RVA Staff

Since 2005, the dedicated team at RVA Magazine, known as RVA Staff, has been delivering the cultural news that matters in Richmond, VA. This talented group of professionals is committed to keeping you informed about the events and happenings in the city.

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Dispatches from the field: Kygyzstan

Dispatches from the field: Kygyzstan

Baylen Forcier, our foreign correspondent of sorts is currently in Kyrgyzstan doing documentary work. We're going to be posting images from his travels across Central Asia, all of which are via Sons of Hedin organization. Based out of Bishkek in northern Kyrgyzstan,...

Exit Through The Gift Shop, a film by Banksy

Possibly the most visible graffiti artist in the world, Banksy has had art openings, but he rose to infamy by working in and fostering the stencil graffiti movement that is now a permanent tool in the graffiti bag. Anti-gallery and generally opposed to all that is art...

The (literal) Art of War

The (literal) Art of War

In the days before Radar and stealth technology, seemingly stranger methods of maintaining safety at sea were employed. Perhaps none are odder, or more artistic, than Dazzle Camo. Rather than attempting to obfuscate hundred-ton ships, Dazzle Camo attempts to confuse a...

FILM REVIEW: Wolfman

FILM REVIEW: Wolfman

As with any remake, this new version of The Wolfman has big shoes to fill. As with any remake, this new version of The Wolfman has big shoes to fill. The original 1941 film may seem short and campy by the standards of today, but at the time of its release it captured...