The Virginia Museum of Fine Arts will host Giants: Art from the Dean Collection of Swizz Beatz and Alicia Keys from November 22, 2025 through March 1, 2026. The exhibition brings more than 100 works from nearly 40 internationally recognized Black artists to Richmond,...
Anne's Visual Art Studio continues to showcase exhibitions that elevate the discourse of visual art as a living, breathing and evolving mode of creation. Specifically, mixed media artists Francis Scott Horner and Nickolai Walko have come together to deliver turn the Broad st. gallery into an experience that highlights moments of quietness and...
Cheryl Pallant has organized Richmond’s first ever lit crawl, a two-day literary festival scheduled this weekend, where writers will come to venues throughout the city and give public readings from their works. But by becoming the founder of RVA Lit Crawl, Pallant must also brave one big question: Today, when the options for entertainment have a...
Gallery5 has a birthday coming up this weekend and if you’ve ever been to one of their parties, you know they bring the weird, wacky and wonderful. The old firehouse-turned-art space is turning 12 and will celebrate the only way they know how - with fire spinning, a group art show, burlesque, live music and dance tunes in the streets this Friday,...
Gallery5 has a birthday coming up this weekend and if you’ve ever been to one of their parties, you know they bring the weird, wacky and wonderful. The old firehouse-turned-art space is turning 12 and will celebrate the only way they know how - with fire spinning, a group art show, burlesque, live music and dance tunes in the streets this Friday,...
April 7th marks the first Friday of this month, and you know what that means. RVA First Fridays Artwalk is back with tons of exhibits, music, artist showcases, events and fun happenings for you to check out. Here are a few picks from this month's roundup that RVA MAG liked: Gallery5’s 12th Birthday Party Gallery5 is turning 12 this weekend and...
It’s not easy to miss sight of the murals that adorn buildings, restaurants, bars and apartments throughout RVA, and the city had just announced it wants to add more. Richmond Department of Public Utilities has launched an online call for artists to submit designs to be painted on downtown storm drains. The 2nd Annual "RVAH2O Storm Drain Art...
Ever contemplated the overlap of art and reality? With television shows like Law & Order: SVU tapping into national headlines as influence in its plot, paintings and drawings can also explore the people and personalities that make the news. That’s what Rudy Shepherd’s “We Are All Trayvon Martin” collection explores and it is featured at 1708...
Ever contemplated the overlap of art and reality? With television shows like Law & Order: SVU tapping into national headlines as influence in its plot, paintings and drawings can also explore the people and personalities that make the news. That’s what Rudy Shepherd’s “We Are All Trayvon Martin” collection explores and it is featured at 1708...
Murals and all mediums of works of art have become not only something that Richmond is known for, but has become part of our culture and something that's cherished by every Richmonder, so whenever there's an opportunity for new artists to create, its a win for the whole city. Richmond's Public Arts Commission is seeking artists to create outdoor...
