This story was originally published in RVA 41 which can be in various locations around town, or you can read it right here. This is a slightly modified version formatted for digital distribution. CHRISTIAN DETRES: Alright, I'm recording. Okaaaay… here with Mikemetic....
Making Something Beautiful: The Artists Of 2022’s RVA Street Art Festival, Volume 1
In mid-September, I spent four very long days down at the RVA Street Art Festival, a public celebration of many talented Richmond-based artists (read the original article here), and I learned a lot about a scene and culture that previously I knew next to nothing...
Black Is__365: Richmond Art Installation Encourages Year-Long Celebration of Black History
With Black Is___365, Ricky Parker of Dream For Purpose and Art 180's Atlas teen art center are working together to spread the message that Black history deserves way more than just one month of the year. If you have recently taken a walk by the Atlas teen art center...
Painting The Streets Of Jackson Ward
Where West Marshall meets Brook Road, a new pedestrian plaza is coming -- and with local organizations like Gallery5, Venture Richmond, Big Secret, and more behind it, it’s set to brighten up the intersection through art. The already-colorful City of Richmond is...
On Park(ing) Day, Celebrating Art Is a Walk In the Park(ing Space)
If you noticed something different about your usual parking space last weekend, you weren’t alone. Last Friday, your favorite parking spot in the city might have been occupied -- not by another driver who found it quicker than you did, but by public art spaces created...
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