Artful Storytime
Artful Storytime Every Wednesday at 10:30am Themed story time with reading, music, dancing, and art-making. Best for ages 0-5 and their caregiver. Household level membership price: Free Non-member price: $2.00 per child
Artful Storytime Every Wednesday at 10:30am Themed story time with reading, music, dancing, and art-making. Best for ages 0-5 and their caregiver. Household level membership price: Free Non-member price: $2.00 per child
Artful Storytime Every Wednesday at 10:30am Themed story time with reading, music, dancing, and art-making. Best for ages 0-5 and their caregiver. Household level membership price: Free Non-member price: $2.00 per child
Explore your creative side with new friends in the studios. Whether your idea of art is drawing doodles or you are an experienced artist, Cork Canvas & Co. is a fun night out for everyone. Faculty artist Christine Thomas will guide and assist you in creating your masterpiece. Bring your own wine and light hors […]
Artful Storytime Every Wednesday at 10:30am Themed story time with reading, music, dancing, and art-making. Best for ages 0-5 and their caregiver. Household level membership price: Free Non-member price: $2.00 per child
Artful Storytime Every Wednesday at 10:30am Themed story time with reading, music, dancing, and art-making. Best for ages 0-5 and their caregiver. Household level membership price: Free Non-member price: $2.00 per child
Art Babies Monthly docent-led gallery tours followed by art-making and sensory play. Best for ages 0-24 months and their caregiver. Household level membership price: Free Non-member price: $5 per family
Artful Storytime Every Wednesday at 10:30am Themed story time with reading, music, dancing, and art-making. Best for ages 0-5 and their caregiver. Household level membership price: Free Non-member price: $2.00 per child
KidZ ArtShop Themed on our newest exhibitions, monthly docent-led gallery tours followed by art-making in the studios. Best for ages 4-11 and their families. Household level membership price: Free Non-member price: $2 per child
YOGA AT THE MUSEUM Himalaya Parker All levels Be creative, aware and renewed. This course emphasizes combining the fl ow of your breath with movement as we bring health to our whole body, and will include some specific therapeutic movements for each of the joints as well. A guided relaxation completes each session. Students who […]
INTRODUCTION TO WATERCOLOR Dawn K. Mill Beginner level Students will be introduced to this fun, versatile medium and learn how to use it creatively and with confidence, by painting a variety of subjects. Each painting lesson will include a handout and step-by-step detailed demonstration. This course is for beginners and will touch on the basics, […]
YOU CAN DRAW Marlene Evans Putnam Beginner level This course for beginner students will ensure that students will learn to see shapes, understand shadows, and use line in a powerful or delicate way. In this five-week course students will learn to use their drawing tools properly and confidently. Students will be amazed at their steady […]
THE ANCIENT WORLD THROUGH THE MIDDLE AGES Chris Fasolino In this course, we will explore the art history of the ancient world, beginning with the bold mariners who sailed the wine-dark sea and inspired Homer’s Odyssey, the Stoic warriors who built the Mycenaean citadels, and the art and architecture of Athens and classical Greece. We […]
THROW LIKE A PRO Kent Johnson All levels The goal for this course is to have fun while improving skills for all levels and abilities. Demonstrations and individual instruction along with skill-building projects will allow each student to find their own rhythm and expression with clay, taking their current skills and abilities to the next […]
PAINTING WITH OIL AND ACRYLICS: LANDSCAPES AND MORE Dawn K. Mill Intermediate and Advanced levels Explore the techniques to capture the light, color and feeling of the outdoors. Create a still life using harmony, shape and value. Students will learn how to take a photographic ideal and transform it into an artistic composition. Students will […]
ART HISTORY FROM THE RENAISSANCE THROUGH POST-IMPRESSIONISM Chris Fasolino This course is designed to introduce you to the wonders of art history. Beginning with the Italian Renaissance and its important experiments in perspective and realism, we will learn how art has developed over the centuries. Brilliant and colorful figures such as Leonardo da Vinci and […]
POTTERY LAB Labs allow currently enrolled ceramics students to work independently in Studio 5 outside of class time during any lab listed below. A lab monitor will be present. Labs begin October 1 Mondays, 6:00 - 9:00 p.m. Thursdays, 1:30 - 4:30 p.m. Sundays, 1:00 - 4:00 p.m. #FF54 $90 (Museum members $70)
PHOTOGRAPHY PHOTOSHOP FOR PHOTOGRAPHERS Aric Attas All levels Take your photography to the next level using Adobe Photoshop. This interactive workshop is designed to teach you digital workfl ow from camera to computer to printer. Learn how to organize your images and get the most out of them using the editing capabilities of Photoshop and […]
QIGONG AND GUIDED MEDITATION Hester Denniston All levels Each class will consist of a 40-minute Qigong practice followed by a 25-minute guided meditation. The ancient practice of Qigong includes gentle movement, self massage, visualization, breath work and balance. Using these elements we work on cultivating life energy, or qi, in our bodies, bringing vitality and […]
DRAWING: LEARNING TO SEE Gloria Clifford Beginner and Intermediate levels Believe it or not, you can draw! But first you must learn to see. Guided by the book Drawing from the Right Side of the Brain by Betty Edwards in this two-part course the instructor has developed a five-week course teaching proven drawing methods, which […]
YOU CAN DRAW Marlene Evans Putnam Beginner level This course for beginner students will ensure that students will learn to see shapes, understand shadows, and use line in a powerful or delicate way. In this five-week course students will learn to use their drawing tools properly and confi dently. Students will be amazed at their […]
ABSTRACT EXPRESSIONISM I Vickie Marsango All levels This studio course is for students who wish to explore a painting medium with an emphasis on creative thinking. Students will discover the fundamental techniques of acrylic painting merged with an innovative approach to color harmony, compositional balance, and expressive mark making. Comparisons of abstract expressionist artists and […]
OIL & ACRYLIC STUDIO Lorraine Fouquet Intermediate and Advanced levels This enjoyable and relaxing course is for those who have had a beginning painting class. It will help the student progress and learn more about color, composition and finding their own style by translating a personal photo or photographs that inspire them into paintings. Each […]
ACRYLIC PAINTING – THE BASICS AND MORE Christine Thomas Beginner and Intermediate levels Learn how to master the medium of acrylic in this class for beginner and intermediate students. Get comfortable with the fundamentals of color, mixing color, under painting, layering and brush handling. Students will learn how to easily transfer their images and designs […]
WATERCOLOR MAGIC Gloria Clifford Intermediate levels This in-depth watercolor course is for those who have taken a watercolor class previously. During each session there will be an assigned painting subject theme. Students will be encouraged to use certain techniques to render that particular theme. This is a class for those who wish to explore watercolor […]
ADVANCED CERAMICS STUDIO Walford Campbell Intermediate and Advanced levels This studio course is geared to the student who is motivated to undertake ambitious individual work in clay and further their understanding of ceramic art. Self-exploration is afforded students who have demonstrated proficiency in working with clay but are looking for guidance, advice and critique from […]
ABSTRACT EXPRESSIONISM II Vickie Marsango All levels This course is designed for the intermediate and advanced abstract or non-representational painter. Students must have completed Abstract Impressionism I before enrolling. Each artist will be given guided exercises to express their own individual visual language and creative voice. Exploratory and independent study will be encouraged with emphasis […]
ADVENTURES IN CLAY Peggy Thomas All levels Lock into your creativity whether you are a beginner, intermediate or advanced in clay work. As beginner students learn hand building, pinch, coil, slab and combinations through enticing projects, you will also be introduced to throwing on the wheel. For intermediate and advanced students this becomes a studio […]
ACRYLIC PAINTING – THE BASICS AND MORE Christine Thomas Beginner and Intermediate levels Learn how to master the medium of acrylic in this class for beginner and intermediate students. Get comfortable with the fundamentals of color, mixing color, under painting, layering and brush handling. Students will learn how to easily transfer their images and designs […]
A participatory program for babies and their caregivers, that includes reading themed books, dancing, and creating art together. *Capacity is limited; preregistration required. $5 per family or free with VBMA membership Every Wednesday / 9:30-10:30am (0-24 months)
INTRODUCTION TO DIGITAL PHOTOGRAPHY: GETTING THE MOST OUT OF YOUR DSLR Kenneth George Beginner level This digital photography course is for beginners and those looking to gain more control of the way their photos look. This course is intended to teach the amateur photographer how to utilize their digital SLR camera to its potential and […]
A participatory program for toddlers and their caregivers, that includes reading themed books, dancing, and creating art together. *Capacity is limited; preregistration required. $5 per family or free with VBMA membership Every Wednesday / 10:30-11:30am (2-4 years old)
PAINTING STUDIO AND MORE Christine Thomas All levels Come join a friendly group of artists, who work independently while sharing with each other. The instructor provides suggestions and demonstrations as needed or requested. This studio class is open to 2-D media, including oil, mixed media, watercolors and drawing. This is a ‘no pressure’ class of […]
PHOTOGRAPHY 101 Aric Attas Beginner level Learn how to get the most out of your camera in this fun and interactive class designed to teach you the fundamentals of photography. Discover f-stops and shutter speeds and how to use them to take better photographs. We’ll also discuss composition, color, line, perspective and imaginative approaches to […]
ADVENTURES IN CLAY Peggy Thomas All levels Lock into your creativity whether you are a beginner, intermediate or advanced in clay work. As beginner students learn hand building, pinch, coil, slab and combinations through enticing projects, you will also be introduced to throwing on the wheel. For intermediate and advanced students this becomes a studio […]
ENCAUSTICS I Vickie Marsango All levels Discover modern techniques of the ancient process of encaustics. This course teaches the basic applications of melted beeswax, resin, pigments, and paints fused onto wood panels and substrates, learn to create opaque and translucent effects while experimenting with layers of smooth and textured surfaces. (Students must be comfortable with […]
MIXED MEDIA / ASSEMBLAGE Vickie Marsango All levels Students will explore combinations of drawing and painting methods, textural effects, wax applications, collage, and assemblage techniques that encourage improvisation and experimentation with an emphasis on the basic elements of art and principles of design. Classes meet October 4 – December 13 Register by Sep 27 No […]
Explore your creative side with new friends in the studios. Whether your idea of art is drawing doodles or you are an experienced artist, Cork, Canvas & Company is a fun night out for everyone. A professional artist will guide and assist in creating your masterpiece. Bring your own wine and light hors d’oeuvres; all […]
CHINESE ART HISTORY Chris Fasolino Take a journey through the history of Chinese art, beginning with the amazing terra cotta army of ancient Xi’an. Chinese landscape painting, with its vast and mysterious mountain vistas, will be explored, along with the complementary tradition of bird-and-flower painting, which focuses on the close observation of the beauty of […]
Museum Babies (0-24 months) A five-week class designed for babies and their caregivers for art-viewing, art-making, sensory experiences, and playful learning at the Museum. Week 1: How to look at art with your baby Week 2: How to talk to your baby about art Week 3: Music in the galleries Week 4: Books in the […]
October 9 through November 6, 2018, 1:30 pm Independent films are a different breed altogether. Produced and developed away from the influence of the major film studios, they can be more intimate than the blockbuster films we are used to, and also very rewarding for the discerning cinephile. Indie filmmakers are known for putting their […]
October 9 through November 6, 2018, 7:00 pm Independent films are a different breed altogether. Produced and developed away from the influence of the major film studios, they can be more intimate than the blockbuster films we are used to, and also very rewarding for the discerning cinephile. Indie filmmakers are known for putting their […]
A participatory program for babies and their caregivers, that includes reading themed books, dancing, and creating art together. *Capacity is limited; preregistration required. $5 per family or free with VBMA membership Every Wednesday / 9:30-10:30am (0-24 months)
A participatory program for toddlers and their caregivers, that includes reading themed books, dancing, and creating art together. *Capacity is limited; preregistration required. $5 per family or free with VBMA membership Every Wednesday / 10:30-11:30am (2-4 years old)
A participatory program for babies and their caregivers, that includes reading themed books, dancing, and creating art together. *Capacity is limited; preregistration required. $5 per family or free with VBMA membership Every Wednesday / 9:30-10:30am (0-24 months)
A participatory program for toddlers and their caregivers, that includes reading themed books, dancing, and creating art together. *Capacity is limited; preregistration required. $5 per family or free with VBMA membership Every Wednesday / 10:30-11:30am (2-4 years old)
(1987) PG-13 128 minutes A truly mystical and poetic vision of Berlin as it stood before the wall tumbled. A metaphor for many things, including the angels among us, this film shows that while a wall can separate us from warring ideologies of the times, there may still be hope for the lost souls created by […]
A participatory program for babies and their caregivers, that includes reading themed books, dancing, and creating art together. *Capacity is limited; preregistration required. $5 per family or free with VBMA membership Every Wednesday / 9:30-10:30am (0-24 months)
A participatory program for toddlers and their caregivers, that includes reading themed books, dancing, and creating art together. *Capacity is limited; preregistration required. $5 per family or free with VBMA membership Every Wednesday / 10:30-11:30am (2-4 years old)
VBMA Executive Director Brady Roberts will provide an exciting overview of the exhibition Made in Germany: Art Since 1980 from the Rubell Family Collection. Roberts first spent time in Berlin before the fall of the Wall and has been back many times since, meeting contemporary artists and organizing exhibitions. He will combine his affinity for […]
A participatory program for babies and their caregivers, that includes reading themed books, dancing, and creating art together. *Capacity is limited; preregistration required. $5 per family or free with VBMA membership Every Wednesday / 9:30-10:30am (0-24 months)