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Richmond’s Rich Ink: Exploring Local Tattoo Art at The Valentine

As a former history major who wrote my senior thesis about theater as a form of edification for Richmond society (what was I smoking?), I felt like a hypocrite for not visiting the Valentine History Center since moving to RVA. Having heard heaps of praise about what...

Byrlesque At The Byrd: Holidays At The Movies

Combining humor, holiday spirit and glittered pasties, Byrlesque at the Byrd, “Holidays at the Movies” was an evening to entertain. On Sunday, Dec. 2, Deanna Danger, Bitsy Buttons, and many more took to the stage at the historic Byrd Theatre for a night of burlesque....

James Callahan’s Huck-A-Buck At Books Bikes And Beyond

James Callahan, the RVA artist formerly (and sometimes still) known as "Barf," will be presenting a selection of new and recent works for your viewing pleasure beginning tonight at Books Bikes And Beyond Thrift Store. You may be familiar with Callahan's work from Born...

ART FEED: Adam Juresko’s “Self-Abuse”

Adam Juresko is based in Philadelphia these days, but he was an RVA artist (and musician) for a long time, so it's good to see him returning to his former hometown for an exhibition of new works that opens this Friday at Gallery 5. Adam Juresko is based in...

Writing You Can Stab People With: An Interview With Raven Mack

Raven Mack makes zines. Back in the mid-1990s, when the only places you could expect to have the internet were colleges and government agencies, zines were the format of choice for do-it-yourself creative expression. Cheap photocopied pamphlets consisting of typed (or...

Portrait As Community At Anderson Gallery

Beginning Friday, November 30, VCU's Anderson Gallery presents Portrait As Community, a student exhibition documenting various communities in and around Richmond. Portrait As Community was a course offered by the Department of Photography and Film, VCU Libraries and...

Despite All My Rage

WARNING: If you’re looking for a fashion article with a brilliant point, then stop reading… now. You know that thing where no matter how many times you bathe, you just don’t feel clean unless you’re in your own shower? Well, that’s how I feel with my laptop. No matter how many other computers are at my immediate disposal (like, literally, one...

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CONVERSE: WALL TO WALL

Converse started a program called Wall to Wall promoting street artists around the world. Cities in Belgium, France, Spain and now Richmond were chosen and Ed Trask was an easy pick for them. At the corner of Robinson & Main Street, Trask and friend Mickael Broth revealed the star chevron of Converse through a beautiful portrait. CLICK HERE FOR...

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John Sebastian Vitale @ VA MOCA

If your in the VA Beach area, be sure to check out the talented John Vitale's work tonite at the Virginia MOCA. WHO: John Sebastian Vitale WHAT: Art Showing WHEN: Thursday, November 17th 2011 WHERE: Virginia MOCA If your in the VA Beach area, be sure to check out the talented John Vitale's work tonite at the Virginia MOCA. WHO: John Sebastian...

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DAILY FIX: What’s Your Deal?

What's Your Deal? - RVA Music Fest from Johnny Hugel on Vimeo. Dirty Richmond & Hit Play Productions ask "What's Your Deal?" - A look at the RVA Music Fest. Featuring The Silent Age, Luggage, The Diamond Center, Black Girls, Best Coast, Girl Talk and all the bands of the music fest and people of RVA who make it look so easy to look so good. This...

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ART FEED: PIXEL PANCHO & OPEN WALLS DC

Got this nugget from our friends at Art Whino Gallery in DC. Please join us for rising talent, Pixel Pancho’s, first U.S. Solo Exhibition in which he personifies his experience in the United States. As with all his work, there is a strong focus on the life of materials and especially the deterioration and rusting of metals. The theme of time past...

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FASHION RANT: Uncreative Recreation

Creativity comes in a lot of forms. Granted, nothing is truly original. Ideas can't exist in a vacuum, and we all have to accept that everything new is built on a platform of existing thoughts and influences. However, slightly tweaking a product/logo/image/brand that already exists requires about the same creative potential as a brain aneurysm....

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Beyond Barbie – Caught in a Fun House Mirror

Karen Morris had never spoken to such a large group of people about her history with eating disorders. Over the past year, she had participated in a few lobby efforts on the state and federal level to encourage government to make eating disorders a public health priority, meeting in small groups with elected officials or their staff. Karen and I...

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