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MRAA SERENITY EXHIBIT AT GLENMORE YOGA & WELLNESS CENTER, SPRING-SUMMER 2021
To help create an environment that is soothing, you may have been lucky enough to visit our exhibition entitled serenity. There you found calming pieces to enhance your life. A spring-summer show at Glenmore Yoga and Wellness Center (map) opened May 6, 2021 and continued through July 7th. This show,…
The Classical Aesthetic – Paul Candido, Meeting June 12, 2021
From the Van Eyck brothers’ early fifteenth century breathtaking masterpiece, the Ghent altarpiece, up through to the exquisite late nineteenth century salon paintings of Adolphe-William Bouguereau, oil painting followed a relatively uniform pattern of study and execution. It was a time-consuming procedure (DaVinci reportedly took five years to complete the…
Maymont in May! Paint-Out and Gathering for Our Meeting May 8th, 2021
Our May meeting was held on the gorgeous grounds of Maymont, a 100-acre Victorian estate and public park. Members enjoyed chatting in the sunshine and ingesting huge amounts of sugary doughnuts, cookies and strawberries. May 8, 10am Meeting Free admission and continental brunch for all MRAA members. Where to meet:…
Artists as Teachers – Twyla Kitts Zoom Meeting Apr 10th, 2021
Apr 10, 10am-12pm Twyla Kitts “Artists as Teachers” For our April program, Twyla Kitts, artist in her own right, and Teacher Programs Educator at The Virginia Museum of Fine Arts will present “Artists as Teachers”. This virtual tour looks at how artists such as Robert Henri, Thomas Hart Benton, and…
heartspace studios – March 2021 Meeting with Lorraine Meade
Members enjoyed a wonderful virtual tour of Lorraine Meade’s North Chesterfield lakefront studio space, Heartspace Studios. After the tour, Lorraine gave us a demo of her tools, materials, and process of creating mosaics. Watch the video here.
Members’ Annual Juried Show at Crossroads
-VIEW THE VIDEOS - MRAA exhibited the members' finest work in our annual juried show at Crossroads Art Center. This year's exhibit was in the Sidecar Gallery. The show featured original works of art in this showcase of our annual work. Crossroads Art Center is open to the public for…
Reawakening Show At Suntrust Center
Reception and Holiday Celebration 2020 MRAA held a show of member work with the theme Reawakening. View the Video. SHOW ANNOUNCEMENT: It seems that in this cooler fall season many of us yearn to leave our quarantine caves and reenter the world... and somehow it seems like reawakening. Like seeing…
Sep 12 – Paintout at Wilton House, Our First Meeting of the Season Was Huge Success!
Over 20 members enjoyed the gorgeous grounds of the Wilton House and Museum, a 1750 landmark, which was our destination for our opening meeting of the season. We gathered to paint outdoors, en plein air, and enjoy the early fall weather. Wilton is built in the Georgian style of architecture,…
Member Discount at Frame Destination
Now members will be able to automatically get 10% off their entire order at Frame Destination. Members wishing to get the discount need to set up an account with Frame Destination, and request the discount as a member of Metropolitan Richmond Artists Association (MRAA) and your account will be noted…