Fall of Freedom bills itself as “an urgent call to the arts community to unite in defiance of authoritarian forces sweeping the nation.” The organizers aren’t pulling punches: they argue that democracy is under attack, threats to free expression are rising, dissent is...
The return of Raven Mack's Southern Gothic Futurist Haiku Slam finds local poets going head-to-head in 17-syllable bursts. On Friday, March 29, Charlottesville poet, writer, and zine creator Raven Mack brought his long-running haiku tournament back to Richmond for the first time in 2019. Now known as the Southern Gothic Fvtvrist Haikv Slam, it's...
In their first showcase, Richmond's Snap Soup Dance mixed choreography and film to create a moving representation of the post-collegiate struggle. On Friday and Saturday, March 29 and 30, Snap Soup Dance held “Dance Film Animation,” their first showcase of modern dance, choreography, dance film and animation, at Dogtown Dance Theatre in...
The second annual Intersectional Wonder Womxn Art Show will bring an intersectional lens to the world of feminist art at Studio Two Three next month. There’s a wonder woman in all of us, and the perfect way to realize and celebrate this is coming next month. The second annual Intersectional Wonder Womxn Art Show Vol. 2: Truthsayer will celebrate...
*This article originally appeared in RVA Mag #36, on the streets now at all your favorite spots. “The first time I feel like I really internalized what art was…” with that, Chris Visions begins the story of his first art teacher -- his mother -- sketching out a rose. The setting of the story was Visions’ grandmother’s kitchen, where Al Green...
Good afternoon, RVA comic fans! Welcome to this afternoon’s issue of RVA Comics X-Change, where we take a look at what is going on in our beloved land of comics, and the surrounding pop culture. This week we have a more pocket-sized edition for you of comic recommendations, but that is only because we are busy gearing up for the final countdown...
Shana Blakley hasn’t considered herself an artist -- until now. Despite years of practice with a variety of different mediums, Blakley didn’t fully commit herself to the title before the creation of her business, Figure Form. About a year and a half ago, she and her husband underwent deep devastation that resulted in the line of art that exists...
Brickworkz founder Brian Korte has made building art from LEGO bricks his life's work. Now he brings his unique creations to The Cultural Arts Center at Glen Allen. LEGO, those classic building-block toys that you'll really regret stepping on, have become quite the topic in the past few years, especially when it was recently revealed that LEGO...
Happiest of Tuesdays, my fellow River City comic fans! Welcome back to installment number fifteen of RVA Magazine’s biweekly go-to for everything comics and nerdy, RVA Mag’s Comics X-Change! This week’s issue is particularly meaty, as I sat down to talk to Tommy Donovan of Richmond Comix on Midlothian Turnpike. Donovan was oh-so-kind enough to...
Offering everything from jewelry to sailboats, Hand-Made In RVA's pop-up markets give Richmond's POC and LGBTQ creators a chance to find their audience. From a young age Andrea Daughtry had an entrepreneurial spirit with a quirky, artsy style. Now as a maker and vintage collector, Daughtry has made a space for other people of color in Richmond to...
