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VBMA Updates, Reminders, and 2025–2026 Season Preview
04-25-2025The Vero Beach Museum of Art summer schedule begins on Memorial Day. Museum galleries will be closed on Mondays beginning May 26. (Summer Art Camp, studio classes, and contemplative art classes continue their regular schedule.) Galleries will be open Tuesday through Saturday, 10 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., and Sunday, 1 to 4 p.m. Complimentary docent-led tours, free with paid admission, take place daily at 2 p.m.
The Museum Café, operated by Wood ‘n Spoon, will close for the season on May 2, 2025.
The Museum is closed on Memorial Day (May 26), Juneteenth (June 19), Independence Day (July 4), and Labor Day (September 1). Galleries will close at 4 p.m. on July 11.
In exhibition news, French Moderns: Monet to Matisse, 1850–1950, remains on view through Sunday, June 22, and Timeless: Robert Farber’s Fashion Photography is on view through Sunday, August 31. The summer exhibition, A Tangled Plot: Works by Annie Blazejack and Geddes Levenson, opens on Saturday, July 12.
Free Admission “Second Saturdays” continue. On the second Saturday of each month, visitors of all ages will enjoy free admission and can engage in programming such as Museum Studios mini-tours and art-making activities for families, performances, lectures, films, and more.
As a Blue Star Museum, VBMA offers free admission to active-duty U.S. military personnel and their families from Saturday, May 17 (Armed Forces Day) through Sunday, August 31.
Through the Bank of America's Museums on US program, free admission is available to all Bank of America cardholders on the first full weekend (Saturday and Sunday) of each month. Visitors must show their Bank of America card at the Visitor Services Desk on arrival to gain free admission.
The 2025–2026 season exhibition calendar:
A Tangled Plot: Works by Annie Blazejack and Geddes Levenson
July 12–October 5, 2025
Holmes Gallery
This original VBMA exhibition will showcase 42 paintings and mixed media works by the collaborative duo Annie Blazejack and Geddes Levenson. Blazejack and Levenson have been creating and exhibiting together for more than a decade, and their work, which spans various media, draws on a diverse range of influences, including science fiction, fantasy, mythology, and theater, and reflects their shared focus on the environment and their upbringing in Miami, Florida. In their artworks, land, water, animals, and humans become characters in ongoing narratives. Their highly collaborative artistic process is nonlinear—they take turns adding to each piece, layering ideas over time. As a result, their paintings evolve like living conversations as they grow, shift, and transform. This exhibition is curated by VBMA Chief Curator Caitlin Swindell and organized by the Vero Beach Museum of Art.
Picasso and the Progressive Proof: Linocut Prints from a Private Collection,
September 13, 2025–January 4, 2026
Stark Gallery
Picasso and the Progressive Proof: Linocut Prints from a Private Collection explores the printmaking work of renowned Spanish artist Pablo Picasso (1881–1973) in the final years of his life. The exhibition showcases three prints—Portrait of a Young Woman after Cranach the Younger II, Pique II, and Bacchanal with Kid Goat and Onlooker—along with their various proofs, offering insight into Picasso’s distinctive printmaking techniques and his groundbreaking contributions to the medium. These works also reflect recurring themes that defined his long and prolific career, including his Spanish heritage, mythology and the Classical past, and his engagement with European Old Masters. This exhibition was organized by Townsend Art Advisory LLC.
Recent Acquisition Highlights
September 27, 2025–January 2026
Titelman and Schumann Galleries
This exhibition highlights the richness and variety of the Vero Beach Museum of Art’s permanent collection, featuring works from different time periods and across various media. Showcasing paintings, sculptures, photography, and more, the selection underscores the museum’s commitment to acquiring meaningful and thought-provoking art. By featuring early American masterpieces like Dock Scene, Brooklyn, New York, 1862 by Regis Gignoux and Swans (Night), 1917 by Joseph Stella alongside contemporary works such as Till Freiwald’s Untitled, 2004 and Anne Noggle’s Stellar by Starlight #3, 1985, the exhibition showcases the museum’s ongoing efforts to expand and enrich its collection. Recent Acquisition Highlights is curated by VBMA Chief Curator Caitlin Swindell and organized by the Vero Beach Museum of Art.
Double Portraits
October 25, 2025–January 11, 2026
Holmes Gallery
Double Portraits features 47 photographs by 34 artists, each capturing the rich and ever-evolving American South through the concept of a “double portrait.” This exhibition examines the diverse ways artists depict human connection, presence, and absence within a shared frame. Organized into four sections—traditional portraiture, artists who incorporate vernacular photographic styles, themes of connection and care, and unconventional examples—these works demonstrate the many ways photography captures the complexities of human relationships, memory, and identity—offering a layered and multifaceted portrait of the American South. Double Portraits is curated by VBMA Chief Curator Caitlin Swindell and organized by the Vero Beach Museum of Art with photographs on loan from collection of the Do Good Fund, Columbus, Georgia.
American Made: Painting and Sculpture from the DeMell Jacobsen Collection
January 31–August 16, 2026
Holmes and Titelman Galleries
This exhibition features over 80 works by renowned American artists, including Benjamin West, Sarah Miriam Peale, Edward Moran, John Singer Sargent, Mary Cassatt, Robert Henri, and Charles Alston. Spanning 250 years, with an emphasis on the 19th and 20th centuries, the collection traces the evolution of American art and explores a range of subjects, from landscapes to still lifes, genre scenes and portraits. The exhibition, which is organized into eight thematic sections, demonstrates how American artists from the colonial era through the 20th century supported the growth and progress of the nation. American Made was curated by Todd Herman, PhD, president and CEO of The Mint Museum; Kevin Sharp, director of the Dixon Gallery and Gardens; and Jonathan Stuhlman, PhD, senior curator of American art at The Mint Museum.
Construction: from Abstraction to Architecture
Opens February 7, 2026
Schumann and Stark Galleries
Since the early 20th century, artists have explored the concept of construction in various ways. Geometric abstractionists used rigid structures and grids as compositional frameworks, while the Bauhaus and Constructivist movements embraced art through the lens of engineered design, often inspired by industrial materials and architecture. Mid-century artists continued this exploration with structured geometric compositions, leading to Minimalism, where industrial materials and modular systems emphasized repetition and form. Today, contemporary art and architecture engage with these ideas, particularly by focusing on facades and the materials and techniques used to create them. This exhibition, drawn primarily from the VBMA’s permanent collection with select loans, examines construction’s influential role in modern and contemporary art. Construction: from Abstraction to Architecture is curated by Chief Curator Caitlin Swindell and organized by the Vero Beach Museum of Art.
VBMA’s Signature Events and Family Events are among the season’s favorites:
Holidays at the Museum, December 13, 2025—FREE
Visitors will enjoy free admission to the current exhibitions as docents facilitate family-friendly tours and activities themed around artworks on display. Children can create festive art projects in the studios and enjoy music and dance performances by local student and community groups.
International Lecture Series—February 23, March 9, March 23 & April 13, 2026
VBMA presents the 44th season of the Treasure Coast’s most celebrated arts and humanities lecture series in conjunction with the exhibition American Made: Painting and Sculpture from the DeMell Jacobsen Collection. The featured speakers will provide audiences with multiple perspectives to help frame the exhibition’s themes. For tickets, visit https://www.vbmuseum.org/international-lecture-series/.
GALA 2026: Friday, January 30, 2026
Mark your calendar for Vero Beach Museum of Art’s annual gala, arguably the season's most iconic and anticipated event. Attendees will enjoy cocktails, dinner, and entertainment and will be among the first to experience the American Made: Painting and Sculpture from the DeMell Jacobsen Collection exhibition. For sponsorships and ticket information, visit https://www.vbmuseum.org/events/gala/.
Fashion Meets Art, Wednesday, February 18, 2026
Established in 2018, Fashion Meets Art has quickly become one of Indian River County’s most sought-after season events. Past presenters include Christie Brinkley, Simon Doonan, Jonathan Adler, Hal Rubenstein, Kim Alexis, Christian Siriano, Badgley Mischka, and Tim Gunn. For sponsorships and ticket information, visit https://www.vbmuseum.org/events/fma/.
Art in Bloom with Les Fleurs Founder Sandra Sigman, Thursday, March 5, 2026
Art in Bloom celebrates its 16th anniversary with floral designer, author, and Les Fleurs Founder Sandra Sigman, and a display of floral creations inspired by the Museum's permanent collection and exhibitions. For sponsorship and tickets, visit https://www.vbmuseum.org/events/art-in-bloom/.
Children’s Art Festival, April 11, 2026—FREE
This FREE, all-ages event is the Museum’s annual celebration of the arts and art making. Attendees will enjoy art-making activities, music and dance performances, food trucks, art hunts, docent-led tours of the galleries, and free admission to the exhibitions.
Additionally, VBMA has partnered with arts and cultural organizations to present these performances, lectures, and screenings. Tickets are available at https://www.vbmuseum.org/.
- Asbury Shorts USA—February 20 & 21, 2026
- Atlantic Classical Orchestra—January 18, February 15 & March 15, 2026
- Ballet Vero Beach—November 15, 2025 & February 28, 2026
- Vero Beach Opera—March (date TBD)
The Vero Beach Museum of Art is at 3001 Riverside Park Drive, Vero Beach, Florida 32963. For hours, admission fees, membership, and tickets to classes, programs, and events visit https://www.vbmuseum.org/.
Directions: From I-95 (Exit 147), from U.S.1, and Indian River Boulevard, take State Road 60 east over the Merrill Barber Bridge to the beachside, and turn right at the first traffic light into Riverside Park. Parking is free.
