Writer’s Block is RVA Magazine’s Sunday series highlighting contemporary writers working in Richmond and across the Commonwealth. We feature original poems, short stories, or essays. Just real voices writing right now. This week, we’re featuring a new story from...
Mother India brings what curator Prabir Mehta calls "a vast but representative picture of what India offers" to Gallery 5 tonight. "Get out of my way, you don't belong here!" Those were the words Prabir Mehta heard while walking through the aisles of the Kroger on Lombardy St, after being rammed with a grocery cart. Mehta, born and raised in...
Welcome back, comic fans of the beautiful River City! Welcome to this week’s special birthday edition of your RVA Mag Comics X-Change! I have a few hot recommendations for you that I just might take off my save-for-later list, and then after that, we’re going to take a second to talk about Tom Holland’s Spider-Man leaving the MCU (Marvel...
Good afternoon, comics fans! Welcome to our brand new, quarter fresh issue of RVA Comics X-Change. Twenty-Five issues in and we’re still hot off the presses and bringing you everything for your comic and nerdy needs every other week. This week we spoke to Alex Smith, Co-Owner of Alpha Comics and Games at Willow Lawn, who gave us a few choice...
Dates: September 13-15, 2019Event Page: rvatattooarts.com Join us for one of the world's oldest tattoo conventions, hosted by the renowned Jesse Smith and Kenny Brown. This year's event promises an incredible lineup of talent and entertainment. Highlights: Tattoo Artists: Featuring both local talents and internationally recognized artists,...
Local design company Jini & Tonic is helping you wear your armor on your sleeve through pins and apparel that make definitive statements. Jini Valence looks like any other Richmonder when you first meet her to get coffee. She’s tall, friendly, has plenty of tattoos, and hell, she even has an art degree (from the land of Chicago). But she has...
Springboard Collective is bringing their latest interactive art installation to Gallery 5 in the form of a game show with a thousand-dollar prize. First Fridays in Richmond has always been a great time to visit some of the local galleries, socialize with friends, and enjoy some local art… but add a $1,000 giveaway and an interactive art...
Happiest of Tuesdays, comic fans of the River City! Welcome to yet another summer-fresh issue of RVA Comics X-Change. Not only do we have T-Minus 33 days left of summer, but we get to start the dog days as well. Luckily for you and for me, local musician and improv comedian, Josh Wright, and I have some graphic novels and a brand new television...
Not just an abstract concept, Someday is an actual store in downtown Richmond, one with a focus on sustainability and local community. Located in the heart of the Richmond Arts District, Someday is a sustainable shop with a homegrown aesthetic. Owner Audie McDougall tries to fill her store with goods that tell a story, and the resulting goods...
Two posthumous retrospectives of Richmond artist Cindy Neuschwander's work co-operate to show the way art evolves over the course of an artist's life. The late Richmond artist Cindy Neuschwander is taking over the art scene this summer with two posthumous exhibitions at 1708 Gallery and Reynolds Gallery. Neuschwander, who passed away in 2012, was...
