In this in-depth discussion conducted by filmmaker and educator Todd Raviotta for RVA Magazine, Alec Cirqui, one of the minds behind Reclaiming the Monument, sheds light on the transformative power of art and the pursuit of social justice. Born in the wake of the...
Any Wall They Can: Painting Murals At The 2022 RVA Street Art Festival
The sun was shining on a beautiful September morning, and everything I had ever known and loved was gone. The Wednesday before the RVA Street Art Festival was to begin, I ventured down to the canal walk to see the foundation work take place for the new murals that...
Sparking Conversations: 1708 Gallery’s Billboards Spotlight Social Issues, Civic Participation
Two new exhibitions from 1708 Gallery invite guests outside with billboard installations around the city. Artists Wilmer Wilson IV, Earl Mack, and Nikko Dennis hope to spread positivity and start important conversations. Under the auspices of 1708 Gallery, public art...
Lies About Murals Can Be Fun
Would I Lie To You? Mural Walk creator George Tisdale unreliably narrates tours of Richmond's murals. It's more entertaining than you'd think. The Would I Lie To You? Mural Walk showcases some of the most beautiful, and most hidden, murals in and around Richmond, but...
Driver Defaces Rainbow Intersection In Scott’s Addition With Skid Marks
The driver of a Lexus with drift-enabling modifications did donuts across the rainbow intersection outside Richmond Triangle Players' Robert B. Moss Theatre. Yesterday an obnoxious driver did donuts across the rainbow painting in the intersection of Marshall and...
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