August 23 – October 2, 2016 - This exhibition features artwork by over 20 contemporary artists as well as a selection of historical works from our Permanent Art Collection.

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August 25 - December 23, 2016 - The AMAM collection is known for works by artists made early in their careers. A sense of geometry and balance is apparent in Brabant Farmyard, with its tight composition and simplified forms. That work’s pastoral subject, muted colors, and fluid brushwork reflect the naturalistic landscape painting prevalent at the time, while the planar quality of the roofs,...

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August 25, 2016 - July 25, 2017 - ​During this exhibit Kevin Beasley will transform a section of Morningside Park into a stage. Beasley will install a trio of large-scale sculptures he refers to as “acoustic mirrors,” incorporating his signature found materials. Each sculpture will feature one of the colors of the African-American flag in the form of found red, black, or green T-shirt...

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August 25, 2016 - July 25, 2017 - Simone Leigh synthesizes the multimedia artist’s recent forays into the public realm with her longstanding interest in African and African-American material culture and female identity. The exhibition, a particularly elaborate imba yokubikira, or kitchen house, stands locked up while its owners live in diaspora, will insert three structur...

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August 25, 2016 - July 25, 2017 - During this exhibition the artist will transform one of the iconic sets of steps in St. Nicholas Park into the site of a ceremonial procession. Untitled (St. Nicholas Park) will frame the steps rising from St. Nicholas Avenue with reflective fringe curtains. Formally similar to the artist’s well-known beaded curtains, and reflecting ...

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August 25, 2016 - July 25, 2017 - Rudy Shepherd will bring to this exhibition the most recent of the artist’s series of sculptures created to dispel people’s feelings of racial prejudice, violence or ordinary disdain by opening them to more compassionate aspects of their personalities. Created from wood, metal and colored concrete at larger-than-human scale, Bl...

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August 26, 2016–January 8, 2017 - This exhibition shows in our society, we are taught to strive for and expect perfection. Yet throughout our lives, we learn as much or more from our flaws and failures as we do from our successes. Less than Perfect celebrates failure and the lessons it teaches. Featuring objects that span more than 2000 years and four continents, this exhibition explores the...

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August 26–December 18, 2016 - This exhibition describes ​how the “Great War” changed the face of the world when it began on July 28, 1914. The story of World War I and the emotions it elicited are told through prints by British and American artists such as Muirhead Bone, Kerr Eby, Childe Hassam, James McBey and Claude Shepperson. The works depict scenes of combat in France and ...

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August 26 - December 18, 2016 - The exhibition features photographic works acquired through significant purchases and gifts, highlights this commitment. The Fralin Museum of Art has demonstrated a dedication to expanding its collection of photography to reflect the diversity and evolution of the medium.

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August 27, 2016 - January 22, 2017 - A major posthumous exhibition honoring artists in Southwestern, Virginia who shaped our artistic landscape today. The artists represented highlight the very best of our community from the 1800s to the very recent past. Working in a variety of media, their work exemplifies the rich and fertile ground that we call home.

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