Previous Exhibitions

Amanda McCavour: Inside/Out

September 11 to December 31, 2015

Toronto-based artist Amanda McCavour documents the world around her by drawing with thread. She suspends thread drawings of domestic objects and organic forms from the ceiling. The resulting installation is light yet feels solid, evoking both the ethereal and profound nature of memory. McCavour has developed a unique artistic process. She sews into water-soluble material, layering the stitched lines so these thread drawings remain intact when the material dissolves. Two of McCavour’s imaginative installations will transform MOCA's galleries, inviting visitors to recall their own memories of home, place and time. About the Artist: Amanda McCavour holds a BFA in Visual Arts Studio from Y…

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Amanda McCavour. Floating Garden. 2011-2015. Installation view at Virginia MOCA. Thread/Machine Embroidery. Courtesy of the Artist. Photograph by Fresh Look Photography

Sam Hughes: Happenstance

August 7 - November 21, 2015

Opening Reception, Friday, August 7th 5-7pm at MOCA's Satellite Gallery at Towne Pavilion II in conjunction with First Friday ViBe in the new Virginia Beach Creative Arts District. Sam Hughes has had a love affair with photography for about thirty years. This relationship continues to grow as Hughes trawls through Coastal Virginia, finding joy in the arcane, quirky, and abstract. Using a 1969 Polaroid Land Camera and a self-invented process, he has included a new element of chance in his latest body of work. Hughes’ careful eye and inexact process meet to reveal the imperfect and the beautiful. Sam Hughes: Happenstance will be on view at MOCA's Satellite Gallery at Towne Pavilion I…

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11_37°0'52N_76°19'8W. Courtesy of the Artist.

MOCA Faculty Exhibition

June 19 - August 28, 2015

This exhibition celebrates the accomplishments of the Virginia Museum of Contemporary Art’s talented Studio School faculty. Works on view include painting, drawing, pastel, ceramics, photography and mixed media. For more information about Studio School courses for adults, teens, and children please visit the museum website VirginiaMOCA.org or visit the Welcome Desk. …

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Michelle Erickson: Conversations in Clay

May 21 to August 16, 2015

Internationally acclaimed artist, Michelle Erickson creates thought-provoking sculptural works that comment on life in the twenty-first century. Years of scholarly research into lost ceramics arts from the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries inform her narrative works. She infuses these rediscovered arts with social, political and environmental observations to create masterful works that engage and inspire. Michelle Erickson lives and works in Hampton, Virginia. She received her B.F.A from The College of William and Mary. Many prestigious museums have collected her work including the Chipstone Foundation, WI, Victoria & Albert Museum, London, Museum of Art & Design, NY, Seattle Art …

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Michelle Erickson: Conversations in Clay

Michelle Erickson. Fly Knit Dragon Ewer. Hand built sprig molded porcelain and black earthenware. Courtesy of the artist. Photograph by Robert Hunter

Artlab Summer 2015

MAY 21 TO AUGUST 16, 2015

Explore the new exhibitions hands-on in ARTlab! The Butler Gallery (ARTlab) is a space for all ages to discover current exhibiting artists and their processes through interactive activities, fun facts, art making stations and reading materials provided by the Virginia Beach Public Library. Learn about Michelle Erickson’s ceramic process by examining the molds and tools used to create her delicate works of art. Touch examples of ceramic ware in the different stages of the firing process. See what inspires her and create your own inspiration board. Play a game of art telephone inspired by the work of artistic duo Rob and Nick Carter by using images to pass along information to other visitors…

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