This article is part of the official Virginia Pride Festival Guide, released ahead of the celebration on Saturday, September 27. Presented with the support of Out RVA, Allianz, Hit Play, Virginia Lottery, CarMax, Bank of America, CoStar Group, Genworth, CapTech,...
In 2012, the city officially designated the Broad Street corridor as the Arts and Cultural District of Richmond. However, there was one problem, it wasn't actually overflowing with either. The city had monthly First Fridays, Gallery5, and other small exhibit pop ups of course, but when it came to larger-than-life works of art Richmonders and...
This article was featured in RVAMag #29: Summer 2017. You can read all of issue #29 here or pick it up at local shops around RVA right now. Common House has been open for a few months at the time of this posting. In a building which was established as a social club within the boundaries of what was once Charlottesville’s vibrant and...
One summer, a grandfather decided to take his 10-year-old grandson on a roadtrip. The family had been through a great deal as the man’s wife was dying of Alzheimer’s disease. The man would take the boy from their home in Virginia and through the American landscape. The man had given the boy a camera, so he could take pictures along the way. They...
For Matthew Grimes, growing up in a beautiful old house in Winchester, Virginia, deeply influenced his view of the world. “When I was younger, I played outside a lot. We were raised in a rather old-fashioned environment,” Grimes said. “We were taught how to hunt and fish, but it wasn't about what goes up on the wall. It was about the commuting...
The new issue of RVA Magazine hits the streets this week! RVA #29 ends this summer with an overloaded issue that celebrates the style and sound of Virginia’s capital in only a way RVA Magazine can. Brought to you as always from journalists and writers entrenched in the scene, our coverage continues our esteemed legacy of throughout coverage that...
Finding one’s voice through their art can sometimes be a tricky process. If art reflects life (and sometimes vice versa), artists must strive to replicate their experiences, thoughts, opinions, struggles, and more within their art. For Niki Buckley Crosby, owner and creator of local handmade pottery business Happy Clay, showing her voice and...
We might be halfway through the summer and already tired of the sticky heat, but with the first week of August comes Richmond’s hottest artwalk event that you won’t want to miss. Every First Friday, there are always more exciting and interesting events than one could possibly hope to attend, so, here at RVAMag, we’ve selected a few of the things...
Carl Medley wants to start a conversation. The Norfolk-based artist and VMFA fellow marries pop culture to comedy in his work, leaving the dialogue open to viewers on political and satirical topics. “I have a friend that told me, ‘It’s not easy to make people laugh, but if you can get them to laugh, you can get them to listen,’” Medley said. The...
New to the Richmond's ever-evolving and eclectic art scene is local crafter Emmie McMackin with Emerald and Fig Designs. McMackin began the embroidery company just a few short months ago and has been stitching ever since. McMackin stumbled upon her new hobby-turned-side-gig by chance. She had been teaching herself embroidery through how-to videos...
