Writer’s Block is RVA Magazine’s Sunday series highlighting contemporary writers working in Richmond and across the Commonwealth. We feature original poems, short stories, or essays. Just real voices writing right now. This week, we’re featuring a new story from...
Creating sculptures to stage each painting, local artist Nico Cathcart addresses climate change and connections throughout the environment in her latest exhibition at Glen Allen's Cultural Arts Center. Nico Cathcart’s newest exhibition, “Symbiotic Systems,” is a memento mori in the age of climate change. Currently open through November 8 in the...
Created by local artists Rian L. Moses and Virginia Murphy, Richmond Now! recently released its second downloadable Activity Book filled with illustrations and education about the Black Lives Matter protests in Richmond and beyond. Richmond Now! began as a way for artists and friends Rian L. Moses and Virginia Murphy to find an outlet for...
For the citizens of Richmond's hidden world of salsa and bachata, opportunities for dancing and being in touch with one another is yet another casualty of the COVID-19 pandemic. Last week marked six months since the initial lockdown in Richmond due to COVID-19. These days, face masks and social distancing have become second nature. And it seems...
Sick of endless online meetings and video chats? VCU's Institute of Contemporary Art has an artistic solution for you. Just dial 1-844-NOT-Z00M. For those who might be struggling with digital fatigue during a time when many daily activities have been sent online, the Institute for Contemporary Art has a solution: 1-844-NOT-Z00M. This new project...
Radio programs, online streams, festival-exclusive foods, and art installations around town are only some of the ways this year's Richmond Folk Festival will ensure that the show goes on regardless of COVID. For the past 16 years, the Richmond Folk Festival has been a staple event within Virginia's capital city. The weekend-long celebration,...
With the newest exhibition at the 1708 Gallery, artists from the Contemporary Arts Network come together to create a transformative experience that is simultaneously solitary and shared. Submerge yourself into a portal of sensorial stimulation and find yourself transformed by the experience. This is the hope for 1708 Gallery’s latest exhibition,...
Looking to get out of the house without getting sick? Skip the bars and head to the museums for a safer change of scenery. Museums around Richmond are starting to reopen with new, advanced safety protocols. As cultural landmarks, these spaces provide opportunities for education, community engagement, and enrichment. There are a number of new and...
Local entrepreneur Larkin Garbee teamed up with Girls For a Change and artist Hamilton Glass to create face shields that double as flower crowns: keeping the community safe, and teaching innovation along the way. A year ago, personal protective equipment (PPE) would not have been on many people’s fall accessory lists. But the coronavirus...
A history that was always known by Black communities is displayed in Paradox of Liberty — the history of the generations of enslaved families who lived, loved, worked, suffered, and died on plantations like Thomas Jefferson’s Monticello. The Paradox of Liberty: Slavery at Jefferson’s Monticello is at its final stop in Richmond’s Black History...
