A horror-comedy about America’s favorite pastime—looking the other way. It starts with a wedding on a mountaintop. A shiny McMansion. Fancy coffee. Everyone posting the perfect angle of their happiness. But something’s off—and no one wants to talk about it. Produced...
Zap Mama is coming tonight to the Carpenter Theatre at Richmond CenterStage. The group combines afro-pop music and polyphonic layering with a myriad of influences from other musical genres. Zap Mama is coming tonight to the Carpenter Theatre at Richmond CenterStage. The group combines afro-pop music and polyphonic layering with a myriad of...
Studio Two Three, Richmond's nonprofit community print shop, has an exciting year ahead of them! Starting this month, and continuing throughout the month of February, Quirk Gallery is showcasing works by artists who call the studio home. Studio Two Three, Richmond's nonprofit community print shop, has an exciting year ahead of them! Starting this...
If you remember the original Muppet Show (or at least the Weezer video for "Keep Fishin'") you surely recall that those episodes revolved around a scrappy crew of entertainers putting together a Saturday Night Live-style variety show. And in their tribute to the work of Jim Henson, hitting the stage at CenterStage's Gottwald Playhouse this...
Myron Helfgott has been a creative personality in the Richmond arts community since he joined the VCUarts Department of Sculpture in 1968. From his beginnings in Chicago, Illinois and special studies with Buckminster Fuller to exhibiting in Richmond and numerous other spaces throughout the country, Helfgott has continued to produce an impressive...
Jacob Eveland’s art paints a beautiful picture of an alternate reality filled with enchanted animals and unique heirlooms--and sometimes, that picture is several stories tall. Eveland, who graduated from VCU last May with a degree in Communication Arts, recently joined many other local and non-local artists who’ve brought their work to Richmond’s...
As part of the Richmond Mural Project, David Flores came to RVA with his partner in crime, Olivia Bevilacqua, to paint the town. From the start of his career in the 90s with Shorty's Skateboards to his recent work creating iconic stained-glass-style murals around the world, Flores has received many accolades in the skateboard, street art, and...
Art Whino returned to RVA for the third installment of the Richmond Mural Project, and here's the video which caught it all. Art Whino returned to RVA for the third installment of the Richmond Mural Project, and here's the video which caught it all. After completing 48 murals during the last mural project, Art Whino worked with 10 of the top...
We’re all a little obsessed with crime. Be it televised procedurals or mob films, there’s a thrill to getting a glimpse inside the investigations and crimes themselves. With this in mind, Serial’s appeal and success came as no surprise. We’re all a little obsessed with crime. Be it televised procedurals or mob films, there’s a thrill to getting a...
After graduating from VCU’s film department, Nils Westergard bought a one-way ticket to Amsterdam with a plan (kind of): he just wanted to paint. What followed was a five-month nomadic tour of Europe with the goal to leave behind as much work as possible. After graduating from VCU’s film department, Nils Westergard bought a one-way ticket to...
