# Event Details

- **Event Name**: Talk | Valerie Cassel Oliver on Mary Lovelace O'Neal's Lampblack
- **Event Start and End Date**: Thu, 16 Jul, 2026 at 06:30 pm – Thu, 16 Jul, 2026 at 07:30 pm
- **Event Description**: Join us as we honor and celebrate the life and legacy of painter, activist, educator, and trailblazer Mary Lovelace O'Neal (1942–2026), whose career spanned more than six decades.

Learn about Lovelace O'Neal's artistic practice and the pivotal decade that is the focus of the VMFA exhibition "Mary Lovelace O’Neal: Blacker Than a Hundred Midnights Down in a Cypress Swamp" organized by Valerie Cassel Oliver, Sydney and Frances Lewis Curator of Modern and Contemporary Art.

Cassel Oliver will explore the many highlights of Lovelace O'Neal's remarkable career during this period, the exhibition's large-scale paintings, and her use of lampblack, a deep rich pigment made from powdered soot created by burning oil.  

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- **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/richmond/talk-valerie-cassel-oliver-on-mary-lovelace-oneals-lampblack/200030142265953
- **Event Categories**: art, exhibitions, fine-arts
- **Interested Audience**: 
  - total_interested_count: 46

## Ticket Details


## 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

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## FAQs

- **Q**: When and where is Talk | Valerie Cassel Oliver on Mary Lovelace O'Neal's Lampblack being held?
  - **A:** Talk | Valerie Cassel Oliver on Mary Lovelace O'Neal's Lampblack takes place on Thu, 16 Jul, 2026 at 06:30 pm to Thu, 16 Jul, 2026 at 07:30 pm at 200 N Arthur Ashe Blvd, Richmond, VA, United States, Virginia 23220.
- **Q**: Who is organizing Talk | Valerie Cassel Oliver on Mary Lovelace O'Neal's Lampblack?
  - **A:** Talk | Valerie Cassel Oliver on Mary Lovelace O'Neal's Lampblack is organized by Virginia Museum of Fine Arts.
- **Q**: Who is this event for? Is it right for me?
  - **A:** Talk | Valerie Cassel Oliver on Mary Lovelace O'Neal's Lampblack is ideal for art lovers, collectors, creatives, and anyone inspired by visual arts, installations, and exhibitions. Whether you're a first-time attendee or a longtime enthusiast in Richmond, this event is thoughtfully curated to deliver a standout experience worth every moment. If Talk | Valerie Cassel Oliver on Mary Lovelace O'Neal's Lampblack sounds like your kind of event, don't wait - spots fill up fast.

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