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.

stories by RVA Staff

A 72 Submillimeter Banana Stuffed Kauf Drop

A 72 Submillimeter Banana Stuffed Kauf Drop

An exhibit of visionary, macabre, and surreal artwork featuring Dana Frostick, Nutchild, Roman Zelgatas, Ken Jorgensen and Nic DeSantis, Courtney Ford, and Jean-Baptiste. Project Space, Plant Zero Art Center, Zero East 4th St., Richmond, VA 23224 July 3-August 28,...

Save Richmond: Six Years Later

Save Richmond: Six Years Later

Save Richmond didn’t start out as a blog. No, this web address was originally snagged so that its founders could circulate an “Open Letter” that asked for Richmond’s leaders to reconsider the city’s toxic relationship with its creative community. That happened almost...

Film Review: Moon

Film Review: Moon

Moon is that one film that science-fiction enthusiasts wait for. After an onslaught of commercial pictures in the genre, a film like this reminds us that science fiction can exist in an intelligent realm. Moon is that one film that science-fiction enthusiasts wait...

Working for the World: A Conversation with Meena Khalili

Working for the World: A Conversation with Meena Khalili

I first encountered Meena Khalili's art last winter, in an experiment done with what she called "entropic typography" - she would create designs and typography from found objects in her trash, and then document their disintegration and decomposition in the wind and...

Radio For the Rest of Us: WRIR’s Evolution

Radio For the Rest of Us: WRIR’s Evolution

WRIR has a long and bumpy history. Its inception started with just a few radio advocates and a little tenacity. WRIR has a long and bumpy history. Its inception started with just a few radio advocates and a little tenacity.   The idea of WRIR was born from the mind of...