Tom Robbins, the celebrated author known for his whimsical storytelling and philosophical wit, passed away on February 9, 2025, at the age of 92 in La Conner, Washington. Though he became a literary icon in the Pacific Northwest, Robbins' formative years in Richmond,...
Leonard McGur aka Futura 2000 has a career spanning over 40 years that goes back to the earliest days of the modern street art movement. He got his start painting on the New York subways back in the ‘70s when that was still possible, but soon built a career in the fine art world, beginning with his gallery showings alongside such famous New York...
In preparation for Gallery 5's First Friday event this Friday, which doubles as the Carnival Of 5 Fires opening ceremony and the opening reception for the Party Liberation Front's first group art show, Visuals, we're pleased to bring you this documentation of the creative process behind some of the exhibits that will be shown this Friday and...
Think of a cryptic demon lord from space. Go ahead--think of one right now! Now give it some acid and a skateboard. Watch as it picks up an enchanted crystal staff, puts on an ancient shamanistic mask, and becomes one with the universe. Don’t get freaked when it comes closer, it’s only trying to give you a high five. Give it a high five. Good...
For the sixth year in a row, a coalition of RVA's creative performing artists is coming together to present a month-long extravaganza known as The Carnival Of 5 Fires. Taking over Gallery 5 every weekend for the entire month of October, the Carnival Of 5 Fires brings together live musicians, burlesque performers, DJs, visual artists of all types,...
Summer's over, and you can tell by looking out your window. With temperatures cooling, night falling earlier, and the end of Daylight Savings Time finally arriving sometime between now and Thanksgiving (if they haven't moved it back again...), keeping warm is starting to become a concern. And as leaves prepare to fall from the trees and people...
Richard “French” Sayer is a freelance artist, illustrator, and skateboarder based out of London, England, and anyone who has seen his work inevitably utters some iteration of the phrase “holy shit.” Heavily inspired by metal music and highly detailed medieval etchings, French has created work for many names in the skateboard industry, as well as...
On the evening of September 6th, the production team of R.A.I.N. (Richmond Armada Intelligence Network) put on its third show, one that solidified the collective’s ascent towards its aim of uniting the fashion community of Richmond. This event coincided with Fashion’s Night Out, a nationwide event created to stimulate the fashion industry. On the...
Art Whino is bringing HENSE to DC to wrap a building. You might remember the name from this past RVA Street Art Festival. More information after the break! Art Whino is bringing HENSE to DC to wrap a building. You might remember the name from this past RVA Street Art Festival. More information after the break! Art Whino is pleased to announce a...
My Heart Is An Idiot, by Davy Rothbart (Farrar, Straus & Giroux) Davy Rothbart, the creator and editor of Found Magazine--who, by the way, will be bringing his Found Magazine 10th Anniversary Tour to Richmond this Sunday (more on that below)--is not all that well known for his writing. Rather than his own work, his magazine publishes interesting...
