Collectors Night 2025

Collectors' Night 2025
Saturday, April 26, 2025 at 6pm

Collectors' Night is the Visual Arts Center of Richmond's most significant annual fundraising event. The 400-person gala includes a cocktail reception, a silent auction, and a seated live auction. Proceeds from the event support VisArts' mission and community programs. Grow your contemporary art collection, bid on unique experiences, and connect with your local art community at this lively and impactful event.

To many, VisArts is a meaningful place outside of work, home, and school where individuals can find and build community. Since its founding in 1963, VisArts has grown to impact the lives of more than 50,000 people annually---that's one in five Richmonders. With the help and inspiration of over 220 instructors, VisArts offers more than 1,500 visual and creative arts classes across a wide range of media.

The support received at Collectors' Night is critical for VisArts' daily operations. If you can't make it to the event, there are other ways you can participate and support remotely. Please contact Matt Blakley, VisArts' Director of Development for more information: [email protected]

Honor the Distinguished Service Awardee, Joel Ray

Consider making a donation to the Visual Arts Center of Richmond in honor of this year's Distinguished Service Awardee, Joel Ray. The Distinguished Service Award recognizes a longtime friend of VisArts who has demonstrated a sustained and extraordinary commitment to the organization. All donations are 100% tax deductible.

Honor DSA Recipient

Honor the Shelly Shepherd Master Teacher, JC Gilmore-Bryan

Consider making a donation to the Visual Arts Center of Richmond in honor of this year's Shelly Shepherd Master Teacher Award recipient. Each year, the Shelly Shepherd Master Teacher Award goes to an instructor who exemplifies the organization's mission through their excellence, creativity and dedication to their students. All donations are 100% tax deductible.

Honor Master Teacher