Governor Northam will Propose Juneteenth as State Holiday
Virginia Gov. Northam, joined by musician Pharrell Williams, shared in a press conference today that he will propose legislation to make Juneteenth a paid state holiday to commemorate the end of slavery in the United States. Northam shared that Juneteenth will become a time for reflection, conversation, and action in the Commonwealth. A time to reassess the core components of […]
Double Image Studio Launches #HOPEHEROES
Double Image Studio has launched #HopeHeroes, a photography campaign by Susan Delgado and Nicholas Timmons, designed to showcase the passion, purpose, and determination of local healthcare workers in our most trying times. For two decades, photographers Delgado and Timmons have worked locally and nationally to offer an impressive portfolio of clients twice the creativity in a single […]
Coloring Together, Healing Together
Richmond artists Hamilton Glass and Matt Lively are all in. And they want you to be too. Glass and Lively recently launched a socially-distant community art project, called All in Together, to inspire Richmonders to make art together while remaining physically apart. To begin, Glass and Lively are asking the RVA community to download a series […]
Dear Richmond: You’ve Got Mail
In early March, we introduced the Grid Mailbox, a journal writing experiment created with the James River Park System. Located in a hidden spot along the trail, the vintage farmhouse mailbox is home to the “Dear Richmond” journal—a special place to write a love letter to RVA or something you wish would change about it, […]
Artists for Hope: Back Again for More Good Causes
Back again to support more good causes, the Artists for Hope initiative returns with new creations and new beneficiaries this week. Inspired by Richmond artist Ed Trask who sparked the movement, some of Richmond’s most talented artists are now banding together every Friday to auction off their work for a nonprofit or cause of choice. Richmond […]
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 […]
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 […]