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 […]
The Wild Beasts / Not a Wildflower
Page Bond Gallery will host an opening reception for The Wild Beasts: Photography by Peter Cochrane and Not a Wallflower: Paintings by Laurie Fisher on Thursday, June 6. The exhibitions will be on view through July 3, 2019. As an artist and author, Peter Cochrane probes themes of queer politics, autobiographical and ancestral trauma and recovery, and the fabrication of histories through […]
Field Studies by Sarah Gayle Carter
Sarah Gayle Carter used to design things — custom rugs mostly. Also mirrors, lamps, plates, furniture, and even scarves. The years spent in the high end home furnishings market earned her international acclaim. But most of all, Carter says it trained her eye and taught her about the detail and discipline required to develop design […]
“Transitory” New Work By Ed Trask
Ed Trask is back in May at Glave Kocen Gallery. Things kick off tonight with an opening reception for “Transitory” New Work by Ed Trask. As one of RVA’s most celebrated artists, Trask is known for pushing our little city by the river forward. In the mid 80s he made a name for himself on the punk scene as a […]
WHY IS HAM?
Hamilton Glass, often known as WHOISHAM, is on to something. At this point, most folks in town take one look at his rainbow paint-splattered Pumas and assume they know what he’s all about: “Hey, isn’t that the WHOISHAM? guy I saw on TV?” But, they’re only partially correct. Ham is a visual storyteller, appointing this city […]
Richmond History Makers: Charleita Richardson
The Valentine has been interpreting Richmond’s 400-year history for over a century. Along the way, the museum has done much more than collect and preserve our region’s story. The Valentine has committed itself to serving as a place of discovery and ongoing dialogue. As the museum works to tell the diverse perspectives of our region, […]
New Exhibition Reimagines Monument Avenue
Opening at the Valentine on February 14, Valentine’s Monumental: Richmond’s Monuments (1607-2018), will examine the role and context of more than 40 monuments in and around Richmond. The new exhibition is the result of a multi-year collaboration with the Storefront for Community Design and the mOb studiO at Virginia Commonwealth University School of the Arts. “In keeping with our […]
Page Bond Gallery Presents The Edge of Space and View Find 8
Page Bond Gallery will present The Edge of Space: Photographs by William Wylie and View Find 8: A group exhibition featuring work by Penny Ashford, Mary Ellen Bartley, David Douglas, Jeri Eisenberg, Pam Fox, Elijah Gowin, David Halliday, Cynthia Henebry, Robert Llewellyn, Amanda Means, Wael Sabour, Lee Saloutos, Ginevra Shay, and Jon-Phillip Sheridan. The exhibitions will open Friday, January 18 from 6 […]