Visual Arts Center of Richmond http://visarts.org Cultivating creativity since 1963 Fri, 31 May 2013 19:37:57 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.2 Big Head Parade! http://visarts.org/big-head-parade/ http://visarts.org/big-head-parade/#comments Fri, 17 May 2013 14:41:58 +0000 shannon http://visarts.org/?p=9269 Join us on May 21 from 5 – 6 PM as we celebrate the culmination of our Fast Track NEA Grant with a Big Head Parade in honor of VisArts’ 50th Anniversary.

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]]> http://visarts.org/big-head-parade/feed/ 0 Space of Her Own http://visarts.org/space-of-her-own/ http://visarts.org/space-of-her-own/#comments Thu, 02 May 2013 15:16:42 +0000 visarts http://visarts.org/?p=9132 SOHO transforms the lives of women and girls—inside and out.  

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]]> http://visarts.org/space-of-her-own/feed/ 0 Artists of the Future http://visarts.org/artists-of-the-future/ http://visarts.org/artists-of-the-future/#comments Thu, 02 May 2013 14:50:44 +0000 visarts http://visarts.org/?p=9129 Throughout the school year, 10 students from Binford Model Middle School worked with artists in our VisArts studios. Together, they supported, encouraged, and challenged each other to create amazing work in Stained Glass and Portfolio Development classes. Their dedication and enthusiasm brought joy and laughter to our studios every afternoon, and we celebrate them as [...]

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]]> Throughout the school year, 10 students from Binford Model Middle School worked with artists in our VisArts studios. Together, they supported, encouraged, and challenged each other to create amazing work in Stained Glass and Portfolio Development classes. Their dedication and enthusiasm brought joy and laughter to our studios every afternoon, and we celebrate them as “VisArts 2013 Young Artists of the Future!”

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]]> http://visarts.org/artists-of-the-future/feed/ 0 Closing Updates http://visarts.org/closing-updates/ http://visarts.org/closing-updates/#comments Wed, 06 Mar 2013 14:25:39 +0000 visarts http://visarts.org/?p=8259 Click here to learn more about VisArts facility closing updates.

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]]> http://visarts.org/closing-updates/feed/ 0 VisArts Welcomes Liz Bryant! http://visarts.org/visarts-welcomes-liz-bryant/ http://visarts.org/visarts-welcomes-liz-bryant/#comments Thu, 21 Feb 2013 20:24:08 +0000 visarts http://visarts.org/?p=8536 LIZ BRYANT JOINS VISARTS STAFF The Visual Arts Center of Richmond is pleased to announce the appointment of Liz Bryant as Development Director, responsible for managing all fundraising and development activities for the $1.7 million organization. Liz is a seasoned development professional with a diverse and successful background in fundraising, public relations, journalism, and corporate [...]

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The Visual Arts Center of Richmond is pleased to announce the appointment of Liz Bryant as Development Director, responsible for managing all fundraising and development activities for the $1.7 million organization.

Liz is a seasoned development professional with a diverse and successful background in fundraising, public relations, journalism, and corporate management.  She holds both a B.S. and M.S. in Mass Communications from Virginia Commonwealth University.  She remains active with VCU serving as a presidential appointee to the Alumni Association’s board of directors, as well as serving as a member of the Mass Communications adjunct faculty. “We are thrilled to welcome Liz to VisArts.  We are confident that she will continue to build upon our successful fundraising efforts and help raise them to the next level,” said CEO and President, Ava Spece.

Liz is on the board of directors of the Central Virginia Chapter of the Association of Fundraising Professionals and also serves on the steering and program committees for the annual development professional leadership conference, the Virginia Fund Raising Institute. She is an entertaining public speaker and trainer and frequently serves as emcee for special events, awards dinners, and other such occasions.

Liz’s first day at VisArts is Monday, February 25.

 

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]]> http://visarts.org/visarts-welcomes-liz-bryant/feed/ 0 Congrats! http://visarts.org/congrats/ http://visarts.org/congrats/#comments Mon, 11 Feb 2013 19:15:24 +0000 visarts http://visarts.org/?p=8508 Congratulations to our current gallery artist, Megan Marlatt, for receiving a 2013-14 VMFA Visual Arts Fellowship!! We also congratulate Michelle Erickson, who had a show in our True F. Luck gallery in 2010 and Jason Hackett who is curating our September ceramics exhibition. And a final congratulations to our friend, Susan Iverson! What a list. [...]

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]]> Congratulations to our current gallery artist, Megan Marlatt, for receiving a 2013-14 VMFA Visual Arts Fellowship!! We also congratulate Michelle Erickson, who had a show in our True F. Luck gallery in 2010 and Jason Hackett who is curating our September ceramics exhibition. And a final congratulations to our friend, Susan Iverson! What a list. Thank you, VMFA, for supporting four of the artists we love.

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]]> http://visarts.org/congrats/feed/ 0 Summer ArtVenture! http://visarts.org/youth-classes-starting-soon/ http://visarts.org/youth-classes-starting-soon/#comments Tue, 15 Jan 2013 16:08:12 +0000 visarts http://visarts.org/?p=1846 Enroll your child today in our art summer camp, ArtVenture, and find out why our classes made the Richmond Magazine’s Best of Richmond list!  

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]]> http://visarts.org/youth-classes-starting-soon/feed/ 0 Art Classes for Adults! http://visarts.org/richmonders-must-list-2013/ http://visarts.org/richmonders-must-list-2013/#comments Sat, 05 Jan 2013 15:45:15 +0000 visarts http://visarts.org/?p=1834 Check out our course offerings and experience for yourself why taking a class with us earned a spot on the Richmonders’ Must Do List for 2013!  

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]]> http://visarts.org/richmonders-must-list-2013/feed/ 0 VisArts Receives NEA Grant! http://visarts.org/visarts-receives-nea-grant/ http://visarts.org/visarts-receives-nea-grant/#comments Thu, 06 Dec 2012 15:10:33 +0000 visarts http://visarts.org/?p=1728 VisArts is the proud recipient of a 2013 National Endowment for the Arts Challenge America Fast-Track grant for programming related to our upcoming gallery exhibition: Megan Marlatt: Substitutions for a Game Never Played. Look for more details featuring our visiting artists from Spain in March 2013! Thank you, NEA!!!

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]]> VisArts is the proud recipient of a 2013 National Endowment for the Arts Challenge America Fast-Track grant for programming related to our upcoming gallery exhibition: Megan Marlatt: Substitutions for a Game Never Played. Look for more details featuring our visiting artists from Spain in March 2013! Thank you, NEA!!!

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]]> http://visarts.org/visarts-receives-nea-grant/feed/ 0 Richmonders’ Must List for 2013 http://visarts.org/richmonders-must-list-for-2013/ http://visarts.org/richmonders-must-list-for-2013/#comments Wed, 28 Nov 2012 05:08:52 +0000 visarts http://visarts.org/?p=1662 Enroll in a course today and see for yourself why a VisArts class is on the 2013 Richmonders’ Must List!  (Richmond Magazine, December 2013, p. 90). Gift certificates are available!  

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]]> Enroll in a course today and see for yourself why a VisArts class is on the 2013 Richmonders’ Must List!  (Richmond Magazine, December 2013, p. 90). Gift certificates are available!

 

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