Richmond has long been home to a thriving arts scene, with well-established membership-driven spaces like Artspace and the long-running 1708 Gallery providing vital platforms for artists. However, as the city continues to change, younger creatives...
In 1980, the audacious art scholar Slim Stealingworth wrote: "Many critics have described Tom Wesselmann as the most underrated painter of the American Art world of the 1960's." The funny thing is that Slim Stealingworth IS Tom Wesselmann. Frustrated at being ignored by the art world establishment, Wesselmann created an alternate identity to...
Spring is here, lent is over, Easter has passed, and the weather might actually have figured out that it's time to warm up! So maybe this First Friday it'll actually be pleasant walking-around-outdoors weather. Wouldn't that be nice? Spring is here, lent is over, Easter has passed, and the weather might actually have figured out that it's time to...
Charles Berger is a tattoo artist who plies his trade at Heroes and Ghosts in Carytown. We’ve known Charles for some time, and watched his talent grow immensely over the past few years. His work was featured in the Valentine Richmond History Center’s recent exhibition, History, Ink: The Tattoo Archive Project. This project featured the tattoos of...
1708 Gallery presents their annual art auction, Mixology, with honorable chair Shepard Fairey, this Saturday, April 6, at 8pm. The 23rd annual fundraiser features both a live and silent auction of over 60 artists. 1708 Gallery presents their annual art auction, Mixology, with honorable chair Shepard Fairey, this Saturday, April 6, at 8pm. The...
For all those that have been wondering, The Richmond Mural Project has been postponed until the end of summer. For all those that have been wondering, The Richmond Mural Project has been postponed until the end of summer. Check out Art Whino for the info and we will post more as we know more. Stay tuned.
Fashionable residents of Richmond--YFD Clothing has released their Spring 2013 Collection, and you're going to want to check it out! It's true that the weather here in Richmond has been a bit erratic and strange, but we can’t forget that it’s technically spring. Fashionable residents of Richmond--YFD Clothing has released their Spring 2013...
Morgan Herrin is a Richmond-based sculptor who uses his background in wood crafting and carpentry to help his wooden sculptures more successfully evoke the human form. Herrin's works, which take months (if not years) to complete, are intricate, life-size wood carvings based on archaeological finds that date back thousands of years. Morgan Herrin...
Henley Street Theater will be presenting William Shakespeare’s Julius Caesar on March 28th at Gottwald Playhouse. The show’s Director, James Ricks, has set Shakespeare’s best known tragedy is in a contemporary world, presenting an exciting interpretation that grapples with the universal themes of betrayal, patriotism and honor, asking the...
What do you do when you’re out of art school and no longer have VCU’s state of the art equipment at your hands? Ashley Hawkins, the director of Studio Two Three, is a prime example of someone who graduated from art school and took action to solve this very conundrum. Studio Two Three, a non-profit printmaking studio located at 1617 W. Main St in...
