Body, Object, Image
Body, Object, Image exhibition at Candela Gallery (March 6 – April 18) will bring together six artists, each with a history working with clay objects, photographic images, and the human body, to elevate authentic, unvarnished female perspectives. The exhibition will feature works by Jennifer Ling Datchuk, Teri Frame, Julie Malen, Margaret Meehan, Claire Sherwood, and Xia Zhang. Each artist has approached using the body […]
Black History Now Group Art Exhibit
The Well, an Art Gallery located in the Blackwell neighborhood, is currently showing “Black History Now,” a group art exhibition focusing on themes and motifs of the present state of black history. The exhibition explores how black history is celebrated, channeled, discovered, dismissed, sustained, and constricted. “We pay homage to those who have preceded us, […]
Movies & Mimosas by Afrikana x Feast RVA
Afrikana, an independent film festival that showcases cinematic works from emerging and established filmmakers throughout the African diaspora, is teaming up with Feast RVA for “Movies & Mimosas” at Candela Gallery on Sunday, February 16. The event will celebrate Black love, Black culture, and Black history. “Movies & Mimosas” will include a screening of Life […]
VCUarts Theatre presents Machinal
VCUarts Theatre recently distributed mock invitations (pictured) to the coldest wedding of all time—the Opening Night of Machinal on Friday, February 14th. Machinal, the landmark American Expressionist play, was inspired by a true criminal trial involving a Queens housewife, Ruth Snyder, accused of killing her husband. Machinal was written in 1928 by Sophie Treadwell, a feminist, journalist, […]
Atlas Holiday Market
ART 180 is kicking off its 6th Annual Atlas Holiday Market opening reception on Friday, December 6 from 6-9 pm, followed by regular market hours from 10-5 Monday-Friday December 9-13. A portion of the proceeds from the market will benefit ART 180’s mission to give young people the chance to express themselves through art, and […]
MIGRATION FLOW, The First Public Celebration of National Immigrants Day in Virginia
MIGRATION FLOW, a 2-day celebration conceived by Alfonso Prez Acosta, will take place October 27-28 marking the first public celebration of National Immigrants Day in Virginia. Alfonso, a Colombian visual artist and teacher, is the Art Program Director at Sacred Heart Center in Richmond. He says the goal of MIGRATION FLOW is to connect multicultural […]
Winners of the Annual Library of Virginia Literary Awards Announced
The Library of Virginia has announced the winners of the 22nd Annual Library of Virginia Literary Awards. The awards celebration was hosted by best-selling author and award-winning filmmaker Adriana Trigiani. Awards categories were nonfiction, fiction, and poetry; People’s Choice Awards for fiction and nonfiction; and Art in Literature: The Mary Lynn Kotz Award. Winners in […]
t-shirts by Bonfire and CultureWorks Celebrate artoberVA
“What does it mean to be a part of the Richmond community?” In honor of the 4th annual artoberVA, a month-long celebration of art and culture in the Tri-Cities area, three Richmond creatives answered this question in the form of wearable art. In collaboration with Bonfire and CultureWorks, each artist created a t-shirt design based on one of […]
Noah Scalin Exhibit at Gallery @ 17
Richmond-based artist Noah Scalin is the latest artist presents their work at Gallery @ 17 at 17 West Broad Street. The Gallery is located within The Mezzo at City Center. Scalin is the creator of the Webby Award-winning Skull-A-Day project and was the inaugural artist-in-residence at the Virginia Commonwealth University School of Business. His work has […]
2nd Street Festival in Historic Jackson Ward
The 2nd Street Festival, presented by Altria and Dominion Energy, returns to Richmond on Saturday-Sunday, October 5-6, in celebration of the rich culture of the historic Jackson Ward neighborhood. This free event, produced by Venture Richmond Events, takes place the first full weekend in October every year and attracts 30,000 participants to historic Jackson Ward […]