The new coming-of-age feature Griffin in Summer is already drawing attention for its Tribeca wins and upcoming theatrical release, but for producer Bobby Hoppey, the film carries an extra layer of meaning: it was made in Richmond, a city he’s connected to...
The famed bank owner and Richmond citizen Maggie Walker is set to be immortalized along Broad Street at a grand unveiling next month, but the road to now was once fraught with surprising controversy. “This effort has been nearly 20 years in the making and it is an honor to finally see it happen during my time in office,” said Mayor Levar Stoney...
Continuing a tradition of summertime community engagement, 1708 Gallery opened its newest exhibit, 3x3, last Friday as part of its summer sessions series meant to inspire local involvement through socially-engaging art. The exhibit, featuring three artists who focus both on pressing environmental and social issues within the Richmond community,...
Monday morning in a press conference held at The Diamond, John Baliles and Flying Squirrels Chief Executive Chuck Domino announced that the baseball stadium would be the new canvas for the upcoming 4th RVA Street Art Festival. The festival, to be held in the fall, will feature painted murals, projection lighting, landscape art, stairwell art, and...
Back in March, the City's Department of Public Utilities asked local artists to submit designs to be painted on downtown storm drains for The 2nd Annual "RVAH2O Storm Drain Art Project". The art is meant to send a message to RVA citizens about how important it is to keep the streets, sidewalks and waterways clean and pollution-free and the city...
Grappling with a traumatic event, specifically sexual assault, can quite literally feel like dragging yourself through mud and for artist Malena Magnolia, she is using that as a therapeutic way to tell people’s stories. “I love Virginia’s red clay. It’s so great. It’s so smooth and it’s in abundance,” she said in an interview with RVAMag....
Before they were made into blockbuster movies and showed up weekly on television, comic books were once publications advertised as “All in Color for a Dime” and almost exclusively produced in New York. Over the years, not only has the price per-issue increased exponentially, but the production of the books has become radically decentralized....
We're pretty busy today but wanted to blast this out real quick. We LOVED the new exhibit which explores the history and legacy of the forward-thinking French designer - read more about the exhibit here - but read below for details on the free admission day! The Virginia Museum of Fine Arts will offer free admission to Yves Saint Laurent: The...
Before they were made into blockbuster movies and showed up weekly on television, comic books were once publications advertised as “All in Color for a Dime” and almost exclusively produced in New York. Over the years, not only has the price per-issue increased exponentially, but the production of the books has become radically decentralized....
While he sees himself out west in ten years shooting photos of coyotes and cacti, Norfolk’s Jacob Levesque, known in the art world as Stuntkid, has witnessed first-hand both the successes and failures of the art scene in Virginia but is hopeful for the future of art in areas such as Norfolk and Richmond. This article was featured in RVAMag #28:...
