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Richmond artist Matt Lively just dropped a colorfu Richmond artist Matt Lively just dropped a colorful new painting on the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts ahead of Fine Arts & Flowers 2026, the museum’s biennial exhibition returning this fall! 

The new piece draws a playful connection between the River City and @vmfamuseum’s collection, placing Richmond’s skyline and the mighty James alongside the iconic Schlumberger “Flower Pot,” a sculpture created by Jean Schlumberger and held at VMFA.

Lively’s painting will be on view during the exhibition, which runs October 8–11, and his piece will also be used across event materials, including invites and printed pieces connected to the upcoming program. 

Fine Arts & Flowers is a museum-wide exhibition featuring floral designs inspired by works from VMFA’s permanent collection, with installations created by designers from across Virginia.

Lively, who lived across the street from VMFA as a teenager, reflected on the moment, “My skinny, 18-year-old self told my roommates back then that I would one day walk a painting across the street to the museum. (They didn’t believe me.) Did it! Take THAT, old roommates!.”

📸 @mattlively
Richmond artist Emily Herr recently returned to He Richmond artist Emily Herr recently returned to Henrico High School, not as a student this time, but as a collaborator! 

Invited back by her former English teacher, Keith Hollowell, the popular local artist spent the past week working alongside six classes of students to create a colorful mural that now stretches across the classroom walls. 

What started as a volunteer project at her old stomping grounds became something much bigger. Over three days, students helped shape the piece, adding their own ideas and hands to the work. Emily is now finishing the final layers, bringing it all together while leaving plenty of space for what the students created to stand on its own.

She also spent time with members of the school’s National Art Honor Society, talking through their plans for a mural this fall and planting seeds for what comes next.

Best of all, her former teacher shared that he’s seen students smiling in ways he hadn’t before. Follow Emily for her latest creations at @herrsuite.
This weekend is for book lovers. The Friends Book This weekend is for book lovers. The Friends Book Sale is making its mighty return to the Main Library, May 1–3! This is a your chance to score deeply discounted reads while supporting your library.

“Bring a bag, you’ll need it,” advises @rvalibrary. 

🗓️ Friday: 10–12 (members), 12–8 (public)
Saturday: 10–4, and Sunday: 1–4

📍Main Library (101 E. Franklin St.) 

📸 @chrisboartslarson
Richmond Ivy SC has unveiled its 2026 Forged by Fi Richmond Ivy SC has unveiled its 2026 Forged by Fire and Brick by Brick kits ahead of the upcoming USL W League season. If the year ahead looks anything like the designs just dropped, it’s shaping up to be a strong one for the club.

Founded in 2024, @richmondivysc set out to bring women’s pre-professional soccer to the city while building something deeper. A team for Richmond, by Richmond, with a focus on growing the game and inspiring the next generation of players across our region. These latest kits feel like a natural extension of that mission.

The Forged by Fire kits will serve as the club’s primary field jerseys for the 2026 season, featuring Ivy green and burgundy colorways. At the center of the design is an intricate ivy-inspired wrought iron pattern woven throughout the kit. A familiar architectural detail across Richmond, the club says that the motif reflects both strength and elegance, mirroring the athletes who wear it. Inside the collar, the club’s mantra “Made of Many” offers a reminder of what the Ivy is all about.

The Brick by Brick kits, designed for goalkeepers, arrive in mint green and brick orange this year. Each features a subtle monochromatic brick pattern, a nod to Richmond’s enduring structures and the resilience required between the posts. “Brick by brick” appears inside the collar, reinforcing both the role and the rhythm behind it says the club. 

Richmond Ivy is also welcoming back CarMax as front-of-jersey sponsor for a third consecutive season.

The club will debut both fancy new kits on May 9 at City Stadium during the Kick It Forward Cup, a charity match against Lancaster Inferno. The Forged by Fire and Brick by Brick kits will be available starting today in-store and online at shoprichmondsoccer.com.

The launch campaign was photographed @nichepilatesstudio, a women-owned studio just two miles from City Stadium, by longtime club partner @jshfoto.
Tonight’s @vcuarts Fashion Runway Show, Synergy, d Tonight’s @vcuarts Fashion Runway Show, Synergy, delivered an impressive showcase of original work from the next generation of designers and merchandisers.

The VCU School of the Arts Fashion Event, the highly anticipated pinnacle celebration for the Department of Fashion Design + Merchandising, brought together friends, family, and supporters for a night that defines the academic year.

Held @vmfamuseum, the annual event goes beyond the runway. It’s a celebration of connection, mentorship, and the creative energy that is VCUarts.

Featuring original concepts from fashion design students in front of a packed audience, Synergy reflected not only technical skill, but perspective, voice, and the future of fashion taking shape right here in Richmond.

Our friend and collaborator @ssiriano was there to capture it all. 📸
A fresh batch of our “Dear Richmond” community jou A fresh batch of our “Dear Richmond” community journals just landed, laser etched by our friends at Richmond-based Big Secret.

You’ll find these one-of-a-kind journals as part of our creative writing and journaling project tucked away in the James River Park System. If you look closely, you might come across a hidden vintage mailbox near park headquarters. Inside, one of these Dear Richmond journals will be waiting for you to leave something behind. A note to the city. A love letter. A call to action. Or simply the words you didn’t know you needed to say.

And speaking of hidden gems, if you haven’t met Jason Lefton, founder of Big Secret here in Richmond, do yourself a favor and check out @bigsecretstudio. His studio in Jackson Ward has long been a space for collaboration and inspiration for us. We’ve seen countless ideas take shape there through laser etching, cutting, and marking across a range of materials that we didn’t think possible.

#dearrichmond #communityjournal #journaling #jrps #richmondgrid

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