Talks

Renowned artist Titus Kaphar will discuss his artistic practice and body of work. At VMFA, Kaphar has several pieces featured in Titus Kaphar and Junius Brutus Stearns: Pictures More Famous than the Truth, which opens February 14, and in Giants: Art from the Dean Collection of Swizz Beatz and Alicia Keys, which closes March 1.

Join us for a conversation between artist Derrick Adams and VMFA's Valerie Cassel Oliver, Sydney and Frances Lewis Family Curator of Modern and Contemporary Art. They will explore Adams's studio practice and his determined effort to provide a creative haven for Black artists through The Last Resort Artist Retreat, his project in Baltimore, Maryland.

You can see Adams's work at VMFA in the exhibition Giants: Art from the Dean Collection of Swizz Beatz and Alicia Keys and in the museum's 21st Century Galleries.

To watch from home, you can livestream this event.
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IMAGE Derrick Adams's Floater 74, pictured here in the Giants exhibition, is among his works on view at VMFA.

Literature and fine art come together at VMFA’s African American Read-In. See and hear notable figures from the greater Richmond community deliver prose and poetry readings throughout the galleries. This powerful display of storytelling pairs evocative and powerful works by African American artists and authors.

The National African American Read-In is sponsored by the Black Caucus of the National Council of Teachers of English and endorsed by the International Literacy Association.

Join Dr. Lisa Brody, the Jack and Mary Frable Curator of Ancient Art, and Karen Daly, Senior Manager of Provenance Research, for a conversation about the provenance of ancient works of art, VMFA's provenance-related collection research, and the importance of due diligence in the preservation of cultural heritage. The discussion will cover recent repatriations made from VMFA to Türkiye and other Mediterranean countries. It will also address how VMFA prioritizes research on antiquities in its permanent collection, as well as potential acquisitions, and how international collaborations can lead to exciting new exchanges of ideas and objects. The Mary Ann Frable Lecture is presented annually by a distinguished scholar to foster the study and appreciation of ancient Mediterranean art and is supported by the Jack and Mary Ann Frable Fund for Ancient Art.

IMAGE: Wall Plaque, ca. 550 BC, Unknown Artist, polychromed terracotta. Virginia Museum of Fine Arts, Adolph D. and Wilkins C. Williams Fund. 78.62.1