Workshops
All CVA/VFMA workshops are $25 for CVA Members and $45 for non-members. Email Debbie McClintock or call her at 434-394-2394, if you plan to come or for more information.
Workshops
On Saturday, November 16:
CVA will host a workshop by artist Leigh Anne Chambers on abstract painting. The workshop runs from 10 am until 3 pm in the lower level of the Longwood Center for the Visual Arts.
In 1988, Ms. Chambers earned a BFA in Painting from East Carolina University, Greenville, NC. In 2004 she obtained her Arts Administrative Certificate from New York University. In 2010 she was awarded an MFA in Visual Art from Vermont College of Fine Arts, Montpelier, VT. In her professional arts administrator career, she served as Executive Director of Rawls Museum Arts in Courtland for 20 years. Upon winning a VMFA Fellowship in 2022-23, Ms. Chambers’ paintings were exhibited as a solo show in VMFA’s Amuse Restaurant.
Lectures
On Sunday, November 17:
CVA will host a lecture by John Plashal a photographer, speaker and writer. He earned a B.B.A. from James Madison University and an M.B.A. from Virginia Commonwealth University. He will be speaking on :
This is an educational and inspirational lecture that highlights the powerful symbolism of the architecture of Virginia’s Belmead on James, relative to the history of this former plantation that ultimately transformed into two distinctive academic institutions for African Americans, by virtue of the munificence of the heiresses of the Drexel fortune. The fascinating synonymous relationship… .
The lecture will be held at 3pm at the Farmville/Prince Edward Community Library.
On Sunday, December 3:
N. Elizabeth Schlatter will speak on How Does an Exhibition Happen?
Walking into a beautiful exhibition of fine art can present the illusion that it was effortlessly curated and produced out of thin air. Yet countless hours of planning, negotiations, shipping, writing, promotion, and more, take place before a single artwork is hung on the wall and lit properly – all of which require expert skill and equipment. The work continues after the installation, with events, tours, ticketing, etc., and finally, returning all the artworks to their original “homes.” This talk presents the who, what, when, and how of exhibition development and production in small scale galleries and large museums. An optional field trip to the VMFA to consider various exhibitions and installations of the permanent collection is possible upon request.
The lecture will be held at 3pm at the Farmville/Prince Edward Community Library.
N. Elizabeth Schlatter is an independent curator, scholar, and arts administrator, with almost 30 years of experience working in museums, most recently as Deputy Director and Curator of Exhibitions at the University of Richmond Museums, Virginia. Her focus is on modern and contemporary art and on topics related to leadership, curating, and issues specific to university museums. She was a recent president of the College Art Association, the 112-year-old learned society for art, art history, and design. She has a BA in art history from Southwestern University (Georgetown, TX), and an MA in art history from George Washington University (DC).
On Sunday, March 9:
N. Elizabeth Schlatter will speak on
This talk introduces artists, artworks and relevant themes and movements in modern and contemporary art that incorporate text. We will begin by reviewing the historical relationship between art and text, including Egyptian hieroglyphics, medieval manuscripts, and Asian calligraphy. Then we’ll focus on twentieth- and twenty-first-century artists who engage in wordplay, popular culture, as well as…
The lecture will be held at 3pm at the Farmville/Prince Edward Community Library.
N. Elizabeth Schlatter is an independent curator, scholar, and arts administrator, with almost 30 years of experience working in museums, most recently as Deputy Director and Curator of Exhibitions at the University of Richmond Museums, Virginia. Her focus is on modern and contemporary art and on topics related to leadership, curating, and issues specific to university museums. She was a recent president of the College Art Association, the 112-year-old learned society for art, art history, and design. She has a BA in art history from Southwestern University (Georgetown, TX), and an MA in art history from George Washington University (DC).