In 1943, the nation’s first black-owned art gallery opened its doors in Washington, D.C. Nearly 75 years later, its pieces have been brought back to life in Richmond at the Black History Museum and Cultural Center of Virginia (BHMVA). A Special Kind of Soul, on...
This is the first in a series of articles featuring the 2017-2018 VMFA fellowship recipients. Jane Winfield has always painted. Some of her paintings takes years to make, some only days. All of them make you pause and think, though. Winfield, a current VMFA...
The first full week of the month not only brings promises of a fresh start but also RVA First Fridays, Richmond’s monthly artwalk event. With so many different mediums to choose from, Richmonders can expect to be entertained by all of the food, art, music, and more...
Studio Two Three (S23) is bringing art to the people-- literally. The brick and mortar art studio recently revamped an old truck, turning it into Studio Two Three To-Go, a mobile printmaking and photography studio on wheels. Ashley Hawkins, Studio Two Three’s...
Taylor Pitera, founder and CEO of local e-boutique shoptailor.com, was supposed to be a dentist. “I was actually pre-dental going in to VCU. That’s what I was accepted for,” she said in a recent interview with RVA Mag. However, she quickly realized that cleaning...