The mechanical snarl of the coal fire engine keeps pace with the scream of the steam whistle as the locomotive leaves the station. The benches in the train car are wooden and worn, smoothed after years of occupancy. The grain in the surface of the wood spreads out in...
RVA Mag First Fridays Picks January 2018
From the Terracotta Army: Legacy of the First Emperor of China making its way to the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts this fall, to Pueblo artist Virgil Ortiz' figurative ceramic works retelling the story of his ancestors’ rebellion against Spanish colonizers in 1680 in...
Gallery5 Exemplifies and Breaks Gender Barriers in ‘Gold for a Silver Situation’ Exhibit
Gallery 5 is offering a stunning exhibit of talent while also providing a social commentary in its upcoming First Friday exhibit, “Gold for a Silver Situation.” As described by former New Yorker and Vanity Fair editor, Tina Brown, “women have always had to be gold for...
RVA #31: Native American Futurist: The Work of Virgil Ortiz
Virgil Ortiz is a Pueblo artist inspired by two loves: the traditional figurative ceramic style he learned from his mother, and Star Wars. These influences resulted in Revolt 1680/2180, a sculpture series retelling the story of his ancestors’ rebellion against Spanish...
Decemberween 12: PLF Rings in NYE with More Art, Music, & a Fire-Breathing Dragon
It's time for another Decemberween and for their twelfth year, Party Liberation Foundation is bringing all the crazy antics, fire, and pyro effects, dancing, music, art and more that you love to send off 2017 with a bang. RVA Mag President John Reinhold recently sat...
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