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EXHIBITIONS
September 28, 2023
Virginia MOCA Presents Mark Dion and Alexis Rockman: Journey to Nature's Underworld. The first two-person exhibition of the celebrated artists explores their joint artistic ventures into our increasingly imperiled natural realm.
Boardwalk Art Show
September 8, 2023
The Virginia Museum of Contemporary Art Presents 67th Annual Boardwalk Art Show
“Today’s Virginia MOCA was born from the Boardwalk Art Show, which started in the early 1950s. Since that point in time, lifting up and celebrating the art of working artists have been core to our mission, with the art show as one of the signature facets of this commitment,” said Gary Ryan, director and CEO of Virginia MOCA.
ANNOUNCEMENT
July 25, 2023
Virginia Museum of Contemporary Art and Virginia Wesleyan University Unveil Plans for Groundbreaking Partnership.
ANNOUNCEMENT
JULY 6, 2023
Virginia MOCA Becomes First Virginia Art Museum on Bloomberg Connects
Virginia MOCA is proud to announce the launch of a new digital guide on Bloomberg Connects, the free arts and culture app created by Bloomberg Philanthropies, joining a global network of over 200 museums and cultural institutions, including the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York, the Tate in London, and the Hammer Museum in Los Angeles.
EXHIBITIONS
JUNE 15, 2023
Virginia MOCA Announces Upcoming Exhibitions Collector's Edition and Open (C)all 2023: Curious Collections
Opening July 7, these new exhibitions offer a multidimensional look at the art of collecting.
EXHIBITIONS
February 9, 2023
The Virginia Museum of Contemporary Art Spring exhibition suite to include Kara Walker: Cut to the Quick, From the Collections of Jordan D. Schnitzer and His Family Foundation in conjunction with LaToya M. Hobbs: Flourish and continuing Artist-In-Residence Program
IN THE NEWS
2023
Virginia Museum of Contemporary Art shares Hampton Roads collectors’ art in gallery exhibition
SEPTEMBER 2023 | Virginian-Pilot
A Rare Look at Collectors’ Artwork
AUGUST 2023 | VEER
Virginia Museum of Contemporary Art moving to campus of Virginia Wesleyan
JULY 2023 | WAVY
Spring exhibits at the Virginia Museum of Contemporary Art
The Virginia Museum of Contemporary Art is hosting a couple of new spring exhibits with a powerful message.
MAY 2023 | WVEC
Virginia MOCA hosting ‘A Seat at the Table’ to kick off SITW
APRIL 2023 | WAVY
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