Now on view at the ICA at VCU, Julien Creuzet: Attila cataract your source at the feet of the green peaks will end up in the great sea blue abyss we drowned in the tidal tears of the moon (through February 22, 2026) plunges audiences into a submerged cosmos of...
Stepping into the Reynolds Gallery on a warm July afternoon, I was immediately transported into the evocative landscapes of Andras Bality's "Outskirts." A Richmond native and Virginia Commonwealth University alumnus, Bality brings the rugged beauty of Southwest Virginia and the serene waters of Maine to life through his distinctive oil...
This Friday, August 23rd, from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m., Art Works RVA will host the opening reception for Color Theory: The Richmond Queer Art Experience. Curated by local Chris Schoen, the exhibit features the work of 30 local LGBTQ+ artists, transforming the gallery into a space that reflects the diversity and creativity of Richmond’s queer...
Kevin Johnson, AKA Cool Kev, is a fixture in this city. He’s the living embodiment of taking life as it comes, living to the hilt, and reflecting the shine that Richmond beams down on us. Like most mirrors in the sun, he can be a bit much, but when all is dark, he lights up the room. It’s hard to separate the artist from the art, and in this...
After the death of his father and his retirement from the military, Aly Costanzo felt lost. That changed when his sister found Milk River Arts. “It gave me a purpose,” Costanzo said. “I really had no purpose. My sister found (founder Sally Kemp) for me, and Sally started Milk River Arts from scratch.” Photo courtesy of Milk River Arts Milk...
It’s been long-known that the Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden is Richmond’s horticultural Eden. You might even know Lewis Ginter was a notoriously generous philanthropist who established the eponymous park and The Jefferson Hotel. But if you go to the park this Summer, you might run into a slight, preoccupied artist with short dreads adorned in...
This Saturday, June 8, you’re in for a quirky twist on your morning jaunt around Richmond. Prepare to encounter some wildly creative, fungus-fueled art installations as the 'Game of Shrooms' returns to sprinkle its spores around the globe—and right here in River City. Launched in 2019, Game of Shrooms is not your typical scavenger hunt....
Down in Shockoe Bottom, a small project is merging the worlds of art and community in a way that speaks to the city's evolving needs. Sarah Salo, a Richmond-born artist now navigating the bustling fashion industry of New York, finds herself at the intersection of this change. Amid the cramped quarters of her Brooklyn apartment, Sarah's longing...
Virginia Senators Attempt to Blackball Contractors An open letter to Governor Glenn Youngkin asked for the names of the Virginia contractors and to remove them from the list of eligible businesses to contract with Virginia. The letter was penned by Virginia Senators-elect John McGuire and Glen Sturtevant and outgoing Virginia Senator Frank...
Robert Stuart - Light Gets InReynolds Gallery Richmond November 10 to December 22 "The problem of a painting is physical and metaphysical, the same as I think life is physical and metaphysical."1 – Barnett Newman On the crisp evening of November 10, I ventured toward a personal favorite haunt, Reynolds Gallery in...
