New mural in Carytown at 3101 W. Cary Street, designed by Shepard Fairey for the People For the American Way Foundation. Painted by Brian Tull and Silly Genius. Photos by Landon Shroder Support RVA Magazine. Support Independent Media in Richmond. At a time when media...
Ron English is coming to Richmond next month as part of the Richmond Mural Project, and if you know anything about him, you know it won’t be boring. English has long been considered the godfather of street art, a title he’s earned by turning advertising, pop culture, and even political propaganda on its head for decades. Long before viral videos,...
The good people running Alt Daily have been keeping us in the loop on the fantastic developments happening in Norfolk Arts District for years. There is a progressive movement to educate city officials on being focused on the arts and supporting public art projects in the hopes of fostering creativity and building a town's unique character. Some...
Update: Sadly this print is already sold out, but we wanted to let folks know the option is available and maybe more prints will get released. The folks at Art Whino are supporting Etam Cru as they begin to sell prints of one of the most recognizable images from the Richmond Mural Project. Update: Sadly this print is already sold out, but we...
The local PBS station, WCVE show Virginia Currents shows off some of the best our fair state has to offer. The local PBS station, WCVE show Virginia Currents shows off some of the best our fair state has to offer. In a segment from last month, they highlighted the work RVA Mag, Art Whino, and the city did to make the Richmond Mural project...
As part of their 'On the Road' series, CNN gave some airtime to Poland's Etam Cru, a group of street artists who have helped make the Richmond Mural Project world-renowned. As part of their 'On the Road' series, CNN gave some airtime to Poland's Etam Cru, a group of street artists who have helped make the Richmond Mural Project world-renowned....
Angry Woebots sure gets around. Hailing from Hawaii, this globe-trotting muralist spent the summer of 2013 jetting between LA, Hawaii, Singapore, and Richmond, VA. Returning for the Richmond Mural Project's second year, he brought a sense of continuity from the 2012 G40 Mural Project. Known for his striking murals, Woes also paints on canvas and...
UPDATED 8/14/13: Check out the final epic video from Art Whino showing how the Richmond Mural Project has become the amazing piece of city art that it is! Richmond Mural Project 2013 from Love RVA on Vimeo. View 2013 Richmond Mural Project in a larger map Art Whino, with the help of RVA Mag, has kicked off the second edition of The Richmond Mural...
BuzzFeed is really the Human Centipede of the internet, but its always good to see Richmond get the exposure it deserves. On a recent list of "Best Street Art in the World" BF puts more pictures than words into the post, but rank's Richmond as #3, behind Sao Paulo, Bazil, and "More Honest and Free ads, by Vinz" (which seems to be more of a...
Last Saturday afternoon, Art Whino and RVA Magazine got together at Selba to present the official opening reception for the Richmond Mural Project. Plenty of our fellow RVA citizens came out to celebrate with us, have drinks, dance to tunes provided by Long Jawns, Mike Kemetic, and DJ Phenom, and most importantly, watch several of the Richmond...
