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Sunday, April 30

Visitors in the exhibition “Athena LaTocha: The Past Never Sleeps.” Photo by Sandra Sellars, © 2023 Virginia Museum of Fine Arts. “Bulbancha (Green Silence)”, 2019, Athena LaTocha (American, born 1969), ink, Mississippi River mud, and Spanish moss on paper, 132 x 204 in.

In this installation of monumental works on paper, Athena LaTocha invites viewers to meditate on the landscape as a geographic space, a repository of...

RVA The Fan , Free
ELEPHANT & PIGGIE'S “WE ARE IN A PLAY!”
Virginia Repertory Theatre

The imagination of Mo Willems returns to the stage in this rollicking, vaudevillian romp, perfect for introducing young people to the joy of putting on a...

$, $$
MURRMUR: MISREAD UNREAD READ RE-READ MISREAD UNREAD RE-READ

Feb 24, 2023 – Jul 16, 2023 Misread Unread Read Re-read Misread Unread Re-read (MURRMUR) is a ten-month exhibition series expanding how we think about...

Free
VMFA Distance Learning for Grades 3–12 and College Classrooms

Bring VMFA into your classroom with the Evans Distance Learning Program. Video-conference with a museum educator for a facilitated experience in the...

Free
Virtual Event
Introductions - a group show by the Boxcar Art Group
6am

An inaugural group show organized by Boxcar Art Group. The opening reception is on Friday (April 28) from 6 to 8 pm Artists Include: Andromeda Calkins,...

RVA Southside
I See Me Play in RVA!
10am

I See Me Play in RVA!, is a free event for families on Sunday, April 30, 2023 at City Stadium. This community event will offer tons of opportunities for...

Island of Dreams by:  Elizabeth Caffery
Art Works Gallery
11am

Visit these new exhibits and 80 working artist studios Tuesday – Sunday, 11 am – 5pm. The student exhibit continues through May 13th, the other exhibits...

RVA Downtown, RVA Southside , Free
Let's Talk About this Elephant in the Room, Shall We?" by Helene Ruiz 16x20 acrylic on canvas 2022
Anne’s Visual Art Studio
12pm

Join us for Breaking Ground: Mixed Media Group Exhibition Curated by Helene Ruiz. Opening Reception is First Friday April 7, 2023 from 6-9PM with Live Music...

RVA Arts District, RVA Downtown , Free
Ceramic by Jenny Reed
Artspace
12pm

Artspace presents four solo exhibitions by artists whose past experiences have formed their present aesthetics from April 28 - May 20, 2023. The opening...

Free
Church Tours
St. John's Church
12:30pm

Hear Our Story. Visit St. John's Church, the location of the Second Virginia Convention, and hear the fascinating story of Patrick Henry and his 'Liberty or...

RVA Downtown, RVA East End , $
RENT
3pm

VCUarts Theatre presents Rent, Jonathan Larson's iconic award-winning musical that shaped a generation of audiences and taught us all to measure our life in...

Prices Vary

Sunday, April 30