Virginia Beach International Art and Light Festival Feasibility Study
CITY OF VIRGINIA BEACH LAUNCHES FEASIBILITY STUDY OF INTERNATIONAL ART AND LIGHT FESTIVAL Virginia Beach Cultural Affairs Department Seeks Public Input The City of Virginia Beach is exploring the feasibility of bringing an international art and light festival to the city. Members of the public are asked to provide feedback on whether this project would be of interest to the community and pot…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…