After a night spent on the coziest sofa in all of Appalachia, we headed up early to the top of a university parking deck, parked beneath a sign that read “No Parking / No Loitering,” and lined up the shot—my director and me, just the two of us that morning to grab a...
Those Freaking Weirdos are at it again! The monthly Brews & Burlesque event that brings together comically scandalous performances from this local neo-burlesque troupe and great craft beer from Strangeways Brewing has been bumped up a week, and will be happening this month only on First Friday, June 6! Those Freaking Weirdos are at it again! The...
At the corner of North Robinson Street and Grove Avenue, a bright orange building with a motorcycle resting in front stands out. Inside, fashion forward apparel and accessories for men and women abound. Founded in June 2013, Y&H Mercantile is a fairly new shop to Richmond, and one that all stylish Richmond shoppers can truly appreciate. At the...
Ron English is coming to Richmond next month as part of the Richmond Mural Project, and if you know anything about him, you know it won’t be boring. English has long been considered the godfather of street art, a title he’s earned by turning advertising, pop culture, and even political propaganda on its head for decades. Long before viral videos,...
Virginia art made its way to New York City earlier this month with the help of Farmville’s j fergeson gallery. “We want to take art where the people are,” said Jarrod Fergeson, the gallery’s owner and namesake, who took works by Grant Garmezy of RVA and Susan Jamison of Roanoke to this year’s SELECT Fair in Manhattan. Virginia art made its way to...
Next weekend brings to RVA the return of the Virginia Burlesque & Sideshow Festival! Lasting from Friday May 30 until Sunday June 1, this four-show, three-day festival will feature all sorts of burlesque, musical, and circus-style performers from all over the world, coming together in Richmond to bring "empowering entertainment and mature themes...
This week I was honored to join some old friends and meet some new ones during a walk through of Posing Beauty in African American Culture, the new exhibition at the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts (VMFA). The walk through was designated for fashion and style influencers in RVA. This week I was honored to join some old friends and meet some new ones...
This one comes to us from outside the metropolitan area, in the unpredictable wilderness of central VA. Kaleb Gay is an artist from Lynchburg, and he emailed us a selection of photos taken at his Inventory Of Feelings And Experiences exhibition, which is currently showing at Waynesboro's Shenandoah Valley Art Center. This one comes to us from...
Bizhan Khodabandeh has a lot on his plate. During the day he works at the Department of Communication Arts at VCU. He was just featured in two separate exhibits at Gallery 5 last month, and recently won the silver medal for the Society of Illustrators Comics and Cartooning Annual in New York. Now for his latest project, he has started a...
Recently I spoke with Ryan McGinness about his current exhibition, Studio Visit, on display at the VMFA through October 14. During our interview, I found him to be pleasant, but I also sensed the spirit of a trickster. He knew something I didn't, and he was letting me in on the joke. This duplicity can be found in his work, the foundation of...
