The afternoon will also involve an art activity in which participants create their own portraits, and a story-telling session. Participants will also be able to meet the painter Elena Sisto and talk with her about her images of characters from fairy tales. The Maier Museum of Art houses an outstanding collection of American art of the nineteenth and twentieth centuries. In addition to this permanent collection, which features work by such notable artists as James McNeill Whistler, Mary Cassatt, Georgia O'Keeffe, and Andrew Wyeth, the Museum hosts several special exhibitions each year and presents a number of educational programs, lectures, and concerts. The Maier Museum of Art is located at 1 Quinlan Street, in Lynchburg, Virginia, on the campus of Randolph-Macon Woman's College.
Ample parking is available and the galleries are wheelchair-accessible.
Guided tours are available, at no cost, by reservation.