Birthday Parties

BIRTHDAY PARTIES

BIRTHDAY PARTY APPLICATIONS ARE CLOSED AT THIS TIME AND WILL REOPEN IN MID-MAY 2023.   

Host a birthday party at the Visual Arts Center of Richmond and treat 12* people (ages 5+) to a private art class in one of VisArts’ studios!

Enjoy instruction by a professional artist, one and a half hours of project time, a half hour for cake, plus half an hour for set-up and clean-up. Each person leaves with a take-home art project and a VisArts party favor. You are responsible for bringing cake, snacks, paper products and serving utensils.

Are you an adult looking to host a birthday party for yourself? We can do that too, just fill out the form below!

Pick an Art Project

Note: many projects can be catered to the birthday person’s interests! (Examples: Dinosaurs! Sloths! Unicorns!)

Older birthday friends will have more complicated projects and can work with the birthday coordinator to plan.

Clay:

  • Hand Building (ages 5+)
  • Wheel Throwing (ages 12+, 12 student max)

Fiber:

  • Cardboard Loom Weaving (ages 7+)
  • Machine Sewn Pillows (ages 9+, 8 student max)
  • Embroidery (ages 11+)
  • Needle Felting (ages 11+)

Printmaking:

  • Monoprinting (ages 5+)
  • Carved Rubber Stamps (ages 11+)
  • Screen Printing Tote Bags or Posters (ages 11+, 10 student max)

Letterpress:

  • Lego Letterpress (ages 11+, 8 student max)

Sculpture:

  • Shrinky Dinks (ages 5+)
  • Found Object Sculpture (ages 7+)
  • Cardboard Sculpture (ages 9+)

Metals + Jewelry:

  • Beaded Bracelets (ages 5+, 12 student max)
  • Small Wire Sculpture (ages 7+, 12 student max)
  • Metal Stamping (ages 9+, 12 student max)

Glass:

  • Stained Glass Ornaments (ages 11+, 10 student max)
  • Flame Worked Glass Pendants (ages 15+, 5 student max)

Painting + Drawing:

  • Painting in Watercolor or Acrylic (ages 5+)
  • Comics (ages 9+)
  • Pen + Ink Drawing (ages 9+)

Digital:

  • GIF Making (ages 11+, 8 student max)
  • Stop Motion Animation (ages 11+, 8 student max)

Writing:

  • Zines (ages 11+)
  • Book Making (ages 9+)

Darkroom:

  • Photograms (ages 11+, 10 student max)

How to Book a Birthday Party

Birthday parties can be scheduled on any day of the week. Dates + times depend on studio and instructor availability. Parties are $250 for VisArts members and $275 for the general public. **For an additional $75 dollars, you can have up to 20 students.

To book a party, please fill out this form and our Education Manager will get back with you as soon as possible. 

BIRTHDAY PARTY APPLICATIONS ARE CLOSED AT THIS TIME AND WILL REOPEN IN MID-MAY 2023.