Names have power. They carry history, identity, and meaning. In street art, a name on a wall is a statement: I was here. I matter. For Richmond muralist Basta, names are more than words—they’re a tribute to strength. Through his project SuperName, he’s turning...
One way in which the Richmond fashion scene stands out is through the surprisingly vibrant community of local jewelry designers. From a designer that's just getting started to a line of internationally recognized designs, these four artists are putting Richmond jewelry design on the map. CLICK HERE TO READ THE NEW ISSUE OF RVA MAGAZINE! One way...
Looking for an excuse to get some mountain air and enjoy world renowned photography? The Look 3 Festival of the Photograph is happening this weekend in Charlottesville and offers all of the above. To take place on June 13-15 2013, the festival features gallery shows, outdoor exhibits, nightly projections, and on-stage interviews. Looking for an...
I usually don’t like menswear shops. They just seem artificial. I’m always greeted with a condescending smile. Then there’s that smell…you know, the one where they’ve somehow found a way to make cologne permeate perfectly throughout the room. It feels awkward; it feels forced. Walking into Ledbury, I was greeted not by a Cruella DeVil lookalike,...
Kristi Totoritis is an artist--or so she claims. She's a waitress too, working at Bellytimber on W. Main St. In some ways, she's the embodiment of the artistic cliché: waiting tables while she realizes her dream, her creative goal. However, Kristi is actually an artist--and a damn good one at that. She mainly works with glass, but also makes...
Dreamscapes: Art and Design, a group exhibition featuring work by fine and decorative artists with a surrealist slant, opens at Ghostprint Gallery on Thursday, June 6th. The aim of surrealism, as described by Andre Breton in the first Surrealist Manifesto, was “the future resolution of ... dream and reality, which are seemingly so contradictory,...
This weekend will mark the first year of the Virginia Burlesque and Sideshow Festival, a weekend-long event featuring panels, a film viewing, and performers from around the world. The festival will combine entertainment with historical education about the Burlesque arts. This weekend will mark the first year of the Virginia Burlesque and Sideshow...
A clash of childhood dreams and the reality of adulthood takes place in every image that Dave MacDowell produces. Battles between ideals, icons, and wild drugged-out scenarios fill in his canvases, and it can be disturbing. But his paintings are more statements than resolutions; they present no particular message, merely offering a glimpse into...
Touring DIY theater project The 7 Person Chair Pyramid High Wire Act is headed to Richmond. The show is the brainchild of Donna Oblongata, who, along with Patrick Costello, makes up Der Vorführeffekt Theatre (the name is a German idiom meaning "it works except when someone is watching"). Oblongata and Costello are the only two actors involved in...
Famed environmentalist and photographer Ansel Adams will be featured in an exhibition opening at The Mariners' Museum in Newport News on Saturday, June 1. The exhibition, named Fragile Waters, focuses on the theme of water, and its vitality and value. Along with Adams, the exhibition will also feature photographs by Ernest H. Brooks II, and...
