When I called Nicolás Aguilar earlier this week, he was standing on a Richmond street corner waiting to meet a few of the men who appear in his new exhibition at Art Brigade inside Health Brigade. They were planning to attend the opening together later that evening, a...
The Fifth installment of the Richmond Mural Project starts next week, July 11th through the 22nd, and there's plenty of chances for you to check out live painting as well as meet the muralists before they sweat and paint under the RVA sun. The Fifth installment of the Richmond Mural Project starts next week, July 11th through the 22nd, and...
This is our final Richmond Mural Project 2016 artist announcement post and it is sure to keep you all excited. This is our final Richmond Mural Project 2016 artist announcement post and it is sure to keep you all excited. There's a total of 10 artists, including one very special local muralist to add to the otherwise international crew. The big...
While the Richmond Mural Project is known for bringing world-renown muralists to our fair city, there's a certain special feeling of pride when one of our own makes the cut. While the Richmond Mural Project is known for bringing world-renown muralists to our fair city, there's a certain special feeling of pride when one of our own makes the cut....
The Richmond Mural Project 2016 is getting underway and we've got about 10 artists to announce, including one very special local muralist to add to the otherwise international crew. The Richmond Mural Project 2016 is getting underway and we've got about 10 artists to announce, including one very special local muralist to add to the otherwise...
The Richmond Mural Project 2016 is getting underway and we've got about 10 artists to announce, including one very special local muralist to add to the otherwise international crew. The Richmond Mural Project 2016 is getting underway and we've got about 10 artists to announce, including one very special local muralist to add to the otherwise...
“My older daughter said, ‘Daddy, if you’re famous, why do people not stop and take photos of you in the street? If you’re famous, why is it if you come to a restaurant, there are no people with cameras, like a true paparazzi star?’ And I’m like, ‘I’m not really famous. But then when you get into the art world, I’m fairly well-known in the...
Alright folks, that's it - we've wrapped up the 2015 Richmond Mural Project. Alright folks, that's it - we've wrapped up the 2015 Richmond Mural Project. We've got an awesome prize - one of 3 hand painted collab pieces - lined up for people who take photos of the new murals and tag them #RMP2015 on instagram, so get out there and start taking...
It's mid-July which means we're waste-deep in the 2015 Richmond Mural Project, and we've got details on all the artists currently covering RVA in a wide variety of images and colors. It's mid-July which means we're waste-deep in the 2015 Richmond Mural Project, and we've got details on all the artists currently covering RVA in a wide variety of...
On infrastructure, in restaurant bathrooms, on street signs and dumpsters, it’s everywhere. On infrastructure, in restaurant bathrooms, on street signs and dumpsters, it’s everywhere. Does street art hold more over our heads than we think? And what about the seemingly random stickers that pop up at the above locations and more? “Sticker bombing,”...
