with Jenny Harding, Former VMFA Fellowship Program Coordinator
Tue, Oct 22 | 1–2 pm
Pauley Center 2nd Floor Conference Room
Learn more about the VMFA Fellowship Program with this free discussion open to practicing and aspiring artists and art historians. Former Fellowship Program Coordinator Jenny Harding will provide a history of the program and review the eligibility requirements as well as helpful hints for navigating the application process.
Sun, Jan 12 2020 | 1–4:45 pm
Leslie Cheek Theater
Edward Hopper was known for his love of movies. VMFA recreates the matinee double feature with movies inspired by Hopper’s painting style. Force of Evil (1948; B&W; 79 min) The great John Garfield plays a crooked lawyer who urges his small-time racketeer brother to move up into the hardcore gangster numbers racket. Director Abraham Polonsky…
with guest speakers Trent Nicholas and Jeffrey Allison
Fri, Nov 22 | 2–5 pm
Leslie Cheek Theater
The Searchers (Dir. John Ford; 1956; 119 min; Technicolor) The Searchers is known as one of Hollywood’s biggest, action-packed, epic Westerns. It complicates the Western myth primarily through the hero, Ethan Edwards (John Wayne), whose bouts of extreme racism and anger toward American Indians suggest he is psychologically imbalanced and is operating on a different…
Wed, Oct 30 | 10 am–1 pm
Atrium
People of all abilities are welcome to learn about job opportunities at VMFA and the other participating employers who will be onsite to engage with job seekers. This exciting event reflects VMFA’s own commitment to hiring persons with disabilities, engaging in diverse and inclusive hiring practices, creating an enriching workplace culture, and making a positive…
Fri, Nov 8, 2019 | 6:30–9 pm
Leslie Cheek Theater
This longest-running juried film competition in Virginia spotlights the year’s best short videos/films (20 minutes or less). Finalists are selected from international entrants. A special guest judge chooses the top entries at the screening and awards cash prizes. Many filmmakers will be on-hand for Q&A, and the audience votes for their favorites. Since 1994, the…
Fri, Oct 18 | 6–8 pm
Marble Hall
The Library of Virginia and the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts are pleased to announce the winner of the annual Art in Literature: The Mary Lynn Kotz Award. The judges selected Mary Gabriel’s Ninth Street Women: Lee Krasner, Elaine de Kooning, Grace Hartigan, Joan Mitchell, and Helen Frankenthaler – Five Painters and the Movement That…
Fri, Oct 18 | 6–8pm
Atrium
The Navratri Celebration is an annual festival in India that celebrates the female deities of Hinduism. VMFA welcomes those who attend, strangers interested in learning, and the leaders of the event. This dance, performed in a circle, involves a small dowel which participants use to connect with one another as well as create rhythmic sound…
Sat, Oct 19 | 10 am–3:30 pm, Doors open 9:30 am
Leslie Cheek Theater
Conversation and storytelling have informed and empowered women of color for generations. These same forms of communication are at the heart of a thought-provoking and inspiring leadership forum featuring panel discussions, reflections, and talks. The exciting lineup of leaders in the arts, education and policy, and business includes Kristen Cavallo, CEO, The Martin Agency; Linda…
Sun, Oct 6 | Doors Open 2 pm, Show Time 3 pm
Leslie Cheek Theater
Presented by JS Affair, this special evening of live jazz takes place in VMFA’s Cheek Theater. Doors open at 2 pm. Tickets are available through brownpapertickets.com. VMFA members can purchase their discount tickets at jsaffair.com. For information, phone 804.510.9999 or 804.353.9180.
Oct 11 | 11:30 am–12:00 pm
Sculpture Garden
Join The Innerwork Center and VMFA for a guided meditation and contemplation of a work of art in the Sculpture Garden.
