
Michael Duni Will there be an official grand opening party?

VMFA Virginia Museum of Fine Arts Come see for yourself! Member previews Fri., Nov. 20 from 5-8PM and Sat., Nov. 21 from 11AM-2PM. Not a member? Join at the door. As a member you receive invites to grand opening events in May, free admission to special exhibitions, additional discounts and exclusive benefits - all while supporting VMFA!
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Michelle VMFA Artist Workshop at Gari Melchers Home and Studio in Fredericksburg
We had a great day with Fennela Belle and her Va Museum of Fine Arts Silkscreening workshop.
Length:4:00

VMFA Virginia Museum of Fine Arts Want to start a photo collection beyond your Flickr page? Photographer and collector Frank Saunders shows you how with selections from his extensive collection. Afterwards, he'll discuss works on view in the Studio School exhibition: A Sense of Place. Free, no registration required.
Time:12:00PM Friday, November 6th
Location:Virginia Museum of Fine Arts- Studio School

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Who would have thought that sculpture could be soft? Using felt and simple sewing techniques students can create soft sculptural works of art. Pre-registration is required. $15 ($13 VMFA members). To register call 340-1405.
Time:11:00AM Saturday, November 14th
Location:Virginia Museum of Fine Arts- Pauley Center

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VMFA Studio School Exhibition Opening Reception
Firday, Oct. 30th, 5-7pm
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Transport yourself! Exhibit runs from Oct 30, 2009 – Jan 15, 2010 Recent travel photographs by Studio School students of Regula Franz, Frank Saunders, and Georgianne Stinnett PLUS a solo show of travel photography by Regula Franz. Franz will give a lectu...

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Refined Opulence: The Visual Language of Mughal Courtly Culture
Lecture with John Henry Rice, Associate Curator of South Asian and Islamic Art, VMFA
Oct. 29th, 6pm, Marble Hall, $8 ($5 VMFA Members)
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John Henry Rice, VMFA Associate Curator of South Asian and Islamic Art, examines important Mughal objects and monuments, including select objects from VMFA’s collections, on view solely for this lecture.

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Fee: $5 per child, ages 3–12, (free for accompanying adults and VMFA members)
Tickets can be purchased online or by phoning 804.340.1405.
Join VMFA for an evening of chills, thrills, and artistic skills! Participate in eerie art activities, spooky stories, ghostly games, and a terrifying tour of the Pauley Center Buildi...ng. In addition, there will be a wicked workshop inspired by Richmond artist, Noah Scalin’s “Skull-A-Day” project. Visitors can create their very own unique skull; completed projects will then be photographed and submitted as a slideshow to Scalin’s award-winning blog.
Be sure to come dressed as your favorite artist or artwork for chances to win tricks and treats!

VMFA Virginia Museum of Fine Arts Tickets still available for the Paul Mellon Lecture "From Reason to Revolution: Art and Society in 18th-Century England"; get them in advance! See www.vmfa.museum/lectures.html for details.

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Marbleizing, wood graining and other decorative finishes have been around since early civilization. Examples can be seen in great palaces, cathedrals, museums and government buildings.My current project ...

VMFA Virginia Museum of Fine Arts Don't miss 3rd Thursdays tonight - DJ Rick Danger’s MTV Dance Party! Creativity. Culture. Cocktails. AND 80’s Music Hits from 6-9 PM in the Marble Hall. Tickets $10 (members $8). Tickets are available at the door.

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How...do you roller derby? Find out tomorrow at noon with a lecture and demo by Dominion Derby Girl, Shannon "The Ruffian" Ruff. Friday, Oct. 16, VMFA Pauley Center.
"The Ruffian" is a digital cotton-rag print from "Dominion Derby Girls: Glen McClure," on view now at VMFA's Pauley Center. (Photo © Glen McClure)

VMFA Virginia Museum of Fine Arts What's Romanticism got to do with it? Prof. Duncan Robinson from the University of Cambridge, UK explains the answer and more at the Paul Mellon Lecture. FREE, advance tickets required: http://www.vmfa.museum/lectures.html
Time:6:30PM Wednesday, October 21st
Location:OFFSITE at the Virginia Historical Society








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