In 2013, a two-day event transformed a neglected stretch of Norfolk, Virginia, into a pop-up arts district. It wasn’t a city plan—it was a vision. Volunteers opened temporary galleries in boarded-up storefronts. Food trucks rolled in. Sidewalks were painted with...
It's August which means folks are heading back to school. It's August which means folks are heading back to school. We thought we'd catch up with some of the lovely student bodies around VCU's Monroe Park campus and see what they're wearing now before everything goes to shit and it's all yoga pants, gym shorts, and sweatshirts. Take a look at the...
Jammie Jones greeted me at the door of her brand new vintage clothing shop, Pinup-ish. Jammie Jones greeted me at the door of her brand new vintage clothing shop, Pinup-ish. With her red lipstick, pearls, and polka dot dress she looks like she has just stepped out of a hipper version of the 1950’s. Her look is curated and beautiful, and she wants...
Richmonders love to rep their city in any way possible, and New Normal Apparel is giving local artists and designers an opportunity to do just that by hostin Richmonders love to rep their city in any way possible, and New Normal Apparel is giving local artists and designers an opportunity to do just that by hosting their second annual RVA Design...
Traveling between Newport News and RVA, Marlon Diggs is making moves in art circles. Traveling between Newport News and RVA, Marlon Diggs is making moves in art circles. He recently hit us up about showing his work and within a few days, we got on the horn for an interview. "Street Pop" is what he calls his stuff and that seems to fit the bill....
It’s everyone’s dream to one day find a job that allows them to make a profit doing what they love. At the ripe old age of 18, Emma Shawcross has turned that ambition into a reality. It’s everyone’s dream to one day find a job that allows them to make a profit doing what they love. At the ripe old age of 18, Emma Shawcross has turned that...
Wizard World Comic Con Richmond came and went this weekend and cosplay took center stage as most of the promised celebrities bailed: Wizard World Comic Con Richmond came and went this weekend and cosplay took center stage as most of the promised celebrities bailed: Sean Astin, Billy Dee Williams & Stardust canceled due to personal reasons. Drea...
The hot, sluggish days of summer are here, and what better way to spend them than inside of a nice air conditioned art gallery with cool, refreshing paintings that will revive your intellectual-self b The hot, sluggish days of summer are here, and what better way to spend them than inside of a nice air conditioned art gallery with cool,...
Coming from Buffalo, NY, where Aaron Mott had a small gallery, he’s bring a whole new sense of contemporary art to Carytown with Mott Gallery, which opens today. Coming from Buffalo, NY, where Aaron Mott had a small gallery, he’s bring a whole new sense of contemporary art to Carytown with Mott Gallery, which opens today. His gallery in Buffalo...
In 1969, Chuck Scalin had an urge to do something creative. In 1969, Chuck Scalin had an urge to do something creative. Scalin, then a professor at Richmond Professional Institute, now VCU, got together with friend and artist Jeri Helfgott and came up with the idea to put together a book featuring the work of all their artist friends. The result:...
