Relax, have fun, and create in a playful studio designed for our youngest artists! Each session encourages hands-on discovery with paints, sensory materials, and simple tools that support early fine motor development, sensory awareness, and creative confidence.
Get inspired by the world around you through foundational drawing techniques in graphite and ink.
Bright Sparks Live engages industry leaders and the community for insightful and impactful conversations. From dialogue surrounding education, creative arts, and wellness, to career building, entrepreneurship, and amplification of youth voice, the discussion is meant to not only challenge the status quo but also provide practical and solution-based suggestions and approaches to the topic of discussion.
Take your portrait photography to the next level in this fun, hands-on workshop designed for photographers who are comfortable shooting in manual mode and want to build confidence photographing people.
Children ages 3–8 and their caregivers are invited to join us each month as we look, learn, and make in response to themes from our current exhibitions.
Engage with a working artist creating on site in conjunction with the Made in VA Biennial. Andy Harris will set up a temporary studio at Virginia MOCA, offering visitors a chance to observe his process and explore the themes and materials connected to the exhibition.
Relax, have fun, and create in a playful studio designed for our youngest artists! Each session encourages hands-on discovery with paints, sensory materials, and simple tools that support early fine motor development, sensory awareness, and creative confidence.
Relax, have fun, and create in a playful studio designed for our youngest artists! Each session encourages hands-on discovery with paints, sensory materials, and simple tools that support early fine motor development, sensory awareness, and creative confidence.
Explore the art of portraiture while building your drawing and painting skills in this hands-on workshop for teens.
Get creative together in this hands-on family ceramics workshop! Using hand-building techniques, families will create their own miniature clay houses or buildings that glow when illuminated with an LED tea light. Learn how to roll and cut clay slabs, construct walls and roofs, and carve windows and doors that allow light to shine through. This engaging workshop is perfect for artists of all ages to learn new skills, collaborate, and create a one-of-a-kind keepsake.
Family Fest invites all ages to create, explore, and connect with art. Join Virginia MOCA for a day inspired by our current exhibitions, featuring hands-on artmaking, creative activities, special guests, and opportunities to experience art together.
In this one-day workshop, you'll be inspired by the use of metallic materials in the art throughout our galleries while learning the basics of fusing glass. Under the guidance of an experienced instructor, you'll explore techniques for cutting, arranging, and slumping glass in a mold. By the end of the workshop, participants will have created a 5x5 plate ready to be fused in the kiln and perfect for use as a trinket dish!