2016 InLight Richmond event announces artists, moves to Scotts Addition this year

by | Oct 6, 2016 | ART

One of RVA’s dopest public/free art festivals is quickly approaching! Check out details about the 2016 InLight event as it moves from the VMFA to Scotts Addition this year.

One of RVA’s dopest public/free art festivals is quickly approaching! Check out details about the 2016 InLight event as it moves from the VMFA to Scotts Addition this year. We’ll have more details closer to the date, but check out the artist announcements below:

InLight Richmond 2016 will feature performance, sculpture, video, and interactive projects that will transform walls, sidewalks, green spaces, benches, and buildings in the Scott’s Addition neighborhood, highlighting the unique history of the area. As one of the most rapidly transforming neighborhoods in Richmond, Scott’s Addition will lend its own creative energy to the innovative and contemporary light-based art on view.

1708 Gallery is pleased to announce Ellina Kevorkian’s InLight 2016 juror-selected artists:
Jon Bernson
Rob Carter
Chalet Comellas
Alexis Courtney
Victoria Fink & Torian Ugworji
Lucy Gillis
Tim Harper & Matt Lively
Leekyung Kang
Bob Kaputof
Arturo Mejia
Lara Mossler
Jon Rehwoldt & Peter Baldes
Tyler Rhodes
Joana Stillwell
Leigh Suggs
Alice Pixley Young

InLight 2016 will also feature curated projects by Adam Brown, Peter Frazier, Miatta Kawinzi, Paul Shortt, and Alyssa Salomon and Anne Wright.

InLight 2016 will include community projects by Art on Wheels, Circe Strauss for Iridian Gallery, Studio Two Three, and Afrikana Film Festival.

Brad Kutner

Brad Kutner

Brad Kutner is the former editor of GayRVA and RVAMag from 2013 - 2017. He’s now the Richmond Bureau Chief for Radio IQ, a state-wide NPR outlet based in Roanoke. You can reach him at BradKutnerNPR@gmail.com




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