LIVELY AND TRASK VIRTUAL EXHIBIT TONIGHT
Tonight, the Glavé Kocen Gallery will host its first VIRTUAL GALLERY OPENING featuring Richmond based artists Ed Trask and Matt Lively. For weeks, Lively and Trask have been hard at work finishing up new pieces for the exhibit that will be introduced online at 4 PM on a special section of glave kocen gallery’s website found HERE. Tune […]
The Damsel: A Visual Album Collaboration
Thirteen Virginia-based artists have joined together to launch a digital exhibit inspired by a newly released album by Erin Lunsford as part of The Damsel: A Visual Album Collaboration. Starting April 22, new works inspired by a track from Lunford’s album, The Damsel, will be released on Instagram every Wednesday and Friday from the artists. […]
Central Virginia COVID-19 Response Fund Awards $1.1 Million to Nonprofits
Just weeks after the Community Foundation for a greater Richmond and the Emergency Management Alliance of Central Virginia activated the Central Virginia COVID-19 Response Fund as a way to rapidly raise funds and align resources where they are needed most, the fund announces its first round of grants totaling $1.1 million to 25 organizations providing […]
Circle S Launches In-Kind Support for Nonprofits
Circle S studio, a Richmond-based consulting, branding and digital agency, has launched SPUR, an initiative that provides $20,000 of professional services to help a soon to-be-selected Central Virginia non-profit organization enhance their brand and marketing efforts. “When you look at the number of companies and organizations impacted by the coronavirus, we knew there was no […]
Week Three: Artists for Hope
Week three of #artistsforhope is here and Richmond’s creative force is yet again offering up its finest work to benefit a variety of good causes during this time of need. Inspired by Ed Trask, this growing movement provides an opportunity for Richmonders to virtually bid on the work of some of the area’s most talented […]
COVID-19 Arts & Culture Fund Launches in Richmond
A coalition of arts and culture partners including CultureWorks, Studio Two Three, 1708 Gallery, BAAAR, The Visual Arts Center, Art 180, Afrikana Film Fesrival, Oakwood Arts, and other arts organizations in the region have joined together to create a COVID-19 Arts & Culture Relief Fund. The purpose of the fund is to provide artists from […]
Artists for Hope: Happy Bidding
Hope. It’s the key to our ability to persevere, to push forward, and to rise in the face of struggle. It’s the key to our existence. And here in Richmond, we have a lot of it thanks to an initiative called “Artists for Hope” led by a cadre of local artists, makers, and creatives. As […]
Richmond Night Market Creates Virtual Experience
The Richmond Night Market (RNM), an open air gathering on the second Saturday of the month for independent artists and small businesses, has announced that it will launch its second season on April 11 with a “Virtual Night Market Experience.” Hosted from 5 pm to 10 pm, the virtual market will feature DJ Lonnie B […]
Ardent Opens Food Bank for Restaurant Workers
Ardent Craft Ales, a popular brewery and taproom/beer garden in the Scott’s Addition neighborhood, has launched a food bank resource to support restaurant workers during the COVID-19 crisis. The initiative, which was inspired by a similar food bank by Harrisonburg-based Pale Fire Brewery, is called Ardent Helps and is intended to help Richmond restaurant workers […]
Dominion Payroll Creates Free Resources to Help Businesses Navigate COVID-19
In response to the constantly evolving nature of COVID-19 legislation, Dominion Payroll has created a free resource to support the business community with twice daily webinars to help owners and operators understand this new environment. In these unprecedented and challenging times, Dominion Payroll recognizes that many business owners are struggling to keep their operations running […]