Now on view at the ICA at VCU, Julien Creuzet: Attila cataract your source at the feet of the green peaks will end up in the great sea blue abyss we drowned in the tidal tears of the moon (through February 22, 2026) plunges audiences into a submerged cosmos of...
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...
RVA Mag wanted to find out how local venues are surviving during the ongoing pandemic. In the fifth of a multi-part series of articles, we catch up with Gallery5 to learn about their latest art shows and live music online. For avid live music-goers in Richmond, one local venue is a particularly essential, one-of-a-kind place to see a show....
In light of the ongoing risk from the COVID-19 pandemic, 1708 Gallery has decided to hold this year’s InLight Richmond exhibition in multiple locations across Richmond, and has picked a theme of "Safety and Accountability." 1708 Gallery has been an institution in Richmond for more than four decades. Their annual fall public exhibition, InLight...
Treasures of Ancient Egypt: Sunken Cities opened at the VMFA July 1, giving visitors a glimpse into ancient cultural mixing and the world of underwater archaeology. On July 1, 2020, as Virginia entered Phase 3 of its COVID-19 plan, the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts (VMFA) opened its doors to visitors for the first time since March. VMFA members...
At the Science Museum last week, Miss America Camille Schrier awed a room full of Richmond elementary school students with a colorful, explosive demonstration of science in action. Viewers were surprised during the 2020 Miss America Competition this past December, when Miss Virginia took the stage to show off her unexpected talent. Camille...
The public wants more museums, but with a billion-dollar backlog of needed repairs and maintenance, the Smithsonian Institution is focused on fixing the museums that already exist. As the public demand for new museums increases, the Smithsonian Institution's chief says his top priority is getting on top of a huge maintenance backlog at the...
In an age when 22 percent of American millennials said they haven’t heard of the Holocaust or are confused as to what the historical event was, “Faces of Survival” meets the viewer head on with a powerful reminder of what modern genocide looks like. The Virginia Holocaust Museum’s (VHM) newest portrait exhibit features more than a dozen Holocaust...
The Chrysler Museum of Art is taking one small step for photography, and one giant leap for the NASA Langley Research Center with their latest photography exhibition, Picturing Innovation: The First 100 Years at NASA Langley. NASA’s Langley facility actually predates the name NASA (National Aeronautics and Space Administration), having been...
Chinese Art is making a journey to the west by coming to the VMFA next month. The exhibit, Terracotta Army: Legacy of the First Emperor of China will feature 130 pieces of art including 10 life-sized terracotta figures straight from the pits of Xi’an, the capital of the Shaanxi province in China. Riding off the overwhelmingly positive responses...
