Join Us In 2021 For Our Next Season of Public Art Tours!
2021 Spring/Summer #SecondSaturday Sketch Crawl Schedule All events are from 1pm-3pm. Visit vbpublicart.org and Virginia Beach Arts on Facebook for event updates. FREE sketching supplies are limited, so arrive early! Saturday, April 10, 2021 We’ll kick off our 2021 #SecondSaturday Sketch Crawl Series in the ViBe Creative District! We’ll gather at the Virginia Museum of Contemporary Art (MOCA…
Experience Virginia Beach Public Art with our #ThirdThursday Tours and Public Art Sketch Crawls!
Are you ready to get outside and DRAW the spectacular features of Virginia Beach? Then make sure to join us for our Public Art Sketch Crawls! All ages and abilities are welcome!We have limited supplies of FREE sketch books, so arrive early! We will start with a brief talk on the history of the area and then it's off to the drawing board!Feel free to bring along snacks, water, a small folding chai…
Color Virginia Beach Public Art from the Comfort of Home!
Our friends at Visit Virginia Beach have put together a beautiful coloring book with some of Virginia Beach's most iconic features, including Public Art! The pieces you can color include Paul Dipasquale's oceanfront statue of "King Neptune," Dale Chihuly's blown glass sculpture "Mille Colori" (which, ironically, means "one thousand colors" in Italian), Aimee Bruce's Mount Trashmore staircase mura…
The Impact of Public Art & Placemaking
Bold, eye-catching public art can transform the spaces we live in. It can take a formerly non-descript space and make it stand out as something special to be remembered. So when you think of the art piece it also brings to mind the place. There’s no telling how many Virginia Beach visitors and residents alike (be honest!) have gathered under the 34 foot, 12.5 ton bronze King Neptune statue that p…
Prismatic Play
New Oceanfront Mural shows a Day at the Beach with Colorful CephalopodsNorfolk artist, Aimee Bruce recently wrapped up work on her brilliant new mural, "Prismatic Play." It's a colorful new addition to the area known as Rudee Loop at the Oceanfront.In April 2019, the City of Virginia Beach Office of Cultural Affairs announced a public call for proposals, and artists from across the country submit…