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Over 40 artists are new to Craft + Design this year and over half of the show’s artists are traveling from out of state.
Over 40 artists are new to Craft + Design this year and over half of the show’s artists are traveling from out of state. A complete list of participating artists is available on the event website.
“It’s an honor to know that the very best artists travel from all over the country to exhibit their work at Craft + Design,” said Stefanie Fedor, executive director of the Visual Arts Center of Richmond. “We’re thrilled to be back in person at Main Street Station celebrating our 58th year of Craft + Design with so many talented makers from Richmond and beyond.”
VisArts also invited 20 Richmond artists who are instructors at the center. Accepted teachers include: Angie Bacskocky, Claire Berry, David Camden, Merenda Cecelia, Lauri Jenkins, Paul Klassett, Claire McCarty, Shawn Norian, Christine Orr, Stephen Palmer, Al Pellenberg, Julia Pfaff, Kourtenay Plummer, Debbie Quick, Tracy Shell, Danielle Stevens, Nastassja Swift, Ashley Tamber, Sarah Tector, and Kristi Totoritis. VisArts teachers Alicia Dietz and Alyssa Salomon were accepted into Craft + Design 2022 through our juried application process.
This year’s show was juried by VisArts Master Teaching Artist Jay Sharpe, Craft + Design Committee Chair Anna Powers, and local craft collectors and arts patrons Karen Kelly, Virginia Lewis and Maggie Smith.
Craft + Design is nationally recognized for its competitive admission rate. Additionally, artist feedback describes Craft + Design as an extremely hospitable show. The hosted housing program and artists’ dinner are just two of the perks that set Craft + Design apart from other shows of its caliber.
There will be several local maker booths at the show this year, featuring the work of Richmond-area craftspeople. Local brick-and-mortar retailers Dear Neighbor, Lineage, Na Nin and knifemaker Join or Die Knives will curate these special group booths.
Richmond Magazine has partnered with Richmond-based modern furniture retailer, LaDiff to bring an interior design showcase to Craft + Design 2022. The beautifully designed space will feature works of art from participating artists Ashley Chiang, Jorgelina Lopez & Marco Duenas, Daniel Rickey and Robert Patterson.
The McKinnon and Harris Patrons’ Preview Party, which takes place on Fri., Oct. 14 from 6 to 9 p.m., includes beer, wine, hors d’oeuvres and the chance to shop early. Tickets cost $60 for VisArts members and $65 for the general public.
The Rise + Shine Brunch, which pairs another early shopping opportunity with a light breakfast, bloody marys and mimosas, will run from 9:30 to 11 a.m. on Sat., Oct. 15. Tickets are $35 for VisArts members and $40 for the general public. At this year’s brunch, Richmond magazine presents featured speaker, Susan Hable, the artist and designer behind Hable Construction Design Studio.
Regular shopping hours run from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. on both Sat., Oct. 15 and Sun., Oct. 16. General admission tickets cost $10.
The education wing presented by Richmond Family Magazine, located on the lower level of Main Street Station, is a free-to-the-public, art-making space where both adults and children can explore the media Craft + Design artists use to make their work.
Hardywood Park Craft Brewery is once again the exclusive beer sponsor of Craft + Design this year, serving beer throughout the weekend. The beer garden will be in the middle of Main Street Station’s event space beside the Claris Financial Demonstration Stage, which will showcase live demonstrations by VisArts teaching artists. During Saturday and Sunday’s regular shopping hours, Espresso-a-Go-Go, Goatocado, and Alamo BBQ will be serving food and refreshments on the lower level.
People who would like to attend multiple events over the course of the Craft + Design weekend should consider purchasing a weekend pass. Weekend passes are $85 for members and $90 for the general public and include a ticket to Patrons’ Preview (with complimentary valet parking), a ticket to Rise + Shine, and unlimited admission during regular shopping hours.
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The numbers won’t come out until later this week but to my untrained eye, I’m betting that the Richmond Folk Festival broke some records over the weekend. It was certainly the most crowded Friday I’ve ever seen and it didn’t let up all weekend. Thanks, Richmond Folk Festival and all the hard-working volunteers that put on a hell of a show.
Stay tuned tomorrow we’re going to do a photo post focused strictly on Son Romp Perra.
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“As a lifelong supporter of education initiatives and institutions, I am delighted to make this gift to the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts,” explains Brock. “VMFA has become a leader in the field of museum education, and I hope this endowment will encourage further growth and innovation.”
The Virginia Museum of Fine Arts (VMFA) announced today the establishment of a new endowment to support education programs at the museum — the Joan P. Brock Education Endowment.
“This incredible endowment reflects the importance of education to the museum’s mission to enrich the lives of all Virginians through the arts,” said Alex Nyerges, VMFA’s Director and CEO. “We’re immensely grateful to Joan for this profound gift, ensuring the future of the museum’s engaging education programs.”
“As a lifelong supporter of education initiatives and institutions, I am delighted to make this gift to the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts,” explains Brock. “VMFA has become a leader in the field of museum education, and I hope this endowment will encourage further growth and innovation.”
In addition to supporting the museum’s many education programs, the endowment will also underwrite VMFA’s Director of Education and Assistant Deputy Director for Art and Education position. This fall, Celeste Fetta, the current Director of Education will become the Joan P. Brock Director of Education and Assistant Deputy Director for Art and Education. After more than a decade in various roles in the department, Fetta became VMFA’s Director of Education in 2014. The museum’s education staff of 39 full- and part-time staff, and numerous adjunct faculty, interns and volunteers provide learning experiences and instruction for visitors of all ages, from infants to infinity. She will take on a range of new duties related to education and statewide programs, including assisting with the design and launch of the new Artmobile, VMFA on the Road.
“This is such a wonderful investment in our visitors and in VMFA’s future,” said Fetta. “From digital resources, gallery programs and lectures to summer art camps and Family Day celebrations, our education and interpretation initiatives enrich the experience of more than 550,000 participants each year. The Brock endowment will support our efforts in person and online to provide all of our visitors with a multitude of ways to engage with the museum’s collection and share their perspectives.”
“Endowments help to provide a secure future for the museum and its staff,” said Dr. Michael Taylor, Chief Curator and Deputy Director for Art and Education. “We are immensely grateful to Joan for this transformative gift to VMFA. The Joan P. Brock Education Endowment will support Celeste and her talented team of educators as they develop and present the museum’s educational classes and programs that reach audiences of all ages throughout the Commonwealth of Virginia.”
Joan P. Brock was appointed to VMFA’s Board of Trustees in 2019, and she has been a generous supporter of the museum through membership gifts and sponsorships of The Dirty South exhibition, Fine Arts & Flowers and the installation of Kehinde Wiley’s sculpture Rumors of War.
A native of Norfolk, Brock was the first woman to preside over the Chrysler Museum Board and has also chaired the ACCESS College Foundation and Virginia Wesleyan College boards. She was a long-time associate of Dollar Tree Inc., which was co-founded by her late husband Macon Brock. Through their philanthropy and volunteer leadership, Joan and Macon have made an indelible impact on higher education, environmental stewardship and the arts in the Commonwealth.
For more information about education programs at the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts, visit www.VMFA.museum.
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The series spotlighting revered guitarists will kick off on October 12th on YouTube.
The Virginia Museum of Fine Arts (VMFA) announced today that its Richmond Sessions ’22–’23 series, featuring recorded studio sessions by more than a dozen recognized guitarists, will launch online October 12, 2022. In conjunction with the museum’s highly anticipated exhibition Storied Strings: The Guitar in American Art, a new recording will be released every other week through March 2023. Richmond Sessions ’22–’23 videos will be hosted on VMFA’s YouTube channel and linked on the museum’s website.
On view at VMFA from October 8, 2022, to March 19, 2023, Storied Strings: The Guitar in American Art will explore the guitar as a visual subject, enduring symbol and storyteller’s companion. Strummed everywhere from parlors and front porches to protest rallies and rock arenas, the guitar also appears far and wide in American art. Its depictions enable artists and their human subjects to address topics that otherwise go untold or under-told.
“Inspired by the famous Bristol Sessions of 1927, which are regarded as the origins of commercial country music, Richmond Sessions ’22–’23 will be a unique extension of the museum’s exhibition,” said Dr. Leo G. Mazow, VMFA’s Louise B. and J. Harwood Cochrane Curator of American Art and exhibition organizer. “With such multifaceted and expressive possibilities, a guitar is as meaningful to see and hear as it is fun to play.”
Taped in an impressive, fully functioning recording studio constructed within VMFA’s Storied Strings exhibition, Richmond Sessions ’22–’23 will feature an eclectic roster of musicians, some with Virginia ties, representing a variety of genres including folk, jazz, blues, country and rock, played on acoustic and electric guitars.
The first Richmond Sessions ’22–’23 recording, featuring folk musician Lucy Kaplansky, will drop on October 12. Musicians slated to appear in future sessions include Wilco guitarist Nels Cline; guitarist, singer and songwriter Cat Dail and guitarist Felicia Collins (Late Show with David Letterman); internationally renowned guitarist Tommy Emmanuel; blues and roots guitarist Corey Harris; jazz guitarist Joel Harrison and multi-genre guitarist Anthony Pirog; The Long Ryders’ Stephen McCarthy (who has also toured and recorded with The Jayhawks) and The Bitter Liberals’ Charles Arthur; Retrosphere’s Seamus McDaniel; folk and blues guitarist Elizabeth Wise; and acoustic guitarist Yasmin Williams.
The recording studio will be fitted with quality equipment loaned by Digital Video Group and Ear Trumpet Labs, and premium microphones and monitors loaned by Sennheiser and Neumann. In partnership with VMFA, the award-winning Richmond-based recording studios In Your Ear will produce Richmond Sessions ’22–’23.
“In Your Ear is proud to partner with VMFA on this innovative and thoughtful project, and we’re excited to work with such accomplished musicians in the recording studio,” said Paul Bruski, Chief Engineer/Sound Designer at In Your Ear Studios. “We look forward to sharing Richmond Sessions ’22–’23 with museum visitors and listeners near and far.”
Special guitars by Virginia makers on display in the recording studio include a “Virginia Guitar” crafted from wood gathered throughout the Commonwealth by Wayne Henderson and two guitars from Huss & Dalton and Rockbridge Guitar Company.
To learn more about the Richmond Sessions ’22–’23 roster of musicians and upcoming recording release dates, visit www.VMFA.museum.
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