After a night spent on the coziest sofa in all of Appalachia, we headed up early to the top of a university parking deck, parked beneath a sign that read “No Parking / No Loitering,” and lined up the shot—my director and me, just the two of us that morning to grab a...
It is rare that we make time in our busy schedules to contemplate how we interact with our cityscape, not to mention how that cityscape influences us. However, for artist Josh George, that curious, inspiring, and sometimes strained relationship has fueled his newest exhibition of work, Micropolis. This most recent collection of paintings, which...
Last Thursday, September 26, the Carytown Merchant Association presented Carytown Fashion Feeds The Byrd. The event, held in Carytown, one of the sweet spots of Richmond, was a fashion show meant to celebrate the glamorous history of the Byrd Theatre Foundation. Last Thursday, September 26, the Carytown Merchant Association presented Carytown...
Ladies and gentlemen, autumn has arrived in RVA once again, and it's time to light the fire and keep the chill away as the air finally begins to cool down a bit. This summer was milder than most, it's true, but as everyone who watches Game Of Thrones will tell you, winter is coming. So before it arrives, now's the time to light up the night with...
All of the murals that hit walls around town during the Richmond Mural Project grabbed their fair share of attention, but one that received a particularly warm reception was Aniekan Udofia's mural featuring local legend Bill "Bojangles" Robinson, located at the intersection of 2nd and Marshall Streets in Jackson Ward. All of the murals that hit...
It was a windy Thursday here in Richmond, but, as we all know, nothing stops or slows down fashion at VCU. Today, although I was on the campus for a short amount of time, everyone seemed to be really busy and rushing everywhere so thanks to everyone who took time out of their hectic schedules to talk to us and take some pictures. It was a windy...
In the weeks since this year’s Richmond Mural Project, the mural “Moonshine” completed by Bezt & Sainer of the Polish street art team ETAM CRU has become the stand-out favorite, with a steady stream of photos snapped by locals flooding Instagram daily. “Moonshine” earned international acclaim and was ranked by Buzzfeed.com as the 3rd best piece...
Many Richmonders enjoyed the colors and creatures that were painted this past month at the RVA Street Art Festival, and it may or may not surprise you to learn that most of those talented muralists ha Many Richmonders enjoyed the colors and creatures that were painted this past month at the RVA Street Art Festival, and it may or may not surprise...
In 1968, things began to change significantly for the artistic community here in Richmond, as the Richmond Professional Institute and the Medical School of Virginia merged to form VCU, creating one of the largest art schools in the country at the time. In that first year, among many new hires was an artist by the name of D. Jack Solomon. Teaching...
James Sturm, co-founder of the Center For Cartoon Studies and a three-decade veteran of the graphic arts with an impressive body of work to his name, will be giving a guest lecture tonight at VCU's Singleton Center. Sturm's work doesn't have much to do with the superhero subject matter many people associate with comic books and graphic...
