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A juried exhibition open to legal residents of Virginia, 18+
Prizes: First Place: $5,000 | Second Place: $3,000 | Third Place: $2,000
Entry Deadline: August 1, 2025
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Expanded Horizons: Native American Creativity at the Intersection of Culture and Art
June 28, 2025 — October 13, 2025
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Youth Camp: Painting from Observation (5-day)
Youth Camp: Painting from Observation (5-day)
Monday, July 21, 2025
9:00 AM
Workshop
Muscarelle Summer Youth Art Camp
Muscarelle Summer Youth Art Camp
Monday, July 28, 2025
9:00 AM
Workshop
Teen Metal Casting Camp
Teen Metal Casting Camp
Monday, August 4, 2025
9:00 AM
Workshop
Youth Camp: Portrait Bust in Clay
Youth Camp: Portrait Bust in Clay
Friday, August 22, 2025
10:00 AM
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On View

Expanded Horizons: Native American Creativity at the Intersection of Culture and Art

June 28, 2025 — October 13, 2025
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Haiti to Harlem: Toussaint L’Ouverture & Jacob Lawrence

June 7, 2025 — January 4, 2026
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Founding the Alma Mater of the Nation

February 7, 2025 — August 18, 2025
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18th-20th Century American Paintings

February 7, 2025 — June 7, 2026
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18th-20th Century European Paintings

June 28, 2025 — March 8, 2026
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20th-21st Century Abstraction

July 3, 2025 — August 17, 2025
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Upcoming

Liquid Commonwealth: The Art and Life of Water in Virginia

November 14, 2025 — February 15, 2026
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Collection Highlights

The permanent collection at the Muscarelle dates from 1732 and has grown to nearly 8,000 objects.

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Group of People
MYERS, JEROME
n.d.
Watercolor and graphite
8 5/16 x 10 13/16 ins. (21.5 x 27.5 cm)
Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Barry Downes, Grandson of the Artist, courtesy of Kraushaar Galleries, New York
L’arrestation de Charlotte Corday (The Arrest of Charlotte Corday)
Attributed to GUÉRIN, JEAN-BAPTISTE PAULIN
1810 - 1830
Oil on canvas
Sight: 37 x 48 1/4 ins. (94 x 123 cm)
Gift of Patricia R. Van Zandt
Mother and Child
CADMUS, PAUL
1935
Etching
Sheet: 7 15/16 x 5 7/8 ins. (20.2 x 12.4 cm); Plate: 4 7/16 x 3 7/16 ins. (11.3 x 8.8 cm)
Gift of Ralph H. Wark
Untitled
YOKOTA, DAISUKE
2022
Archival pigment print
71 x 57 ins. (180.3 x 144.8 cm)
Purchase, Julian W. Fore Muscarelle Endowment
The Virgin and Child on a Crescent Moon
UNKNOWN, Southern Netherlandish School
c. 1525 - 1550
Oil on oak panel
Panel: 13 x 9 ins. (33 x 22.8 cm); Framed: 16 1/8 x 12 1/4 ins. (41 x 31 cm)
Acquired with funds from the Board of Visitors Muscarelle Museum of Art Endowment
Platter
JACK, MARLENE
1977
Raku-fired stoneware
4 x 18 x 18 ins. (10.2 x 45.7 x 45.7 cm)
Purchase, Acquired with funds from the Gene A. and Mary A. Burns Bequest
The Madonna of the Swallow
CARRACCI, ANNIBALE
1587
Engraving printed with tone on laid paper
Sheet: 6 1/2 x 5 1/8 ins. (16.4 x 13.0 cm); Image: 6 3/8 x 4 7/8 ins. (16.1 x 12.3 cm)
Purchase, Acquired with funds from the Gene A. and Mary A. Burns Bequest
Netsuke of a smiling elephant
UNKNOWN
c. 1900
Ivory
1 3/8 h. x 1 w. x 2 ins. d. (3.4 x 2.6 x 5.0 cm)
Gift of June and Joseph Hennage

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UTAGAWA TOKOKUNI, Untitled Kabuki scene, c. 1815, Woodblock print, Sheet: 15 3/8 x 31 ins. (39.0 x 78.7 cm), Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Henry Sullivan

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