Celebrate Valentine’s Day with family-friendly artmaking inspired by Back to Front: Artists’ Books by Women. Led by one of Randolph College's student clubs, FRAME, and Maier Volunteers. Please note: this program is for children ages 5 and up. FREE and open to the public.
The 112th Annual Exhibition, Back to Front: Artists’ Books by Women, includes Harriet Bart’s affecting Drawn in Smoke which memorializes individual young immigrant workers, mostly women and girls, who died in the 1911 Triangle Shirtwaist Factory fire. While the disaster set in motion major labor reforms, the workers were largely forgotten. In October 2023 a […]
Drop by between 2 and 4 pm to make a limited-edition button with artist Lyall Harris! Harris is one of the collaborators for The Unapologetic Initiative, an ongoing interactive project that seeks to raise awareness about gender inequality, challenge societal expectations, and empower women. A simple bookmaking activity will also be available. No experience is […]
We have many volunteer opportunities, both behind-the-scenes and public-facing. Support administrative duties such as data entry and filing, clean up automatically generated captions on lecture videos, prepare arts & crafts materials, assist with public programs and family days, greet visitors, lead tours, and more. Volunteers enjoy access to exclusive lectures, tours, demonstrations, workshops, and field […]
On June 13 - June 16, 2024 the Maier Museum is hosting Endstation Theatre Company's new play-reading series featuring five staged readings of new and original scripts about Central Virginia. These readings are an important step in developing material for fully-staged productions, continuing Endstation’s tradition of keeping your story alive. Thursday, June 13 @ 7:30 pm - Good Birth by […]
