

# Event Details

- **Event Name**: Art History Class | Giant Steps: Collecting, Power, and Presence
- **Event Start and End Date**: Thu, 22 Jan, 2026 at 03:30 pm – Thu, 22 Jan, 2026 at 05:00 pm
- **Event Description**: Join Dr. Kymberly S. Newberry for this one-part class that explores "Giants: Art from the Dean Collection of Swizz Beatz and Alicia Keys" through the lens of collecting as an act of cultural liberation and creative vision. The Deans, Swizz Beatz and Alicia Keys, have built a collection that celebrates legacy and the living power of Black contemporary art. Their collection of art reframes what it means to build power through presence, vision, and care.

The class includes an overview of select works and brief videotaped commentary from the Deans on their collecting philosophy. We will conclude in the gallery, engaging directly with the art and ideas that define these contemporary giants.

Click "Find Tickets" to register for "Giant Steps: Collecting, Power, and Presence"

Dr. Newberry is an art historian and curator specializing in contemporary African American and African diaspora art. She is Visiting Curator and Professor of Contemporary African Art History at the University of Richmond, bringing scholarship to life through exhibitions, teaching, and public programs.
- **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/richmond/art-history-class-|-giant-steps-collecting-power-and-presence/200029477363551
- **Event Categories**: art, workshops, exhibitions, fine-arts, dance
- **Interested Audience**: 
  - total_interested_count: 13

## Ticket Details

- **Ticket URL**: https://www.vmfa.museum/classes/giant-steps-collecting-power-and-presence?utm_source=AllEvents.in&utm_medium=event-discovery-platform&utm_campaign=richmond-events

## Event venue details

- **city**: Richmond
- **state**: VA
- **country**: United States
- **location**: 200 N Arthur Ashe Blvd, Richmond, VA, United States, Virginia 23220
- **lat**: 37.5557
- **long**: -77.47455
- **full address**: 200 N Arthur Ashe Blvd, Richmond, VA, United States, Virginia 23220

## Event Organizer details

- **affiliate_id**: 2
- **organizer**: Virginia Museum of Fine Arts (https://allevents.in/org/virginia-museum-of-fine-arts/20962611)

## Event gallery

- **Alt text**: banner
  - **Image URL**: https://cdn-az.allevents.in/events10/banners/f8e39cfc5ade649109a3186291f1120931815b01c8b241c8b1ece9665b4219c9-rimg-w1200-h800-dc1a1318-gmir?v=1768734168
- **Alt text**: thumbnail
  - **Image URL**: https://dyn-image.allevents.in/generate-image?v=4&title=Art+History+Class+%7C+Giant+Steps%3A+Collecting%2C+Power%2C+and+Presence&date=22+Jan

## FAQs

- **Q**: When is the event happening?
  - **A:** Thu, 22 Jan, 2026 at 03:30 pm
- **Q**: Where is the event happening?
  - **A:** 200 N Arthur Ashe Blvd, Richmond, VA, United States, Virginia 23220
- **Q**: Who is organizing the event?
  - **A:** Virginia Museum of Fine Arts
- **Q**: What type of event is this?
  - **A:** art, workshops, exhibitions, fine-arts, dance
- **Q**: Where can I find ticket details about Art History Class | Giant Steps: Collecting, Power, and Presence ?
  - **A:** You can find ticket details about this event on AllEvents.

## Structured Data (JSON-LD)

```json
[
    {
        "@context": "https://schema.org",
        "@type": "Event",
        "name": "Art History Class | Giant Steps: Collecting, Power, and Presence",
        "image": "https://cdn-az.allevents.in/events10/banners/f8e39cfc5ade649109a3186291f1120931815b01c8b241c8b1ece9665b4219c9-rimg-w1200-h800-dc1a1318-gmir?v=1768734168",
        "startDate": "2026-01-22",
        "endDate": "2026-01-22",
        "url": "https://allevents.in/richmond/art-history-class-|-giant-steps-collecting-power-and-presence/200029477363551",
        "location": {
            "@type": "Place",
            "name": "200 N Arthur Ashe Blvd, Richmond, VA, United States, Virginia 23220",
            "address": {
                "@type": "PostalAddress",
                "streetAddress": "200 N Arthur Ashe Blvd, Richmond, VA 23220-4007, United States",
                "addressLocality": "Richmond",
                "addressRegion": "VA",
                "addressCountry": "US"
            },
            "geo": {
                "@type": "GeoCoordinates",
                "latitude": "37.5557",
                "longitude": "-77.47455"
            }
        },
        "eventAttendanceMode": "https://schema.org/OfflineEventAttendanceMode",
        "description": "Join Dr. Kymberly S. Newberry for this one-part class that explores \"Giants: Art from the Dean Collection of Swizz Beatz and Alicia Keys\" through the lens of collecting as an act of cultural liberation and creative vision. The Deans, Swizz Beatz and Alicia Keys, have built a collection that celebrat",
        "organizer": [
            {
                "@type": "Organization",
                "name": "Virginia Museum of Fine Arts",
                "url": "https://allevents.in/org/virginia-museum-of-fine-arts/20962611"
            }
        ]
    }
]
```