The ICA, including the Abby Moore Cafe, will be closed from Friday, April 17 to Monday, April 20 for our annual gala, cafe hours will resume April 21. Galleries will reopen May 1 for MFA Thesis Round 2.
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First Friday

Night shot of the ICA from Belvidere street with Cauleen Smith's rainbow-coloured windows.

First Friday

Friday, May 3

4:00 PM–9:00 PM

Join us on the first Friday of each month for extended gallery hours and food & beverages at Ellwood’s Cafe at ICA, plus FREE tours, performances, and other special events. Galleries, shop and cafe open until 9 pm.

4 pm | Provocations Performance: Paul Rucker

5–9 pm | Talk / Tour / Sketch
Drop-in tour with Student Guides and in-gallery sketching opportunity. Supplies provided!

6 pm | 3-in-30
Explore 3 works of art in 30 minutes with an ICA Student Guide.

6:30 pm | Irena Haiduk + Joshua Simon: Tableau Économique Discussion
A conversation about our inaugural Dialogues series exhibition and publication. Co-sponsored by the VCUarts Department of Graphic Design.

7 pm | Provocations Performance: Paul Rucker

7:30 pm | Oration: Yugoexport Articles of In-Corporation
As part of Dialogues, an orator will read aloud from the incorporation documents of Yugoexport, the “blind, non-aligned oral corporation” created by artist Irena Haiduk.

Provocations Performance: Paul Rucker

Free, no tickets required

Friday, May 3 – May 4

performance

Irena Haiduk: Tableau Économique Discussion and Oration

Friday, May 3

6:30 PM–8:00 PM

event

Talk/Tour/Sketch

Saturdays + Sundays 2–4 pm

Saturday, May 4 – May 26

event

 

Cauleen Smith: Give It or Leave It

Saturday, Feb 16 – May 5, 2019

exhibition

Dialogues: Irena Haiduk + Martine Syms

Saturday, Feb 16 – May 12, 2019

exhibition


First Fridays at the ICA are made possible by the generous support of the VCU Foundation.

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