This Friday, March 27, a different sort of experimental prompt video event will showcase a collection of work made for Homegrown Stories. In the early days of RVA Magazine, that space existed through Project Resolution, a monthly prompt-based series that gave new...
Local design company Jini & Tonic is helping you wear your armor on your sleeve through pins and apparel that make definitive statements. Jini Valence looks like any other Richmonder when you first meet her to get coffee. She’s tall, friendly, has plenty of tattoos, and hell, she even has an art degree (from the land of Chicago). But she has...
Springboard Collective is bringing their latest interactive art installation to Gallery 5 in the form of a game show with a thousand-dollar prize. First Fridays in Richmond has always been a great time to visit some of the local galleries, socialize with friends, and enjoy some local art… but add a $1,000 giveaway and an interactive art...
Happiest of Tuesdays, comic fans of the River City! Welcome to yet another summer-fresh issue of RVA Comics X-Change. Not only do we have T-Minus 33 days left of summer, but we get to start the dog days as well. Luckily for you and for me, local musician and improv comedian, Josh Wright, and I have some graphic novels and a brand new television...
Not just an abstract concept, Someday is an actual store in downtown Richmond, one with a focus on sustainability and local community. Located in the heart of the Richmond Arts District, Someday is a sustainable shop with a homegrown aesthetic. Owner Audie McDougall tries to fill her store with goods that tell a story, and the resulting goods...
Two posthumous retrospectives of Richmond artist Cindy Neuschwander's work co-operate to show the way art evolves over the course of an artist's life. The late Richmond artist Cindy Neuschwander is taking over the art scene this summer with two posthumous exhibitions at 1708 Gallery and Reynolds Gallery. Neuschwander, who passed away in 2012, was...
From its highly walkable layout to easy access by bus and bike, the Richmond Arts District makes it easy to leave your car at home. Finding parking and navigating one-way streets downtown can seem daunting and inconvenient to even the most experienced Richmond drivers. Luckily, the Richmond Arts District is easily accessible without the use of a...
Good afternoon, comics fans! The summer is almost halfway through and it’s only getting warmer from here. With only about 45 more summer days left until September, we’re quickly running out of go-to beach reads for those long, hot days relaxing by the pipeline. This week we met back up with local comic artist and VCU professor, Francesca...
Happiest of Tuesdays, comics fans! And welcome back to RVA Magazine’s one-stop shop for everything comics in the river city. With GalaxyCon in the rear view mirror now, let’s settle in with some low-key favorites as we sit and pine for the next convention on our calendars. This week is the first week of July, so naturally it feels like the...
This summer, Virginia Rep presents an original production of The Wiz, the African-American musical reimagining of fantasy classic The Wizard Of Oz. The latest and final production of Virginia Repertory Theatre’s 2018-2019 Signature Season is The Wiz. This fantastical modern retelling of The Wizard of Oz hits the November Theatre with aplomb. For...
