It’s the first Friday of the month, and you know what that means. Yes, all your bills are due, but on the bright side, the monthly artwalk is happening in RVA!
It’s the first Friday of the month, and you know what that means. Yes, all your bills are due, but on the bright side, the monthly artwalk is happening in RVA!
There are plenty of happenings, music, artist showcases, exhibits and other events going on at tonight’s First Fridays Artwalk so get out there and enjoy this awesome weather while we still have some summer left and check out some of these awesome exhibits this weekend.
Here are a few picks from this month’s roundup that we thought you should check out:
“Faces of RVA” at Art 180:
Faces of RVA,” an exhibition of mixed media portraits by local teens, opens tonight at Art 180 in their Atlas Gallery. Spearheaded by Noah Scalin, and assisted by Shelia M. Gray, ART 180’s Teen Leadership Council considered a new perspective on their hometown by exploring portraits of its people. Teens worked with historical images of African Americans from the collection of The Valentine, and many of the source photos feature Richmonders about whom little or nothing is known. hey used a variety of materials—such as buttons, feathers, cereal or sequins—to recreate these portraits. 6-9 p.m during the First Fridays Art Walk. Check out our interview with Scalin on the exhibit here.
Love This fashion retailer:
Love This, a local fashion retailer operating out of an old Airstreameam, is bringing their collection of handmade jewelry, accessories and home décor this week for all your shopping needs. They’ll be set up in the old Moore’s Auto Body stop at the corner of Monroe and Broad. You can check out our story on the two women that run the business here.
Rosewood Clothing Co. and Drift Riot Trunk Show:
Local jewelry company Drift Riot has teamed up with Rosewood Clothing for a trunk show. You can check out their items at 16 W. Broad St.
“Text Me” exhibit at Depot Gallery:
“Text Me” is an exhibit of how 18 young artists shape identities and self-image through language-based artwork. The persona adopted or projected by each maker is constructed through the implicit dialogue between the artist, artwork, and viewer. This ongoing conversation is dynamic and malleable, open to interpretation by all participants and observers. Opens tonight at Depot Gallery at 814 W. Broad St.
RVA Tonight at the Coalition Theater
You can still get tickets to see the Coalition Theater‘s latest episode of RVA Tonight with Beau Cribbs, Richmond’s first live late-night comedy show, happening this Friday at 10pm. They will be interviewing long-time friend of First Fridays, Marc Cheatham of The Cheats Movement, plus, you’ll be smarter about the mayoral race, with a new interview segment: RVA Tonight’s Mayoral Fixation.
Visit the First Fridays blog here to check out all of the events happening on and around Broad Street this weekend. RVA First Friday’s kicks off tonight from 5-9 pm.
