I’ve given up on trying to write reviews of plays I see at the Firehouse Theatre immediately after leaving the show. Maybe I’m slow, but there is always so much to process that “sleeping on it” is the only way I’m going to unpack the turmoil they’ve left me with as I...
We got sent this last week and we're pretty into it. You can find more from these local photos on their Tumblr. Here's their artists's statement - We got sent this last week and we're pretty into it. You can find more from these local photos on their Tumblr. Here's their artists's statement - About one year ago, my room mate and I had jokingly...
We don't celebrate Christmas in my family till later in the day, so I'm just gonna keep posting stuff. We don't celebrate Christmas in my family till later in the day, so I'm just gonna keep posting stuff. This little nugget is the Star Wars Christmas special. Here's some details via Wiki: ---- In the storyline that ties the special together,...
“I know it might come across as cliche, but I find inspiration in everything. Good artists excel most when they recognize patterns that are social, philosophical, physical, historical, political etc. An artist’s ability to utilize these patterns to provide delight or insight can be quite powerful when it’s done well. Manipulating the built...
Sometimes you get unlucky: the holes in your pocket break their borders and become one. You slip and drop every last banana-shaped salt shaker your mother ever made. Maybe your job left, and you fired your wife and kids. Or your roof decided your bed needed to see the stars. Or maybe you are Dave, co-owner of All For One Tattoo, and the world and...
The Mythbusters started busting urban legends with accessible, but procedural science over 10 years ago. Since that time, the show has become a reality television staple that has yet to be measured up to. Now the show's crew are on tour doing a “Mythbusters: Behind The Myths” stage show, and that show stopped at the Landmark this past Wednesday....
Update: Sadly this print is already sold out, but we wanted to let folks know the option is available and maybe more prints will get released. The folks at Art Whino are supporting Etam Cru as they begin to sell prints of one of the most recognizable images from the Richmond Mural Project. Update: Sadly this print is already sold out, but we...
Mary Andrews, Richmond native and alumni of VCU (Fine Arts & Crafts), has always loved handmade items, with a special interest in jewelry design. While she originally started at VCU's business school, after completing a year there, Andrews knew that her true passion was art. Her first application to the Arts School of VCU was not accepted,...
The local PBS station, WCVE show Virginia Currents shows off some of the best our fair state has to offer. The local PBS station, WCVE show Virginia Currents shows off some of the best our fair state has to offer. In a segment from last month, they highlighted the work RVA Mag, Art Whino, and the city did to make the Richmond Mural project...
Oh man, here we go again--lights, sleigh bells, candy canes, and the same dozen songs you've already heard a million times getting played once every half hour over the PA in every public place you go to. Didn't we just do this? But no, it's been nearly an entire year since last Christmas, so the calendar requires that we restart the entire...
