I hadn’t seen him in years. Then I caught his pop-up photo show in an alleyway gallery in Oregon Hill a few months back. The images were real life. Honest. Some of them tough to even look at. Street people, prostitutes, gang bangers, punks mid-fight, scenes in bars,...
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,”...
The Richmond Mural Project 2015 has begun and we're here to help you learn more about the artist who will be adding to R The Richmond Mural Project 2015 has begun and we're here to help you learn more about the artist who will be adding to RVA's already world-class collection of murals. Below is a profile of one of the RMP 2015 artists. Keep an...
The Richmond Mural Project is back for 2015, and we're here to help you learn The Richmond Mural Project is back for 2015, and we're here to help you learn more about the artist who will be adding to RVA's already world-class collection of murals. Below is a profile of one of the RMP 2015 artists. Keep an eye out for the rest in the coming weeks,...
