In a world where the chaos of war often dominates headlines and conversations, finding quiet moments within that turmoil offers a powerful lens into humanity’s resilience. This is the approach of Virginia-based photographer Noah Stone, whose ongoing series, The...
Jonathan Miles, local yogi, martial artist, and a damn good friend, is the co-founder of Project Yoga Richmond. He spends his time teaching classes to yoga lovers of all levels, and birthing new instructors in the process. In 2011, Jonathan traveled down the East Coast to work with his peers and teach classes, bringing back new poses, new...
On Saturday June 9, the ADA Gallery, located at 228 W. Broad St., will present an exhibition entitled Blaque Lyte. Chicago artists Chris Kerr and Paul Nudd, who have been working together on various projects since 2007, initially unveiled this curated art show in Chicago last fall. Featuring work from over 30 artists, Kerr and Nudd solicited work...
The literary community loses a titan with the death yesterday of Ray Bradbury, science fiction Grand Master and lifelong champion of free speech, best known for his dystopian fable of book-burning, Fahrenheit 451 (1953). The literary community loses a titan with the death yesterday of Ray Bradbury, science fiction Grand Master and lifelong...
Jesse Reno is a Portland, Oregon-based artist who got in touch to share some of his work with us. He's a self-taught mixed media painter who has done over 3000 paintings in the past 12 years. Jesse Reno is a Portland, Oregon-based artist who got in touch to share some of his work with us. He's a self-taught mixed media painter who has done over...
The journalism surrounding fashion constantly causes me to reconsider the categories I have fabricated in my head as to what I feel comfortable wearing in public. If you asked me whether I feel comfortable wearing a bra in public, I would initially respond with no. Yet the prevalence of of bustier tops of late, a style which mimics bras, has...
That's right, everyone, it's that time again! June's First Friday is on the 1st of the month, so if it snuck up on you we understand, especially right after the long holiday weekend. But this short week is nearly over, and the weather has made clear that summer is now in full swing, so this Friday evening, why not beat the heat by ducking into...
Todd Raviotta's been doing a great job lately of documenting the local performing arts scene--no mean feat, considering what a hotbed of activity it's been over the last year or so--through still images, video, and especially his fascinating photoanimations. This video documents Vaudeville Galore's Showcase Showdown event, which took place on...
Adolph B. Rice was a photographer who owned and operated a commercial studio in Richmond starting in 1949. After his death in 1960, his son Adolph B. Rice Jr. operated the studio until it closed down in 1961. Rice and his son did all sorts of commercial work around Richmond during the mid-20th century, from business and studio portrait...
Mark Jenkins is an American multimedia artist best known for street installations that he creates using packing tape. His humanoid figures in a variety of impossible positions have graced the streets of London, Rome, Barcelona, Seoul, and Washington DC, among many others. Earlier this year, Jenkins participated in the RVA Street Art Festival,...
