Classes & Events
Find more information about each event by clicking the links.
Liberty Station First Friday | 5 – 8 pm on the first Friday of each month*
- Next First Friday Event is in February 2025 | February 7
- More
3-part lecture series: Charlotte Bird, Carlton Brown, Luana Rubin | November 17, December 7, January 21
Artist Gallery Talks | January 11, 2025
Rock It Out With Sandra Mollon | January 12-14, 2025
VMOTA Veranda Sale | Information coming in 2025
Deb’s Building, detail, by Deb Cashatt
Visit VMOTA during evening hours on Liberty Station’s First Fridays
First Friday
Location: VMOTA
2825 Dewey Road, Suite 100, San Diego, CA 92106
Time: 5 – 8 pm
In addition to regular hours, we are open 5 – 8 pm on the first Friday of each month *unless closed for installation or the annual Veranda Sale.
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January: No First Friday event; museum closed for installation.
We’ll see you February 7th!
Admission is free.
Join us once a month for a night of creative expression! As part of Liberty Station’s First Fridays, VMOTA will be open from 5-8 pm the first Friday of every month. Experience the Arts District after hours and wander through our galleries, interact with textile artists, and unleash your inner artist!
City of Light, detail, by Jan Tetzlaff
Connect with artists from our exhibitions
Artist Gallery Talks
Location: VMOTA
2825 Dewey Road, Suite 100, San Diego, CA 92106
Watch this space throughout the year for dates and times that artists will be talking about their exhibitions. Our Artist Gallery Talks are free and open to the public.
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Saturday, January 11, 2025
Time: 1 – 2 pm
Featuring artists from our Exhibitions opening that day in all of our galleries.
Migration Installation, detail, by Charlotte Bird
The price includes access to all 3 lectures plus their recordings
Join us for a 3-part lecture series to learn behind-the-scenes details about the artistic process of three artists! The price includes access to all 3 lectures plus their recordings.
Lecture 1: Charlotte Bird – How did you do that? A Creative Process
Location: VMOTA
2825 Dewey Road, Suite 100, San Diego, CA 92106
Time: 10:30 am – 12 pm
Sunday, November 17, 2024
Currently exhibited artist, Charlotte Bird, will be giving a lecture in person at the museum on November 17th from 10:30 AM to 12:00 PM. This lecture will be recorded and available for remote viewing after the lecture. *In-Person attendance for this session is limited to 25 and priority will be given to the first 25 registrants.
Charlotte Bird has been a full-time studio artist for over thirty years. Charlotte Bird’s “Intimate Wilderness” exhibition is a peek into her perspective of the natural world. In her lecture, Charlotte will share a narrative timeline of her process of developing the Murmuration installation and of the exhibition more broadly, which has morphed several times over the course of two years. She will cover the concept and forms of display development and construction techniques.
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Lecture 2: Carlton Brown – The Road to Becoming a Fiber Artist
and the Stops Along the Way
Location: Virtual, online
Time: 3 – 4:30 pm
Saturday, December 7, 2024
Currently exhibited artist, Carlton Brown, will be giving a virtual lecture on December 7th from 3-4:30 PM.
Carl Brown has been a fiber artist for 6 years, though he has led a very fulfilling life prior to owning his first sewing machine. In this presentation, Carl will talk about his career as a Cancer Nurse for over 30 years with stops along the way and how he accidentally made it to fiber art. Carl will share his transition from making traditional quilts to the artistic world of Improv quilting where he mostly works now. He’ll also share some important lessons he’s learned both in life and in fiber art.
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Lecture 3: Luana Rubin – Creating a Life
Location: Virtual, online
Time: 3 – 4:30 pm
Tuesday, January 21, 2025
Luana Rubin, owner of eQuilter.com, will be providing a virtual lecture on January 21st from 3-4:30 PM.
Luana will share her journey of finding and creating her personal artistic vision, exploring topics of creative passion, eQuilter’s success, and the healing power of mentoring. After raising $2 million for charity, Luana is now a full time activist artist, sharing her messages with the quilt community, environmental and human rights non-profits. At a time when so many of us are concerned about the state of the planet, she is working to empower others to speak up and have a voice to benefit others with no voice. Art heals, art empowers and illuminates.
Registration open to the general public is available here.
*For the Charlotte Bird lecture only: In-Person attendance for this session is limited to 25 and priority will be given to the first 25 registrants.
The cost for all 3 lectures is $40 for VMOTA members and $45 for non-members.
photo provided by Sandra Mollon
3-day workshop to start off 2025
Rock It Out
with Sandra Mollon
Location: VMOTA
2825 Dewey Road, Suite 100, San Diego, CA 92106
Time: 10 am – 4 pm, with a lunch break each day
Sunday – Tuesday, January 12, 13, and 14, 2025
Registration for the workshop is now open to the general public here.
The cost is $400 for VMOTA members and $450 for non-members.
The class will be limited to 12 participants. In the event that the workshop is full when you attempt to register, please use our contact page to be put on a waiting list.
Rocks are a favorite subject for Sandra Mollon — and so fun to make!
In this 3-day workshop, Sandra will share her textile techniques for creating realistic-looking rocks/rock formations and water with reflections. Ahead of this workshop, participants will need to select a photograph they wish to work from, get it enlarged, and trace a pattern to bring with them to the class. For those who wish to work from a pattern by Sandra, contact info@vmota.org a few weeks in advance of the workshop so we can connect you with the artist for pattern options for purchase. Students will select appropriate fabrics to use, which are then fused into place, enhanced with media, and quilted to create an art quilt. Supplies not included.
photo by Kathleen McCabe
We look forward to seeing you at this treasured annual event!
The 2025 Veranda Sale
Location: VMOTA
2825 Dewey Road, Suite 100, San Diego, CA 92106
August 2025
More information coming in 2025!
By shopping our sale, you:
- Benefit from incredible prices on textiles, embellishments, and sewing tools.
- Lower your carbon footprint by buying second-hand. (Reduce, reuse, recycle!)
- Support our museum so we can continue to provide free exhibitions and accessible workshops for visitors from around the world.