The Big Dipper Innovation Summit kicked off today, and if you’re not here yet, well, you’re already behind. This isn’t your run-of-the-mill business event—it’s where culture and business smash together in ways that actually mean something. Skeptical? We get it. But...
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...
This article originally ran on The Cheats Movement, one of our local web partners. Head on over to read more from Cheats; he dives deep where it's needed most. This article originally ran on The Cheats Movement, one of our local web partners. Head on over to read more from Cheats; he dives deep where it's needed most. --- Community conscious...
I don't know too much about modern dance. I know it exists, I support the idea of it happening here in RVA, but before last weekend, I had never seen any of it in person. Therefore, taking a trip south of the James to Manchester's Dogtown Dance Theatre last Friday for the second weekend of the Richmond Dance Festival was an adventure into unknown...
“There is an absolute void of digital work, video, new media, electronic work etc. in Richmond. It doesn’t exist. So why not have those conversations with that kind of work here in Richmond?” “There is an absolute void of digital work, video, new media, electronic work etc. in Richmond. It doesn’t exist. So why not have those conversations with...
It's the last First Friday Art Walk of the school year, and all the students are worrying about exams, but for all of us who've seen the inside of a classroom for the last time, it's smooth sailing. It's the last First Friday Art Walk of the school year, and all the students are worrying about exams, but for all of us who've seen the inside of a...
Over the last few years, we have posted several of Richmond artist Nils Westergard's music videos and art works, but this might be the best yet. Over the last few years, we have posted several of Richmond artist Nils Westergard's music videos and art works, but this might be the best yet. "Basically I spent all year on this film," Westergard...
