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...
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...
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’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 (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...
It finally feels like spring in Richmond--the city went from a clammy winter chill to a dry heat in the span of a week--which means even a simple walk down the block is enough to get you sweating. It would almost be easier to stay inside. But if you, like us, suffer from a crippling case of FOMO, here are six of RVA Mag’s top picks for this...
As The Richmond Dance Festival enters its fifth year, organizer and dance artist Jess Burgess took a quick break from her preparations to sit down with RVA Mag and highlight some of the best national and local artists performing in this year’s edition of the annual event. The project of Manchester-based Dogtown Dance Theatre is a celebration of...
Richmond-based photographer Chris Smart clearly has a unique aesthetic. From the surface, it looks dystopian and reminiscent of films such as 28 Days Later, Ghost in the Shell, and anything that Phillip K. Dick ever thought to put his cyberpunk hands on. However, upon further investigation, this is not necessarily the case. Smart, from the...
This evening, celebrate women with an art show at The HofGarden, a benefit event for Safe Harbor, a Henrico County-based nonprofit that serves survivors of human trafficking and sexual assault. The show centers around the theme of Intersectional Wonder Women, creating a space that stresses inclusivity and the diversity of experience and identity....
Like Alice down the rabbit hole, it’s easy to get sucked into the fantastical world that Richmond-based painter Wingchow creates in her abstract paintings and illustrations. Her superb use of color and value create a hypnotic sense of dimension, drawing the eye to lines and shapes around the canvas. Wingchow has been drawing as long as she can...
