Why federal arts funding keeps the city’s creative economy alive. by Catie-Reagan King, Ed.D. On any given weekend in Richmond, you can find a stage lit up with stories, some bold and provocative, others warm and familiar. Whether it’s a world premiere at Firehouse...
One of RVA’s most well known muralists, Mickael Broth, wants visitors to "consider their own understandings of conflict, beauty, and history" in his upcoming exhibition at Black Iris, opening next week. The show is inspired by Germany’s invasion of Verdun, France in 1916. The battle would “become one of the defining battles of the First World...
Over the past six months, painter/sculptor Darryl Starr has been preparing for his forthcoming opening, scheduled for April of 2016. We last saw his work in October of 2014, at the now-departed Monument City Coffee and Records at Third and Grace Street. Fifteen-foot ceilings housed ten of his large, autobiographical abstract canvases (4’x6’,...
2015 might be defined by a lot of things... Syria, ISIS, domestic terrorism, and Drake's new hit single "Hotline Bling." 2015 might be defined by a lot of things... Syria, ISIS, domestic terrorism, and Drake's new hit single "Hotline Bling." Sorry to start that list off so rough (it's the Monday before X-mas, bare with us here), but seriously,...
Somewhere between a magazine and a zine lies Dialogue, a new print project created by Ben Cochran, a communication arts student at Virginia Commonwealth University. Somewhere between a magazine and a zine lies Dialogue, a new print project created by Ben Cochran, a communication arts student at Virginia Commonwealth University. “Dialogue came out...
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“I'm constantly trying to bridge the gap between so-called Fine Art and tattooing,” Thea Duskin of Ghostprint Gallery said of her long praised work who spend this past weekend in Miami as part of Aqua Art Miami. Aqua Art Miami, billed as an international contemporary art fair, aims to attract "increasingly diverse and distinguished exhibitors...
One of our favorite muralists here at RVA Mag and one that every time you bat your eye he's painted something was featured in a new video recently. One of our favorite muralists here at RVA Mag and one that every time you bat your eye he's painted something was featured in a new video recently. Maureen McNabb, a local journalist and writer at VCU...
Longtime Richmond tattoo artist Charles Berger is known for his intricate and elaborate tattoos. He’s spent most of his years inking over at Heroes and Ghosts and now you can find him over at Lakeside Tattoo. But lately, Berger has taken his work beyond tattooing. He, along with local artist Parker Galore, just finished up a mural Sat. Nov. 28 on...
For fans of live music, the dawn of smart phones has been a blessing and a curse. For fans of live music, the dawn of smart phones has been a blessing and a curse. Sure, its fun to relive some of your favorite moments on a video or two, but when every jerk with a data plan starts recording, or some jack ass who leaves their flash on manages to...
