Art History Classes

Tue, Jun 6, 13, 20 & 27,  11 am–12:15 pm (4 sessions) | Registration on Zoom required.
Craig Reynolds, Ph.D, Associate Professor of Art History, Northern Virginia Community College

This class will survey the art and architecture of Iberia, with a focus on examples that demonstrate synthesis and interchange born from Muslim and Christian control of this region. These include art objects such as ceramics, tiles, and metalwork, major architectural works in Lisbon, Seville,Cordoba, and Granada as well as European and Islamic artworks from VMFA's permanent collection.

$90 (VMFA members $75)

Wed, Jun 7, 14, 21, 28 & Jul 12,19,  2–3 pm (6 sessions) | Pauley Center Parlor
Dr. Donald Schrader, Adjunct Professor of Art History, University of Mary Washington

The late Middle Ages in Italy was a time of turmoil and crisis; a time of war, a time of plague, a time of alarming division in the church. Among the responses to these challenges was the development of visual art of a new and astonishing complexity meant for an audience that was wider and more sophisticated than any that had come before. In this series we will see new churches -- cathedrals in cities such as Pisa, Siena, and Florence -- that were monuments to civic independence as much as to religion; a renewal of sculpture led by Nicola Pisano and his son Giovanni; and the flowering of an exceptional school of painting, whose most famous exponent was Giotto di Bondone.

$90 (VMFA members $75)

Wed, Jun 21, 1–2:30 pm (1 session) | Conference Room
Alexis Assam, Regenia A. Perry Assistant Curator of Global Contemporary Art

Join exhibition curator Alexis Assam for a closer look at Whitfield Lovell: Passages. Explore the works that make up the most comprehensive exhibition to date of the contemporary artist's masterful conte crayon drawings, assemblages, and multi-sensory installations that focus on aspects of African American history.

$30 (VMFA members $25)

Wed, Jun 21, 6–7:30 pm (1 session) |Registration on Zoom required.
Alexis Assam, Regenia A. Perry Assistant Curator of Global Contemporary Art

Join exhibition curator Alexis Assam for a closer look at Whitfield Lovell: Passages. Explore the works that make up the most comprehensive exhibition to date of the contemporary artist's masterful conte crayon drawings, assemblages, and multi-sensory installations that focus on aspects of African American history.

$30 (VMFA members $25)

Wed, Jun 28, 12–1:30 pm (1 session) | Conference Suite and Galleries
Dr. Sarah Eckhardt, Associate Curator of Modern and Contemporary Art, VMFA

This one-part class will focus on works of art in Benjamin Wigfall and Communications Village, which reveal Wigfall's dedication to creating a unique space where leading African American artists of the era could engage with the local community while experimenting with printmaking as an art form. Price includes admission to the exhibition.

$30 (VMFA members $25)

Wed, Jun 28, 6–7:30 pm (1 session) | Registration on Zoom required. 
Dr. Sarah Eckhardt, Associate Curator of Modern and Contemporary Art, VMFA

This one-part class will focus on works of art in Benjamin Wigfall and Communications Village, which reveal Wigfall's dedication to creating a unique space where leading African American artists of the era could engage with the local community while experimenting with printmaking as an art form. 

$25 (VMFA members $20)