“Stitch Together: A Community Quilt” Neighborhood Utility Box Art Project with Virginia Beach Students
Brand new utility box art wraps were recently installed in multiple locations around Virginia Beach! In "Stitch Together: A Community Quilt," students from Bayside, Rosemont and Bettie F. Williams Elementary Schools teamed up with local artist Jennifer Hand to create the art wraps, as part of a continuing Virginia Beach Public Art Residency Program between the Virginia Beach Cultural Affairs De…
VBCPS Artist Residency- Bayside Middle School
Students from Bayside 6th Grade Campus and Bayside Middle School installed their artwork at Williams Farm Park on April 8, 2022, marking the culmination of the “Lift Up Your Voice” Virginia Beach City Public Schools (VBCPS) artist residency. The program was the result of a partnership between the Virginia Beach Cultural Affairs Department and VBCPS, pairing artist Kevin Orlosky with students…
A Community of One
The Virginia Beach Cultural Affairs Department and the Department of Housing and Neighborhood Preservation are excited to announce the completion of public art murals, "Community of One," the first installment of the "Brushworks" arts employment program. The murals were designed and installed by Housing Resource Center (HRC) residents in collaboration with professional artist, Nadd Harvin, and vo…
VBPD/VBCPS Art Walk- A Student Perspective
After nearly a year in the making, the Virginia Beach Police Department (VBPD) unveiled its relationship-inspired student "Art Walk," located outside of the 4th Precinct Command at 5152 Lobaugh Drive. Student artists from Virginia Beach City Public Schools (VBCPS) within the jurisdiction of the 4th Precinct painted murals that demonstrate school pride, their interpretation of what a positive poli…
We Bloom Together
Corporate Landing Elementary School’s “We Bloom Together”In May, 2019, artist Christopher Revels worked with Corporate Landing Elementary School art teacher, Anne Campbell and third grade students to design and create, “We Bloom Together.” A larger-than-life flower garden, the installation is made of recycled collage materials stretching more than eight feet in length with multiple four-foot-tall…