A Beautifully Broken Virginia
John Plashal and Elisabeth Rigsby will host a fascinating storytelling program on Saturday at Caravati’s Architectural Salvage about many of Virginia’s forlorn and beautifully decaying places that have been frozen in time from decades ago. Plashal is a photographer, author and speaker based in Richmond. His photographic coffee table book, “A Beautifully Broken Virginia,” explores long abandoned […]
Justice Parade for Youth
Performing Statistics, a project by Art180 and Legal Aid Justice Center, will host the 4th annual Justice Parade for Youth on Saturday, November 3 to honor the voices of youth affected by the school-to-prison pipeline. The parade is designed to celebrate the incarcerated teens working with Richmond based artists, designers, and educators to change the policies that push […]
Lee Graves Publishes New Book: Virginia Beer
Richmond based beer writer Lee Graves says that the days of choosing between a handful of imports and a convenience store six-pack are long gone. In his new book, Virginia Beer: A Guide from Colonial Days to Craft’s Golden Age, Graves surveys the changing beer landscape in America as the nation experiences an explosion in […]
Tuskegee Airman Statue Unveiling
The Black History Museum and Cultural Center of Virginia will serve as the new home of a life-size statue recognizing the contributions and accomplishments of the Tuskegee Airmen. The statue, commissioned by the Howard Baugh Chapter of the Tuskegee Airmen, Inc., will be officially unveiled at The Black History Museum and Cultural Center on Saturday, November […]
A Conversation with Mike Mignola and VCUarts
On the eve of the release of a Hellboy movie reboot, Mike Mignola, a comic industry giant, will sit down with longtime friend, TyRuben Ellingson, chair and professor of the VCUarts Department of Communication Arts. The evening of unscripted conversation will take place on Monday, October 29 at theW.E. Singleton Center for the Performing Arts, 922 Park […]
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 […]
History of Manchester Walking Tour
The Valentine has been collecting, preserving and interpreting Richmond’s 400-year history for over a century. Located in the heart of historic downtown, the Valentine is a place for residents and tourists to discover the diverse stories that tell the broader history of the region. One way the Valentine carries out its mission in the Richmond […]
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 […]