March 2024
Museum Trip: National Gallery of Art
In conjunction with our spring exhibition focused on photography, join the Muscarelle on a bus trip to the National Gallery of Art in Washington, D.C. We’ll see some of the most iconic portraits of the 20th century in the National Gallery’s special exhibition, Dorothea Lange: Seeing People. The exhibition addresses Lange’s innovative approaches to picturing people, emphasizing her work on social issues including economic disparity, migration, poverty and racism. We’ll enjoy a guided tour of the Dorothea Lange exhibition with an educator from the National Gallery, then you’ll have free time to explore the rest of the museum and have lunch…
Find out more »The Tiny Art Museum Youth Workshop
The Tiny Art Museum Campus Center March 5 | 9:00 – 12:00 PM You are one of the most sought-after global artists, and your name is as well-known as spaghetti. As we imagine the new Muscarelle Museum, participants will create a miniature gallery and fill it with their own masterpieces. You will be encouraged to sculpt, draw, and paint your gallery space as the class creates the first show for the new museum! This workshop is designed for students between the ages of 6 to 12. Please note the space is limited to 15 participants. All Materials will be provided.…
Find out more »Voice of the Artist: Delita Martin
This spring, the Muscarelle Museum of Art is thrilled to welcome the artist Delita Martin to William & Mary for a week-long residency. First introduced to the William & Mary community through her mixed-media work entitled Carry This In Remembrance of Me, Martin's work addressing slavery and ancestral memory was a focal point in the Muscarelle’s exhibition 1619/2019. Martin's art addresses issues of identity and representation, using a rich vocabulary of recent and historic signs, symbols, and language focusing on the stories of Black women. On campus, Martin will work with the Muscarelle and the Lemon Project to create an…
Find out more »Ancestral Legacy Art Collage Workshop
Ancestral Legacy Art Collage Workshop Sadler Center, James Room March 27 | 5:00 – 8:00 PM In conjunction with the spring residency of artist Delita Martin, we invite community members to join Muscarelle Director of Engagement Steve Prince for a special workshop inspired by the themes and processes used in Delita’s work. She creates large-scale prints onto which she draws, sews, collages, and paints. Her work explores the interconnections between past and present generations, using materials and imagery linked to personal memory and symbology. In this workshop, participants will use a variety of materials to create an original collage that…
Find out more »April 2024
Masterpieces of Italian Renaissance Architecture
The Muscarelle’s spring Selected Topics in Architecture lecture series will focus on the flourishing Renaissance period, when architectural innovation resulted in some of the world’s most breathtaking and magnificent structures. Director David Brashear will present Masterpieces of Italian Renaissance Architecture on April 3 in Tucker Hall Theatre. Perhaps more than in any other art form, the Italian Renaissance in architecture was rooted in a revival — a revisiting and reinterpretation of the buildings of classical antiquity. The buildings conceived by Italian artists in the 15th and 16th centuries, who were frequently pressed into architectural duty, were a collective reflection of the great…
Find out more »Voice of the Photographer: Ron Tarver
The spring 2024 Muscarelle Explorations lecture series will explore the art of photography and its power to tell human stories. For nearly 50 years, photographer Ron Tarver’s work has explored facets of the Black community. As a Pulitzer Prize-winning photojournalist with The Philadelphia Inquirer, he produced photo essays on subjects ranging from double-dutch jump rope to the crack cocaine epidemic of the 1980s. His exhibitions have explored Black architectural legacy and the experiences of Black Veterans, and his most recent project appropriates images his father made in the 1940s-1950s to comment on the current racial climate. His broad range of…
Find out more »Botanical Cyanotypes Workshop
This workshop is sold out; we have added a second session on April 20. This Earth Day, we are Inspired by the work of the first female photographer Anna Atkins, who created photograms to document plants' botanical importance and aesthetic qualities. Students will create their own botanical photographs using the same process. Together, we will explore the local ecosystem, collect samples, and photograph them utilizing the sun. This workshop is designed for people aged 13+. All materials will be provided, and all skill levels are welcome; just bring your imagination! Date: Saturday, April 13, 1 - 3 PM Location: Andrews…
Find out more »World Art Day
The Muscarelle Museum is excited to celebrate World Art Day through collaborative art projects, educational information, and giveaways. Join us on Monday, April 15th from 11am-1pm in the Daily Grind!
Find out more »Opening Reception: America in Black & White
Join us as we celebrate the opening of our next pop-up exhibition at the Stryker Center, America in Black & White: Depression-Era Photographs from the Farm Security Administration. The exhibition includes selected photographs from the New Deal-era project that created a pictorial record of American life between 1935-1944 and launched the careers of notable American photographers such as Walker Evans, Dorothea Lange and Gordon Parks. Browse the exhibition while enjoying refreshments and live music from the Appalachian Music Ensemble! The Stryker Center is located at 412 N. Boundary Street, adjacent to the Williamsburg Regional Library.
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