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Richmond artist Grace Mae Huddleston (@by.gracemae Richmond artist Grace Mae Huddleston (@by.gracemae) has teamed up with @capitalregionlandconservancy on a new “Protect the Land You Love” collection celebrating the landscapes, plants, and wildlife that make this region worth protecting.

The design made its debut at CRLC’s “Fields, Forests + Streams: Bluegrass & Barbecue Benefit,” where guests screen-printed their own tea towels. Now the artwork is available on short- and long-sleeve tees and hoodies, with proceeds supporting the nonprofit’s conservation efforts.

Huddleston, a Richmond based printmaker and illustrator, creates bold work inspired by Virginia’s flora and fauna. Her past clients include the Visual Arts Center of Richmond, James River Association, and Betsy from Mars.

Shop the collection through @bonfire, and learn more about CRLC’s work at @capitalregionlandconservancy. To date, the organization has helped protect more than 16,000 acres of environmentally and culturally significant land and water across the Richmond region.
A new @mendingwallsrva mural is taking shape at 13 A new @mendingwallsrva mural is taking shape at 1312 Hull St. in Manchester. That’s right, Richmond artists @noahscalin and @adrawingtable are at it again, this time creating their third mural in the Trust Building/s series. Their latest collab is centered on Consistency.

The mural is still a work in progress, but its character is already on full display, including an inspiring field of individually painted rocks created during the recent community paint day. We stopped by today for a closer look at what’s taking shape. More to come as this impressive piece is completed.

📍1312 Hull St.
Richmond’s @hardywood and @starrhillbrewery have o Richmond’s @hardywood and @starrhillbrewery have officially joined forces, bringing together two of the Commonwealth’s original craft beer heavyweights.

The deal closed October 1 following an operational partnership between the two breweries that began last year. Hardywood says the transaction was structured as an all-equity acquisition, with Starr Hill’s ownership, leadership, employees, and brand remaining in place.

And for now, the beer will keep flowing where it always has. Both breweries will continue operating and brewing at their existing digs while all nine Hardywood and Starr Hill taprooms remain open. What will begin to change with this power-couple move: more collabs between the breweries, shared releases, and probably a few experiments along the way.

Hardywood, born in the River City way back in 2011, and Starr Hill, founded in Charlottesville even earlier in 1999 and now based in Crozet, rank as Virginia’s No. 1 and No. 2 craft brewers by volume according to the folks at NielsenIQ. Together, their nine taprooms bring in more than 900,000 thirsty visitors a year.

📸 @hardywood + @starrhillbrewery
We popped in to check out Becoming, the latest exh We popped in to check out Becoming, the latest exhibition now on view @branchmuseumofdesign.

The new show brings together the work of Thornton Dial and Sanford Kogan. Placed together, this duo packs a punch. Both artists work with found and familiar materials in ways that make you look twice, turning everyday objects into something more layered and unexpected.

Becoming is on view through December 16 at The Branch Museum of Design in Richmond. There’s also a good reason to visit soon. On Wednesday, October 7, The Branch will host Dr. Jim Sellman for a conversation on the art and life of Thornton Dial, drawing on Sellman’s longtime friendship with the artist.
What started with one spectacularly spooky house i What started with one spectacularly spooky house in a Richmond Southside neighborhood has turned into a whole October thing.

That’s right, @spookyheights is back and this year it’s helping turn Woodland Heights into a neighborhood-wide Halloween themed series of events. We’re talking spooky houses, porch music, bikes, running, and plenty of reasons to wander around after dark. There’s even a Southside Spooky Map, where neighbors can add their decorated homes and everyone else can go hunt them down.

Events this year will include: 

🎶 Porch Night going down on Oct. 18, 4–7 p.m.
🚲 Southside Spooky Ride taking off on Oct. 23 at 6:30 p.m.
🏆 Spooky House Contest with voting Oct. 12–26, and winners announced Oct. 27
🏃 Spooky Heights Run is set for Oct. 29 at 6 p.m., featuring a perfectly sinister 6.66-mile loop beginning and ending at 615 W. 33rd St.

The run cuts through Woodland Heights and along the James before circling back to Spooky Heights. It’s informal and all self-supported. And the pace is described simply as: “Like your life depends on it.”

Spooky Heights, seen in today’s reel, has been haunting Richmond since 2020. Find the map, music, run details, and more at spookyheightsrva.com.

#RichmondVA #WoodlandHeights #SpookyHeights #HalloweenRVA
A colorful new mural by Richmond artist @whos.mars A colorful new mural by Richmond artist @whos.mars_ now stretches across an exterior brick wall at Maybury Elementary. The mural pairs the message “We Learn Together, We Grow Together” with its Spanish translation, “Aprendemos Juntos, Crecemos Juntos.”

Shared during Hispanic Heritage Month, @whos.mars_ describes creating the mural as a full-circle moment. “When I was in elementary school, I remember my school celebrating Hispanic Heritage Month,” he says. “I can still vividly remember the music, the food, and how happy everyone was. Those memories have stayed with me throughout the years.”

Students helped paint the new mural, something @whos.mars_ says made the project even more meaningful. “I hope that being part of this process gives them a memory they can carry with them, just like I carried mine,” he says, “and that somewhere among those kids is a young artist who leaves this experience inspired to keep drawing, painting, creating, and expressing themselves.”

Also credited were @cami.mog for helping paint, along with @sctreharne, @dmsims72, and @maybeurypta for their support of the project.
At 20 feet 11 inches wide and 8 feet 6 inches high, this is @whos.mars_’s largest mural to date.

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