The Maier Museum of Art
at Randolph College

High School Workshop – Bookmaking: Books That Pop!

Maier Museum of Art at Randolph College 1 Quinlan St., Lynchburg, VA

Artist Jill Jensen will demonstrate several bookmaking formats that have 3D elements, including the Turkish Map Fold, concertina box book, and the origami three square fold book. Participants will create unique sculptural books inspired by Back to Front: Artists’ Books by Women.  Limited seating. FREE to high school students with registration. To REGISTER: Click Here

21st Annual Love at the Maier – Dynamic Duos: Art in Conversation

Maier Museum of Art at Randolph College 1 Quinlan St., Lynchburg, VA

Perfect for a date night! Explore artistic expressions of love in this annual event organized by one of Randolph College's student clubs, FRAME. Guided tours led by FRAMErs, love-themed button-making, and complimentary hors d’oeuvres included. Live music performed by Randolph College students. FREE and open to the public.

Love at the Maier: Family Day

Maier Museum of Art at Randolph College 1 Quinlan St., Lynchburg, VA

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.

Pre-Festival Program for VA Festival of the Book – Art Speak

Maier Museum of Art at Randolph College 1 Quinlan St., Lynchburg, VA

In conjunction with the 112th Annual Exhibition - Back to Front: Artists’ Books by Women, Gary Dop, poet/playwright, Director of Randolph's MFA program, and English faculty, will lead an ekphrastic writing exercise. Dop’s most recent poem, On Dys•coffering Dyslexia at 44, is a 3D poem/object. Artist Lyall Harris will give a tour of the 112th […]

Uncover/Recover: Remembering Women Workers

Maier Museum of Art at Randolph College 1 Quinlan St., Lynchburg, VA

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 […]