A Sunday series from RVA Magazine featuring writers from Richmond and Virginia Writer’s Block is RVA Magazine’s Sunday series highlighting contemporary writers working in Richmond and across the Commonwealth. Each week, we feature original poems, short stories, or...
It’s not easy to miss sight of the murals that adorn buildings, restaurants, bars and apartments throughout RVA, and the city had just announced it wants to add more. Richmond Department of Public Utilities has launched an online call for artists to submit designs to be painted on downtown storm drains. The 2nd Annual "RVAH2O Storm Drain Art...
Ever contemplated the overlap of art and reality? With television shows like Law & Order: SVU tapping into national headlines as influence in its plot, paintings and drawings can also explore the people and personalities that make the news. That’s what Rudy Shepherd’s “We Are All Trayvon Martin” collection explores and it is featured at 1708...
Ever contemplated the overlap of art and reality? With television shows like Law & Order: SVU tapping into national headlines as influence in its plot, paintings and drawings can also explore the people and personalities that make the news. That’s what Rudy Shepherd’s “We Are All Trayvon Martin” collection explores and it is featured at 1708...
Murals and all mediums of works of art have become not only something that Richmond is known for, but has become part of our culture and something that's cherished by every Richmonder, so whenever there's an opportunity for new artists to create, its a win for the whole city. Richmond's Public Arts Commission is seeking artists to create outdoor...
Step back in time this weekend-for free-to check out 19 of Richmond's greatest historical sites courtesy of The Valentine. In partnership with the museum, many of the area's museums, schools, and other historic sites are offering free admission to visitors who show their Time Travelers Passport, which you can download here. (You can also show the...
Mary Scurlock, a local painter and mixed media artist, was cleaning out her mother Margaret’s attic when she found over 50 letters that were decaying and on their way to falling apart. The letters, dating from May to September of 1957, were exchanged between her parents. Her father, who was in the Navy and serving overseas, wrote her mother...
Virginia Beach’s MOCA is opening their doors to a uniquely Virginian contemporary arts show, New Waves, this weekend with almost 30 artists from around the Commonwealth offering some striking images and creations. Among them is Blythe King, a Richmond resident and UR grad who submitted a piece called “How to Take a Compliment.” (seen below)...
It’s easy to get lost in the art of Houston artist Natasha Bowdoin. Her use of color, spirals, and layering of paper makes her large-scale collages a treat for the eyes and the mind. She’s the current artist-in-residence at Visual Arts Center of Richmond and her latest exhibit, “Lunar Spring” will open this weekend, featuring 2-3 and 3-D cut...
Art has always existed as an important creative medium for social and political commentary, as well as a means of expressing the internal self. Local artist Keith Ramsey treads about the margins of social and internal in his two exhibits, “Pipe Dreams” and “CITYSCAPES IN NOIR,” currently on display at 9WG Studios. The “Pipe Dreams” series,...
