Finding one’s voice through their art can sometimes be a tricky process. If art reflects life (and sometimes vice versa), artists must strive to replicate their experiences, thoughts, opinions, struggles, and more within their art. For Niki Buckley Crosby, owner and...
We might be halfway through the summer and already tired of the sticky heat, but with the first week of August comes Richmond’s hottest artwalk event that you won’t want to miss. Every First Friday, there are always more exciting and interesting events than one could...
Carl Medley wants to start a conversation. The Norfolk-based artist and VMFA fellow marries pop culture to comedy in his work, leaving the dialogue open to viewers on political and satirical topics. “I have a friend that told me, ‘It’s not easy to make people laugh,...
There are a lot of mediocre bands in Richmond, yet McKinley Dixon is emerging as the face of what the music scene should be. Why? Because in a political age cast from the worst excesses of our own human nature, Dixon is making us confront our most unpleasant...
New to the Richmond's ever-evolving and eclectic art scene is local crafter Emmie McMackin with Emerald and Fig Designs. McMackin began the embroidery company just a few short months ago and has been stitching ever since. McMackin stumbled upon her new...