Registration Information
Winter/Spring 2024 Classes & Programs
Registration for VMFA Members & Non-members is currently underway online, by phone, and in person.
Questions: 804.340.1405
Explore the Winter/Spring 2024 Classes & Programs Brochure
Summer 2024 Classes & Programs
Registration for Members
To accommodate the high volume of enrollment, members-only registration for the following categories will begin as noted below:
Tue, Apr 9 | 8 am
Studio School and Adult Art History Classes
Wed, Apr 10 | 8 am
Early Childhood Classes & Camps (age 5 and under), Kids Studio Classes (ages 5–12), and Teen Summer Classes (ages 13–17)
VMFA members have the first chance to register for classes. Not a member? Join today.
Registration for Non-members
Tue, Apr 16 | 8 am
Non-member registration for all classes begins
In need of assistance? Visitor Services is available by phone 804.340.1405 starting at 8 am
or in-person at the museum starting at 10 am on registration days.
Week-long (five-day) camps
Jun 24–Aug 16, 2024
Mon–Fri
Mornings, 9 am–noon or
Afternoons, 1–4 pm
$150 per camp (VMFA members $130)
Registration Opens in April
More details coming soon!
Experience adventures in art, culture, and creativity in VMFA’s studios and galleries! Art camps are carefully tailored to your child’s specific age group and taught by professional artists and educators. Each camp provides access to quality supplies and a world-renowned art collection, inspiring young artists to create, learn, grow, imagine, and have fun!
Download Program Guidelines & Forms
Note: Upon registration, VMFA will send a confirmation to the email address you use in your registration. Please review the information carefully as it provides further details about the program and the student emergency form, which should be submitted on the first day of camp. It is important that caregivers understand all rules, policies, and procedures including drop-off and pick-up procedures, food regulations, studio conduct, and VMFA’s cancellation policy.
Connect-a-Camp: For students enrolled in both morning and afternoon youth camps, this program provides supervised activities such as drawing in the galleries and playing games as well as supervision during lunch. Students are required to bring bagged lunches from home.
Class Schedule
[C2] Joy of Drawing
Mon–Fri, Jun 24–28, 9 am–noon | Art Education Studio 1
TIFFANY GLASS FERREIRA
Ages 7–9 | Enhance your drawing skills, style, and confidence. Learn about composition, value, and perspective while dabbling with artist quality tools and supplies. Gallery visits allow for a unique opportunity to study masterworks and spark creative thinking.
$150 (VMFA members $130)
[C4] Timeless Treasures
Mon–Fri, Jun 24–28, 1–4 pm | Art Education Studio 2
DAN KACZKA
Ages 7–9 | Experience the wonders of art throughout time. Enjoy gallery tours from ancient arts to special exhibitions and gain knowledge and inspiration from diverse cultures, history, and art for creating innovative works of your own.
$150 (VMFA members $130)
[C6] Textiles with Style
Mon–Fri, Jul 1–5, 9 am–noon | Art Education Studio 2
MARY SWEZEY
Ages 7–9 | Be inspired by cultures that revolutionized the art of textiles. Discover techniques for weaving, printing, painting, and more using fun fabrics and fibers as the primary medium to create innovative textile art of your own.
$150 (VMFA members $130)
[C9] Animals in Art
Mon–Fri, Jul 1–5, 1–4 pm | Art Education Studio 2
CATHERINE PURDY
Ages 7–9 | See how famous artists depict their furry friends! Try your hand at painting portraits of animals and people, focusing on proportion, composition, and your subjects’ wonderfully unique features.
$150 (VMFA members $130)
[C14] Sketch It Out
Mon–Fri, Jul 8–12, 1–4 pm | Art Education Studio 2
EMMY GARCIA
Ages 7–9 | Enjoy sketching landscapes outside, still lifes in the studio, and guided drawings in the galleries inspired by works from VMFA’s collections. With helpful tips and techniques, gain skill, confidence, and joy in drawing from observation.
$150 (VMFA members $130)
[C17] Goddesses & Gods
Mon–Fri, Jul 15–19, 9 am–noon | Art Education Studio 1
CHRISTINE MINGUS
Ages 7–9 | Envision yourself as an ancient deity! Learn about goddesses and gods of the ancient world through presentations, gallery tours, and art making, while thinking deeply about the importance of mythology from past to present.
$150 (VMFA members $130)
[C19] REconstruction JUNKtion
Mon–Fri, Jul 15–19, 1–4 pm | Art Education Studio 2
MAYZIE ZECHINI
Ages 7–9 | Alter everyday objects into artistic treasures! Engage in creative repurposing through hands-on learning, showcasing ingenuity by turning the ordinary into extraordinary art.
$150 (VMFA members $130)
[C21] STEAM Dream
Mon–Fri, Jul 22–26, 9 am–noon | Art Education Studio 2
ELIZABETH DALY
Ages 7–9 | If you can dream it, you can build it! Focus on objects in the museum to inspire a new STEAM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Art, and Mathematics) building challenge each day. Enjoy integrating elements of science, math, and engineering while creating your own original works of art.
$150 (VMFA members $130)
[C24] Painting Explorations
Mon–Fri, Jul 22–26, 1–4 pm | Art Education Studio 2
ANNA SHOWERS-CRUSER
Ages 7–9 |Grab a brush and embrace everything paint! From colorful portraits to watercolor landscapes, build on basic principles and techniques used by painters throughout history to make paintings pop.
$150 (VMFA members $130)
[C29] Painting with Style
Mon–Fri, Jul 29– Aug 2, 1–4 pm | Art Education Studio 2
TIFFANY GLASS FERREIRA
Ages 7–9 |Appreciate artistic styles and art movements such as impressionism and abstract expressionism! Use a range of high-quality paints, applications, and techniques to create stylistic still lifes, picturesque landscapes, and more.
$150 (VMFA members $130)
[C32] Function & Design
Mon–Fri, Aug 5 - 9, 9 am–noon | Art Education Studio 1
DAN KACZKA
Ages 7–9 |Discover objects made for both artistic purposes and everyday use! Learn different sculpture and design techniques to create functional works of art inspired by the aesthetics and ingenuity of different cultures and art movements.
$150 (VMFA members $130)
[C34] Passport to Art
Mon–Fri, Aug 5 - 9, 1–4 pm | Art Education Studio 1
LINDSAY STEELE
Ages 7–9 |Venture around the world at VMFA! Create “passport” sketchbooks, play games, design flags, and make art inspired by your travels. Enjoy taking advantage of studio time and supplies while creating innovate works with acrylic paint, soft metals, papier-mâché, and more.
$150 (VMFA members $130)
[C36] Eco Art & Nature
Mon–Fri, Aug 12 - 16, 9 am–noon | Art Education Studio 2
THEO TWEEDDALE
Ages 7–9 |Revitalize urban spaces with garden activism! Explore plant life cycles, ecology, and environmental installations. Create seed bombs and sculptures, draw plants, and enjoy time in both nature and the gallery. Embrace eco-art and community change.
$150 (VMFA members $130)
[C39] Elements of Drawing
Mon–Fri, Aug 12 - 16, 1–4 pm | Art Education Studio 2
CATHERINE PURDY
Ages 7–9 |Sharpen your pencils and your skills! Find creative ways to include the elements of art—color, line, shape, and texture—while practicing drawing techniques such as detailed mark making, tonal value, and perspective. Explore different drawing media and find out which ones are your favorites.
$150 (VMFA members $130)