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MOCA itself evolved from a succession of local art associations: the Virginia Beach Art Association (VBAA, 1952-1971), the Virginia Beach Art Center (1971-1989) and the Virginia Contemporary Art Center (1989-2010). MOCA is located just off the Virginia Beach oceanfront.
As of 1962, it came to light that VBAA and the Boardwalk Art Show were racially segregated, quietly refusing participation to African-American artists [3] — as evidenced specifically by a refusal to admit A.B. "Alec" Jackson (1925-1981), [4] head of the art department of the Virginia State College in Norfolk, who had applied to the 1962 show ...
The Museum of Contemporary Art Arlington (MOCA Arlington) is a non-collecting contemporary art museum and visual arts center in the Virginia Square neighborhood of Arlington County, Virginia, established in 1974. [1]
This list of museums in Virginia, United States, contains museums which are defined for this context as institutions (including nonprofit organizations, government entities, and private businesses) that collect and care for objects of cultural, artistic, scientific, or historical interest and make their collections or related exhibits available for public viewing.
Museum of Contemporary Art (often abbreviated to MCA, MoCA or MOCA) may refer to: Africa. ... Virginia Museum of Contemporary Art, Virginia Beach, ...
The Virginia Museum of Fine Arts (VMFA) is an art museum in Richmond, Virginia, United States, which opened in 1936. The museum is owned and operated by the Commonwealth of Virginia . Private donations, endowments, and funds are used for the support of specific programs and all acquisition of artwork, as well as additional general support.
The Virginia Commission for the Arts (VCA), is the state agency that supports the arts through funding from the Virginia General Assembly and the National Endowment for the Arts. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] The Commission was created in 1968, [ 3 ] is governed by 9 Commissioners appointed to five-year terms by the Governor [ 4 ] [ 5 ] and confirmed by the ...
An art museum houses a permanent collection, whereas a gallery usually hosts a changing program of art exhibitions. However, some university and college art galleries also feature permanent collections or showcase collections owned by the larger institution.