Art Activities for Kids & Families in Virginia

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• Art After Hours: Silver Clay Jewelry

  Wed, Sep 23 · 5:00 PM · Muscarelle Museum of Art · Williamsburg

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• Oil Painting

  Wed, Sep 23 · 6:00 PM · Virginia Museum of Contemporary Art · Virginia Beach

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• Quilting Yesterday and Today at the Original Sewing & Quilting Expo

  Fri, Sep 25 · 12:00 AM · Virginia Quilt Museum · Dayton

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

  Fri, Sep 25 · 10:00 AM · Virginia Museum of Contemporary Art · Virginia Beach

  workshopAges 2–5

• Professional Development for Artists: Building Your Visual Identity

  Fri, Sep 25 · 10:00 AM · Virginia Museum of Contemporary Art · Virginia Beach

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• Storybook Hour

  Fri, Sep 25 · 10:30 AM · Muscarelle Museum of Art · Williamsburg

  Freeworkshop

• Quilting Yesterday and Today at the Original Sewing & Quilting Expo

  Fri, Sep 25 · 12:30 PM · Virginia Quilt Museum · Dayton

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• Ceramics: Beginner Wheel-throwing Workshop

  Fri, Sep 25 · 6:00 PM · Virginia Museum of Contemporary Art · Virginia Beach

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• Family Ceramic Workshop: Clay Bowls

  Sat, Sep 26 · 12:00 PM · Virginia Museum of Contemporary Art · Virginia Beach

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• Stained Glass Suncatcher Workshop

  Sun, Sep 27 · 10:00 AM · Virginia Museum of Contemporary Art · Virginia Beach

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• Ceramics: Wheel-thrown Vessels

  Sun, Sep 27 · 12:30 PM · Virginia Museum of Contemporary Art · Virginia Beach

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• Convergence

  Sun, Sep 27 · 3:00 PM · The Branch Museum of Design · Richmond

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• Figure Drawing Monday: Continuous Line Drawing

  Mon, Sep 28 · 5:00 PM · Muscarelle Museum of Art · Williamsburg

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• Thread Sculptures with Eileen Doughty

  Wed, Sep 30 · 12:00 AM · Virginia Quilt Museum · Dayton

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• Thread Sculptures with Eileen Doughty (Virtual)

  Wed, Sep 30 · 12:00 AM · Virginia Quilt Museum · Dayton

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• Featured Artist Talk with Mark Butts

  Wed, Sep 30 · 6:00 PM · Virginia Museum of Contemporary Art · Virginia Beach

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• Thread Sculptures with Eileen Doughty (Virtual)

  Wed, Sep 30 · 7:00 PM · Virginia Quilt Museum · Dayton

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• $5 Workshop: Halloween Crafts

  Thu, Oct 1 · 5:30 PM · William King Museum of Art · Abingdon

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• Storybook Hour

  Fri, Oct 2 · 10:30 AM · Muscarelle Museum of Art · Williamsburg

  Freeworkshop

• October First Friday

  Fri, Oct 2 · 5:00 PM · William King Museum of Art · Abingdon

  Freeworkshop

• Paint Your Pet Class

  Fri, Oct 2 · 6:00 PM · Taubman Museum of Art · Roanoke

  workshopRegistration required

• Figure Drawing Monday: Simplified Shadows

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

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• Investigating September 11: A Lecture by David Kelley ’81

  Tue, Oct 6 · 5:00 PM · Muscarelle Museum of Art · Williamsburg

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• Impressionist Landscapes with Addie Hirschten

  Tue, Oct 6 · 6:00 PM · William King Museum of Art · Abingdon

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• Adobe Photoshop Basics Wednesdays, Oct 7, 14, 21, 28

  Wed, Oct 7 · 1:00 PM · William King Museum of Art · Abingdon

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• Color Conversations: How Fabrics Talk to Each Other with Karen Middleton

  Fri, Oct 9 · 12:00 AM · Virginia Quilt Museum · Dayton

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• Storybook Hour

  Fri, Oct 9 · 10:30 AM · Muscarelle Museum of Art · Williamsburg

  Freeworkshop

• Color Conversations: How Fabrics Talk to Each Other with Karen Middleton

  Fri, Oct 9 · 1:00 PM · Virginia Quilt Museum · Dayton

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• On Beauty: An Afternoon & Evening with Charlotte Moss & Margot Shaw

  Fri, Oct 9 · 2:00 PM · The Branch Museum of Design · Richmond

  talkRegistration required

• Giving Orphan Blocks a New Home with Karen Middleton

  Sat, Oct 10 · 12:00 AM · Virginia Quilt Museum · Dayton

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• Giving Orphan Blocks a New Home with Karen Middleton

  Sat, Oct 10 · 10:00 AM · Virginia Quilt Museum · Dayton

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• Farmer’s Market Baskets

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

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• Figure Drawing Monday: Anatomical Alignments

  Mon, Oct 12 · 5:00 PM · Muscarelle Museum of Art · Williamsburg

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• Wood Pyrography Workshop

  Thu, Oct 15 · 5:00 PM · Muscarelle Museum of Art · Williamsburg

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

  Fri, Oct 16 · 10:00 AM · Virginia Museum of Contemporary Art · Virginia Beach

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• Coffee + Conversation: Filipino American History Month

  Fri, Oct 16 · 10:30 AM · Virginia Museum of Contemporary Art · Virginia Beach

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

  Sat, Oct 17 · 10:00 AM · Virginia Museum of Contemporary Art · Virginia Beach

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• Drawing Survey

  Sun, Oct 18 · 1:00 PM · Virginia Museum of Contemporary Art · Virginia Beach

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• Pumpkin Painting

  Wed, Oct 21 · 4:00 PM · William King Museum of Art · Abingdon

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• Digital Photography: Portraits

  Fri, Oct 23 · 10:00 AM · Virginia Museum of Contemporary Art · Virginia Beach

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• Mend Friend with Top Stitch: October

  Sat, Oct 24 · 12:00 PM · Institute for Contemporary Art at Virginia Commonwealth University · Richmond

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• Figure Drawing Monday: Head and Torso Proportions

  Mon, Oct 26 · 5:00 PM · Muscarelle Museum of Art · Williamsburg

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• Stitching Together History: Generations of Quilting

  Tue, Oct 27 · 12:00 AM · Virginia Quilt Museum · Dayton

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• Stitching Together History: Generations of Quilting (Virtual)

  Tue, Oct 27 · 12:00 AM · Virginia Quilt Museum · Dayton

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• Architecture of the World Trade Center: A Lecture by Director David Brashear

  Tue, Oct 27 · 5:00 PM · Muscarelle Museum of Art · Williamsburg

  Freelecture

• Stitching Together History: Generations of Quilting (Virtual)

  Tue, Oct 27 · 5:30 PM · Virginia Quilt Museum · Dayton

  workshopRegistration required

• Just the Tops Quilt Turning Friday

  Fri, Oct 30 · 12:00 AM · Virginia Quilt Museum · Dayton

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• Just the Tops Quilt Turning Friday

  Fri, Oct 30 · 2:00 PM · Virginia Quilt Museum · Dayton

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• Madison Moore and Victor Szabo in Sonic Conversation

  Fri, Oct 30 · 5:30 PM · Institute for Contemporary Art at Virginia Commonwealth University · Richmond

  Freelecture

• Just the Tops Quilt Turning Saturday

  Sat, Oct 31 · 12:00 AM · Virginia Quilt Museum · Dayton

  workshopRegistration required

• Just the Tops Quilt Turning Saturday

  Sat, Oct 31 · 10:30 AM · Virginia Quilt Museum · Dayton

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• Figure Drawing Monday: Relational Line Drawing

  Mon, Nov 2 · 5:00 PM · Muscarelle Museum of Art · Williamsburg

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• Building Connection Through Commemoration: A Lecture by Michael Arad

  Wed, Nov 4 · 5:00 PM · Muscarelle Museum of Art · Williamsburg

  Freelecture

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

  Fri, Nov 6 · 10:00 AM · Virginia Museum of Contemporary Art · Virginia Beach

  workshopAges 2–5

• $5 Workshop: Collage Surprise

  Fri, Nov 6 · 5:30 PM · William King Museum of Art · Abingdon

  FreelectureRegistration required

• 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

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• Family Fest

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

  FreeworkshopRegistration requiredAges 13–17

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Art museums in Virginia

• Virginia Museum of Contemporary ArtVirginia Beach, VA18 upcoming · 1 freeOfficial site
• Institute for Contemporary Art at Virginia Commonwealth UniversityRichmond, VA3 upcoming · 3 freeOfficial site
• Taubman Museum of ArtRoanoke, VA1 upcomingOfficial site
• Virginia Quilt MuseumDayton, VA19 upcomingOfficial site
• Muscarelle Museum of ArtWilliamsburg, VA17 upcoming · 7 freeOfficial site
• William King Museum of ArtAbingdon, VA9 upcoming · 2 free
• The Branch Museum of DesignRichmond, VA2 upcomingOfficial site