To the credit of the public school system, most of us were made to read William Golding’s Lord of the Flies at a tender age. Along with Fahrenheit 451, 1984, Catcher in the Rye, Slaughterhouse Five, The Jungle, and others, we were fed a healthy dose of dystopia and...
Reference Gallery has offered an outlet for truly experimental work in Richmond and now they could use our help raising funds for the upcoming season. Check the video. Reference Art Gallery is an independent artist run art and music space in downtown Richmond, VA, founded by four VCU undergraduate BFA students in the summer of 2009. We have...
Her style is vivid and dream-like, mixing traditional illustration with digital techniques. She creates unique images defined by intermingling textures, vibrant colors laid over grays and blacks, and prominent negative space. There is an inherent duality in her work, between the real and the surreal, emptiness and defined form, color and the lack...
This month we visited Metro Space for Kris Krull's incredible light and metal works and then to Gallery 6 for Todd Hale's aquatic inspired mixed media show. This month we visited Metro Space for Kris Krull's incredible light and metal works and then to Gallery 6 for Todd Hale's aquatic inspired mixed media show. CLICK HERE TO WATCH ON RVA TV
Reference Art Gallery is please to announce a show featuring works by their parents. Although the majority of them have little to no experience in art, they are thankful for them to be willing to participate in this exhibition. What: Still Together After All These Years Where: Reference Art Gallery, 216 E. Main St. When: Dec 11th, 7pm to 11pm...
Cherry Bomb is back with it's multi-faceted, bi-yearly arts event RVyAy! This event features musicians and vendors accompanied by an art show with all proceeds going to ART 180, a Richmond non-profit, after-school arts program for kids. Over 40 different artists have donated their work to be shown at the event on December 3rd at Gallery 5 during...
We really tried but we are not going to make Art Basel this year in Miami. Here is some art. There is going to be a ton of it down in Florida this weekend. Kinda bummed. FriendsWithYou, The Devil, 2010, Cel-vinyl on wood panel, 48 x 72 inches Installation View, 2010 Ryan Sullivan, October 25, 2009 - April 1, 2010 (detail), 2010, Oil and enamel on...
From the hundreds of students sweating through the arts program at Virginia Commonwealth University to the range of galleries and supplies stores lining the streets to the elaborate tattooed images on local skin, Richmond is an artsy town. Knowing this, one of the city's most recognized art events is taking place. The Visual Arts Center of...
Sometimes putting in long hours working on a project, you can start to feel alittle detached from the world and isolated. If I could put it into a visual then this collection from synapticstimuli.com might be close. There is comfort in these images and a calmness that speaks to the reflection of oneself in prolonged episodes of intense...
Charlie Owens is part of Art Whino's THE TAKEOVER happening at Art Basel Miami this December. One of the over 20 artists that will be working on live installations and workshops throughout the weekend. We are hoping to go this year and cover this for RVA. Charlie Owens is an Atlanta based artist influenced by today's modern pop and street art....
