Virginia Commonwealth University School of the Arts Call for applications: VCUarts’ eight-week Summer Studio Program, 2013 2013 program session: June 9–August 1 Application deadline: April 29 SSP@VCU Departments of Sculpture + Extended Media, and Painting + Printmaking Fine Arts Building 1000 West Broad Street P.O. Box 843005 Richmond, Virginia 23284-3005 E ssp@vcu.edu T 804 828 […]
The Virginia Museum of Fine Arts To Host "Fabergé Revealed"
Richmond, VA.- The Virginia Museum of Fine Arts (VMFA) is proud to present the largest collection of Fabergé on public view in the United States. The exhibition, “Fabergé Revealed”, includes works from four collections in America, totaling more th…
VMFA Opens British Sporting Drawings from the Paul Mellon Collection
RICHMOND, VA.- Taking its title from a series of drawings and prints by Henry Alken depicting sketches of country life, Scraps: British Sporting Drawings from the Paul Mellon Collection features drawings and watercolors that showcase the passing mom…
Civil War Trove Set for Sotheby’s Auction
By: Steve Szkotak, Associated Press
RICHMOND (AP).- Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee characterized Virginia’s Civil War secession as a revolution and President Abraham Lincoln uncharacteristically scolded a couple for their lack of loyalty to the Union …
The Richmond Art Gallery To Host Four Canadian Artists Working With Fibre
Richmond, BC.- The Richmond Art Gallery presents “Fibred Optics” a group exhibition of works by four Canadian artists. “Fibred Optics” features four artists whose work incorporates natural and synthetic fibres, old and new technologies, and methodol…
Steven Holl Architects to Design New Institute for Contemporary Art at VCU
NEW YORK, NY.- Steven Holl Architects in collaboration with BCWH Architects has won the commission for the new Institute for Contemporary Art for Virginia Commonwealth University. The building will create a new forum for the arts on campus and forge ne…
VMFA Will Be The First US Museum Exhibiting Its Art In Beijing’s Palace Museum
RICHMOND, VA.- Governor Bob McDonnell today signed an historic cultural exchange agreement to bring “Treasures from the Forbidden City,” a showcase of approximately 200 objects from Beijing’s Palace Museum to Virginia in the summer of 2014. Th…
50 Years Later, Students Retrace 1961 Freedom Ride
RICHMOND, VA (AP).- Charles Reed Jr. is skipping his college graduation ceremony to do something much more significant to him: retracing the original 1961 Freedom Ride and paying tribute to those who helped win the civil rights that his generation enjo…
Cupboards, Carvings & a Campus Queen Lead Garth’s Fifth Annual Ohio Valley Americana Auction
DELAWARE, OH.- Between the Midwest Antiques Forum, the Equal in Goodness exhibit, and Garth’s Fifth Annual Ohio Valley Auction, anyone who has an interest in Midwestern decorative arts, or even Americana in general, must plan a trip to Ohio this M…
Virginia Museum of Fine Arts Names Frank Raysor "Collector of the Year"
RICHMOND, VA.- The Virginia Museum of Fine Art’s Collectors’ Circle named Richmond-raised Frank Raysor “Collector of the Year” at a gala last weekend. During the evening’s celebration, VMFA Director Alex Nyerges announced Rayso…