Singer-songwriter Teddy Swims performed to a near-capacity crowd at Virginia Credit Union LIVE! in Richmond on Monday night, delivering a high-energy set that showcased his wide vocal range and genre-blending style. The show is part of Swims’ current tour in support...
Local advertising photographer Kip Dawkins did not intend to take his craft, which has long been a professional endeavor, to expressive visual artistry. He did not expect photographs of the rustic scenery of America’s back roads taken while traveling for his professional photography would revitalize an appreciation in photography as an expressive...
The surname Gray should ring a bell following this past election season. City Councilwoman Kim Gray represents the second district of Richmond, but her son, Zirchi, is also currently making moves - in Japan - with his online urban streetwear brand, OhShit!2099. Zirchi's collection, which consists of hoodies, hats, and t-shirts, is versatile with...
Through various processes of manipulation, six international and one Richmond artist aim to transform everyday images in Candela Books & Gallery’s latest exhibit, CHOP SHOP. All of the works in the group exhibition have been altered through digital manipulation, but each one has been “chopped” or changed through some medium whether it be...
In 1943, fashion publicist Eleanor Lambert established the first ever Fashion Week in New York. Lambert, the founder of the International Best Dressed List, remodeled the French concept of a fashion show into an organized, seasonal event, and since then, fashion weeks have become forums for the conversation of style in cities around the world. On...
As the fate of the free world hangs in the tiny hands of President Elect Donald Trump, there's one thing we can still count on in this great country - French Fries. As the fate of the free world hangs in the tiny hands of President Elect Donald Trump, there's one thing we can still count on in this great country - French Fries. And one local man,...
A New Jersey Native, Raymond Denson found himself living in Petersburg on a music scholarship to Virginia State University. But the multitalented artist now finds himself behind the camera with a new show at the Petersburg Area Art League this weekend with some unique work on display. A New Jersey Native, Raymond Denson found himself living in...
"Start with in-focus first and work from there." This article was featured in RVAMag #25: Summer 2016. You can read all of issue #25 here or pick it up at local shops around RVA right now. This is the mantra of Joey Wharton, aka Photo Joe, a Richmond innovator in the field of visual art with an eye for expanding live photography far beyond what's...
Recently touched base with The Cove Project, a community committed to celebrating and collaborating within youth culture loosely based here in Richmond. Recently touched base with The Cove Project, a community committed to celebrating and collaborating within youth culture loosely based here in Richmond. We wanted to share a story from them --...
Cynthia Henebry has no clue what she is doing, but that’s exactly how she likes it. In fact, Henebry teaches her photography students at Virginia Commonwealth University that not knowing what you are doing is exactly what you should be doing. "Once we understand why we're making a particular piece of art then there is no reason to make it...
