A Holiday Gift From VMFA

Through January 2, the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts will offer twin tickets to see two critically acclaimed photography exhibitions—Ansel  Adams: Compositions in Nature; and Man Ray: The Paris Years. Visitors purchasing tickets to both exhibitions online or at the museum will receive 40 percent off.

“As the only art museum in the United States open 365 days a year with free general admission, we want the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts to be a place of beauty, inspiration, respite and celebration for our visitors throughout the year, including the holidays,” says Alex Nyerges, VMFA’s director and CEO. “We hope all of our visitors will take advantage of this unique ticket combination and see these exhibitions showcasing two of America’s most influential photographers while enjoying time with loved ones this holiday season.”

“Compositions in Nature” features iconic landscape images and rarely seen early photographs by the renowned artist and environmental conservationist whose work advanced photography as an art form. Through Ansel Adams’ use of light and shadow and emphasis on visual details, textures and patterns, his works evoke an emotional response and a greater appreciation of nature from its viewers.  

“Man Ray: The Paris Years” focuses on the innovative portrait photographs that the American artist made in the French capital between 1921 and 1940. Shortly after his arrival in July 1921, Man Ray (the pseudonym of Emmanuel Radnitzky) embarked on a sustained campaign to document the international avant-garde in Paris in a series of remarkable portraits that established his reputation as one of the leading photographers of his era. The exhibition includes more than 100 portraits of such cultural luminaries as Berenice Abbott, André Breton, Jean Cocteau, Marcel Duchamp, Ernest Hemingway, James Joyce, Lee Miller, Pablo Picasso, Ruby Richards, Wallis Simpson and Gertrude Stein. 

For more information please visit www.VMFA.museum 

Virginia Museum of Fine Arts

200 North Arthur Ashe Boulevard

Richmond, VA 23220

Phone: (804) 340-1400

Recent Works by Jennifer Holloway Bopst 

Recommended for Ages 4 & Up, recent works Jennifer Holloway Bopst will  be on display at Eric Schindler Gallery through December 23. Of her work, Jennifer writes, “The human form is the foundation of my work. Figures are given autonomous reign of the canvas to engage the viewer's imagination with direct eye contact as a focal point for subjective interpretation.’

Eric Schindler Gallery

2305 East Broad Street

Richmond, VA 23223

(804) 644-5005

Art Exhibits at the Main Richmond Public Library

The Gellman Room features color and black-and-white images of a variety of subjects by the contributing members of the Focus Group Camera Club.

In the Dooley Foyer, visit “City Street Life:  Seen by Three”—six street experiences, each illustrated by three Richmond artists, Steve Ferretti, Lisa Lezell Levine and Ed Tepper.

In Dooley Hall, experience “Friends in the Streets: an artist’s view on homelessness”, a four-year project, through which the artist, Connie de Bordenave, reveals the dignity, diversity and worth of each of the people she met on the streets. 

On the 2nd Floor Gallery you’ll find “Full Circle”, mixed media collages ranging from natural sciences, the nocturnal sky, and surreal scenarios by Gina Catlin.

Paintings by Jordan Flower are on display in the Dooley Foyer Atrium. 

Richmond Public Library

101 E. Franklin Street

Richmond, VA  23219