Art & Culture

In 2007, Richard Stravitz decided to open the Stravitz Art Gallery on Laskin Road in Virginia Beach, VA so he could showcase his talent while helping to support local artists here in the Hampton Roads area do the same. His studio is downstairs in the gallery so you can see the Master Sculptor at work. As often said by many, this Gallery brings a “So Ho” feel to the Virginia Beach Oceanfront area with its high ceilings and chrome industrial piping. On Saturday March 23rd the Stravitz Fine Art Gallery hosted Resurfacing: The Art of John Alan Stock. John Alan Stock is an American artist, currently residing in Virginia.  He graduated with a Bachelors of Architecture from The Ohio State University with minor study in Fine Arts.  Given his career in urban planning and archite...

The Chrysler Museum of Art will explore the heights of the American watercolor movement in Watercolor: An American Medium. The exhibition features spectacular works by the leading watercolor artists of the 19th century as well as modern artists. The exhibition includes selections from the Chrysler Museum of Art’s collection of works on paper, as well as works borrowed from collections throughout Hampton Roads, including the Hampton University Museum and several private owners. Because the watercolors in the Chrysler’s collection are especially sensitive to light, they are only displayed for limited periods to preserve the richness of their color.  This exhibition offers a rare opportunity to view some of the Chrysler’s hidden gems. “Bringing together these works from the Ch...

NOW SHOWING AT THE CHRYSLER MUSEUM OF ART IN NORFOLK, VA FROM SEP 28, 2018. - JAN 27, 2019. Henri Farré documented the birth of military aviation with unusual panache. Born in France, Henri Farré (1871-1934) trained in Paris and was a successful portrait painter in Buenos Aires before returning home in 1914 to serve his country by painting the Air Force. He flew almost every day and devised dramatic new compositions of airfields, aircraft, and the unprecedented aerial combat of the time. The Chrysler Museum marks the 100th anniversary of the end of the First World War with Henri Farré and the Birth of Combat Aviation. The Chrysler is pleased to collaborate with the Military Aviation Museum in Virginia Beach, which owns nearly half of Farré’s combat paintings.