The sun, our sun, will expand to engulf the planet Earth in 5 billion years. Don’t bother setting an alarm or getting some extra SPF sunscreen, it won’t matter. Everything we have ever built, or will build, will vaporize and collapse to cinders. Everything. If it all...
A handful of Richmond artists will be creating murals inspired by the history of Virginia - and you’ll be able to see the mural-making process live and on-site. “Fresh Paint: Murals Inspired by the Story of Virginia” intertwines Richmond history with street art, as muralists take inspiration from the Virginia Museum of History & Culture’s 9...
"I'm not usually this busy," says Aaron McIntosh when I finally track him down at Baltimore's School 33 Art Center. In the process of setting up the first public showing of his Invasive Queer Kudzu project, he’s been hard to pin down. It’s no surprise -- the multi-layered installation of cloth leaves sewn together into quilts designed to look...
For black creatives living in Richmond, it’s not enough to follow the trends and changes in our ever-shifting city. While all artists have to stay relevant and engaged with the broader culture, there are extra challenges black artists face. A partial list of the extra barriers black artists face includes racism, both implicit and intentional,...
Scooping out a dry river bed. Trudging miles to a community tap just to collect clean water. Piling into a tiny room with dirt floors and mud walls with over 100 of your classmates packed inside to learn your daily lesson. These are just a few aspects of life in the developing world that most American children will never experience, and many...
The concept of evil has been portrayed throughout human history, from pirates to aliens to dictators to the Devil himself. But how was the concept of evil or badness created? And why is the Devil the scapegoat? The answers to these questions come from the foul mouth of a talking puppet, Tyrone, in Hand to God, a collaboration production between...
Inka Essenhigh was already a success when she left behind enamels for oil paints. It was a bold move for an artist whose work was already commanding high prices at auction, but her willingness to change when others might rest on their laurels has led to 20 years of work that still feels novel and original. This article originally appeared in RVA...
The world has known so many iconic mystery-solving duos, from Holmes and Watson, to Riggs and Murtaugh, to Shaggy and Scooby. As the world crumbles into shambles around us, there is only one duo we need to save us and bring us together: former President Barack Obama and former Vice President Joe Biden. Hope Never Dies, Andrew Shaffer, while...
Born in Russia in 1991, Richmond artist Nickolai Walko wonders if his fascination with the complex systems of life started on the initial flight that brought him to the United States with his adopted parents at two years of age. “I looked at airplanes almost as metal birds of the sky, so when I was young, I would love to capture these metal birds...
A theatre out of Loudoun County, Virginia, is under legal action by Music Theatre International (MTI), one of the largest theatre licensing companies in the world. On July 17, MTI filed a copyright action in the Federal District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia against Theaterpalooza Community Theater Productions, Inc., which operates...
