Giant Murals Project Under Way In Downtown Richmond [RTD REPOST]

by | Mar 23, 2012 | ART, DOWNTOWN RVA, RICHMOND NEWS, STREET ART

We made the paper! Here is a snippet of the front page story featured in the Richmond Times Dispatch today about the G40.

Downtown Richmond is being transformed into an outdoor art gallery.

Artists from around the world have begun painting murals on buildings in the Broad Street corridor for a monthlong art show, G40 Art Summit – Richmond. Last week, the first two murals went up on a building on West Grace Street. One is an enormous mural of a pair of astronauts locked in a kiss. The other depicts two doves and a pair of open hands. About 20 permanent murals will be splashed across downtown buildings, including one that will be five stories tall.

“There’s such a need — and want — for something to make that area unique,” said R. Anthony Harris, publisher of RVA Magazine and an organizer of the event. “We think it’s going to have a really big impact on the perception of Richmond.”

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R. Anthony Harris

R. Anthony Harris

In 2005, I created RVA Magazine, and I'm still at the helm as its publisher. From day one, it’s been about pushing the “RVA” identity, celebrating the raw creativity and grit of this city. Along the way, we’ve hosted events, published stacks of issues, and, most importantly, connected with a hell of a lot of remarkable people who make this place what it is. Catch me at @majormajor____




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