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FLATSTOCK 43 at SXSW Reminds Us Why We Love Gig Posters

We made it down to SXSW this year to cover our favorite RVA bands (more on that tomorrow) and see what else was going on. We made it down to SXSW this year to cover our favorite RVA bands (more on that tomorrow) and see what else was going on. What we found hanging...

Ed Trask Mural To Be Revealed at Hardywood Tonight

Local painter and organizer at the RVA street art festival Ed Trask is unveiling a mural at Hardywood Brewery tonight at 5 PM, and nothing says Richmond like craft beer and paint. Local painter and organizer at the RVA street art festival Ed Trask is unveiling a mural...

Celebrate 35 Years of Art and Impacts with 1708 Gallery March 29th

1708 Gallery will be celebrating its 35th birthday in style with 35 Candles, a joint celebration and art auction on March 29th. 1708 Gallery will be celebrating its 35th birthday in style with 35 Candles, a joint celebration and art auction on March 29th. Admission...

First Friday RVA, March 2014: Can Winter End Already?

RVA is the type of city that usually gets one big snowstorm a year and spends the rest of winter dealing with merely mild coldness. I don't know about you, but I miss that. This year, we've instead been troubled by whatever a "polar vortex" is, and so far, none of...

The Lyceum Experience: Raw and Unleashed RVA Talent

The Working Artists’ Lyceum is a local art collective based here in Richmond. The Working Artists’ Lyceum is a local art collective based here in Richmond. The collective was founded by Christine Skelly with the goal of revealing a seldom seen niche of artistic...

The Richmond Mural Project has been postponed.

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.

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YFD Clothing Releases Spring 2013 Lookbook

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...

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ART FEED: Ology by Morgan Herrin

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...

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Theater Preview: Julius Caesar

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...

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RVA No. 12: Studio Two Three

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...

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ART FEED: Amanda Stephan’s Glasphemy

Richmond, VA artist Amanda Stephan does assemblage art; making the most of cast-off objects she finds going to waste in the world around her on a day-to-day basis, she constructs sculptures that often Richmond, VA artist Amanda Stephan does assemblage art; making the most of cast-off objects she finds going to waste in the world around her on a...

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Angela Bacskocky’s GHOST: Spring 2013 Fashion Line Launch

After last year’s successful Kickstarter campaign that funded the debut collection from her namesake line, designer Angela Bacskocky is again using the popular portal to raise money for her new project. “Ghost” is the second conceptual line from Baskcocky. After last year’s successful Kickstarter campaign that funded the debut collection from her...

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Theater Preview: The Tempest

William Shakespeare’s The Tempest premiered with great reception at St. Catherine’s School March 7th and will continue to show through March 30th. William Shakespeare’s The Tempest premiered with great reception at St. Catherine’s School March 7th and will continue to show through March 30th. Local Richmond favorite James Alexander Bond directs...

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THURSDAY: The Mason Dixie Burlesque Tour Hits Gallery 5!

It's no secret that Deanna Danger is at the forefront of RVA's burlesque scene. From her work establishing her Boom Boom Basics burlesque studio and classes to staging multiple Byrlesque At The Byrd performance extravaganzas, Deanna is constantly working to take the local burlesque scene to new levels. And now, with the Mason Dixie Burlesque...

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