GALLERY TOURS
ART TALK
Join VBMA education staff and docents from the comfort of your home for an in-depth focus on select artworks from the Avery to Warhol exhibition and the permanent collection. This program will take place on the third Wednesday of each month via Zoom. Zoom presentations will include 45-60 minutes of careful looking and discussion.
Art Talk will be presented via Zoom, so be sure to familiarize yourself with this format: https://support.zoom.us/hc/en-us/articles/206618765-Zoom-Video-Tutorials.
October 21 | 12pm | Fall into Art
Celebrate the change of seasons with a discussion of artworks that evoke the rustle of leaves and the crisp bite of wind, or the bounty of harvest and golden glow of shorter days.
FREE for members and non-members
Space is limited; registration is required.
November 18 | 12pm | Art and Appetite
Food is a staple of life and has been a staple in artworks since antiquity. Discover the personal and universal themes that resonate in artworks that portray food.
FREE for members and non-members
Space is limited; registration is required.
December 16 | 12pm | Light and Shadow
During the month with the shortest day of the year, explore the ways that the key visual elements of light and shadow generate meaning in artworks, from the representational to the abstract.
FREE for members and non-members
Space is limited; registration is required.
Edward Willis Redfield, The Delaware Valley, c. 1906, Oil on canvas, 32-1/8 x 40-3/16 in, Museum Purchase with funds provided by the Athena Society
Susan Martin, Tomatomatoes, 1998, Acrylic on canvas, 30 x 40 in., Museum Purchase with funds provided by the Dorothy Gay Poole Endowment
Frederick Childe Hassam, Nocturne – Big Ben, 1898, Oil on canvas, 10 ½ x 14 in., Gift of Betty and Whitney MacMillan
GALLERY DOCENT TOURS
*Tours are temporarily canceled until further notice*
2pm daily during regular museum hours
Join a free gallery tour with a Museum docent to explore highlights from the Museum’s collection or a special exhibition. Tours are free with museum admission.