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Universal Arts Teaching Gallery has officially gon Universal Arts Teaching Gallery has officially gone Big Time. That’s right, the River City’s newest nonprofit gallery has launched “Painting Big with Matt Lively,” a workshop that doesn’t hold back when it comes to exploring the art (and courage) of creating large-scale paintings.

Students arrive with their own paints and ideas. Universal Arts provides the guidance, dedicated studio space, and custom-primed panels. Over the course of five Thursday sessions this month, those blank surfaces slowly transform into something much larger than paint on a wall.

Best of all, the work stays on display @universalarts_rva as it’s being created. Rather than hiding the process until opening night, Universal Arts invites Richmonders to stop in on Fridays and Saturdays to see these paintings evolve in real time. It’s a rare chance to peek behind the curtain and watch artists work through composition, color, confidence, and all the beautiful uncertainty that comes with making something from nothing. In other words, if you’re looking for proof that art ain’t magic — it’s persistence — this is it.

Universal Arts was recently hatched by Richmond art legends @edtrask, @mattlively, and @heidetrepanier, whose mission is to support regional artists through inclusive instruction, exhibitions, and advocacy.

Along with Lively, guest instructors like Amy Smith, Trask, and Trepanier join portions of the workshop, sharing their perspectives on color, composition, and working at scale. The five-week workshop culminates with a public exhibition and reception on August 1, showcasing the finished paintings after Richmond has had the opportunity to watch them grow.

📍 Universal Arts Teaching Gallery
120 N. 18th St
📸 @universalarts_rva
However you’re spending your summer weekends in th However you’re spending your summer weekends in the River City, we hope it’s with the people and places you love. Whether you’re making memories with friends along the James, surfing the rapids, or scrambling across those slippery rocks, this is Richmond in July. Get outside and celebrate the place we call home.

No one captures that spirit quite like @berkleyrs. 📸
Nothing says summer like a neighborhood bike parad Nothing says summer like a neighborhood bike parade and a cool-down at the finish line courtesy of @richmondfiredept Station 17.
Richmond ToolBank’s spiffy new Southside Tool Hubs Richmond ToolBank’s spiffy new Southside Tool Hubs have officially dropped at Broadrock Sports Complex. Nearly 100 volunteers from Altria teamed up with Richmond muralist @hamglass and @cfrichmondva to give these once-ordinary storage hubs a bit of a glow-up as vibrant works of public art. The new satellite tool hubs will bring Richmond ToolBank’s lending program closer to Southside nonprofits, reducing travel time and making it easier for community organizations to access the helpful tools they need to strengthen our local neighborhoods. The colorful hubs serve as a powerful reminder that public art and public service can go hand in hand. And the volunteers didn’t stop there, they also rolled up their sleeves and built picnic tables for local nonprofits through ToolBank’s Building Change program. 

Be sure to follow @rvatoolbank to learn more about its mission to lend tools for change to nonprofits and community organizations that are helping bring projects to life across the region. You can also check out ToolBank’s blog for a behind-the-scenes look at this colorful new collab.

📍 Broadrock Sports Complex, 4857 Warwick Rd. E. 
📸 @rvatoolbank
After nearly eight years helping shape @shalomfarm After nearly eight years helping shape @shalomfarms’ growth, a familiar face has been tapped as the organization’s new Executive Director. Alistar Harris joined Shalom Farms in 2017 and has played a key role in expanding the nonprofit’s food access initiatives, distribution strategy, and community partnerships. His well-earned promotion follows more than 15 years of experience spanning nonprofit leadership, sustainable agriculture, and community development in both South Africa and Virginia.

Founded as a small pilot farm in 2009, Shalom Farms has grown into one of the region’s leading food justice organizations, operating two production farms and a network of programs that provide more than 600,000 servings of naturally grown produce each year while serving thousands of Richmond-area families.

As Executive Director, Harris now takes the helm of an org that has become an important part of Richmond’s food system. Congrats to Alistar and the entire Shalom Farms team.

📸 @shalomfarms
Workday pool party? Don’t mind if we do! ☀️Members Workday pool party? Don’t mind if we do! ☀️Members at N°303 (@303westbroad) are trading conference rooms for poolside fun later this afternoon during the club’s Workday Pool Party, featuring specialty @deepeddyvodka cocktails, giveaways, and one of the best rooftop views in Richmond.

If this sunny little spot looks familiar, it’s because it’s the social club formerly known as Common House. Same location and familiar faces, but with a renewed sense of energy and a fresh focus on creating a locally owned space filled with meaningful connections and thoughtful programming.

At Richmond Grid, we’re proud to continue calling N°303 home and to have a front-row seat as this downtown gathering spot continues to build something special. Stop by office #309 to say hello and share your story. 

📍 303 W. Broad

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