So, it’s New Year’s Eve. The drinks are poured, the fireworks are loaded, and before the clock strikes midnight, let’s take a moment to sift through the rubble of the year that was. Richmond in 2024—messy, beautiful, endlessly fascinating. Thanks for sticking with us...
Check out the RVA Street Art Festival lineup - Hense, El Kamino, Hamilton Glass, Heidi Trepanier, Brad Bacon, Dalek, Jeff Soto, Jiha Moon, Mark Jenkins, Ryan McGinnis, Chris Milk, Mickael Broth, Susann Whittier, VIZIE, Nick Kusyk, POSE, Richard Coleman and Ed Trask. The G40 Art Summit is in full effect and the city is being blessed with another...
Tons of stuff is happening around RVA tonight as part of Richmond's celebrated First Friday Art Walk. The weather may not be quite as warm as it was earlier this week, unfortunately, but it still promises to be a lovely evening. There'll be plenty for you to see and do, so get out of the house and go check out what's going on at some of the many...
There is a particular sophistication to Angela Bacskocky’s new fashion line that intrigues me. By developing a thought and setting an idea in motion, the collaborative team behind NEST is looking to engage the city in the coming months. Incorporating natural materials in creating their garments, NEST uses its fashion to represent its mission...
The influence of hip hop culture on the rest of the world will be on full display at the G40 Group Show. The 2000+ pieces from over 500 artists born of street culture (and in some cases other worlds) make the G40 not an art show but art event. Come out starting tonight for the soft preview and tomorrow for a historic First Friday in RVA. The...
Mercury goes direct! Wooohooo! Everything will make sense! The pain will go away! Allow me to rain on your parade for a second. Just because Mercury goes direct, don’t start thinking things will magically and instantly improve. In a way they will. Misunderstandings will begin to unravel. Messages will start making sense. Technology should start...
Since we are in the middle of this G40 Art Summit project, and since my mind doesn't stop, I've been reflecting on what all this large-scale visible public art is really going to do for the community at large. Since we are in the middle of this G40 Art Summit project, and since my mind doesn't stop, I've been reflecting on what all this...
UPDATE on the UPDATE: Looks like this is not going to work after all. Check the story HERE. UPDATE: Looks like everything is going to work out. Check the response from Charles Samuel HERE. That's the message being sent to Marlene Paul of Art 180 and the "What Do You Stand For?" project by the upper crust neighbors that live on Monument Avenue....
The second round of the G40 murals have started. We have the rundown on where everyone is going to be along with some great images from the ones we have up. The guys are up and running. Check it out. The second round of the G40 murals have started. We have the rundown on where everyone is going to be along with some great images from the ones we...
It's Saturday, February 25th. Walking into this event at 8 PM, thinking it’s an early arrival, I find myself… mistaken. There’s a full house at Gallery 5 and I’m thinking, "Where the hell am I going to sit!" I go directly to the bar, get my Shiraz, and plant myself all the way in the back against a table, next to videographer Eric Vinyard. It was...
