

# Event Details

- **Event Name**: 3 in 30 | Portraits by Alvin Lester
- **Event Start and End Date**: Tue, 03 Mar, 2026 at 11:00 am – Tue, 03 Mar, 2026 at 11:30 am
- **Event Description**: Join Dr. Sarah Kennel, the Aaron Siskind Curator of Photography and Director of the Raysor Center, as she explores three portraits made by Alvin Lester, who photographed the people and businesses of Richmond’s historic Black neighborhoods between 1989 and 1991. Drawing on his own family’s history of small business entrepreneurship, Lester examines the enduring presence of “Black Wall Streets” as centers of commerce, culture, and community.

Kennel will discuss this important history and explore how Lester collaborated with his subjects to create intimate portraits that honor the dignity and lasting impact of Richmond’s Black professionals and neighborhoods.

Meet in Cochrane Atrium to participate.

Can't make the in-person session? Register for the virtual session of the tour on Thu, Mar 5, at 11 am: https://bit.ly/4bQE3z9

VMFA’s “3 in 30” programs are offered on the first Tuesday of every month. Curators and educators discuss works in the permanent collection and in special exhibitions, considering different themes found across the collection, artistic movements, or a single artist’s body of work.

“3 in 30” programs are free and open to the public.
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- **Event Categories**: art, exhibitions, fine-arts, business
- **Interested Audience**: 
  - total_interested_count: 47

## Ticket Details

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## Event venue details

- **city**: Richmond
- **state**: VA
- **country**: United States
- **location**: Virginia Museum of Fine Arts
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- **full address**: Virginia Museum of Fine Arts, 2900 Grove Ave, Richmond, VA 23221-2404, United States

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- **organizer**: Virginia Museum of Fine Arts (https://allevents.in/org/virginia-museum-of-fine-arts/20962611)

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## FAQs

- **Q**: When is the event happening?
  - **A:** Tue, 03 Mar, 2026 at 11:00 am
- **Q**: Where is the event happening?
  - **A:** Virginia Museum of Fine Arts, 2900 Grove Ave, Richmond, VA 23221-2404, United States
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- **Q**: What type of event is this?
  - **A:** art, exhibitions, fine-arts, business
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