Stay Gold! 20 Years of RVA Magazine and Gallery5

by RVA Staff | ART, COMMUNITY, CULTURE, MUSIC, QUEER RVA

Twenty years ago, RVA Magazine and Gallery5 came to life together—two DIY efforts launched with no budget, no blueprint, and no permission. What they shared was a vision: that Richmond’s creative culture was worth showing up for, amplifying, and celebrating....

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Republican Court Challenges Seek to Keep Gerrymandering Alive in Virginia

A Supreme Court ruling in a Virginia gerrymandering case could have a major impact on Virginia’s political landscape. 11 of Virginia’s House of Delegates districts were struck down as unconstitutional by the Supreme Court in March, 2017 after the court found that...

“Trump Will Not Last Forever. My Art Will”: Catching Up With Artist Asiya al-Sharabi

We last spoke with artist Asiya al-Sharabi in October of 2017. Her mixed-media series, Trumperie, which we highlighted in our previous article, seems more relevant now than ever. That series of artworks explores what it means to be an immigrant during Donald Trump's...

Space Age: Weekend Playlist by The Big Payback’s Kelli Strawbridge

Every Friday night, RVA Mag drops one scorcher of a playlist curated by influential artists, musicians, and institutions. This week, we're bringing you a collection of jams spanning all genres, courtesy of Kelli Strawbridge. Chances are, no matter what corner of the...

RVA Reader: Mama Tried, by Clay Blancett

My girl and I talked it over and decided that since I was the one making hay in the sunshine, the registration stickers that came earlier in the week should go on my truck, and we’d use her car more at night. The sun was out, the sky was blue, but those streets out...

How A Richmond Company Made Big Money Off The Opioid Epidemic

A Richmond-based pharmaceutical company raised the price of a life-saving opioid overdose antidote by 600 percent between 2015 and 2017, at the peak of the U.S. opioid epidemic, according to a Senate subcommittee report. The report accused the company, kaléo, of...

A Satirical Masquerade: The Art of Massa Lemu

According to artist Massa Lemu, it is the year of the dupe. Lemu describes election season in his home country, Malawi, as a time of trickery and deceit, during which the elite makes their way to the ground from their “ivory towers,” as Lemu puts it. While he isn’t...

VA Shows You Must See This Week: November 28 – December 4

FEATURED SHOW Tuesday, December 4, 6 PM Negative Approach, Battlemaster, Shadow Age, True Body, Slump, Unmaker, Serqet, Gumming, Loud Night @ Strange Matter - $15 (order tickets HERE) The holiday season is here, but for the Richmond music scene, it's a sad time, as...