"You have to be delusional to be an artist." That’s how Peter Cochrane closes our conversation. We’re sitting across from each other in a quiet Richmond studio, the air thick with pollen and thought. The line lands not as a punchline but as a thesis offered without...
“The craft hand-made, artisan American made movement is exploding right now,” said Christie Thompson, member of Richmond Craft Mafia. “The craft hand-made, artisan American made movement is exploding right now,” said Christie Thompson, member of Richmond Craft Mafia. The Richmond Craft Mafia is currently made up of seven core members, each of...
I don't usually put myself in things (maybe my opinions, but thats kind of my gig). But as I was editing this week's local 'best of missed connections' post farmed by intrepid intern Victoria Zawitkowski, I was so taken back by one post it almost ruined my day. The post in question stood out more than any MC I have ever read (and I've been...
Comics have come a long way in terms of quality and respect over the past few decades, though chances are most people are only familiar the ones featuring superheroes. Comics have come a long way in terms of quality and respect over the past few decades, though chances are most people are only familiar the ones featuring superheroes. While...
Richmond today is a bastion of the arts and independent culture, with a venue, gallery, or studio seemingly on every corner. Richmond today is a bastion of the arts and independent culture, with a venue, gallery, or studio seemingly on every corner. However, not too long ago, things were different in our beloved city, with a sharp divide...
The folks in NEON District (Norfolk's downtown arts district) are looking to expand their public art and they've asked us to help get the word out. The folks in NEON District (Norfolk's downtown arts district) are looking to expand their public art and they've asked us to help get the word out. Check out the details for how to submit work below,...
While it's been nearly two years since a burlesque performance graced the stage at the Firehouse Theatre, it's only been a little over two months since Blacklist Burlesque wowed this whole city with The Lovers, The Dreamers, and Me: a Burlesque Tribute to Jim Henson. However, with tickets for that original performance selling out several days in...
Come May, 2015, Richmonders will get a rare look at the art of former Beatle John Lennon when it comes through town at the Chasen Galleries. Come May, 2015, Richmonders will get a rare look at the art of former Beatle John Lennon when it comes through town at the Chasen Galleries. "In many ways, John Lennon was truly a renaissance man whose...
“I do not know of anything that has given me greater pleasure than such an appreciation of simple flowers in their vase breathing the air.” – Odilon Redon, 1901 “I do not know of anything that has given me greater pleasure than such an appreciation of simple flowers in their vase breathing the air.” – Odilon Redon, 1901 Fifteen years ago, members...
Blacklist Burlesque has been making waves in RVA lately. Their burlesque tributes to such popular movies and television shows as Game Of Thrones, The Princess Bride, and most recently the many classic works of Jim Henson have been drawing huge crowds to Richmond CenterStage to enjoy the wild new takes on these Hollywood legends that Blacklist...
