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Institute for Contemporary Art at VCU in Richmond (ICA at VCU), also known as the VCU Institute for Contemporary Art at the Markel Center, is an arts center at Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, Virginia. It was designed by architecture firm Steven Holl Architects, and built by Gilbane Building Company. [1]
In 1971, VBAA and the Virginia Beach Museum of Art merged to form the Virginia Beach Arts Center — and operated from a surplus WWII temporary building at Arctic Avenue and 18th Street. In 1989 The Virginia Beach Art Center opened at 2200 Parks Avenue in Virginia Beach, a new 38,000 square foot facility on 9.6 acres at the foot of I-264.
At 17,000 square feet, the facility includes nine exhibition galleries, working studios for twelve artists and two classrooms, and is one of the largest non-federal venues for contemporary art in the Capital Region. Formerly the Arlington Arts Center (AAC), the center rebranded as MOCA Arlington in September 2022. [2]
website, includes the Armory Gallery, gallery in the Holtzman Alumni Center, Norris Hall Art Gallery, Perspective Gallery in the Squires Student Center, Moss Arts Center with three visual arts galleries Virginia War Museum: Newport News: Newport News: Tidewater/Hampton Roads: Military: Documents American military history from 1775 to the present
The VMFA has its origins in a 1919 donation of 50 paintings to the Commonwealth of Virginia by Judge John Barton Payne.During the Great Depression, Payne collaborated with Virginia Governor John Garland Pollard to gain funding from the federal Works Projects Administration under President Franklin D. Roosevelt, to augment state funding and establish the state art museum in 1932. [7]
His latest exhibit, “Indulge Me,” is currently on display at the Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago. In many respect, his exhibit is a retrospective of a fascinating career. Bilal […]
Torpedo Factory Art Center in 2021. The Torpedo Factory Art Center is the former U.S. Naval Torpedo Station, a naval munitions factory on the banks of the Potomac River in Old Town, Alexandria, Virginia which was converted into an art center in 1974. The facility is located at 105 N. Union Street, near the eastern end of King Street. [1]
Big Car Collaborative will turn a 125-year-old building into a museum as part of a multifaceted approach to connect art with the community.