Last night, Undeniable, the new exhibition pairing Christian Siriano and Ashley Longshore, drew a crowd into the Branch Museum of Design on Monument Avenue. The gallery buzzed with fashion, color, and bold expression as visitors moved between Siriano’s sculptural...
After a summer-long closure and with a new executive director Jessica Bell Brown at the helm, the Institute for Contemporary Art (ICA) at Virginia Commonwealth University is set to reopen its doors this Friday, September 6th, from 6 to 9 p.m. The reopening marks the premiere of three new exhibitions that delve deeply into the private spaces...
This Friday, August 23rd, from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m., Art Works RVA will host the opening reception for Color Theory: The Richmond Queer Art Experience. Curated by local Chris Schoen, the exhibit features the work of 30 local LGBTQ+ artists, transforming the gallery into a space that reflects the diversity and creativity of Richmond’s queer community....
Kevin Johnson, AKA Cool Kev, is a fixture in this city. He’s the living embodiment of taking life as it comes, living to the hilt, and reflecting the shine that Richmond beams down on us. Like most mirrors in the sun, he can be a bit much, but when all is dark, he lights up the room. It’s hard to separate the artist from the art, and in this case...
May 80s Nights never die! Return to the decade of decadence at the Science Museum Thursday August 1st and dance your Jordache off. The event gives you unfettered access to all of the museum's exhibits, including its very popular BODY WORLDS: The Anatomy of Happiness installation. Have some adult beverages, pop your collars, and rock out to...
After the death of his father and his retirement from the military, Aly Costanzo felt lost. That changed when his sister found Milk River Arts. “It gave me a purpose,” Costanzo said. “I really had no purpose. My sister found (founder Sally Kemp) for me, and Sally started Milk River Arts from scratch.” Photo courtesy of Milk River Arts Milk River...
First Friday is upon us once again and maybe, just maybe, the weather won’t be horrible. 1708 Gallery has a lot in store this month and I hope we all get to make there. 1708’s exhibition, The Den of Ingenuity, puts five of Richmond’s most potent and recognizable artists on the gallery scene. The curation reflects a consistent push from the talent...
There’s a pretty cheeky juxtaposition of themes going on at the Science Museum right now. As you stroll through the BODY WORLDS: The Anatomy of Happiness exhibition, artfully posed cadavers go about their epoxied business with joints or muscle structures peeled back and splayed to give visual access to deeper layers of form and function. There...
In a city recently ranked second in the nation for public art, Richmond artist Ian Hess is looking to transform the underutilized space beneath the Manchester Bridge into a hub of creativity and culture. Hess, a 32-year-old local artist and business owner of art supply store Supply, has unveiled a proposal for a public arts park designed to...
A child and a 50 year old walk into a dinosaur museum. The kid, barely 4 years old, clutches a plastic stegosaurus in somewhat sticky, astronaut ice cream dusted hands, and squeals with delight in front of the bones of a tyrannosaur. The 50 year old leans forward to the mini plaque on the base of the exhibit and reads a list of facts, her...
