A Year of Magical Thinking—or Rather Dancing (Self Care for Black Men) How does self-care show up for you, especially in the wake of January 20, 2025? As we witness rollbacks in DEI initiatives and shifts in race relations, it seems that external...
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RVA No. 11: Eliza Childress, Mary Silcox, Sara Gossett
Eliza Childress, Mary Silcox, and Sara Gossett are three young artists who’ve been engaged in a variety of creative works around RVA for several years now. In recent months, they have been joining forces on a regular basis to put on collaborative all-vinyl DJ nights at Balliceaux and other local venues. Knowing that the three of them are all hard...
Theater Review: The Search For Signs Of Intelligent Life In The Universe
Eva DeVirgilis shines in the solo-performance The Search for Signs of Intelligent Life in the Universe. Actually, she more than shines. She self-ignites and blazes away with her emotionally ravishing and astonishingly funny talents. Eva DeVirgilis shines in the solo-performance The Search for Signs of Intelligent Life in the Universe. Actually,...
GayRVA: A Life or Death Situation: The Transformation of a Tattoo Artist
“You don’t see a lot of gay people in tattoo shops, especially transgender people, so it was a big deal to me,” said Abel Killian, leaning on a stool in Lucky 13 Tattoo’s back office space. He stands out in a shop filled with burly dudes with massive beards – he’s short and his midnight-black mop top is stuffed under a red Phillies baseball cap....
Richmond’s Rich Ink: Exploring Local Tattoo Art at The Valentine
As a former history major who wrote my senior thesis about theater as a form of edification for Richmond society (what was I smoking?), I felt like a hypocrite for not visiting the Valentine History Center since moving to RVA. Having heard heaps of praise about what is colloquially called the “tattoo exhibit,” I decided I could no longer put off...
Byrlesque At The Byrd: Holidays At The Movies
Combining humor, holiday spirit and glittered pasties, Byrlesque at the Byrd, “Holidays at the Movies” was an evening to entertain. On Sunday, Dec. 2, Deanna Danger, Bitsy Buttons, and many more took to the stage at the historic Byrd Theatre for a night of burlesque. Combining humor, holiday spirit and glittered pasties, Byrlesque at the Byrd,...
James Callahan’s Huck-A-Buck At Books Bikes And Beyond
James Callahan, the RVA artist formerly (and sometimes still) known as "Barf," will be presenting a selection of new and recent works for your viewing pleasure beginning tonight at Books Bikes And Beyond Thrift Store. You may be familiar with Callahan's work from Born Ugly Magazine, his collaborations with Shipyard Skates, his album cover designs...
ART FEED: Adam Juresko’s “Self-Abuse”
Adam Juresko is based in Philadelphia these days, but he was an RVA artist (and musician) for a long time, so it's good to see him returning to his former hometown for an exhibition of new works that opens this Friday at Gallery 5. Adam Juresko is based in Philadelphia these days, but he was an RVA artist (and musician) for a long time, so it's...
Henley Street Theatre’s New One-Woman Show Searches For Signs Of Intelligent Life
This piece was posted to GayRVA.com, our media partner, late last week. It speaks to the quality and excitement we at RVA Mag feel about the new Henley St. Theatre production of "The Search for Signs of Intelligent Life in the Universe." Read the except below and follow the link at the bottom to read the rest. This piece was posted to GayRVA.com,...
Writing You Can Stab People With: An Interview With Raven Mack
Raven Mack makes zines. Back in the mid-1990s, when the only places you could expect to have the internet were colleges and government agencies, zines were the format of choice for do-it-yourself creative expression. Cheap photocopied pamphlets consisting of typed (or even handwritten) thoughts about any and every subject that crossed the...
