Richmond, Virginia, is poised to become a pivotal location for understanding the history of slavery in America with The Shockoe Project, a large-scale initiative dedicated to memorializing the city's role in the transatlantic slave trade and honoring the experiences...
And there is this Final Four thing happening tomorrow. Thought you seen everything VCU mania has to offer? You haven't seen anything like this fan site. You ever seen Shaka Smart on a unicorn? How about Joey Rodriguez chilling with some models and a 6 foot long sandwich? Skeen riding a burrito to victory? Didn't think so. From the edges of the...
Long time contributor Adam Juresko has been stretching his considerable talents into the commercial world with a line of movie posters for sale on his etsy account. Like the Shining but already have the poster every college student has? How bout some new shit by a local artist. What about Inception and its complicated plot put down visually...
Matt Braunger with Gary Menke, Corey Marshall, and Jesse Thomas Thursday, February 17 at The Richmond Funny Bone When you see that a comic that you really like is performing out in the suburbs, you sigh loudly and say to yourself, “Well, guess I better start preparing myself now.” The process begins a few weeks in advance when you discovere that...
1708 Gallery invites artists to submit work for the second 1708 Gallery Feed Biennial. This national juried exhibition is open to any professional or graduate student artist working in any medium. 1708 Gallery is a non-profit contemporary art space in Richmond, Virgina whose mission is to expand the understanding, development, and appreciation of...
A Valentines Gift from The Knitorious M.E.G. and an interesting take on street art. Lovers Lane by the K1D2 crew is part of an ongoing body of work known as knit graffiti. Be sure to grab your boo and take a trip to Lovers Lane tomorrow for that much needed new, fb profile pic. A Valentines Gift from The Knitorious M.E.G. and an interesting take...
I met Chris Milk at Eggspace. I don't think it is around anymore but I remember it being pretty much a shack where the local underground guys would show work to friends and have late night get togethers on the river. I felt like I was being told a secret and that I knew something while the city slept on. I remember music, drink being passed...
LUX is the first exhibition by Italian photographer Riccardo Tenti in Richmond and is happening this First Friday weekend at VISUAL ART STUDIO, 208 West Broad St. His futuristic, colorful photos (in collaboration with body painter DAAZ) bring to life a number of things that we love. Here is our short list. 1) It has a lot of ladies, especially...
This last First Friday we covered Morgan Herrin's show at Ada Gallery and interviewed James Callahan at his show in Piddy's. Click Here to Watch on RVA TV This last First Friday we covered Morgan Herrin's show at Ada Gallery and interviewed James Callahan at his show in Piddy's. Click Here to Watch on RVA TV Click Here to Watch on RVA...
Chris Semtner is an internationally exhibited artist, author, and curator. The New York Times called the exhibit he curated, Poe: Man, Myth, or Monster, “provocative” and “a playful, robust exhibit.” His photography has appeared in The Washington Post, the London Daily Telegraph, and other newspapers and magazines around the world. He has...
