Twenty years ago, RVA Magazine and Gallery5 came to life together—two DIY efforts launched with no budget, no blueprint, and no permission. What they shared was a vision: that Richmond’s creative culture was worth showing up for, amplifying, and celebrating....
We here at RVA Mag do love us some great graffiti. We love great pictures too. And sometimes the two collide to create some really awesome work that an artist can be proud of. We here at RVA Mag do love us some great graffiti. We love great pictures too. And sometimes the two collide to create some really awesome work that an artist can be proud...
As part of their 'On the Road' series, CNN gave some airtime to Poland's Etam Cru, a group of street artists who have helped make the Richmond Mural Project world-renowned. As part of their 'On the Road' series, CNN gave some airtime to Poland's Etam Cru, a group of street artists who have helped make the Richmond Mural Project world-renowned....
In June of 2011, the Greater Richmond Chamber launched “i.e*”, an organization formed to put a special focus on Richmond’s creative community and make clear that the city has more to offer than Civil War history. Under their “about” section on their website, they talked about the launch event and creative process behind this movement. In June of...
Joan Collins, a fairly brutal birthing scene, what has to be an early version of Band on the Run on synthesizer. This movie, The Devil Within Her, has everything. Joan Collins, a fairly brutal birthing scene, what has to be an early version of Band on the Run on synthesizer. This movie, The Devil Within Her, has everything. "Babies have an...
This November, “infamous” local artist/ex-vandal Mickael Broth will host an exhibition at Love RVA Gallery and release the third book in his three part series:
Created in 2008 on the 30th anniversary of the non-profit arts organization 1708 Gallery, InLight Richmond was born as a “public exhibition of light-based art and performances.” The Gallery hopes the project gives something special and unique back to the community, and it's pretty easy to see it does. In order to incorporate and celebrate all of...
Recently, Richmond artist Nils Westergard participated in The Painted Desert Project. This multi-artist effort is an ongoing effort occurring in a rural portion of northern Arizona, on the Colorado Plateau. The area, traditionally known as the Painted Desert due to the naturally-occurring hues of red, pink, orange, and other bright colors, became...
Esquire Network, the new channel that recently bought out Style Network, had previously aired commercials for its new, original docu-series named “How I Rock It” about men’s style with the host Esquire Network, the new channel that recently bought out Style Network, had previously aired commercials for its new, original docu-series named “How I...
When we visited Charlottesville’s LOOK3 Festival earlier this year, we saw a lot of great art--but one exhibition we were really blown away by was Slumber Party Massacre. A collaboration between Charlottesville artists Rich Tarbell and Brian Wimer, this was a striking series of photographs in which the two artists restaged the 1982 horror film of...
