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Free Virtual Event

Join Alison Byrne, Deputy Director, Exhibitions and Education for a conversation with Shaping Memories: Expressions in Clay artists Jiha Moon, Ehren Tool, and Pattie Chalmers. The artists will discuss their work on view at Virginia MOCA.

Join us each month as we look, learn, and make in response to themes from our current exhibitions. This virtual family program will include close-looking at artwork, reading of a storybook, and a making activity inspired by the theme. Looking to Learn encourages valuable social emotional skills that help children ages 3–8 build and develop greater empathy, understanding and respect for their peers and community.

Current members can join Virginia MOCA staff for an in-depth and interactive look at select works of art from our current exhibitions using close-looking techniques. Then, learn to make a signature cocktail from a local mixologist.

Class Full!

We’ll explore our galleries to find nature-inspired artworks by Made in VA artists Caitlin Blomstrom and Gregory Hennen, then capture the elements of nature through monoprints, liquid watercolor, and found object stamping!

AGES 9–12
Comprehensive, Multi-Session Class

Uncover the themes, techniques, and materials exhibited in the galleries at Virginia MOCA, and discover the why behind the creation of contemporary art. Immerse yourself in the professional practices of a contemporary artist to conceptualize, workshop, and implement ideas through 2D and 3D art. Perform visual research in a handmade sketchbook, photograph objects with a digital microscope, and learn techniques in printing and casting. This experience gives students the tools to build a necessary foundational skillset to develop portfolio-ready, relevant, and meaningful artwork.

Join us for a casual conversation exploring current exhibitions, led by Virginia MOCA staff and guest lecturers. Meet artist Agnes Grochulska and learn about her work in Archetypes which features a series of portraits exploring the relationship between the artist's perceptions of archetypal traits and those of her viewers.

ADULTS
Drawing
One-day Workhop

Join Community Gallery artist Agnes Grochulska for a master class in live figure drawing. Agnes Grochulska’s portraits of the human figure expose insightful psychological narratives about the subject through a rich language of expressive marks and lines.

ADULTS
Ceramics
Multi-session Class

Memories and storytelling go hand in hand. Layer personally symbolic imagery using ceramic printmaking techniques to create a narrative vessel and examine how Shaping Memories: Expressions in Clay artists Ehren Tool and Hollie Lyko use layers to obscure and reveal their own recollections.

AGES 13–17
Drawing and Painting
One-day Workshop

Archetypes are all around us. Engage with exhibiting artists Agnes Grochulska and Russell Richards to identify how symbols, expressions, and environments can be used to cultivate meaning in art. Enhance understandings of setting and character design and develop your own ideas through drawing and painting.

ADULTS
Ceramics
Multi-Session Class

Discover how Shaping Memories: Expressions in Clay artists Jiha Moon and Roberto Lugo use the language of form, color, and texture to illuminate facets of their personal and cultural identity. You’ll use sculptural and functional ceramics to creatively apply a variety of hand-building techniques and underglazing methods to create a personally symbolic work of art.

Join Curator Heather Hakimzadeh for a conversation with current and past Virginia MOCA exhibiting artists and other inspiring creatives. Guests will give us a look inside their studios, share current projects, and discuss process and inspiration.
This month’s guest is Made in VA artist Marisa Stratton.

FAMILIES WITH CHILDREN AGE 3–8
Painting and Print Making
One-day Workshop

Contemporary artists who explore the idea of place in their work are masters of using shape, color, and texture to recreate and imagine a variety of settings. Join us in the galleries to examine the place-based work of Made in VA artists Shara Appanaitis and Riley Goodman, then combine painting, printmaking, and other processes to represent a special space of your own!

Family Fest offers a unique opportunity for all ages to create, explore, and connect with art. Join Virginia MOCA as we celebrate our current exhibitions with inspired art making, gallery activities, and more.

Discover the amazing talent of artists living and working in Virginia. Join Made in VA exhibiting artists Katie Prock, Vivian Chiu, Austin Miles, Ray Johnson, and Kadija Corinaldi as they discuss their work. This is a great opportunity to discover new artists and learn about their approaches to artmaking.

TEENS AGES 13–17
Mixed Media, Sculpture
One-day Workshop

Teens will get inspired by the way Made in VA artists Katherine Prock and John Alan Stock approach the topic of identity. Exercise creative exploration and critical thinking skills to distinguish how aspects of appearance, personality, culture, and more contribute to the personal and social self by combining found materials, drawing, and painting to produce a wall-mounted installation.

AGES 6–8
Mixed Media, Sculpture
One-Day Workshop

Discover the work of installation artists Pattie Chalmers and Eirene Espinoza who consider the impact of the five senses on art and memory when creating their deeply personal and immersive artworks. Assemble an engaging multi-media installation that explores the concept of memory with clay, found materials, ink, paint, and pastels.

Join us each month as we look, learn, and make in response to themes from our current exhibitions. This virtual family program will include close-looking at artwork, reading of a storybook, and a making activity inspired by the theme. Looking to Learn encourages valuable social emotional skills that help children ages 3–8 build and develop greater empathy, understanding and respect for their peers and community.

AGES 6–8
Painting and Printmaking
One-day Workshop

Dive into a microscopic universe of discovery that will unveil tiny secrets of our world! Examine the marks of Made in VA artists Suzanna Fields and Sarah Boyts Yoder, inspect synthetics and organics under the microscope, and experiment with an unconventional variety of materials to create reduction prints and mixed media paintings about the world up close.

PRE-K, AGES 2–5
Fiber Arts
One-day Workshop

Get inspired by Made in VA artists Lou Haney and Donna Cooper Hurt to recreate the shapes and colors of remembered places. This sensory-based class encourages creative play and material research to create a portable and modifiable work of fiber art perfect for kids on the go!

ADULTS
Ceramics
One-day Workshop

Join Made in VA exhibiting artist Megan Angolia for a master class inspired by her artistic viewpoint and process. By blending traditional ceramic methods with contemporary content, she creates sculpted portraits of women suspended in candid emotion. Angolia’s truthful portraits serve to showcase the richness of the human experience in all its moments.

Join us for a gallery talk with Shaping Memories: Expressions in Clay artist Rae Stern. Stern is a multimedia artist working in ceramics, photography, paper, and textiles. Her immersive installation on view at Virginia MOCA titled Outside Time was originally created during a residency in Kansas City.