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• First Art: Studio Art Class for Ages 2–5 (with caregiver)

  Sat, Nov 7 · 10:00 AM · Virginia Museum of Contemporary Art · Virginia Beach

  workshopAges 2–5

• Drawing and Painting: Portraits

  Sat, Nov 7 · 11:00 AM · Virginia Museum of Contemporary Art · Virginia Beach

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• Family Ceramic Workshop: Light-up Clay Houses

  Sat, Nov 7 · 12:00 PM · Virginia Museum of Contemporary Art · Virginia Beach

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• Figure Drawing Monday: Drapery and Form

  Mon, Nov 9 · 5:00 PM · Muscarelle Museum of Art · Williamsburg

  Freeworkshop

• Maker's Studio: Ikebana – The Art of Japanese Floral Arrangement

  Tue, Nov 10 · 6:00 PM · The Branch Museum of Design · Richmond

  workshopRegistration required

• Color: The Color Wheel Remix

  Wed, Nov 11 · 12:00 AM · William King Museum of Art · Abingdon

  workshopRegistration requiredAges 14–16

• Grand Illumination Parade Preparation Workshop 2

  Wed, Nov 11 · 4:00 PM · Chrysler Museum of Art · Norfolk

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• Needle Felting – 3D Wild Turkeys

  Thu, Nov 12 · 5:00 PM · William King Museum of Art · Abingdon

  workshopRegistration required

• Storybook Hour

  Fri, Nov 13 · 10:30 AM · Muscarelle Museum of Art · Williamsburg

  Freeworkshop

• START: Painting with Value

  Fri, Nov 13 · 1:00 PM · Taubman Museum of Art · Roanoke

  workshopRegistration requiredAges 10+

• Stitching Open House

  Sat, Nov 14 · 10:00 AM · Muscarelle Museum of Art · Williamsburg

  Freeworkshop

• Family Fest

  Sat, Nov 14 · 10:00 AM · Virginia Museum of Contemporary Art · Virginia Beach

  FreeworkshopRegistration requiredAges 13–17

• Second Saturday Open Studio: Attitude of Gratitude

  Sat, Nov 14 · 11:00 AM · Chrysler Museum of Art · Norfolk

  Freeworkshop

• Advanced Darkroom Techniques with Morgan Ford

  Sat, Nov 14 · 1:00 PM · William King Museum of Art · Abingdon

  lecture

• Glass Fusing with Metallics

  Sun, Nov 15 · 12:00 PM · Virginia Museum of Contemporary Art · Virginia Beach

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• Figure Drawing Monday: Tilt Comparisons and Extended Poses I

  Mon, Nov 16 · 5:00 PM · Muscarelle Museum of Art · Williamsburg

  Freeworkshop

• My Passion in Pixels with Devida Bushrod

  Tue, Nov 17 · 12:00 AM · Virginia Quilt Museum · Dayton

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• My Passion in Pixels with Devida Bushrod (Virtual)

  Tue, Nov 17 · 12:00 AM · Virginia Quilt Museum · Dayton

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• Crafternoon

  Tue, Nov 17 · 3:00 PM · Muscarelle Museum of Art · Williamsburg

  Freeworkshop

• My Passion in Pixels with Devida Bushrod (Virtual)

  Tue, Nov 17 · 7:00 PM · Virginia Quilt Museum · Dayton

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• Color: Tinting the Rainbow

  Wed, Nov 18 · 12:00 AM · William King Museum of Art · Abingdon

  workshopRegistration requiredAges 14–16

• Art Babies: Toy-tacular

  Wed, Nov 18 · 10:30 AM · Chrysler Museum of Art · Norfolk

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• Members’ Virtual Lecture | Raphael: Prince of Painters

  Thu, Nov 19 · 2:00 PM · Muscarelle Museum of Art · Williamsburg

  Freelecture

• Needle Felting – Pouches

  Thu, Nov 19 · 5:00 PM · William King Museum of Art · Abingdon

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• Storybook Hour

  Fri, Nov 20 · 10:30 AM · Muscarelle Museum of Art · Williamsburg

  Freeworkshop

• Worrell Gallery Grand Opening and Ribbon Cutting

  Sat, Nov 21 · 10:00 AM · William King Museum of Art · Abingdon

  Freeworkshop

• Wire Wrapped Rings Class

  Sat, Nov 21 · 10:30 AM · Taubman Museum of Art · Roanoke

  workshopRegistration required

• Mend Friend with Top Stitch: November

  Sat, Nov 21 · 12:00 PM · Institute for Contemporary Art at Virginia Commonwealth University · Richmond

  Freeworkshop

• Top Stitch: Mend Friend November

  Sat, Nov 21 · 12:00 PM · Institute for Contemporary Art at Virginia Commonwealth University · Richmond

  Freeworkshop

• Wet Felted Handwarmers

  Sat, Nov 21 · 12:00 PM · William King Museum of Art · Abingdon

  workshop

• In Their Nature: Wildlife Art from the Artists’ View

  Sat, Nov 21 · 1:00 PM · William King Museum of Art · Abingdon

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• Let’s Make Earrings Class

  Sat, Nov 21 · 2:00 PM · Taubman Museum of Art · Roanoke

  workshopRegistration required

• Paint Your Pet Class

  Tue, Nov 24 · 12:30 PM · Taubman Museum of Art · Roanoke

  workshopRegistration required

• Ceramic Winter Gnomes / Elves

  Tue, Nov 24 · 1:00 PM · William King Museum of Art · Abingdon

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• Ceramic Tic-Tac-Toe Game Set

  Tue, Nov 24 · 4:30 PM · William King Museum of Art · Abingdon

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• Stories and Songs with Santa – November 28

  Sat, Nov 28 · 10:15 AM · Taubman Museum of Art · Roanoke

  workshopRegistration required

• Stories and Songs with Santa – November 29

  Sun, Nov 29 · 1:00 PM · Taubman Museum of Art · Roanoke

  workshopRegistration required

• Figure Drawing Monday: Extended Poses II

  Mon, Nov 30 · 5:00 PM · Muscarelle Museum of Art · Williamsburg

  Freeworkshop

• Color Theory: Album Art

  Wed, Dec 2 · 12:00 AM · William King Museum of Art · Abingdon

  workshopRegistration requiredAges 14–16

• NSA Lecture: "Cezanna to Modigliani: Gifts of Modern Art from the Pearlman Collection

  Wed, Dec 2 · 10:30 AM · Chrysler Museum of Art · Norfolk

  lecture

• Needle Felting – Ombre Earrings

  Thu, Dec 3 · 5:00 PM · William King Museum of Art · Abingdon

  workshopRegistration required

• Maker's Studio: Imagined Spaces | An Architectural Collage Workshop

  Thu, Dec 3 · 6:00 PM · The Branch Museum of Design · Richmond

  talkRegistration required

• First Art: Studio Art Class for Ages 2–5 (with caregiver)

  Fri, Dec 4 · 10:00 AM · Virginia Museum of Contemporary Art · Virginia Beach

  workshopAges 2–5

• Mushrooms & Upcycled Forest Chic Clothing

  Fri, Dec 4 · 5:00 PM · William King Museum of Art · Abingdon

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• Stained Glass Ornament Workshop

  Sat, Dec 5 · 10:00 AM · Virginia Museum of Contemporary Art · Virginia Beach

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• Teen Workshop: Glass Fusing with Metallics

  Sat, Dec 5 · 12:00 PM · Virginia Museum of Contemporary Art · Virginia Beach

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• Upcycled and Unusual Materials Jewelry Studio Class

  Sat, Dec 5 · 1:00 PM · Chrysler Museum of Art · Norfolk

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• Stories and Songs with Santa – December 5

  Sat, Dec 5 · 1:00 PM · Taubman Museum of Art · Roanoke

  workshopRegistration required

• Found Sculpture: Thrift Store Edition

  Sat, Dec 5 · 1:00 PM · William King Museum of Art · Abingdon

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• Wacky Wet Felted Elf Hats

  Sat, Dec 5 · 1:00 PM · William King Museum of Art · Abingdon

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• Stories and Songs with Santa – December 6

  Sun, Dec 6 · 1:00 PM · Taubman Museum of Art · Roanoke

  workshopRegistration required

• Color Theory: Harmonious Hues

  Wed, Dec 9 · 12:00 AM · William King Museum of Art · Abingdon

  workshopRegistration requiredAges 14–16

• Morning Muse: New Works to the Collection by Jiha Moon

  Thu, Dec 10 · 8:00 AM · Taubman Museum of Art · Roanoke

  lectureRegistration required

• Needle Felting – 2D Local Animal Ornaments

  Thu, Dec 10 · 5:00 PM · William King Museum of Art · Abingdon

  workshopRegistration required

• First Art: Studio Art Class for Ages 2–5 (with caregiver)

  Sat, Dec 12 · 10:00 AM · Virginia Museum of Contemporary Art · Virginia Beach

  workshopAges 2–5

• Wildlife Illustration and Nature Journaling (Winter edition)

  Sat, Dec 12 · 10:00 AM · William King Museum of Art · Abingdon

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• Stories and Songs with Santa – December 12

  Sat, Dec 12 · 10:15 AM · Taubman Museum of Art · Roanoke

  workshopRegistration required

• Second Saturday Open Studio: Beautiful Brooches, Pretty Pendants, and Terrific Ties

  Sat, Dec 12 · 11:00 AM · Chrysler Museum of Art · Norfolk

  Freeworkshop

• Gift & Gallery: A Holiday Art Market

  Sun, Dec 13 · 10:00 AM · Virginia Museum of Contemporary Art · Virginia Beach

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• Stories and Songs with Santa – December 13

  Sun, Dec 13 · 1:00 PM · Taubman Museum of Art · Roanoke

  workshopRegistration required

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Art museums in Virginia

• Chrysler Museum of ArtNorfolk, VA7 upcoming · 2 freeOfficial site
• Virginia Museum of Contemporary ArtVirginia Beach, VA20 upcoming · 2 freeOfficial site
• Taubman Museum of ArtRoanoke, VA13 upcomingOfficial site
• Institute for Contemporary Art at Virginia Commonwealth UniversityRichmond, VA2 upcoming · 2 freeOfficial site
• William King Museum of ArtAbingdon, VA36 upcoming · 1 free
• Muscarelle Museum of ArtWilliamsburg, VA8 upcoming · 8 freeOfficial site
• Virginia Quilt MuseumDayton, VA3 upcomingOfficial site
• The Branch Museum of DesignRichmond, VA2 upcomingOfficial site