When InLight returns to Richmond this weekend, it won’t just illuminate Abner Clay Park, it’ll transform it into another universe. This Friday and Saturday nights, from 7 to 11 p.m., 1708 Gallery presents Super!Giant!Jump!Star!, a two-night...
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Artist Miya Hannan Explores Japanese Death Rituals & More in Artspace Exhibit, ‘Linkages’
The argument about what happens after death is a topic that's puzzled minds for centuries. Some see it as the very end and others see it as the beginning of a new existence. As we all deal with the thought of death in our own way, one Richmond artist uses her art to show that there are many different ways to look and deal with the cycle of life...
Lebanese American Artist Hannah Shaban Tackles Misconceptions of the Middle East in Latest Work
Hannah Shaban leaves her audience with a gift. The first 86 visitors--the number of clay cups to survive the kiln--leave her VCU Graduate Candidacy Exhibition with full hands and a better understanding of what it means to be Arab American. The opening night of Shaban’s exhibition at Artspace Richmond, she and her mother welcomed the guests...
‘Preludes’ Musical Premieres at Firehouse Theatre Wednesday
Firehouse Theatre's latest production of “Preludes” is a trippy musical fantasia that takes viewers on a journey through 19th Century Russian history to dive deep into the music and mind of suffering Russian composer Sergei Rachmaninoff, and the three-year writer's block, hypnotherapy, and psychological collapse that befalls him after his...
Truthful Witnessing: Images From The Black Photographers Annual At The VMFA
James Baldwin, hands clasped behind his back, stares off-camera in the black and white photo that opens Truthful Witnessing: The Black Photographers Annual, Volume 3 at the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts. The arresting image by Anthony Barboza doesn’t appear within the annual, but an essay by its subject, Baldwin, does, as an introduction. Themes...
‘Dirtscraper’: Diving Into the ICA’s Virtual Reality Exhibit
Upon opening, VCU’s new Institute for Contemporary Art opened gave visitors several inspiring and thought-provoking exhibits such as Betty Tompkins’ paintings “WOMEN Words”, and Paul Rucker’s “Storm in the Time of Shelter”, featuring life-sized figures wearing the regalia of the Ku Klux Klan, but instead of white robes the figures were wearing...
TheatreLAB’s Deep Comedy Topdog/Underdog Highlights Brotherhood and the Past
Two black brothers, one named Lincoln, the other named Booth.No, you did not read that incorrectly. Yes, the irony is purposeful. TheatreLAB, home of “unexpected and evocative performance,” is at it again with another unforgettable piece. Finishing off their 2017/2018 season entitled “Picking Sides,” the award-winning Topdog/Underdog by...
Artist Jamie Phillips Gives New Life to Discarded Objects with Latest Exhibit, ‘Urban Assemblage’
The old cliché, one man’s trash is another man’s treasure, rings true in the work of Jamie Phillips, who uses discarded objects and refuse to create meticulous assemblage pieces. On display through June 9 at Visual Art Studio on West Broad Street, the Virginia Beach artist’s exhibit, “Urban Assemblages,” is a collection of 17 works, inspired by...
Richmond Ballet Opens New Doors with Performance Season Closer ‘Studio Three’
Richmond Ballet’s annual performance season ended with the “Studio Three” concert, as a professional ballet company now entering its 35th year, and the 2018 Studio Three production on opening night resounded what I believe the Ballet represents: refined professionalism and paramount artistic expression. Richmond Ballet has operated as a...
Virginia Beach Launches Inaugural Mural Project in the ViBE Creative District
Virginia Beach (VB) kicked off its inaugural mural festival this past weekend in the city's ViBE Creative District. The ViBE, which runs parallel to the oceanfront, has recruited ten artists to paint ten murals over ten days. The festival, sponsored by Towne Bank, has recruited a roster of notable artists from Hampton Roads, Richmond, and from as...
