Visual Arts Center
| Founded | 1963 |
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| Founder | Elisabeth Scott Bocock |
| Type | Non-profit Organization |
| 54-0721433 | |
| Focus | Arts Learning |
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Area served
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Central Virginia |
| Product | Arts Education |
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Key people
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Stefanie Fedor, Executive Director; Patty Wilkerson, Board Chair |
| Slogan | Art for Everyone. Creativity for Life. |
| Mission | The Visual Arts Center of Richmond engages the community in the creative process through the visual arts. |
| Website | http://www.visarts.org |
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Formerly called
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Hand Work-Shop |
Visual Arts Center of Richmond, also known as VisArts or Visual Arts Center, (formerly called The Hand Workshop) is a not-for-profit, 501(c)(3) arts center in Richmond, VA. It is located at 1812 West Main Street in Richmond, VA, and was founded in 1963. The organization serves 28,000 people annually and its core programming includes art classes for adults and children, a free admission gallery (True F. Luck Gallery) with at least 6 exhibitions annually, and multiple outreach programs providing arts learning to children and seniors in need. The Visual Arts Center of Richmond places a high priority on making sure that arts learning is accessible to all residents in the Richmond region through free programming, low cost options, and scholarship funds. Approximately 42% of the organization's revenue is dependent upon the donations and contributions of individuals, corporations, foundations, and sponsors in the Richmond region, the State of Virginia, and the United States. In 2012, the Visual Arts Center of Richmond was awarded funding from the National Endowment for the Arts. The organization is also supported by The Virginia Commission for the Arts.
The organization was founded by Elisabeth Scott Bocock and first operated out of a house in Church Hill in Richmond, VA, in The Whitlock House. In 1985, the Center moved to the historic Virginia Dairy building on Main Street. The organization completed renovations to the 30,000 square foot space in 2008, tripling the size of the facility. The Visual Arts Center is one of the largest nongovernmental arts education organizations in Virginia.
The Visual Arts Center of Richmond teaches a broad range of studio classes and workshops. Approximately 5,000 adults and children take classes each year. The center provides opportunities for people to express themselves through clay, wood, fiber, painting, photography, printmaking, glass, metal, drawing, writing and the decorative arts. The Visual Arts Center maintains a teaching roster of over 120 teaching artists. Through other educational workshops, experiences, and gallery exhibitions, the Visual Arts Center serves more than 28,000 individuals annually.
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