Art and Artist Videos

Check out various art videos that relate to VMFA’s collection including videos of what artists have to say in their own words!  Hear and see first-hand comments by internationally recognized artists describing their own works and concepts.

Also, hear audio clips about VMFA artworks.

Art and Artist Videos
Alison Saar at VMFA 1993

Alison Saar at VMFA 1993

  • Collection: American Art, Mid to Late 20th-Century Art
  • Culture/Region: America
  • Subject Area: Fine Arts, Visual Arts
  • Grade Level: 11 - adult

Hear and see what major artists have to say about their works and concepts in their own words. These concise videos–2 to 3 minutes–are historic interviews recorded one-on-one by VMFA in the 1990s and early 2000s.

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Art Lecture: LeRoy Henderson

Art Lecture: LeRoy Henderson

  • Collection: African American Art, American Art
  • Culture/Region: America
  • Subject Area: African American, Fine Arts, Visual Arts
  • Grade Level: 8-12; adult

LeRoy Henderson discusses his life and work documenting American protest culture with Dr. Sarah Eckhardt, Associate Curator of Modern and Contemporary Art, on Thursday, February 16, 2017 at the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts. This program was a part of the educational programming related to the exhibition A Commitment to the Community: The Black Photographers Annual,…

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Art Video: Imperial Fabergé Pelican Egg

Art Video: Imperial Fabergé Pelican Egg

  • Collection: Decorative Arts, European Art, Faberge
  • Culture/Region: Europe
  • Subject Area: History and Social Science, Visual Arts
  • Grade Level: k-12, college, adult

Get a sneak peak inside VMFA’s Imperial Fabergé Pelican Egg. Please note: the Fabergé collection is off view until 2016.

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Art Video: Imperial Fabergé Peter the Great Egg

Art Video: Imperial Fabergé Peter the Great Egg

  • Collection: Decorative Arts, European Art, Faberge
  • Culture/Region: Europe
  • Subject Area: Visual Arts
  • Grade Level: k-12, college, adult

Look inside VMFA’s Imperial Fabergé Peter the Great Egg! Please note: The Fabergé collection will be off view until 2016.

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Art Video: Imperial Fabergé Red Cross Egg

Art Video: Imperial Fabergé Red Cross Egg

  • Collection: Decorative Arts, European Art, Faberge
  • Culture/Region: Europe
  • Subject Area: Visual Arts
  • Grade Level: k-12, college, adult

Explore VMFA’s Imperial Fabergé  Red Cross Egg!  Please note: The Fabergé collection will be off view until 2016.

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Art Videos: Imperial Fabergé Egg with Revolving Miniatures

Art Videos: Imperial Fabergé Egg with Revolving Miniatures

  • Collection: European Art, Faberge
  • Culture/Region: Europe
  • Subject Area: Visual Arts
  • Grade Level: k-12, college, adult

Match the miniature paintings in motion in this video about VMFA’s Imperial Fabergé Egg with Revolving Miniatures.  Please note: The Fabergé Collection will be off view until 2016.

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Art Videos: Imperial Fabergé Tsesarevich Easter Egg

Art Videos: Imperial Fabergé Tsesarevich Easter Egg

  • Collection: Decorative Arts, Faberge
  • Culture/Region: Europe
  • Subject Area: Visual Arts
  • Grade Level: 6-12, college, adult

Take a peek inside VMFA’s Imperial Fabergé Tsesarevich Easter Egg.  Please note: the  Fabergé  gallery is off view until 2016.

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Artist Talk | Kehinde Wiley

Artist Talk | Kehinde Wiley

  • Collection: African American Art, 21st-Century Art
  • Culture/Region: America
  • Subject Area: African American, Fine Arts, History and Social Science, Visual Arts
  • Grade Level: K-12

In this 15-minute video, filmed onsite at the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts, Kehinde Wiley discusses his work and his art historical influences.

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Artist Video: Interview with Jack Beal

Artist Video: Interview with Jack Beal

  • Collection: Mid to Late 20th-Century Art
  • Culture/Region: America
  • Subject Area: Fine Arts
  • Grade Level: College, Adult

See what artists have to say in their own words! These concise videos–2 to 3 minutes–are historic interviews recorded one-on-one by VMFA in the 1990s and early 2000s. Hear and see first-hand commentary by these internationally recognized artists describing their works and concepts.

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