5+ day, 15+ hour ago   (334+ words) Local writer Ebony Walden on her new travel memoir exploring the Black diaspora. “I had that same soup in Honduras, and I had something that taste similar when I went to parts of Colombia,” she says. “I think there are…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago   (1030+ words) As arts nonprofits continue to face reduced funding, who will reach underserved Richmond youth? The Monday morning after the World Cup final this summer, teens in Art 180’s flagship residency program designed heroes while a 1980s anime about an aspiring soccer…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago   (833+ words) The Impressionist revolution comes to VMFA. It’s difficult now to imagine a time when Impressionist art wasn’t popular. You can find reproductions of Claude Monet’s water lilies, for example, on dresses, refrigerator magnets, umbrellas, hats, jewelry, coasters, tote bags, cell…...

2+ week, 2+ day ago   (412+ words) Artist-run nonprofit Universal Arts Gallery holds its inaugural show with Heather Beardsley's "Will Plants Remember?" A lot of Heather Beardsley’s work starts with something familiar and then changes its context. The multi-disciplinary artist wants the work to be visually inviting…...

3+ week, 4+ day ago   (470+ words) Community impact, Black excellence will be on display at BLK RVA Awards. The Richmond Region Tourism Foundation launched the BLK RVA Community Awards in 2024 with the goal to honor people making an impact. Richmond boasts more than 2,000 Black businesses and…...

3+ week, 6+ day ago   (464+ words) The VMFA presents dual watercolor exhibitions with “Painted on Paper” and the 47th Annual Exhibition of the Virginia Watercolor Society. Preserving watercolors is always a losing battle. “Their condition is a one way street,” explains Christopher C. Oliver, the Bev Perdue…...