced, includes VMFA’s popular
the museum may be able to hold these Friday night events.
programs on-site. Please check the website
for the most up-to-date information. First Fridays
First Friday of every month,
6–8 pm
This series features an
eclectic mix of multicultural
performing arts. Free,
no registration required.
McKinley Dixon
Fri, May 6
Wayne Vaughn and The Emotions
Fri, Jun 4
Dominion Energy Jazz Café
Every Thursday | 7‒8 pm
Victor Brooks
Online (VMFA YouTube channel)
Fri, Jul 2
Free
Groove to an eclectic mix of jazz ensembles Rhythm on the River
every Thursday. Presented to the public Fri, Aug 6
by Dominion Energy and VMFA in
conjunction with the Richmond Jazz
Society. Light fare and beverages available
for sale. For a listing of performers, visit Dance After Work
www.VMFA.museum The third Friday of the month
Dominion Energy Jazz Café:
Jazz Around the Museum
Taste of Art
Thu, May 13
Every second Friday: Wine
Thu, Aug 12
Every fourth Friday: Beer
For details, including presentation format, visit
www.VMFA.museum/calendar/events/fridays
www.vmfa.museum 15 Summer Art ProgramsTeen Classes
Expand your creativity and artistic awareness, build your portfolio for college,
or simply enjoy spending time with peers and professional artists through
these studio classes related to VMFA’s world-renowned art collection.
Enrollment is limited to provide individual instruction and accommodate
teens (ages 13–17) of all skill levels. To learn more about teen programs, visit
www.VMFA.museum/teens.
www.vmfa.museum 16 Summer Art ClassesClass is online only Teen Classes
WEEK 1 | Jun 28–Jul 2 WEEK 6 | Aug 2–6
Teens’ Summer in the Studio
AM [T1] Digital: Filmmaking AM [T21] Drawing: Figures & Faces 2021
AM [T2] Painting: Watercolors AM [T22] Pottery: Wheel Throwing
PM [T3] Animation: History & Illustration PM [T23] Digital: Filmmaking Ages 13–17
PM [T4] Design: Art Felt PM [T24] Painting: Exploring Applications Five-day programs, Jun 28–Aug 20
Mon–Fri
AM 9 am–noon
WEEK 2 | Jul 5–9 WEEK 7 | Aug 9–13
PM 1–4 pm
AM [T5] Digital: Photography 101 AM [T25] Painting: Techniques in Oil Meet in the Pauley Center
AM [T6] Fashion: Sewing Made Simple AM [T26] Fashion: Illustration $150 (VMFA members $130)
PM [T7] Drawing: Depth & Perspective PM [T27] Digital: Photography Today
To learn more or register, visit www.VMFA.
PM [T8] Fashion: Studio Sampler PM [T28] Drawing: Figures & Faces
museum/teens/studio/summer-studio.
WEEK 3 | Jul 12–16 WEEK 8 | Aug 16–20
Registration
AM [T9] Drawing: History of Manga AM [T29] Digital: Fun with Adobe Apr 12 for members
AM [T10] Fashion: Pushing Boundaries PM [T30] Drawing: Museum Muse Apr 19 for non-members
PM [T11] Digital: Art & Design
PM [T12] Fashion: Beyond Basics
See page 18 for information on COVID-19
protocols.
WEEK 4 | Jul 19–23
AM [T13] Drawing: Botanical Arts
AM [T14] Fashion: Design & Accessories
PM [T15] Painting: Pet Portraits
PM [T16] Design: Innovation & Creativity
WEEK 5 Jul 26–30
AM [T17] Digital: Animation
AM [T18] Design: Visual Journaling
PM [T19] Pottery: Hand Building
PM [T20] Studio Arts: Portfolio Building
www.vmfa.museum 17 Summer Art ClassesTeen Classes
Summer in the Studio WEEK 1 | JUN 28–JUL 2 WEEK 2 | JUL 5–9
Ages 13–17
Five-day programs, Jun 28–Aug 20
Mon–Fri
T1 Digital: Filmmaking
TODD RAVIOTTA T5 Digital: Photography 101
STEPHANIE O’DELL
9 am–noon | Computer Lab | Limit: 4
9 am‒noon | Computer Lab | Limit: 4
AM 9 am–noon, or Learn to use photography tools and software
Develop your own short movie through
PM 1–4 pm like a pro! Gain an understanding of the
screenwriting, production, and digital
Enrollment limit: Subject to change based history and science behind photography and
editing while working with fellow peers. This
on COVID-19 safety recommendations take control of your camera as an artistic
experience presents a unique setting and
perspective on the museum campus, as the medium. Students are encouraged (but
While programs may operate a little not required) to bring their own flash
art and environment spark storytelling and
differently this year with COVID-19 drive and DSLR camera.
creativity. Students are encouraged (but
protocols in place, VMFA is committed to
not required) to bring their own flash
T6
maintaining a safe and exceptional learning Fashion: Sewing Made Simple
drives and headphones. All other
environment. Whether you enjoy drawing, SARAH BROWN
equipment will be provided.
painting, film, or fashion, there’s something 9 am‒noon | Studio B | Limit: 6
T2
for everyone. These studio classes can teach Painting: Watercolors Have you ever wanted to use a sewing
new skills, enhance talents, help develop CAROLINE VELAZQUEZ machine but didn’t know where to start, or
personal vision, and strengthen portfolios. 9 am‒noon | Studio A | Limit: 8 maybe you simply want to improve your
Professional artists and instructors use a wide
Learn professional watercolor techniques skill? Join us in the studio to learn how to
range of concepts and media to expand your
while painting from life, creating detailed use a sewing machine to make unique
knowledge of art, art history, culture, and
studies and experimenting with abstractions. creations with fun fabrics!
perspective. You’ll also enjoy building new
Start a watercolor journal to collect your
T7
relationships with peers and mentors within Drawing: Depth & Perspective
notes, ideas, and paintings.]
the arts community. Classes offer group and ANH DO
individual instruction to accommodate 1‒4 pm | Studio A | Limit: 8
students of all levels of experience. To
register online, visit www.vmfa.museum/
T3 Animation: History &
Illustration
ANH DO
Upon exploring VMFA’s collection for
inspiration, learn techniques for depicting
teens/studio/summer-studio.
1‒4 pm | Studio A | Limit: 8 space, volume, and depth on a flat surface to
Make your drawings come to life! Explore help give the illusion of three dimensions.
NOTE: Upon registration, VMFA will send a
the history, language, and technique of
T8
confirmation email and program procedures Fashion: Studio Sampler
to the address you provide. Please review the animation through exploratory exercises, flip
SARAH BROWN
email attachment carefully as it includes books, and more.
1‒4 pm | Studio B | Limit: 6
COVID-19 protocols, FAQs, and essential
class information. You will also receive the
required Emergency Form and Code of
T4 Design: Art Felt
NASTASSJA SWIFT
1‒4 pm | Studio B | Limit: 6
Want to know more about aspects of
creating fashion? Get a taste of illustrating,
sewing, draping, and patternmaking—every
Conduct, which are to be submitted in-person
Fall in love with felting and sculpture! day is a new and stylish adventure!
on the first day of class. It is important that
both teens and their caregivers understand all Design and construct your own wearable art
COVID-19 protocols and program guidelines mask while exploring the traditional fiber
including new check-in/check-out processes of both wet and dry felting, and
procedures, food restrictions, and VMFA’s discover the many cultural uses of masks.
cancellation policy. To learn more, visit
www.vmfa.museum/youth-studio/teen-
summer-guidelines.
www.vmfa.museum 18 Summer Art ClassesTeen Classes
WEEK 3 | JUL 12–16 WEEK 4 | JUL 19–23 WEEK 5 | JUL 26–30
T9 Drawing: History of Manga
ANH DO
9 am–noon | Studio A | Limit: 8
T13 Drawing: Botanical Arts
CELESTE JOHNSTON T17 Digital: Animation
ANH DO
9 am–noon | Studio A | Limit: 8 9 am–noon | Computer Lab | Limit: 4
Learn the history, style, characteristics, and Led by a certified botanical artist, focus on Get a basic introduction to production software
culture of Japanese manga and anime. plant anatomy, observations, artisanship, and the world of digital animation. Learn how
Discover different ways to develop drawing and techniques used to illustrate realistic to animate through exploratory exercises using
skill, and apply these methods in exercises botanical specimen. Also discover how shapes, text, and images from the museum’s
to illustrate the manga style. modern resources can benefit the scientific collection. Students are encouraged (but not
field of botanical arts. required) to bring their own flash drive.
T10 Fashion: Pushing
T14
Boundaries
T18
Fashion: Design & Design: Visual Journaling
CHRISTI OWEN Accessories LAUREN BEAM
9 am–noon | Studio B | Limit: 6 CHRISTI OWEN 9 am–noon | Studio B | Limit: 8
With guidance from a professional 9 am–noon | Studio B | Limit: 6
Step up your sketchbook! Learn fun techniques
designer and art as your inspiration, learn Infuse fines arts into fashion—be inspired to cut, collage, paint, and transfer images to
fundamental techniques to design your by influential works from VMFA’s collec- turn your sketchbook into a treasure trove of
own innovative wearable art using tions and special exhibitions to fuel your ideas. Explore creative ways to integrate writing
unexpected materials along with some fire! Make a powerful statement of your own into art and use it as an outlet of self-expression.
fashionable fabrics! while working with textiles and customizing Students are welcome to bring their own
clothes. Learn techniques for hand sewing, sketchbooks or ones can be provided.
T11 Digital: Art & Design embroidery, beading, and more.
T19
STEPHANIE O’DELL Pottery: Hand Building
1–4 pm | Computer Lab | Limit: 4
Discover the world of graphic design and T15 Painting: Pet Portraits
KENDRA WADSWORTH
1–4 pm | Studio A | Limit: 8
KENDRA WADSWORTH
1–4 pm | Studio A | Limit: 8
digital arts. Learn the basics of professional Unearth basic methods of hand building with
design tools, including Adobe Photoshop If you want to frame a picture of your pet clay and enjoy experimenting with surface
and Illustrator, to create a variety of or paint a portrait for a friend, or if you just textures and underglazes to add more dimen-
projects including illustrations and symbol love animals, then you’re barking up the sion, color, and creativity to original ceramic
design. Students are encouraged (but not perfect tree! Learn how to draw and paint artworks. Final pieces will be clear glazed
required) to bring their own flash drives. portraits that capture a pet’s best features and fired by staff and available for pick up
and unique character. in the Pauley Center on Thu & Fri, Aug 19
T12 Fashion: Beyond Basics
& 20.
T16
CHRISTI OWEN
Design: Innovation &
1–4 pm | Studio B | Limit: 6
Understanding basic fundamentals of
patternmaking is anything but basic! Get
Creativity
LINDSAY STEELE
1–4 pm | Studio B | Limit: 8
T20 Studio Arts: Portfolio
Building
LINDSAY STEELE
to know the ins and outs of commercial 1–4 pm | Studio B | Limit: 6
Working with elements and principles of
patterns, and try your hand at making a design, play around with a variety of art Whether you’re interested in applying to art
simple design of your own using a sewing making processes. Try your hand creating school or simply want to create a portfolio,
machine. This new skill will provide many designs with papers, felt, and found objects this course is for you. Gain insight into
more options for creating fun sewn projects. in addition to incorporating other art the undergraduate admission requirements
applications such as printing and stamping. for your school of choice, benefit from
professional critique, and take advantage of
studio time, tools, and instruction to build
your art portfolio. Students are welcome
(but not required) to bring artwork from
home to include in their portfolios.
www.vmfa.museum 19 Summer Art ClassesTeen Classes
WEEK 6 | AUG 2–6 WEEK 7 | AUG 9–13 WEEK 8 | AUG 16–20
T21 Drawing: Figures & Faces
ANH DO
9 am–noon | Studio A | Limit: 8
T25 Painting: Techniques in Oil
KENDRA WADSWORTH T29 Digital: Fun with Adobe
MORGAN SWANK
9 am–noon | Studio A | Limit: 8 9 am–noon | Computer Lab | Limit: 4
Increase your proficiency in drawing Explore classical to contemporary oil Learn how to digitally manipulate images and
portraits and figures. Work from clothed paintings in the galleries to discover both create your own graphics, posters, and GIFs by
models in the studio and objects in the traditional techniques and alternative incorporating images, effects, and typography
galleries to practice proportion, tone, and applications to integrate into your own using Adobe Photoshop and Illustrator.
line quality. work on canvas. Students are encouraged (but not required)
to bring their own flash drives.
T22 Pottery: Wheel Throwing
T26 Fashion: Illustration
T30 Drawing: Museum Muse
STEVEN GLASS MORGAN SWANK
9 am–noon | Studio School, Pottery Studio* | 9 am–noon | Studio B | Limit: 6 KENDRA WADSWORTH
Limit: 8 1–4 pm | Studio A | Limit: 8
Benefit from using tools of the trade, from
*On Monday, meet in the Pauley Center specialty markers, pens, and pencils to From still lifes to landscapes, enjoy spending
Wheel throwing is a challenging yet digital design software, and learn how to the week sketching in the studio and around
rewarding experience that teaches not only illustrate stylish clothing, textures, and VMFA grounds, studying new art concepts
artistic skill but also discipline and self- accessories. and drawing techniques each day.
awareness. Learn to center clay, make basic
forms, and paint pots with colorful slips
and underglazes. Finished pottery will be T27 Digital: Photography
Today
TYGER BELTON
available for pick-up in the Pauley Center
on Thu & Fri, Aug 19 & 20. 1–4 pm | Computer Lab | Limit: 4
Teen Programs
IInterpret artistic concepts, improve
T23 Digital: Filmmaking Save the Date:
photography techniques, and learn today’s
TODD RAVIOTTA Applications for the 2021‒22
options for shooting images, from digital
1–4 pm | Computer Lab | Limit: 4 Museum Leaders in Training (M.LiT)
cameras to cell phones. Use a variety of
begins August 2021.
See [T1] for class description. Teens are editing tools and apps for enhancing images
Application Deadline: Fri, Sep 10
welcome to register for either class without and designs. Students are encouraged
Notification of Acceptance: Fri, Sep 24
a prerequisite or both classes to increase (but not required) to bring a flash drive,
mastery of the medium or technique. DSLR camera, and mobile devices. For more information and to apply
Students are encouraged (but not visit www.VMFA.museum/teens/mlit/
required) to bring their own flash drives
and headphones. All other equipment T28 Drawing: Figures & Faces
KENDRA WADSWORTH
1–4 pm | Studio B | Limit: 8
application/
will be provided.
See [T21] for class description. Teens are
T24 Painting: Exploring
Applications
KENDRA WADSWORTH
welcome to register for either class without
a prerequisite or both classes to increase
mastery of the medium or technique.
1–4 pm | Studio A | Limit: 8
Try out a wide range of tools, applications,
and acrylic mediums, as well as unexpected
materials and textures, to create large,
expressive paintings. Students are
encouraged to think outside the box!
www.vmfa.museum 20 Summer Art ClassesChildren’s Studio Classes
Visit VMFA’s WestRock Art
Education Center for
innovative art projects that
foster creativity, critical
thinking, and fun! Explore
the museum’s world-
renowned collection of fine
art, experiment with a range
of materials, and learn from
expert instructors. For more
about kids’ programs for
ages 5–12, visit www.vmfa.
museum/youth-studio.
Youth and Family
programs are supported by
the R. E. B. Foundation
www.vmfa.museum 21 Summer Art ClassesChildren’s Studio Classes
WEEK 1 | Jun 28–Jul 2 WEEK 5 | Jul 26–30
SUMMER ART ADVENTURES
AM [C1] I Textiles AM [C21] Art in Motion
AM [C2] Sketching in the Studio AM [C22] Creating Outside the Box Ages 5–6, 7–9, and 10–12
PM [C3] Artistic Senses PM [C23] Land of Imagination Five-day camps, Jun 28–Aug 20
PM [C4] Textiles with Style PM [C24] Art without Limits Mon–Fri
PM [C5] Creative Drawing PM [C25] Manga Drawing AM 9 am–noon
PM 1–4 pm
Located in the Art Education Center
WEEK 2 | Jul 5–9 WEEK 6 | Aug 2–6
$150 (VMFA members $130) per camp
AM [C6] Happy Painters AM [26] Joy of Drawing Enrollment limit: Subject to change based on
AM [C7] Drawing & Design AM [C27] Botanical Arts for Beginners COVID-19 safety recommendations
PM [C8] Animal Adventures PM [C28] Art Lab
PM [C9] Paint & Discover PM [C29] Painting Pets & Portraits While programs may operate a little
PM [C10] Fun with Photography PM [C30] Studio Explorers differently this year with COVID-19 safety
protocols in place, VMFA is committed to
maintaining an exceptional hands-on
WEEK 3 | Jul 12–16 WEEK 7 | Aug 9–13
learning experience. Art camps are carefully
AM [C11] All about Art AM [C31] Native American Inspirations tailored to specific age groups and taught by
AM [[C12] Architecture & Design AM [C32] Painting with Style professional artists and educators. Each camp
PM [C13] My First Illustrations PM [C33] Painting & Drawing provides access to quality supplies and a
PM [C14] Passport to Art PM [C34] Ancient Art Studio world-renowned art collection, inspiring
PM [C15] Sculpture & Design PM [C35] Art & Expression young artists to create, learn, grow, imagine,
and have fun! To register online, visit www.
vmfa.museum/youth-studio/summer-camps.
WEEK 4 | Jul 19–23 WEEK 8 | Aug 16–20
AM [C16] Goddesses & Gods AM [C6] Happy Painters NOTE: Upon registration, VMFA will
AM [C17] Graphic Design (Unplugged) AM [C7] Drawing & Design send a confirmation email and camp info
PM [C18] Beginning Drawing PM [C8] Animal Adventures to the address you provide. Please review
PM [C19] Plaster Masters PM [C9] Paint & Discover the email attachment carefully as it includes
PM [C20] Intro to Digital Art PM [C10] Fun with Photography COVID-19 protocols, FAQs, and other
essential program information. You will also
receive the required Emergency Form, which
is to be submitted in-person on the first day
of camp. It is important that caregivers
understand all COVID-19 protocols, camp
rules, and guidelines including new drop-off
Connect-a-Camp recommendations, spots are still very
and pick-up procedures, studio conduct,
$30 (VMFA members $25) | Limit: 8* limited. Please check availability for this
food restrictions, and VMFA’s cancellation
Eligible only for campers enrolled in both program prior to enrolling in Summer Art
policy. To learn more, visit www.vmfa.
morning and afternoon youth camps, Adventure Camps.
museum/youth-studio/youth-summer-
this program provides supervision during guidelines.
[W1] Connect-a-Camp Jun 28–Jul 2
lunch as well as guided art activities,
[W2] Connect-a-Camp Jul 5–9
games, and outdoor play. Students are
[W3] Connect-a-Camp Jul 12–16 Ages 5‒6
required to bring bagged lunches from home. [W4] Connect-a-Camp Jul 19–23
Please avoid bringing common food allergens. [W5] Connect-a-Camp Jul 26–30 Ages 7‒9
[W6] Connect-a-Camp Aug 2–6 Ages 10–12
*While the enrollment capacity is subject [W7] Connect-a-Camp Aug 9–13
to change based on COVID-19 safety [W8] Connect-a-Camp Aug 16–20 Registration Opens
Apr 12 for members
Apr 19 for non-members
www.vmfa.museum 22 Summer Art ClassesChildren’s Studio Classes
SUMMER ART ADVENTURES WEEK 1 | JUN 28–JUL 2 WEEK 2 | JUL 5–9
Ages 5–6, 7–9 & 10–12
Five-day camps, Jun 28–Aug 20
Mon–Fri C1 I Textiles
MARY SWEZEY C6 Happy Painters
ANNA SHOWERS-CRUSER
Ages 5–6 | AM | Studio 2 | Limit: 8
AM 9 am–noon Ages 5–6 | AM | Studio 2 | Limit: 8
PM 1–4 pm Find joy in learning the fundamentals of
Fall in love with textiles as you explore
Located in the Art Education Center painting and seeing colorful masterpieces
basic processes in silk painting, stamping,
$150 (VMFA members $130) per camp in VMFA’s collections! Play around with
stenciling, and weaving. Stunning textiles
Enrollment limit: Subject to change based on new techniques, paints, and styles to create
in the galleries are sure to inspire your own
COVID-19 safety recommendations happy little paintings of your own.
artistic fabric-ations!
While programs may operate a little
differently this year with COVID-19 safety
protocols in place, VMFA is committed to C2 Sketching in the Studio
MAYZIE ZECHINI C7 Drawing & Design
MAYZIE ZECHINI
Ages 10–12 | AM | Studio 1 | Limit: 8
maintaining an exceptional hands-on Ages 7–9 | AM | Studio 1 | Limit: 8
learning experience. Art camps are carefully Be inspired by lines, shapes, and textures Centered on the principles of design, take
tailored to specific age groups and taught by seen in VMFA’s masterpieces to sketch pleasure in learning new drawing techniques
professional artists and educators. Each your own artistic ideas using a variety of and experimenting with a variety of drawing
camp provides access to quality supplies and tools and mediums. With helpful tips and tools and applications that will enhance
a world-renowned art collection, inspiring techniques, gain skill and confidence in your artistic talents.
young artists to create, learn, grow, imagine, your drawing abilities.
and have fun! To register online, visit www.
C8 Animal Adventures
C3
vmfa.museum/youth-studio/summer-camps. Artistic Senses MAYZIE ZECHINI
CAROLINE VELAZQUEZ Ages 5–6 | PM | Classroom | Limit: 8
NOTE: Upon registration, VMFA will send Ages 5–6 | PM | Classroom | Limit: 8 Animals in an art museum?! Go sightseeing
a confirmation email and camp info to the Engage in multisensory art activities using through the galleries in search of creatures and
address you provide. Please review the email sight, sound, smell, and touch. Paint to habitats to spark your creativity as you draw,
attachment carefully as it includes COVID-19 music, print with foods, play your own paint, and sculpt animal art of your own.
protocols, FAQs, and other essential program instruments, and match scents to colors
C9
information. You will also receive the re- and colors to moods. Paint & Discover
quired Emergency Form, which is to be sub- ANNA SHOWERS-CRUSER
mitted in-person on the first day of camp. It
is important that caregivers understand all
COVID-19 protocols, camp rules, and
C4 Textiles with Style
MARY SWEZEY
Ages 7–9 | PM | Studio 2 | Limit: 8
Ages 7–9 | PM | Studio 2 | Limit: 8
Learn and grow while participating in fun
and innovative painting techniques inspired
guidelines including new drop-off and pick- Delve deep into the art and culture of by contemporary art and materials. Achieve
up procedures, studio conduct, food restric- textiles to learn about embellishment different colors, textures, and effects in
tions, and VMFA’s cancellation policy. To techniques and fabric design. Enjoy hand- finished pieces, from still life to expressionist
learn more, visit www.vmfa.museum/youth- painting on silk, surprising stamping painting.
studio/youth-summer-guidelines. methods on totes, weaving on handheld
looms, and more.
C10 Fun with Photography
STEPHANIE O’DELL
C5 Creative Drawing
LAUREN BLEAM
Ages 10–12 | PM | Studio 1 | Limit: 8
Ages 10–12 | PM | Studio 1 & Lab | Limit: 4
Learn the fundamentals of digital
Ages 5‒6 photography—from camera settings to
Ages 7‒9 Advance your skill and technique in photo editing. Develop a photography
drawing while training your brain to be portfolio through a variety of hands-on
Ages 10– 12
a creative thinker. Arrange compositions, activities like stop-motion and much more.
illustrate perspective, and apply tonal value Students are encouraged (but not
using a variety of media, both in the studio required) to bring their own flash drive
and throughout the museum. and DSLR camera.
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