Swing into spring with Jazz Brunch @ The Backus The A.E. Backus Museum’s Spring Signature Event is blooming on a new date, with a new name – but brings back the same Jazzy Fun on the Outdoor Mural Plaza with “Jazz Brunch @ The Backus,” on Sunday, April 6, from 10:00 a.m. to noon. Nestled [...]
VBMA offers Winter Term art classes Artists at all levels are welcome to enroll in VBMA winter workshops and classes. Ten- and five-week courses begin on January 6. A second session of five-week courses begins on February 10. Winter term features a variety of two- and three-day intensive workshops in ceramics, photography, expressive drawing, and [...]
Ballet Vero Beach returns to Vero Beach Museum of Art Dancers and choreographers from Ballet Vero Beach take the stage at the Vero Beach Museum of Art (VBMA) Leonhardt Auditorium for afternoon performances on Sat., Nov. 16, 2024, and Sat., Feb. 8, 2025, inspired by the Museum's season exhibitions Roadside Reverie: Glass Works by John [...]
Backus announces accepted and award-winning art for the Best of the Best annual juried exhibition The A.E. Backus Museum & Gallery announced the accepted works of art and award winners for the 2024 Juried Art Exhibition The Best of the Best. A panel of three independent judges voted to accept 74 entries from the 301 record-breaking number [...]
Melissa A. DePriest named Director of Development The Vero Beach Museum of Art (VBMA) has named Melissa A. DePriest, MPA, CFRE, as its new Director of Development. DePriest brings nearly two decades of experience managing and directing philanthropic development activities. She comes to VBMA from the Indian River Land Trust, where since 2021, she has [...]
Exciting new season begins at VBMA The Vero Beach Museum of Art (VBMA) is ready for another exciting season of blockbuster exhibitions, artistic and educational programs, and signature events. Please make a note of the following enhancements and updates: Galleries Open 7-Days A Week Beginning Monday, October 7, 2024 Vero Beach Museum of Art will [...]
Christie Brinkley to Headline Fashion Meets Art fundraiser at Vero Beach Museum of Art The Vero Beach Museum of Art (VBMA) has announced that Christie Brinkley, renowned as one of the world’s most iconic supermodels, will headline its “Fashion Meets Art” fundraising event on Wednesday, Feb. 19, 2025. Ms. Brinkley’s enduring career as a model, [...]
The A.E. Backus Museum announces 2024-‘25 exhibitions and events The A.E. Backus Museum is pleased to announce the scheduled exhibitions and events for 2024-25, our upcoming 64th Season which opens in October. Now in its seventh decade, The Backus Museum continues its mission of promoting the arts in the community and perpetuating the artistic and humanitarian legacy of [...]
The A.E. Backus Museum announces its Call to Artists for the 43rd Annual Juried Art Exhibition The Best of the Best The A.E. Backus Museum & Gallery released the dates for its Call to Artists for the annual juried art exhibition, The Best of the Best. The Museum will be accepting artist entries by advance [...]
Vero Beach Museum of Art Hosts Sold-Out Event More than 600 Vero Beach Museum of Art members, exhibition sponsors, and special guests joined photographer Robert Landau and Museum leadership on Friday, May 17, 2024, for an exclusive preview of Rock ‘N’ Roll Billboards of the Sunset Strip: Photographs by Robert Landau. The evening featured a lecture [...]