"You have to be delusional to be an artist." That’s how Peter Cochrane closes our conversation. We’re sitting across from each other in a quiet Richmond studio, the air thick with pollen and thought. The line lands not as a punchline but as a thesis offered without...
The "Paint the Walls" party held last night at the old, now repurposed GRTC bus depot brought local artists, fans, and non-profit groups out to start the RVA Street Art Festival off on the right foot. The "Paint the Walls" party held last night at the old, now repurposed GRTC bus depot brought local artists, fans, and non-profit groups out to...
Page Bond Gallery is inviting Richmond art enthusiast to join them Wednesday, Aug. 21, from 6-8 p.m. Page Bond Gallery is inviting Richmond art enthusiast to join them Wednesday, Aug. 21, from 6-8 p.m. to celebrate their current summer exhibition, the full moon and local artist Kathleen Markowitz. On view at Page Bond Gallery is Breath of Light...
Artist, motorcyclist and all-around babe Catherine Furman Brooks grew up in Richmond before relocating to Los Angeles in 2012. Her art is figurative and full of personal symbolism and close friends. Artist, motorcyclist and all-around babe Catherine Furman Brooks grew up in Richmond before relocating to Los Angeles in 2012. Her art is figurative...
Fall Line Fest is looking to be one of the premiere events for RVA this... fall. Fall Line Fest is looking to be one of the premiere events for RVA this... fall. Seriously though, between Big Freedia, Cold Cave and Neon Indian doing a DJ set, I wasn't sure if this show could get any better, but then they drop this bomb via press release: The idea...
UPDATED 8/14/13: Check out the final epic video from Art Whino showing how the Richmond Mural Project has become the amazing piece of city art that it is! Richmond Mural Project 2013 from Love RVA on Vimeo. View 2013 Richmond Mural Project in a larger map Art Whino, with the help of RVA Mag, has kicked off the second edition of The Richmond Mural...
Saturday, August 17, 10 a. m. - 7 p. m. GWAR-B-Q, featuring GWAR, Municipal Waste, Corrosion of Conformity, Pig Destroyer, Cannabis Corpse, X-Cops, Warbeast, Battlecross, Wilson, Mobile Death Camp, Volture, Kung-Fu Dykes @ Hadad's Lake (7900 Osborne Turnpike - East Henrico) The infamous GWAR-B-Q is easily one of the best events of the year....
Fans poured into RVA from all over the east coast this weekend to attend the 2013 Richmond Jazz Festival. Fans poured into RVA from all over the east coast this weekend to attend the 2013 Richmond Jazz Festival. This year’s festival featured several Grammy award winning musicians, headlined by an electric performance from Jill Scott and a soulful...
The National Museum of African American History and Culture is about to get a little more funky. The National Museum of African American History and Culture is about to get a little more funky. Parliament Funkadelic's famous funk mothership has just been acquired and is headed toward the Smithsonian museum to be forever immortalized as an icon in...
The question I have been asking since I bumped into their work a few days ago. A pair of dope dudes bringing metal inspired screen prints and stencils out of Mexico. The question I have been asking since I bumped into their work a few days ago. A pair of dope dudes bringing metal inspired screen prints and stencils out of Mexico. Like this stuff?...
