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Join us for a casual conversation exploring current exhibitions, led by Virginia MOCA staff and guest lecturers.

This month we will be joined by Chris Moore, Senior Scientist at the Chesapeake Bay Foundation. We will look at selected works of art from Maya Lin: A Study of Water and discuss the science and environmental issues that have inspired Maya Lin’s work.

CLASS FULL
AGES 6–8
Mixed Media
One Session

Class full; please join waitlist

Join artist Renee Calway in the studios to discover the wonders of mapmaking! Get inspired by the dazzling textures, colors, and forms in Maya Lin’s Marble Chesapeake Bay as you learn to create your own 3D map using clay and found materials.

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. This program for families will include close-looking at artwork, reading of a storybook, and a making activity inspired by the theme.

CLASS FULL
AGES 2–5 WITH CAREGIVER
Mixed Media
One Session

Class full; please join waitlist.

Artist Maya Lin studies many aspects of nature to create works of art inspired by her observations. Join us in the galleries to examine Maya Lin’s artworks about ice, discuss the role of ice in nature, then head back to the studio to conduct your own chilly artistic experiments!

TEENS
Sculpture
Four Sessions

Engage with the sciences to investigate the unique characteristics of water through sculpture. Using plaster and other mold making materials, we’ll create cast sculptures inspired by our visual observations and imagination!

Hear from the student creators of Sites Unseen: A Collaborative Environmental Sculpture Project as they share their nine-month journey designing and fabricating public art for the grounds of Virginia MOCA. This project required many hours of research, innovative thinking, learning new artistic practices, and revisions along the way to bring their designs to life. Help us honor and celebrate the work of these committed students and their teachers.

Engage with local working artists creating on-site inspired by Maya Lin and environmental themes. Artists will have mobile studios set up in the Virginia MOCA Atrium.

This month’s featured artist is Spencer Tinkham.

AGES 9–12
Mixed Media
Four Sessions

Interpret topics in science, technology, engineering, and math through art! Make a spinning waterwheel, construct data-informed sculptures, and create your own microbiome of the Chesapeake Bay. You’ll be amazed at how interrelated our world really is!

CLASS FULL
TEENS
Painting
One Session

Class full; please join waitlist.

Get inspired by forms, rhythms, and colors found in nature! Join artist Deanna Strother in the studio to select an eye-catching palette, create your own fluid paint, and learn techniques in paint-pouring to produce a striking composition of flowing, organic forms on canvas.

Join Heather Hakimzadeh, curator, for a conversation with Kate Pittman, executive director of Virginia Beach's ViBe Creative District.

AGES 2–5 WITH CAREGIVER
Mixed Media
One Session

Did you know that over 97% of the water on earth is salty? Join us in the galleries to explore artworks featured in Maya Lin: A Study of Water, learn more about some of our earth’s most precious natural resources, then head back to the studio to combine water and salt in a 2D artwork of your own!

CLASS FULL
ADULTS
Painting
One Session

Class full; please join waitlist.

Get inspired by forms, rhythms, and colors found in nature! Join artist Deanna Strother in our studios to select an eye-catching palette, create your own fluid paint, and learn techniques in paint-pouring to create a striking composition of flowing, organic forms on canvas.

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. Plus, enjoy an exhibition-themed cocktail from a local mixologist.

Current members can join Virginia MOCA staff for a guided tour of the Brock Environmental Center and discover the science behind the art of our current exhibition, Maya Lin: A Study of Water.

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. This program for families will include close-looking at artwork, reading of a storybook, and a making activity inspired by the theme.

Donate blood to help save lives. Join us at the Museum on Wednesday, June 29 from 12:00 to 5:00 PM to help make a difference in our community. After donating, treat yourself to a complimentary bundtlet cake from Nothing Bundt Cakes Hilltop.

Melissa Messina, Curator of Maya Lin: A Study of Water and Dorothy Moss, Curator of Painting and Sculpture at the Smithsonian National Portrait Gallery will discuss Maya Lin’s career, artistic practice, and influence on the world of contemporary art.

Engage with local working artists creating on-site inspired by Maya Lin and environmental themes. Artists will have mobile studios set up in the Virginia MOCA Atrium.

This month’s featured artist is Shirley Lu.

ADULTS
Embossing
One Session

Embossing is the process of creating a raised relief design on paper or other substrates. Explore our grounds to discover the abundant patterns and shapes of fallen natural materials, examine the embossing work of Maya Lin in our galleries, then head into the studios with artist John Runner to create your own nature-based embossing on 100% cotton rag paper.

Poet Laureate of Virginia, Luisa Igloria will read a suite of poems created in response to our current exhibition Maya Lin: A Study of Water. Igloria will be joined by multidisciplinary guests who will also present inspired reflections.

ADULTS
Encaustic
One Session

Encaustic painting is a process that uses melted, pigmented beeswax to create layered and luminous work. In this workshop, designed for all levels, artist Karen Eide will lead you through encaustic painting basics as well as how to add inks, pastels, graphite, watercolor, collage, mixed media, and texture!

Join Heather Hakimzadeh, Curator, for a conversation with past and current Virginia MOCA exhibiting artists. Guest artists will give us a look inside their studios, share current projects, and discuss process and inspiration.

This month’s guest is Spencer Tinkham, June Atrium Artist in Residence. Tinkham’s work will be on view in the Virginia MOCA Fleming Gallery as part of the Atrium Artists in Residence Exhibition.

Join us for a casual conversation exploring current exhibitions, led by Virginia MOCA staff and guest lecturers.

This month we will be joined by Nikki Bass, Nansemond Tribal Council Member. We will look at selected works of art from Maya Lin: A Study of Water and discuss the work of the Nansemond Indian Nation to rebuild their connection to their ancestral waterway after centuries of displacement.

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. This program for families will include close-looking at artwork, reading of a storybook, and a making activity inspired by the theme.

Engage with local working artists creating on-site inspired by Maya Lin and environmental themes. Artists will have mobile studios set up in the Virginia MOCA Atrium.

This month’s featured artist is Suzanne Stevens

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 artmaking, gallery activities, and more. We'll also be joined by Virginia Beach Public Library with a 3D Printing demonstration.

Join Heather Hakimzadeh, Curator, for a conversation with past and current Virginia MOCA exhibiting artists. Guest artists will give us a look inside their studios, share current projects, and discuss process and inspiration.

This month’s guest is Erin Fostel, More Than Shelter exhibiting artist. More Than Shelter will open at Virginia MOCA in fall 2022. Fostel previously exhibited artwork at the museum as part of 2021 group exhibition Amplify.

ADULTS
Cyanotypes
One Session

When exposed to the sun, fabric and paper treated with the light-sensitive cyanotype solution reveal original prints in an intense shade of blue. Artists, botanists, and architects have been employing this non-toxic light-printing technique in their work for nearly 200 years.

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. This live-streamed program for families will include close-looking at artwork, reading of a storybook, and a making activity inspired by the theme.