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A new theatrical, acrobatic circus made its debut this month beneath a big top tent at Rudee Inlet.
Act Like An Egyptian
For Kids Ages 7–13
Here's a chance for kids to spend a week this summer thinking of mummies and pharaohs, hieroglyphs and pyramids at a summer arts camp presented by Virginia Stage Company and The Chrysler Museum.
Today the national Blue Star Museum program will kick off with special events at the Smithsonian American Art Museum. Under that program, more than 1,800 museums all across the country will provide free admission to military families from Memorial Day through Labor Day.
The summer session of courses at the Hermitage Visual Arts Studio begins June 29 with courses in ceramics, fiber arts, gardening, drawing, and mixed media. Online registration is available at thehermitagemuseum.org.
The summer session of courses at the Hermitage Visual Arts Studio begins June 29 with courses in ceramics, fiber arts, gardening, drawing, and mixed media. Online registration is available at thehermitagemuseum.org.
First Sunday of Each Month
June 2, July 7, Aug 4, 2013
1 – 4 pm at Art Education Center
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Ages 8 – 17, art activites take place in Studio 1
Ages 3 – 7, art activities take place in Studio 2 - Recommended for families with children ages 3 - 17
Richmond
2 sessions, June 6 &13
Thursdays, 6:30-8p.m.
Enrollment limit: 25
$40 (VMFA members $30)
From the camera obscura to GeorgeEastman’s famous Kodak with its slogan, “You push the button, we do the rest,” this class explores photography’s explosive first 100 years.
Richmond
6 sessions, June 5, 12, 19, 26 & July 10, 17 (no class July 3)
Wednesdays, 2-3 p.m.
Enrollment limit: 50
$95 (VMFA members $75)
France was the undisputed leader of Western culture from the middle of the 17th century until the end of the old order.
Painting with Light: German Expressionist Cinema
4 sessions, June 5, 12, 19, 26
Wednesdays, 1-4 p.m.
Enrollment limit: 50
$85 (VMFA members $70)
The “off kilter” graphic richness of Expressionist painting helped spawn the golden era of German Cinema, 1919 – 1933.
Richmond
4 sessions, June 4, 11, 18, 25
Tuesdays, 1-2:30 p.m.
Enrollment limit: 25
Several Mesoamerican cultures thrived in the New World prior to the arrival of Europeans, with the Aztec empire being the last to fall in the year 1521.