UNTAMED Costumed Gala To Support ICA
Institute for Contemporary Art at VCU, a non-collecting space dedicated to exploring the art and issues of our time, is hosting UNTAMED, their largest fundraiser of the year, on Saturday, October 27. The UNTAMED fundraiser is a costumed/creative black tie event that is timed to coincide with the opening of two new exhibitions, Hedges, Edges, […]
Lift Us Up, Don’t Push Us Out! Exhibit Opens Friday
ART 180, a Richmond based nonprofit working to give young people living in challenging circumstances the chance to express themselves through art, will open Lift Us Up, Don’t Push Us Out!, a new exhibition this Friday. Designed as a mixed-reality experience by Performing Statistics (a project of ART 180), the new exhibit connects incarcerated teens with […]
The Factory Raises $90,000 to Support Art Initiatives
The Factory, a Warhol-themed annual artist showcase by Studio Two Three, proved once again this year that it’s not Richmond’s average fundraiser. Known for turning the classic charity auction on its head, Studio Two Three hosted this year’s live and silent auction on September 21, bringing together 50+ local and nationally-known artists to raise over $90,000. […]
Over 150 Artists to Exhibit at Craft + Design
This year’s Craft + Design, a 54-year-old contemporary craft show, will showcase over 150 artists at Main Street Station’s train shed on the weekend of Nov. 16-18, 2018. Over 50 artists will be new to Craft + Design this year and sixty-two percent of the show’s artists will be traveling from out of state. Nine Craft + Design […]
New Book Features Virginia Museum of History & Culture
The Virginia Museum of History & Culture, a non-profit organization established in 1831, has published The Story of Virginia: Highlights from the Virginia Museum of History & Culture, a new book featuring highlights from a collection of more than nine million artifacts representing Virginia’s history. The 200-page book is co-authored by Jamie O. Bosket, President […]
(Im)permanence
(Im)permanence, the work of Cynthia Myron, will be featured at The Branch Museum of Architecture and Design until November 2nd in the Great Hall. Myron, who is a former Branch Museum artist-in-residence, invites Richmonders into a dialogue between society, intimate spaces, and the fleeting moments that exist within nature and the permanence of the architecture that surrounds […]
Girls! Girls! Girls! Tour Rolls On
Emily Herr’s call for submissions was straightforward: Send a picture of a woman who’s rad. The resulting mural of 26 rad women surrounding the words Girls! Girls! Girls! became something of a celebratory selfie destination in the wake of the 2017 Women’s March. From there, the Richmond artist went to work on a powerful series […]
Dancers of RVA
Katrina Boone has always been drawn to the art of dance. As a child, she decorated her room with as many Degas paintings depicting dancing as possible. In between dreaming of becoming a dancer, she filled her time with a variety of art forms, especially photography. While the opportunity to dance never presented itself as […]
The Transformation Issue
Richmond is always transforming. Through our ups and downs, there’s continuous change, uncertainty, and possibility. The new issue of Richmond Grid, now on stands, documents the stories of transformation—people and places that were in a constant state of growth—over the past year. We begin our spring issue with the story of Six Point Innovation Center, […]
How’s that made?
This is the first in a series of articles by Johannah Willsey exploring makers in the Richmond region. Five years ago, a group of maker friends began gathering each month at one of our studios for an evening of fun and fellowship. We invited more friends and colleagues, cleaned up the shop, and shared a […]