Letter To The Editor | Art Thrives in a Free and Open Society

by RVA Staff | ART, COMMUNITY, JUSTICE, LETTER TO THE EDITOR, MUSEUM & GALLERY NEWS

Merenda Cecelia, a Richmond-based artist and instructor, was recently dismissed from her teaching position at the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts (VMFA) after reading a statement aloud in class. She describes the statement as a personal expression of artistic and...

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