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• Perspective: Step Into Another World

  Wed, Oct 21 · 12:00 AM · William King Museum of Art · Abingdon

  workshopRegistration requiredAges 14–16

• Art Babies: Cozy Costumes and Adorable Adornments

  Wed, Oct 21 · 10:30 AM · Chrysler Museum of Art · Norfolk

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• Pumpkin Painting

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

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• Needle Felting – 3D Black Cats and Bobcats

  Thu, Oct 22 · 5:00 PM · William King Museum of Art · Abingdon

  workshopRegistration required

• Morning Muse: Modernism in American Made

  Fri, Oct 23 · 8:00 AM · Taubman Museum of Art · Roanoke

  lectureRegistration required

• Digital Photography: Portraits

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

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• Storybook Hour

  Fri, Oct 23 · 10:30 AM · Muscarelle Museum of Art · Williamsburg

  Freeworkshop

• Mend Friend with Top Stitch: October

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

  Freeworkshop

• Wet Felted Witchy Hats

  Sat, Oct 24 · 12:00 PM · William King Museum of Art · Abingdon

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• Essential Darkroom Techniques with Morgan Ford

  Sat, Oct 24 · 1:00 PM · William King Museum of Art · Abingdon

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• MoCA on the Move: Fall Family Days!

  Sun, Oct 25 · 10:00 AM · Museum of Contemporary Art Arlington · Arlington

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• Halloween Harvest Festival

  Sun, Oct 25 · 12:00 PM · Chrysler Museum of Art · Norfolk

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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

  workshopRegistration required

• Stitching Together History: Generations of Quilting (Virtual)

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

  workshopRegistration required

• 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

• Seasonal: Clay Pumpkin Rattle

  Wed, Oct 28 · 12:00 AM · William King Museum of Art · Abingdon

  workshopRegistration requiredAges 14–16

• NSA Lecture: "A Nation of Artists" at the Philadelphia Museum of Art

  Wed, Oct 28 · 10:30 AM · Chrysler Museum of Art · Norfolk

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• Needle Felting – 3D Winged Creatures: Bats and Moths

  Thu, Oct 29 · 5:00 PM · William King Museum of Art · Abingdon

  workshopRegistration required

• Just the Tops Quilt Turning Friday

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

  workshopRegistration required

• Just the Tops Quilt Turning Friday

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

  workshopRegistration required

• Intro to Hand-building: Lizard Eyes (with scales)

  Fri, Oct 30 · 5:00 PM · William King Museum of Art · Abingdon

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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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• Folding Landscapes: A World in Layers

  Wed, Nov 4 · 12:00 AM · William King Museum of Art · Abingdon

  workshopRegistration requiredAges 14–16

• Pre-K Art Play: Line Time

  Wed, Nov 4 · 10:30 AM · Chrysler Museum of Art · Norfolk

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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

• Professional Development Workshop for Educators

  Thu, Nov 5 · 9:30 AM · Taubman Museum of Art · Roanoke

  workshopRegistration required

• Needle Felting – 2D Local Leaves

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

  workshopRegistration required

• 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

• Late Night Young Professionals Lounge – Holiday Photo Night

  Fri, Nov 6 · 5:00 PM · Taubman Museum of Art · Roanoke

  FreeworkshopRegistration required

• $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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• 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

• START: Painting with Value

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

  workshopRegistration requiredAges 10+

• 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

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• 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

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• 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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• 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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• Worrell Gallery Grand Opening

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

  Freeworkshop

• Mend Friend with Top Stitch: 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

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• Ceramic Winter Gnomes / Elves

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

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Art museums in Virginia

• Chrysler Museum of ArtNorfolk, VA10 upcoming · 2 freeOfficial site
• Virginia Museum of Contemporary ArtVirginia Beach, VA16 upcoming · 1 freeOfficial site
• Taubman Museum of ArtRoanoke, VA5 upcoming · 1 freeOfficial site
• Institute for Contemporary Art at Virginia Commonwealth UniversityRichmond, VA3 upcoming · 3 freeOfficial site
• William King Museum of ArtAbingdon, VA33 upcoming · 2 free
• Muscarelle Museum of ArtWilliamsburg, VA9 upcoming · 4 freeOfficial site
• Virginia Quilt MuseumDayton, VA10 upcomingOfficial site
• Museum of Contemporary Art ArlingtonArlington, VA1 upcomingOfficial site
• The Branch Museum of DesignRichmond, VA1 upcomingOfficial site