Carley Welch

I'm Carley Welch. I'm currently a rising senior at James Madison University where I'm majoring in media arts and design with a concentration in journalism, and minoring in political communications. I've had a passion for story telling since I understood what a story was. I believe personal growth and challenges are what inspires my writing and allows me to flourish my creativity. I love food, I love to travel, and most prominently, I love to learn. I'm always looking for the next adventure.

stories by Carley Welch

Making Art That Heals

Making Art That Heals

Jay Bordeaux’s latest series is bigger than the color that bears its name. “MAGENTA.” represents spiritual harmony, spiritual balance, and universal harmony, and it’s here to help us find clarity.  Jay Bordeaux, a local Richmond artist and creator of Bordeaux...

Sending A Highly Visible Message

Sending A Highly Visible Message

A variety of advocacy groups around Richmond are calling for Commonwealth Attorney Colette McEachin to drop all charges filed against participants in recent Black Lives Matter protests. One group has even posted a billboard. Driving to the Richmond City Jail, you can...

Showing Donald Trump The “Mom Face”

Showing Donald Trump The “Mom Face”

Last month, Richmonder Tara Morand's frustration with the current president spurred her into action with an unusual protest -- walking from Richmond to Washington DC to show Trump her disapproving "mom face." The weekend before the Fourth of July, Tara Morand, a...

Bringing Down Monuments With Zines

Bringing Down Monuments With Zines

An interactive protest: Richmond artist Anna Gahagan’s latest zine pushes for social and racial equality, detailing confederate monuments, police mazes, and the road to justice.  As protesters continue taking to the streets after 62 days of demonstrations, artists...